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Former Abruzzo governor Ottaviano Del Turco was granted house arrest on Monday after a preliminary hearing judge decided he was no longer in a pos…
The following is a city-by-city guide to some of Italy's top art exhibitions:CALDAROLA (MACERATA) - Palazzo dei Cardinali Pallotta: Discoveries In The…
A CD of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi singing Neapolitan love songs may not come out in time for Christmas unless he takes a break from politics…
The Italian economy appears to be heading towards a recession after GDP fell 0.3% in the second quarter over the previous three-month period, its w…
More than its art and culture it is Italy's food which best symbolises the country, according to a vast majority of Italians. A poll published F…
Controversial plans to add a Japanese-designed loggia to Florence's famed Uffizi Gallery were back in question this week after Culture Minister Sand…
Operators in tourism-related businesses are pessimistic about this year's summer holiday season which they say began worse than last year, sector s…
Separations among Italian married couples appear to be on the decline after leaping 39.7% over the past ten years, according to a report by nationa…
The number of homicides in Italy has been steadily declining while work-related deaths have been rising, according to a new study by the socio-econ…
The centuries-old tradition of ringing church bells by hand has died out in Rome, where parish priests in only three of the city's churches still us…
To help the Louvre celebrate Italian Renaissance master Andrea Mantegna, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has agreed that one of his works can leave Ha…
The Bank of Italy expects the inflation rate in Italy to average out at 3.5% over the next 12 months, compared to its 3.3% forecast in March. In…
A right-wing councillor this week accused Venice city council of ''thoughtlessness'' over a new high-tech bridge on the Grand Canal due to open nex…
Civil Service Minister Renato Brunetta on Thursday said his crackdown on absenteeism among workers in the public sector was proving successful.…
There is no justification for the high prices for bread and pasta based on the current trend in wheat prices, according to the government's specia…
Mayor Achille Variati on Thursday ordered that a referendum be held October 5 on the planned expansion of an air base to make room here for Americ…
Andrea Pininfarina, chairman and CEO of the historic chassis company which bears his family's name, was killed Thursday morning in a traffic accide…
Ferrari has to resolve it reliability issues if it wants to retain its Formula 1 constructors' and drivers' titles, Felipe Massa said on Wednesday.…
Italy has sent 14 works by Gian Lorenzo Bernini for an exhibition at the John Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles - the first major loan since Italy…
The head of Italy's Olympic Committee (CONI), Gianni Petrucci, on Wednesday said it was the duty of Italian athletes to take part in the opening ce…