Rome sees rare snowfall as arctic cold front freezes Europe

About two inches of snow fell on Rome Monday -- its first snowfall in six years -- as an arctic weather front delivered cold and snow across Europe.

Nouvel An : Tradition respectée avec le plongeon du Nouvel an dans le Tibre à Rome

 La tradition a une nouvelle fois été respectée lundi, en ce premier jour de 2018, avec le plongeon du Nouvel an dans les eaux froides du Tibre, le fleuve qui traverse Rome.

Heavy Rain, Floods Lash Italy; at Least 5 Dead in Tuscany

Torrential rain in Italy has triggered flooding that killed at least five people in the Tuscan port town of Leghorn.

Rome mayor demands emergency measures as water rationing looms

The mayor of Rome urged the government on Friday to intervene to prevent water rationing in the drought-hit Italian capital.

Vatican fountains turned off in response to drought

The Vatican is going to turn off its 100 fountains in response to a prolonged drought following Italy's third-driest spring in about 60 years.

At least 1 dead, one missing after powerful quakes hit central Italy

Four major quakes hit central Italy on Wednesday, causing havoc in areas already struck by a series of seismic events last year, and by a wave of freezing weather in the last few days.

Three earthquakes, 5.3, 5.7 and 5.6 magnitude, shake central Italy

Three earthquakes measuring above 5 on the Richter scale hit the central Italian region at around 10:25, 11:14 and 11:25 on Wednesday morning.

Buildings destroyed after 6.5 magnitude earthquake in Italy (Local time: 07:40, Depth 10 km)

A strong earthquake measuring 6.5 magnitude struck central Italy this morning, causing the collapse of more buildings in small cities and towns already shaken by tremors in the past two months, although there were no immediate reports of casualties.

Earthquake 5.5 magnitude rattles Central Italy, Rome (Local time: 19:10, Depth 9 km)

A strong earthquake 5.5 magnitudeis rattling Rome, just two months after a powerful temblor toppled villages in central Italy.