Italy's government has pledged to add 15,000 prison spots and the transfer of inmates with addiction problems to treatment centers to address the country’s long-standing overcrowding crisis.
An ancient Roman erotic mosaic stolen by a Nazi officer during World War Two has been returned to Pompeii after more than 80 years, Italy’s heritage police said on Tuesday.
The number of Italians leaving the country and foreigners arriving has soared to the highest level in a decade, fueling national concerns over brain drain, the economy, and immigration.
Late British tech tycoon Mike Lynch's sunken superyacht will be recovered from the sea off the coast of northern Sicily this weekend, the company leading the salvage operation said on Wednesday.
A minor earthquake in southern Italy has caused the partial collapse of a wall and a portion of a vault at the Pompeii archaeological site, authorities said on Thursday.
