The majority of Italians have changed their daily menus in order to cope with rising food prices, the Confederation of Italian Farmers (CIA) said F…
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Sun, 09/21/2008 - 03:00
The final and most delicate phase of an 18-month-long restoration of Renaissance master Donatello's famous bronze statue of David is to be closed off…
Sat, 09/20/2008 - 03:00
Some 20% of new cases of hepatitis C in Italy appear to be related to having had tattoos or piercing, experts said on Thursday. Contracting the…
Sat, 09/20/2008 - 03:00
A religious slander case brought against Italian comic Sabina Guzzanti for suggesting Pope Benedict XVI would ''go to hell'' will not go ahead, Rom…
Sat, 09/20/2008 - 03:00
The Miracle of San Gennaro was repeated on Wednesday when the blood of this city's patron saint liquefied at 9.30am. The event was announced to the…
Sat, 09/20/2008 - 03:00
Michelangelo's statue of David must be stabilised because it risks falling over due to an accumulation of small shocks, an expert warned on Friday.…
Sat, 09/20/2008 - 03:00
A major show on Renaissance great Antonio Allegri da Correggio (1489-1534) opening on Saturday will draw thousands of visitors to his adopted city…
Fri, 09/19/2008 - 03:48
Artistic masterpieces gathered by two collectors from vastly different worlds are brought together for a major new exhibition in this Umbrian town.…
Fri, 09/19/2008 - 03:43
New research clears controversial wartime pope Pius XII from the accusation that he did not do enough to save Jews, Pope Benedict XVI said on Thurs…
Fri, 09/19/2008 - 03:33
Zinedine Zidane was sorry he headbutted Italy defender Marco Materazzi in the 2006 World Cup Final, according to a tell-all book on the France lege…
Fri, 09/19/2008 - 03:27
Premier Silvio Berlusconi said Alitalia could be looking into a precipice after rescue consortium CAI withdrew its plan for the failing airline bec…
Fri, 09/19/2008 - 03:24
Gallery-goers in Milan will be able to experience the sensation of entering a legal Italian brothel for the first time in 50 years thanks to a new…
Thu, 09/18/2008 - 05:59
The third edition of Modena's Philosophy Festival will explore how fantasy feeds the body and mind during a three-day marathon of events later this we…
Thu, 09/18/2008 - 05:45
Silvio Berluscon will christen his new People of Liberties (PDL) party early next year when centre-right, rightwing and smaller local components merge…
Thu, 09/18/2008 - 05:36
Italy will bear a ''historic responsibility'' for helping to resolve the world food crisis when it takes over the G8 presidency next year, United Nati…
Thu, 09/18/2008 - 05:30
The head of a consortium offering to rescue Alitalia warned trade unions on Wednesday he would give them another 24 hours before withdrawing an offer…
Thu, 09/18/2008 - 04:07
Police in Rome issued over 100 fines to both prostitutes and their clients during the first day of a new city council decree to clean up the streets a…
Thu, 09/18/2008 - 03:56
Italian soccer authorities are to speed up the adoption of a card to separate non-violent fans from hooligans.So far the electronic cards, which let '…
Wed, 09/17/2008 - 04:19
An Italian showgirl is trying to sell her virginity for a million euros.''I can't wait to see who's going to pull out the money to have me,'' the asp…
Wed, 09/17/2008 - 04:15
Rome on Tuesday became the latest Italian city to increase fines for prostitutes and their clients in a bid to clean up the streets and strike at r…