On Dec. 6, Bari, Italy, is filled with “illuminations,” a choreographed display of lights in the narrow streets of the city ...

Italy captures the imagination like few other destinations. You can almost smell the basil and simmering tomatoes before your ...

A 63-day torch relay will start in Rome and wind its way through all 110 Italian provinces before reaching Milan's San Siro ...

Murders of women killed for misogynistic reasons will now be classified as femicide. Campaigners say a broader cultural shift is still needed. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome It’s rare for ...

Italy gave the world Caravaggio, Verdi, and the sort of architecture that makes tourists weep into their gelato. A place of operas, cathedrals, couture, and cuisine. And yet, this week, its parliament ...

Women who face persecution on the grounds of gender-based violence are entitled to asylum under the Council of Europe's ...

It’s been 15 years since the U.S. women’s national team has faced off against the Italian women’s national team, and a lot has changed since then. But on Nov. 28 and Dec. 1, the two sides will face ...

Last month in the Southern Amalfi Coast of Italy, I hopped onto the back of my friend Vincenza’s Vespa, and we zipped down to join her friends at the beach. She set up our ombrellone (sun umbrella) in ...

The Italian parliament has voted unanimously to introduce the crime of femicide – distinct from murder and punished with a life sentence. Previous attempts to pass a law that specifically criminalised ...