She's on her way back to Australia while her friend is still on the island, playing to theatres doing double time as shelters for thousands of evacuees.
Authorities have said some of the wildfires currently sweeping multiple Greek islands could be the product of arson, as evacuations continue and Aussies were told to check if they should still travel.
Phoenix has broken its own streak of blistering hot days, southern Europeans and millions of people on vacation there broiled under near-record temperatures, while parts of the Middle East tested the limits of what the human body is capable of enduring.
Firefighting aircraft and ground crews from other countries are headed to Greece to help battle wildfires that have intensified as a heatwave baked much of southern Europe in temperatures above 40 degrees.
Italian authorities have issued an "extreme" health risk for 16 cities including Rome and Florence this weekend as a heat wave that is baking Europe threatens to bring record temperatures.
The man behind the alleged act of vandalism on Rome's Colosseum has apologised to "the Italians" and to "the world", after apparently "learning" how significant the monument is.
Italy's culture minister is calling for a man to be "identified and sanctioned" after he was filmed allegedly carving his and his fiancée's names into the Colosseum in Rome.
Silvio Berlusconi, the boastful billionaire media mogul who was Italy's longest-serving premier despite scandals over his sex-fueled parties and allegations of corruption, has died at the age of 86.
A tourist boat capsized in a storm on Italy's Lago Maggiore in the northern Lombardy region on Sunday, with at least one person confirmed dead, Italian media reported.
Six months' worth of rain in a little over a day has hit a drought-stricken region of northern Italy, forcing thousands to leave with whatever they could carry - by dinghy, tractor or even paddling pool.
At least nine people have been killed by heavy flooding and mudslides in the northern Italian region of Emilia Romagna, and as many as 20,000 residents are being forced to evacuate.
Doctors of former Italian Prime Minister have announced Silvio Berlusconi "has had for some time" leukaemia in a "persistent chronic phase", confirming reports in Italian newspapers on second day in intensive care.
The former Italian Prime Minister was hospitalised on Wednesday, his spokesman said but there was no confirmation of reports he was in the cardiac ICU.
The Florence museum housing Michelangelo’s “David” invited families from a Florida school to visit after complaints about a lesson featuring the statue forced the principal to resign.
Ferrari NV, the parent company of the car manufacturer, said in a press release the company was contacted by a "threat actor with a ransom demand to certain client contact details".
TIME magazine has released its world's greatest places to visit in 2023 and the list may surprise you with some contenders from Australia's own backyard.
He fled from police 16 years ago, changed his name, and started working at a pizza shop. But Italian Police said that nobody can "evade justice forever."