Arrivals to Sicily's international airport in Catania, a top Italian tourist destination, remained suspended on Tuesday due to ongoing ash emissions from Mount Etna.

More than 2,000 still homeless after Naples earthquake, extreme heat causing ‘intolerable’ conditions in Italy’s prisons, and more news on Tuesday.

Italian police said Monday they had arrested a businessman who had ties to the former premier Silvio Berlusconi for ordering a bomb attack targeting prominent television journalist Sigfrido Ranucci last year.

With scorching temperatures breaking records across Europe this summer, The Local has put together tried and tested tips for surviving heatwaves from southern Europe, where locals have had decades of practice coping with the heat. ...

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