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An Italian missionary who spent more than five weeks in the hands of Islamist guerrillas in the Philippines has returned to work in the country, Itali…
A proposal to protect women from rape by fitting them with special tracking bracelets is stirring heated debate in Italy.The idea was put forward by o…
This weekend's Spanish Grand Prix should give a clear indication whether or not reigning champions Ferrari will be the car to beat, sources at the Ita…
Italian cinema was given a lift on Wednesday when films by two of its top young directors were included in the line-up for this year's Cannes Film Fes…
Incoming premier Silvio Berlusconi said again on Wednesday that a group of Italian businesses and banks were ready to bid for floundering flag carrier…
Over ten million Italians are expected to take advantage of this year's spring breaks, centered on the Liberation and May Day holidays, spending some…
Outgoing Italian Premier Romano Prodi has spoken out against plans to swap the European Commission posts of Italy and France.Prodi said on Tuesday he…
An Italian hospital has carried out the world's first shoulder transplant.A team at Bologna's Rizzoli hospital inserted a 2-cm-wide chunk of bone and…
AS Roma skipper Francesco Totti walked out of a Rome clinic Wednesday after surgery that will keep him out until the start of next season.Totti, 32, i…
The Formula 1 season makes its European debut at the Spanish Grand Prix this weekend and the buzzword at Ferrari is 'keep focused'.This amid undisguis…
Fans of the famous Fiorentina T-bone steak were sharpening their knives Tuesday after the European Commission lifted its last restriction on beef-off-…
The Italian government on Tuesday was considering the possibility of a bridge loan to keep Alitalia flying after Air France-KLM withdrew its offer for…
Outgoing Health Minister Livia Turco countered growing attacks on Italy's abortion law on Tuesday by issuing figures showing that the number of women…
Anti-Mafia campaigners in Sicily were celebrating another victory on Tuesday when a mobster who demanded protection money from a Palermo businessman w…
A beauty clinic attended by VIPs in the centre of Milan was shut down on Tuesday after police discovered staff had been injecting clients with dangero…
Italian oil and natural gas imports from non-EU countries accounted for 35.2% of total non-EU Italian imports in the first quarter of 2008 compared to…
An Italian priest held Mass among the flashing lights of pinball slot machines and video games at an amusement arcade this week after he became concer…
The remains of an ancient Roman ship and its cargo were discovered on Monday off the coast of Trapani on the north-western tip of Sicily.A scuba diver…
Animal rights associations were up in arms on Monday after a group of Italian teenagers posted a video on interactive Internet site Youtube in which t…
Law and order has shot to the forefront of election issues in the upcoming race for Rome mayor following a brutal sex attack in the city.The victim, a…