A sculpture of a crucified frog that went on show in a Bolzano museum this weekend has sparked a backlash from local clerics and politicians who want…
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Tue, 05/27/2008 - 03:47
Italy leads its European Union partners for bank robberies and the percentages of banks which have been robbed, according to a study by the Italian Ba…
Tue, 05/27/2008 - 03:37
Italy on Wednesday will mark National Bread Day with bakeries throughout the country inviting customers to get a closer look at how bread is made.The…
Tue, 05/27/2008 - 03:32
Gay rights organisations on Monday called on the government to draw up a new law on gay hate crimes following a series of attacks on homosexuals that…
Tue, 05/27/2008 - 03:21
Detainees at a migrant holding centre here have launched a hunger strike in protest at the sudden death of a Tunisian man over the weekend, an Italian…
Tue, 05/27/2008 - 03:12
Tour de France holder Alberto Contador of Spain stretched his slim lead in the Giro d'Italia by eight seconds over Italy's Riccardo Ricco' in Monday's…
Mon, 05/26/2008 - 09:34
The producers of the two Italian films that gained major honours at Cannes, Il Divo and Gomorrah, have thanked Italy for giving a lifeline to independ…
Mon, 05/26/2008 - 09:29
Pier Francesco Guarguaglini from Tuscany's Castagneto Carducci - head of Finmeccanica - was the man able to transform the Italian company from the Cin…
Mon, 05/26/2008 - 09:23
Police have arrested a thief they believe was responsible for the death of an American tourist who was hit by a train near the Tiburtina station last…
Mon, 05/26/2008 - 09:19
It was three days that extra virgin olive oil connoisseurs won't easily forget. It was truly a full immersion in a world still little known; however,…
Mon, 05/26/2008 - 09:10
Prostitutes from 60 different countries currently practise their trade in Italy, many of them controlled by foreign mafia gangs, according to a study…
Mon, 05/26/2008 - 03:05
An MP from the opposition Democratic Party (PD) has proposed lowering the voting age from 18 to 16 for municipal elections.''I believe that giving 16-…
Mon, 05/26/2008 - 03:00
Italy's largest environmentalist group on Friday made an appeal for better controls on the number of beaches that have been taken over by private bath…
Sun, 05/25/2008 - 03:08
Italy is to set up an anti-bullying task force to tackle bad behaviour among the nation's schoolchildren, Education Minister Maria Stella Gelmini said…
Sun, 05/25/2008 - 03:06
The Turk who almost killed Polish pope John Paul II in 1981 has asked to become a citizen of Poland.One-time hitman Ali Agca said from his Turkish pri…
Sun, 05/25/2008 - 03:04
Plans to build the world's longest suspension bridge to link Sicily and the Italian mainland are back on track and the bridge may open as early as 201…
Sun, 05/25/2008 - 03:02
Italy's commuter trains have been dubbed 'Dingoes'.The name of the Australian wild dog was chosen by a poll of primary school students.The schoolkids,…
Sun, 05/25/2008 - 03:00
Chain smoking in Italy is on the rise, a report by the Higher Institute of Health (ISS) warned on Friday.Although around 600,000 Italians have given u…
Sat, 05/24/2008 - 03:12
The United Kingdom is ''rediscovering'' Tuscan wine, with Made in Italy red wine exports were up 20% in value and 18% in quantity for 2007 with respec…
Sat, 05/24/2008 - 03:10
Former Bank of Italy governor Antonio Fazio was indicted Friday along with 15 others for a 2005 scandal-hit bank takeover bid.Other high-profile names…