Six people including three female teachers were arrested on Tuesday, accused of sexually abusing children as young as three at a school near Rome.Poli…
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Thu, 04/26/2007 - 05:54
Italian Health Minister Livia Turco said on Tuesday she will back a plan to give greater public support to people who want to have medical treatment t…
Thu, 04/26/2007 - 05:51
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano, marking the 62nd anniversary of Italy's liberation from Fascism, sought on Wednesday to defuse the political ten…
Thu, 04/26/2007 - 05:39
A comprehensive exhibition at Naples' National Archaeological Museum unlocks the charm and mystery behind amber.The show, entitled Ambra: Trasparenze…
Thu, 04/26/2007 - 05:35
Naples is planning to devote a museum to local actor Toto', a comic genius ranked alongside greats like Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton by many.Toto…
Thu, 04/26/2007 - 05:30
AC Milan's frustrating extra-time defeat by Manchester United in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal could have done the Italian side a…
Wed, 04/25/2007 - 06:05
The pope has urged the world's rich nations to do their "moral duty" by taking serious measures to fight poverty and disease, especially in Africa.The…
Wed, 04/25/2007 - 06:05
Italian villagers descended on Rome Friday to demand an ancient chariot back from a top US museum - just hours before the museum unveiled the storie…
Wed, 04/25/2007 - 06:03
An Italian court on Monday ordered the government to return an ancient statue of Venus to Libya.Rejecting a plea from the Italia Nostra conservation g…
Wed, 04/25/2007 - 05:59
The government said on Friday it was planning a fresh crackdown on dangerous dogs after a nine-month-old baby girl was fatally savaged by her family's…
Wed, 04/25/2007 - 05:56
Renaissance painter Perugino has followed Leonardo da Vinci to Japan as part of a raft of cultural events dubbed 'Italian Spring'.A major show featuri…
Tue, 04/24/2007 - 05:57
The birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa has been located in her home town, Florence.Leonardo scholar Giuseppe Pallanti says documents show she…
Tue, 04/24/2007 - 05:53
Florence is celebrating its ties with Paul Cezanne, even though the French artist never visited the Tuscan city.A new exhibit here looks at two Floren…
Tue, 04/24/2007 - 05:47
The result of first-round voting for the French presidency left Italian Premier Romano Prodi hoping that an Italian-style alliance between the Left an…
Tue, 04/24/2007 - 05:41
The female office worker who stunned tourists on Sunday by swimming naked in Rome's famous Trevi fountain says she now regrets her unprecedented explo…
Tue, 04/24/2007 - 05:38
After securing their second consecutive title Sunday, Inter are banking on coach Roberto Mancini to continue the cycle of success in the foreseeable f…
Tue, 04/24/2007 - 05:35
Carlo Ancelotti promised Monday that a "strong, determined" AC Milan will give Manchester United trouble in Tuesday's Champions League semi-final firs…
Mon, 04/23/2007 - 06:42
The headquarters of the Mediterranean's only marine mammal sanctuary has opened in the northwest Italian port city of Genoa.The office, located in the…
Mon, 04/23/2007 - 05:51
Italian Premier Romano Prodi announced Friday he will not be the leader of a new centre-left party in the making here.Prodi, 67, a long-time rival of…
Mon, 04/23/2007 - 05:47
Opposition chief and former premier Silvio Berlusconi said on Friday that his family holding company Fininvest would abandon all thought of Telecom It…