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A new Noah's Ark will be built on Mount Ararat in Turkey to urge the Group of Eight to take decisive action on climate change, Greenpeace Italy said o…
Dozens of separated Italian fathers sporting orange wigs and large false breasts staged a protest in central Rome on Thursday to demand the same right…
Italian climber Nives Meroi on Thursday scaled Everest to become the first woman to climb ten of the world's highest mountains."What a tough climb! My…
Rome is "proud" to be among the 16 cities chosen by ex-US president Bill Clinton to receive funds from his foundation to be used to make buildings mor…
A belle epoque masterpiece representing the Italian people in the parliament's Lower House is now on show after a year-long restorationA selection of…
Italy's motorcycling ace Valentino Rossi is aiming to begin a championship fight-back at this weekend's French Grand Prix after being outshone by the…
The desperate fight to fend off the drop to Serie B resumes Sunday afternoon, as eight teams seek to distance themselves from the last relegation spot…
Italian actors and filmmakers gathered in Cannes on Wednesday to help kick off 6oth anniversary celebrations for the world's most famous film festival…
Although best known for hosting the Festival of Two Worlds, this medieval city in the Umbrian hills will host the third edition of Wines in the World,…
Inter Milan are out to reverse last week's 6-2 rout at AS Roma in the return leg of the Italian Cup final Thursday to clinch their second consecutive…
Next week's Champions League Final won't be Milan captain Paolo Maldini's swansong, coach Carlo Ancelotti said Wednesday.Addressing a press conference…
Italy's underground economy has now reached "embarrassing proportions", Deputy Economy Minister Vincenzo Visco admitted on Tuesday, as the government…
At least three people were injured during a bus hijacking in the northeast region of Piedmont on Tuesday, Interior Ministry sources said.The bus was e…
Near-final results of local elections in Sicily showed defeat for Premier Romano Prodi's centre-left coalition on Tuesday, with the opposition sweepin…
A famous fountain in the centre of Rome was vandalised in the early hours of Tuesday morning by four drunken foreigners.The three men and a woman, all…
Veteran AC Milan skipper Paolo Maldini is determined to get into top shape for next week's European Champions League Final against Liverpool - but is…
We take a look at the little details that ensure the big day goes smoothly WITH ALL the complex history, traditions and symbolism of an Italian weddi…
Mediaset, Italy's biggest commercial broadcaster, is to buy Endemol, the Dutch television production company which has created successful internationa…
The trial of a United States soldier accused of murdering an Italian secret agent in a 'friendly fire' incident in Iraq in 2005 was adjourned again on…
Rotting rubbish continued to pile up in the streets of Naples on Monday as the southern city and the surrounding region of Campania grappled with a fr…