Italy earthquake aftermath

Buildings lay in rubble in Amatrice, Italy, after an earthquake struck the town.

• Aug 24, 2016
• 00:40

Rescue crews survey damage

Rescue crews survey the damage done by a magnitude 6 earthquake that struck the town of Amatrice, Italy.

• Aug 24, 2016
• 00:52

Aftermath of earthquake

Italian residents sift through the rubble after their town was struck by a magnitude 6 earthquake.

• Aug 24, 2016
• 01:03

Rescue crews in Italy

Rescue crews assist survivors of an earthquake that struck Italy.

• Aug 24, 2016
• 01:14

Earthquake destroys homes

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Italy and destroyed homes across various towns. In Amatrice, Italy, residents assess the damage to their homes.

• Aug 24, 2016
• 00:52

Extreme heat scorches parts of Europe

Thousands of people across Europe have been forced to evacuate their homes because of wildfires caused by high temperatures. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay joins "CBS News Mornings" to discuss rising concerns over heat and its effects on infrastructure and food production.

• Jul 21, 2022
• 05:05

Heat burning parts of western Europe

Wildfires continue in Greece, Spain and Portugal and have now spread to Italy where hundreds have been forced to flee. Chris Livesay reports from Rome.

• Jul 21, 2022
• 02:35

Italy's rivers dry up, farm fields bake amid drought and heat wave

While record-setting temperatures have subsided, wildfires and Italy's worst drought in decades are still putting lives at risk.

• Jul 21, 2022

Europe faces extreme heat

Northwestern parts of Europe are seeing some relief today as the high temperatures shift east. CBS News correspondent Elaine Cobbe explains how leaders are responding to the weather crisis.

• Jul 20, 2022
• 05:45

London wakes up to the grim realities of heat wave hell

"This is the climate change that we've been promised," one expert tells CBS News, and it is "here to stay."

• Jul 20, 2022

Europe feels pain of soaring fuel costs as Ukraine war drags on

In Italy more people are heading to food banks, while Germans are turning down the AC to prep for energy rationing.

• Jul 18, 2022

Brits could see hottest day ever as heat wave fuels fires across Europe

Largely un-airconditioned London could boil over 100 degrees as wildfires char parched land in Spain, Portugal and France.

• Jul 18, 2022

U.S. soprano pulls out of Italian opera over theater's use of blackface

Soprano Angel Blue said she would not perform at the Verona theater after it recently staged a different opera in which performers were in blackface.

• Jul 16, 2022

Italian president rejects resignation

Experts fear Italian financial markets will be volatile over the coming weeks as the country wrestles with a political crisis. The president of Italy rejected the Prime Minister's resignation on Thursday. Federico Rampini, a global columnist for the "Corriere Della Sera," joins CBS News' Tanya Rivero and Charlie De Mar to weigh in on the controversy.

• Jul 15, 2022
• 03:17

Italy faces historic drought

"Europe is struggling through record breaking temperatures, with Portugal and Spain reaching the triple-digits. Italy is in the midst of a severe drought that is threatening some of the country's most famous food exports. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay joined Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green from one Italian region that is running out of water."

• Jul 15, 2022
• 05:37

Olive oil, risotto rice and pasta under threat as northern Italy suffers drought

The Po River Valley, which produces 40% of Italy's food like pasta and wine, is in a government state of emergency.

• Jul 15, 2022

Historic drought in Italy threatens pasta

Italy's farmers are facing devastation because of relentless heat waves and a record drought. As Chris Livesay reports from an olive orchard where half the production has died, Italian specialty products will soon be less plentiful and more expensive.

• Jul 15, 2022
• 02:26

Italian president rejects Premier Mario Draghi's offer to resign

Italy's president has rebuffed Premier Mario Draghi's offer to resign after a key ally refused to back the government in a Senate vote.

• Jul 14, 2022

U.S. tourist trying to take selfie falls into crater of Mount Vesuvius

"Having spoken directly with the rescuers, I can safely say that last Saturday on Vesuvius they saved a human life," an official said.

• Jul 14, 2022

X-rays of famed artist Modigliani's work lead to an "amazing discovery"

There's been something hiding beneath the surface of one of the 20th-century Italian artist's paintings for a century.

• Jul 13, 2022

Tourist survives fall into Mount Vesuvius crater

An attempt to take a dramatic selfie at the top of Italy's Mount Vesuvius sent a tourist from Maryland sliding into the volcano's crater after his phone fell out of his hand. Officials say he was lucky he escaped with only cuts and bruises.

• Jul 12, 2022
• 00:20

A fountain of creativity for Americans in Rome

Sitting atop a hill overlooking Italy's capital, the American Academy plays host to a range of artists, composers, writers and scholars who gather in this distinctly Italian setting aimed at stimulating creativity and collaboration. Correspondent Seth Doane explores the history of the Academy and finds out how Rome is inspiring the mostly American fellows to foster new work and ideas.

• Jul 10, 2022
• 05:32

9 confirmed dead in Italian glacier collapse amid ongoing search for missing hikers

Two more victims were found Wednesday as efforts to locate missing people continued in the aftermath of last weekend's deadly avalanche.

• Jul 6, 2022

At least 14 hikers still missing as death toll rises after glacier collapse in Italy

At least seven hikers were killed in the devastating avalanche, while eight people suffered injuries and 14 others remained missing Monday.

• Jul 4, 2022

Venice to impose fee on day-trippers to preserve historic city

In January, same-day tourists will be required to make reservations and pay to visit the historic lagoon city.

• Jul 4, 2022

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