Novak Djokovic kept his lead in the latest ATP men's tennis rankings even after he lost to Rafael Nadal of Spain in the final of the Italian Open.The Serb has 12,355 points ranking first, followed by Spain's Rafael Nadal (7,945) and Roger Federer of Switzerland...

Spain's Rafael Nadal has claimed a record 34th ATP Masters 1000 crown, beating Serbia's Novak Djokovic 6-0, 4-6, 6-1 with a statement victory in an epic Italian Open final.The win on Sunday was huge for Nadal, the world number 2, who broke his tie with Djokovic...

Serbian world No.1 Novak Djokovic got a stern test from Argentina's Diego Schwartzman but he pulled out a 6-3, 6-7 (2-7), 6-3 victory to advance to the Italian Open final.The four-time Italian Open champion appeared to have the match fully under control when...

Rafael Nadal has cruised into the 2019 Italian Open final at the expense of Stefanos Tsitsipas.The Spaniard, eight-time champion at Rome, took an hour and 42 minutes to edge his Greek rival 6-3, 6-4 in the semis, Efe news reported on Saturday.It was the second...

At least six people were killed and dozens injured following a stampede at a nightclub in Italy, authorities said.The stampede happened early Saturday morning at the Lanterna Azzurra nightclub in the town of Corinaldo, about 141 km east of Florence. The...

Actress Sigourney Weaver, who worked with Roman Polanski in the 1994 drama "Death and the Maiden", says she would work again with the filmmaker, who pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor in 1977.Amid the #MeToo wave which began in Hollywood,...

At least 11 hikers were killed in flooding caused by heavy rain in the southern Italian region of Calabria, officials said on Tuesday.The hikers were walking in the Raganello Gorge in Pollino National Park in the region when they were hit by a torrent swollen...

The death toll in a bridge collapse in the Italian city of Genoa climbed to 41 even as preparations were underway for a state funeral for all the victims on Saturday.The toll was raised after rescuers found a vehicle with the bodies of another three people...

The Italian government on Wednesday demanded the resignation of the heads of the company that manages the country's highways, after the death toll in Genoa city's bridge collapse rose to 39, with rescuers continuing their search for possible survivors."The...

The death toll in the collapse of a bridge in the Italian city of Genoa rose to 37 even as rescuers continue to search for possible survivors, Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said on Wednesday.In a tweet, Salvini said the figure included three children...

A section of a highway bridge collapsed in the Italian city of Genoa during heavy rain on Tuesday, plummeting vehicles up to 90 metres to the ground and killing at least 22 people, officials said.The vice minister for infrastructure, Edoardo Rixi, said...

At least 67 people were injured when a tanker that was transporting flammable contents along a ring-road exploded in Italy's Bologna city on Monday, emergency sources said.The Hazchem transporter exploded when it passed near a car dealership, triggering...

Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal, the World No. 2, beat Serbia's Novak Djokovic 7-6 (4), 6-3 on Saturday, and is to seek his eighth Italian Open title in the final.Top seeded and a seven-time champion in Rome, Nadal needed one hour and 56 minutes to beat his...

Singer Kanika Kapoor, who has sung hits like "Baby doll", "Chittiyaan kalaiyaan" and "Desi look", attended the Milan Fashion Week on the invitation of luxury fashion house Moschino."I have been attending Milan Fashion Week for 15 years now. It is always special...

At least three persons were killed and 100 injured in a commuter train derailment near Milan on Thursday.Firefighters were trying to free several people trapped in one carriage, between the stations of Treviglio and Pioltello, the Daily Star reported citing...

Some 169 suspected members of the Italian 'Ndrangheta gang have been arrested in Italy and Germany as part of a joint operation, police said.German police arrested 11 of them in Baden-Wurttemberg, Bavaria, Hessen and North Rhine-Westphalia, the Federal Criminal...

 Italian authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of death of 26 teenage girls whose bodies were recovered in the Mediterranean Sea, the media reported on Tuesday.The girls, aged 14-18, were believed to have been migrants from Niger and Nigeria...

US President Donald Trump on Friday was applauded by the crowd as he and other leaders attending the G7 summit toured the picturesque Sicilian coastal town of Taormina aboard golf carts."This is fantastic," Trump said as he travelled along Taormina's panoramic...

Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic, world no. 2, qualified for the Italian Open semi-final after his victory over Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro here on Saturday.The four-time Serbian champion defeated his Argentine rival 6-1, 6-4, after the game was suspended...

Second-seeded Serbian Novak Djokovic had grabbed a 6-1, 1-2 lead over Argentine Juan Martin del Potro before their Italian Open tennis quarter-final match was suspended due to heavy rain.The contest will resume early Saturday afternoon, tournament organisers said,...

Spanish tennis star and World No.4 Rafael Nadal reached the third round of the Rome Masters after compatriot Nicolas Almagro pulled out due to injury here on Wednesday.Almagro was trailing 0-3 to Nadal, a record seven-time champion, when he decided to withdraw...

Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic on Monday said he remains as motivated as ever to reclaim his old position at top of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings, although he has not played his best match this year."I felt that the start of the...

The Holy See is corrupt and the Catholic Church must weed out "ill" priests who sexually abuse children, Pope Francis said in an interview, excerpts of which were published Thursday by Italian daily Corriere della Sera."There is corruption in the Vatican....

At least 16 people were killed and 39 others injured on Saturday in a bus accident in the city of Verona, according to rescue officials.The victims were mostly young Hungarians returning home after a trip to France, Efe news reported. Italian news agency...

Some 25,800 unaccompanied minor migrants reached Italy in 2016, more than double the figure of 2015, the UN Children's Fund (Unicef) has said.The figure represented more than 90 per cent of a total of 28,200 children entering the country by sea in 2016, the...

US Secretary of State John Kerry made suggestions on Aleppo in line with those of Russian experts, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Saturday.This came as Kerry on Friday met Lavrov here to ease the fighting in the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo."Moscow...

Pope Francis on Monday decried people trafficking, calling it a "modern form of slavery", a "true crime against humanity" and a "scourge which especially affects women and children"."One of the most troubling of those open wounds (in the world) is the trade...

Five persons were killed on Monday when a plane crashed close to Malta International Airport, airport officials said.A Fairchild Metroliner aeroplane bound for Misrata, Libya, crashed at 7.20 a.m. (local time) shortly after takeoff, EFE news reported."We...

Jesus Christ would always help anyone find God, including homosexuals and people who have had gender reassignment surgery or who are considering it, Pope Francis has said."When a person who has this situation comes before Jesus, Jesus will surely not say:...

Pope Francis on Sunday declared Nobel Peace Prize winner Mother Teresa, revered for her work among the poor in India, a Saint of the Catholic Church."We declare and define Blessed Teresa of Calcutta to be a Saint," the Pope said to a roar from the thousands...