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A planned meeting in the Vatican between Pope Benedict XVI and the Dalai Lama would be an "offence" to the Chinese people, a government spokesman in B…
Italian Premier Romano Prodi on Thursday vowed to curb violence by immigrants after an attack that shocked the nation.Speaking after a Romanian left a…
New Yorkers have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to admire sections of Florence's exquisite 15th-century Baptistery doors after three of its famous p…
News that a jailed Naples crime boss has become a father thanks to artificial insemination provoked indignation among groups representing couples with…
Tuscan expertise at the service of historic heritage - Tuscany is ready to restore the historic patrimony of Sanaa, Yemen s capital city and a UNESCO…
A drug used to treat osteoporosis has proven to also be effective for the prevention of breast cancer, an Italian expert said on Tuesday.Speaking at a…
A package of measures aimed at cracking down on crime and making Italian cities safer won cabinet approval on Tuesday and now goes to parliament for a…
A buyer for a controlling stake in Alitalia will be chosen by mid-November, CEO Maurizio Prato confirmed to unions at the national carrier on Monday.E…
Italy on Tuesday signed a deal with Princeton University to return looted artefacts - its latest coup in a battle against antiquities smuggling.In the…
Italy will become the first European Union member to have its own diplomatic representative to the Arab League, according to a new accord to be signed…
Italian Superbike star Max Biaggi, will race next season on a Ducati bike, sources said on Tuesday.The 36-year-old Roman, who finished third in the 20…
A bid to obtain a fresh parliamentary enquiry into alleged violence by Italian police at a 2001 G8 summit foundered on Monday when two government part…
The number of legal immigrants in Italy climbed 21.6% last year, over 2005, the highest growth in the European Union, according to the latest report o…
Francesco Totti has been ruled out of Wednesday night's Rome derby against Lazio because of an ankle injury.Roma said its talismanic captain tried usi…
Dario Fo is the only Italian in a list of living geniuses published Monday in the Daily Telegraph.The Nobel prize-winning writer came seventh in the r…
The Alpine resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo, a winter salon for jet-setting skiers from Italy and elsewhere, has voted to switch from one Italian region to…
Judicial authorities in the Italian capital opened a probe on Monday focusing on the recent hikes in pasta prices.The probe was opened in response to…
Former pole vault world champion Giuseppe Gibilisco on Friday had a two-year doping ban confirmed on appeal, knocking him out of next year's Beijing O…
Premier Romano Prodi on Monday unveiled the first of 1,544 signposts which will soon show modern-day walkers the paths used by medieval pilgrims trave…
Flash News - Queens Parks Rangers on Monday named ex-Napoli, Genoa and Udinese coach Luigi De Canio its new manager.De Canio, 50, replaced John Gregor…