Articles by ITALY

Italy's world-renowned restorers will soon have another tool in their extensive armoury: a balm that can salvage even the most sensitive artworks.A te…
British Prime Minister Tony Blair will be in Rome at the start of next month to meet with Italian Premier Romano Prodi and travel to the Vatican for a…
Brad Pitt's appearance at the Cannes Film Festival sporting what looked like a tattoo of Italy's famed Iceman has led to a surge in web hits for the m…
After a slow start to the season, Ferrari's Felipe Massa goes into Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix looking for a third straight win which could put him on…
AC Milan are floating in seventh European-Cup heaven after beating Liverpool 2-1 in the Champions League final Wednesday. "Hurray!!!!!!!" shouted t…
Fiat is unhappy with the development of its partnership with Nanjing Automotive Corp and may soon change partners in China, Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne…
The horrors and hardships of Mussolini's 'new frontier' in the Fascist regime's reclaimed swamplands are brought back to life in a new show south of R…
Top Indian director Anubhav Sinha will shoot his next film, Chase, in Rome and it will feature two European stars, the Bollywood icon said on Wednesda…
Pope Benedict XVI tried on Wednesday to placate the anger expressed by Latin American Indians this month after he said that they had been purified by…
A piece of trademark 'shit art' by Italy's iconic conceptual artist Piero Manzoni has fetched a record price at auction here.One of Manzoni's infamous…
Luna Rossa will face Team New Zealand in the Louis Vuitton Cup (LVC) final, after the Kiwis completed a 5-2 semi-final victory over Spain's Desafio Es…
Colourful shirts and waistcoats worn by the late Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace are to be sold off at a charity auction marking the 10th anni…
  The hunt for Leonardo da Vinci's greatest lost fresco is back on - but it'll take a while yet. Experts said Thursday they would need some 1…
The Treasury said on Tuesday that under the right conditions it may sell its full 49.9% stake in national carrier Alitalia.Until now the Treasury had…
Italy can expect an unseasonably hot and dry summer with no significant rain until August, experts confirmed on Tuesday.A meeting of a special drought…
Acclaimed Chinese director Zhang Yimou has been chosen to head an all-directors' jury at this year's Venice Film Festival, organisers said on Tuesday.…
AC Milan is still weighing its attacking options ahead of Wednesday night's Champions League Final against Liverpool.Coach Carlo Ancelotti is tight-li…
The ANSA reporter who broke the news of the arrest of Mafia boss of bosses Bernardo Provenzano has been given four armed bodyguards after investigator…
Fire fighters from the Emilia Romagna region stripped down to their underwear here on Monday to protest against spending cuts and the fact that their…
A mystery phenomenon killing bees could wreak havoc on Italian farming and human health, Italy's leading farmers' union warned Monday.Coldiretti said…