It's almost 80 years since the end of World War Two, during which Orkney became home to hundreds of Italian prisoners of war.

Italy’s actions are indicative of a systemic issue where legal technicalities are exploited to shield individuals who serve ...

A soldier who went missing in action during an aquatic mission in World War II has been accounted for, military officials ...

Following a fierce tank battle, a WW II tanker managed to bamboozle both Italian and German troops into surrendering to a utensil.

Outcome: Defeat of the Italian forces in East Africa. In 1940, Italy controlled Abyssinia, which it had conquered in 1936, as well as the 19th-century conquests of Eritrea and Italian Somaliland.

AP Photo The huge Sunderland flying boat soon began to break up and was left to the mercy of the sea, somewhere near apollonian in Cyrenaica, Libya, Jan. 31, 1942. As the men shivered while drying ...

Osama Najim, who directs Tripoli's Mitiga detention centre, was reportedly arrested on Sunday in the Italian city of Turin. Former detainees from various centres have described abuses, such as ...

She has repeatedly vowed to crack down on immigration and has pledged to stop boats heading to Italy from North Africa, vowing to put an end to illegal departures and human trafficking.

Italian Justice Minister Carlo Nordio has said ... set of policies that aims to boost European co-operation with Africa in exchange for curbing irregular migration. "The question of Libya is ...