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Walter Veltroni ended a seven-year stint as mayor of Rome on Wednesday, stepping down in order to lead Italy's new Democratic Party to national electi…
An Italian has been appointed as head judge in a new European Union mission in Kosovo which will be responsible for maintaining civil law and order in…
An Italian soldier was killed and another injured in Afghanistan on Wednesday during an exchange of fire with unknown assailants near the southeastern…
Michele 'The Pope' Greco, the one-time chairman of Cosa Nostra's 'commission', died on Tuesday at the age of 83.Greco, who was serving several life se…
Police made over 50 arrests on Wednesday in an operation which temporarily blocked the colonisation of the green central Italian region of Umbria by s…
A British university exchange student murdered here last November was not raped before her death, according to the chief medical examiner in the case.…
Former Italy manager and seven-time Serie A winning coach Giovanni Trapattoni is the new manager of Ireland, the Italian veteran announced at a press…
The traditional gift of flowers is still the most popular way to say ''I love you'' in Italy on Valentine's Day.According to a study by the Italian fa…
Over 500 Italian cities, towns and villages have signed up to a campaign aimed at raising public awareness about energy consumption.This Friday's annu…
Sports car maker Ferrari churned out record profits in 2007 as sales in Asia and the Middle East soared, official accounts figures confirmed on Tuesda…
Sexy stiletto heels worn by Hollywood icons Marilyn Monroe and Brigitte Bardot and contemporary stars Cameron Diaz, Kylie Minogue and Heidi Klum go on…
Abortion began to emerge as an issue in Italy's election campaign on Tuesday after would-be centre-right premier Silvio Berlusconi backed a call for a…
The Vatican will next week instruct bishops to be tougher when deciding which candidates for sainthood can begin the official procedures leading to ca…
General Vicenzo Camporini on Tuesday took over as Italy's new Chief of Defense Staff promising to follow a policy of ''continuity and transformation''…
The European Union's Council of Economic and Finance Ministers (ECOFIN) on Tuesday gave its green light to Italy's updated stability program but said…
In an undercover operation, Italian police have put paid to a 'drug bus' which supplied youngsters with illegal substances as it ferried them to trend…
Italian climber Nives Meroi has broken her leg after vicious weather defeated her bid to scale the world's fifth-highest mountain.Meroi fell while rac…
Italian police have made six arrests in a massive nationwide sweep targeting people involved in the distribution of online child pornography and sex t…
Police have identified the person responsible for posting a 'black list' of 162 Jewish university professors reputed to have created a pro-Israel lobb…
Italy coach Nick Mallett on Tuesday named a 24-man squad for Italy's third Six Nations match against Wales at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on Saturday…