At least a dozen people have died in the Italian Alps in a single week, more than any other one-week period on record.

Italy's Winter Olympics promised sustainability. But in Cortina, environmentalists warn the Games could scar these mountains for decades.

A BRITISH pensioner has died after getting into difficulty while scaling a wall of ice in the Italian Alps. Stephen Lismore, 72, was descending the ice-covered rock face with a friend when the

The Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics opened on Friday with a glittering ceremony at the San Siro stadium echoed by festivities at Games venues across the snow-capped Italian Alps. The extravaganza reflected the most geographically widespread Olympics in history.

Two skiers were killed and a third injured in a high-risk avalanche on Saturday in the Italian Alps near venues set to host events for the 2026 Winter Olympics.