Articles by ITALY
Five suspects including three teachers arrested last month in a child sex abuse probe were released on Thursday in a highly divisive case which has do…
The 90th Giro d'Italia sets off from Garibaldi's island Caprera on Saturday, looking to the spirit of the 19th-century revolutionary hero to rekindle…
Serie A champions Inter Milan entertain Lazio Sunday looking to regain pride after losing 6-2 to Roma in the first leg of the Italian Cup final Wednes…
One of Naples last traditional puppet masters has been forced to shut up shop, dealing a fresh blow to the endangered art of Italian puppetry.Bruno Le…
A row has blown up in a small Tuscan village over council plans to set aside tombs for Muslims in the local cemetery.The council of Rigutino voted las…
The main power plant in the southeast Italian city of Brindisi made the list of the 30 power plants which create the most pollution in Europe, drawn u…
Seventeen people were placed under investigation on Tuesday in connection with the deaths of several patients in a southern hospital who were given…
Forced to take a month-long break just as their championship battle with McLaren was starting to sizzle, Ferrari drivers Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Mas…
The famed medieval ghost town of Civita di Bagnoregio is looking to mules as its last link with the outside world.Perched on a crumbling pile of soft…
An editorialist for the prestigious Financial Times daily has likened the city of Venice to Disneyland and suggested that it also charge an entrance f…
Time Senior Correspondent Michael Weisskopf on Wednesday received this year's Urbino Press Award for excellence in journalism.Weisskopf lost part of h…
After winning three out of the first four MotoGP races so far, Ducati has clearly emerged as a victorious David against the Japanese Goliaths of Honda…
Italian Premier Romano Prodi said on Tuesday that the government's deficit-busting plan had worked.Speaking at an international business conference he…
Rome's 'love lock' bridge has turned to the Web for renewed life after buckling under the weight of its success in the real world.A new website leads…
Neapolitans have always considered their city to be feminine and now a new tour guide has been published which celebrates the city's many famous women…
Inspired by Tom Cruise's Italian wedding bash last year, Hollywood star Will Smith is to celebrate his 10th wedding anniversary at the same lakeside c…
Italian cycling star Ivan Basso made a public confession of involvement in a doping scam Tuesday - the first top cyclist to come clean in a sport that…
Taxi drivers across Italy resumed strike action on Tuesday in protest at government plans to deregulate the sector.Taxi union officials said some 25,0…
Italy was hit by a fresh public health scare on Monday following the death of several patients in a southern hospital who were given laughing gas inst…
Polish artist Pawel Althamer shocked Milan park visitors on Monday by installing a massive and anatomically detailed balloon representation of himself…