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Around 150 statues across Rome were wearing elasticated anti-pollution masks over their mouths on Thursday morning following a covert night-time opera…
There are no risks for Italy from Wednesday evening's incident at a nuclear power plant in eastern Slovenia, Italian Environment Minister Stefania Pre…
Consumer spending in Italy fell by 1% during the first four months of the year compared to the same period in 2007, when spending rose by 1%, accordin…
Italy on Thursday told the Rome food summit that a sort of 'global food bank' was needed to tackle the world food crisis.''We will ask the European Un…
The Italian government has modified its Alitalia privatization bill in order to take into account objections from the opposition and avoid possible di…
Downtrodden Italian film producer Vittorio Cecchi Gori will be questioned by magistrates on Thursday following his arrest for fraudulent bankruptcy.Ce…
The vast majority of Italians are in favor of reopening brothels as a way to both protect prostitutes and get them off the streets, according to a new…
World champions Italy stayed third in FIFA's world rankings for May behind Argentina and Brazil.The top ten was unchanged apart from England's entry,…
Italy icon Fabio Cannavaro on Wednesday underwent an operation to repair ankle ligaments torn in a Euro 2008 training ground incident earlier this wee…
Ferrari and Fiat Chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo said on Wednesday that he was confident his team could retain its title this year and that one o…
We take a look at one of Italy’s most prosperous and important regions.Image courtesy of Fotolia: Photo BunnyWHILE MUCH of Piedmont is mountainous, re…
The Italian love affair with ice cream has moved into the home, a report by the Italian Ice-cream Institute (IGI) said on Tuesday.Although licking a c…
Italy's highest appeals court on Tuesday ruled that separated parents who argue too much can lose custody of their children.The Cassation Court made i…
Illicit immigration into Italy may not become a criminal offence, Premier Silvio Berlusconi said Tuesday.Asked about a United Nations warning on gover…
There are indications that the government may have put on the back burner plans to build a bridge to unite Sicily to the Italian mainland.Speaking on…
An Italian cathedral will have to be purified after a couple of goth rock fans had sex in a confession box.The cathedral, in the northern city of Cese…
Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi made his return to the international scene on Tuesday at an international summit on the current global food crisis h…
Italy's renowned Mediterranean diet is under threat from the current crisis in food prices, the country's two top farming unions said on Tuesday.Comme…
Spanish gypsies staged a demonstration outside the Italian embassy here on Tuesday to protest against Italy's plans to adopt tough new laws against il…
The Italian government should not have approved a 'bridge' loan for national carrier Alitalia and the European Commission should take a strong positio…