Passengers travelling in Italy should watch out for public transport strikes in many cities this month, as well as a nationwide air travel strike.

Italy said on Thursday the United States had agreed to further cut threatened duties on Italian pasta brands, in what it said was a "positive" final decision.

If a waiter tells you service isn't included, does this mean you should tip? What about the 'servizio' charge? And how much is expected? We look at a common source of confusion at Italian restaurants.

For many people the dream is to escape the rat race and buy a remote Italian farmhouse, pick some olives and live happily ever after. But what's life in rural Italy really like?

Italy is temporarily withdrawing all personnel from a military base in Iraqi Kurdistan which came under a drone attack, completing a retreat that was already underway, ministers said Thursday.