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An absolute majority of Italians now favor a return to nuclear power, according to a new poll out on Wednesday. Carried out by the SWG research g…
World champions Italy slipped to third place in FIFA's monthly world rankings while newly-crowned European champions Spain held first place. Ger…
Every issue we’ll be asking a wedding expert to answer questions you’ve sent in about your forthcoming wedding or honeymoon in Italy. If you have a qu…
Two Italian aid workers kidnapped in Somalia in May have been released, Foreign Minister Franco Frattini told the House on Tuesday. The pair, Io…
Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday said China was becoming an important political and economic force but must open the doors to Christianity. The pon…
A new attempt will be made this week to set a new record for kissing under water and among those taking part in the endeavour is Italian free-divin…
Beach-goers in the Campania resort of Mondragone are in for a more spiritual sunbathing experience this summer as nuns from a nearby convent take to…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has returned to Italy's northern Alto Adige region for her summer holiday, local sources said. Merkel, who spen…
We take a look at a talented fashion designer who has been creating fairytale dresses from a very young ageAFTER HAVING BEGUN to draw as a child, Lore…
Italians will be raising their gazes and glasses to the sky this weekend as they celebrate the Feast of Saint Lawrence, also known as the Night of the…
Italian scientists are four years away from creating micro-robots that can carry out complicated stomach surgery without the need for doctors to make…
Premier Silvio Berlusconi has overtaken President Giorgio Napolitano in approval ratings among Italians, according to a survey taken by pollster Luigi…
A town in the island resort of Ischia has ordered local restaurants to offer low-cal menus in a bid to get overweight locals to lose their status as t…
Top Olympic fencing hopeful Andrea Baldini said on Monday he will ask for a DNA test after his B urine sample also tested positive for a banned substa…
Fiorentina's Romania striker Adrian Mutu on Monday extended his contract to 2012 after turning down a formal bid from AS Roma last week.The 29-year-ol…
Ferrari has less than three weeks to resolve the reliability problems which cost it the Hungarian Grand Prix at the weekend.Ferrari's engine trouble r…
The first group of soldiers went on duty in Italian cities on Monday as a controversial government scheme to use 3,000 troops to help police fight cri…
Hopes are running high here that the Sultan of Oman will be a generous as he was to the city of Bari earlier this year when he begins his visit to the…
Motorbike sales were back on the rise in July, after declining for much of the year, due to the return of good weather and cash incentives for eco-fri…
British screen heart-throb and James Bond actor Daniel Craig has been tipped to take the lead in a new film about the ancient Roman emperor Hadrian.Cu…