HISTORIANS have mapped out a minute-by-minute account of the final moments of Pompeii – as gas and ash transformed locals into glass. A staggering 16,000 people were buried during one of the ...

ANCIENT footprints of people who fled a fiery eruption of Mount Vesuvius 3,000 years ago have been unearthed by accident. The ...

A women’s prison near Naples was among the buildings evacuated on Tuesday after a 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck near an ...

Two of the area's most iconic locales – Mount Vesuvius and Pompeii – can be found roughly 15 miles away from central Naples. Mount Vesuvius is the only active volcano left on Europe's mainland ...

The city's turbulent volcanic history is a big draw for tourists, but also a risk.

Mount Vesuvius Located near the city of Naples, Mount Vesuvius is perhaps ... volcanic risk remains a key concern. Italy’s five active volcanoes - Mount Etna, Mount Vesuvius, Stromboli, Campi ...

Solfatara of Pozzuoli is one of a number of volcanoes to the west of Naples and is popular with ... from Meolo near Venice in north-eastern Italy, reports said. The parents were both in their ...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Ashton Jeanty's athletic arc took him from the bowels of an Italian volcano to the Heisman Trophy stage in New York City.