politics Italy's fascist, racist prime minister sues singer Brian Molko for calling her fascist, racist Rob Beschizza

italy For just $14 a night, you can sleep on the edge of Mont Blanc in a steel tube Mark Frauenfelder

eruptions Mount Etna erupts, causes Sicily's busiest airport to shut down — but it sure is pretty (video) Carla Sinclair

deaths Freak hailstorm in Italy causes river of ice to roar down the main boulevard, injuring 100 Mark Frauenfelder

italy TikToker calls out and publicly shames pickpockets in Venice, Italy Mark Frauenfelder

crime Italian judge rules sexual assaults that last less than 10 seconds are not crimes Rob Beschizza

politics Famously corrupt Italian Prime Minister and media mogul Silvio Berlusconi dead at 86 Rob Beschizza

italy An old Italian tradition of conjuring fictional streets helps homeless people today Ruben Bolling

italy Ordinary cyclist cheered on after accidentally taking active Giro d'Italia race route Rusty Blazenhoff

active volcanos Mount Etna has its first major eruption in 30 years, and footage is spectacular (video) Carla Sinclair

italy Today is Liberation Day in Italy Ruben Bolling

Food Birthplace of pizza puts the kibosh on Domino's David Pescovitz

italy An Italian town is paying people more than $30k to move in Devin Nealy

politics Far right wins Italian election for first time since World War II; next Prime Minister promises she isn't a fascist anymore Rob Beschizza

italy There is a beautiful antique doll Hospital in Rome Popkin

History Cheese, Worms and Angels: Menocchio the Heretic A.E. Gómez

music Wax Italia: Digging for 45s in Florence and Rome Lee Keeler

photography Spectacular images of Italian town unintentionally shaped like a person David Pescovitz

italy Barefoot string quartet—floating on a giant violin—performs Vivaldi in Venice Rusty Blazenhoff

italy Jerk snatches winning game ticket from old lady Kevin Reome