One of Italy's most wanted mob bosses has been arrested in Uruguay after 23 years on the run from convictions for mafia association, drug trafficking and other serious crimes, the Italian Interior Ministry said.
Three young boys have been pulled free of rubble 16 hours after a deadly quake hit the tourist-packed Italian island off the coast of Naples.
An 4.0 magnitude earthquake has hit the island of Ischia, off the coast of Naples, killing at least one person and causing several buildings to collapse.
Deaths have been reported in Croatia and Italy and Australian firefighters are heading north to help Canada as wildfires rage in several countries in the Northern Hemisphere.
Australian police said they have charged the Vatican's treasurer, Australian Cardinal George Pell, with multiple sexual assault offences.
Rome is cracking down on anyone hoping to recreate Anita Ekberg's dip in the Trevi fountain in the film "La Dolce Vita", imposing fines for bad behaviour in and around the city's watery wonders.
Hundreds of Juventus soccer fans watching the Champions League final in one of Turin's main squares were injured when loud bangs created a panic and mayhem.
Matteo Renzi looked almost certain to regain the leadership of Italy's ruling Democratic Party (PD), according to early results that gave him an overwhelming lead in a primary election among party supporters.
Pope Francis urged governments on Saturday to get migrants and refugees out of holding centres, saying many had become "concentration camps".
The final death toll from Italy's devastating avalanche stands at 29 after the final bodies were pulled out of the rubble of a hotel crushed by tonnes of snow.
