An elderly Tuscan priest is under investigation for child sex abuse in a case which has led to renewed criticism of the Church's handling of clergy pa…
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Thu, 04/12/2007 - 05:33
The citizens of Corleone on Wednesday exorcised the ghost of Cosa Nostra superboss Bernardo Provenzano, whose shadowy aura fed the Sicilian Mafia's my…
Thu, 04/12/2007 - 05:30
An Italian man posed as an international chef to try to get a huge cocaine shipment into Italy hidden in a case of lobsters.Giovanni Care', 51, presen…
Thu, 04/12/2007 - 05:24
A Rome show dedicated to Gianlorenzo Bernini is drawing the crowds with some previously unseen works by the 17th-century master sculptor and painter.T…
Thu, 04/12/2007 - 05:21
European Justice and Security Commissioner Franco Frattini on Wednesday expressed concerns about aspects of an Italian government bill on immigration.…
Thu, 04/12/2007 - 05:18
Italian aid organisation Emergency has pulled its international staff out of Afghanistan, accusing the Kabul government of putting its security at ris…
Thu, 04/12/2007 - 05:15
A festival feting independent movie-makers from around the world kicks off in Rome on Friday, giving film buffs the chance to view scores of previousl…
Wed, 04/11/2007 - 10:51
AS Roma tried to make sense Wednesday of the 7-1 thrashing they took at Manchester United, the biggest defeat an Italian club has ever suffered in the…
Wed, 04/11/2007 - 10:46
Global warming has started to heat up the Mediterranean with worrying consequences for the sea's biodiversity, Italian scientists have warned."We have…
Wed, 04/11/2007 - 06:39
One of Premier Romano Prodi's centrist allies warned on Tuesday that it will provoke a government crisis if a referendum on the country's electoral la…
Wed, 04/11/2007 - 06:36
Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen is hoping a few relaxing bike rides and a new engine in his Formula 1 car will set him up for victory in Bahrain on Sunday af…
Wed, 04/11/2007 - 06:32
The Italian bishops' daily on Tuesday lambasted the "paint spray terrorism" behind a new wave of anti-Church graffiti in Genoa, including death threat…
Wed, 04/11/2007 - 06:27
Italy on Tuesday joined Britain in urging Web operators to tackle school bullies who post videos of their exploits on the Internet."We need the collab…
Tue, 04/10/2007 - 09:40
Armed with a 2-1 lead from the first leg, AS Roma are fired up and in confident mood ahead of Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final clash at Manche…
Tue, 04/10/2007 - 05:54
Florence has given its rich but rough Renaissance soccer pageant a red card after two years of bloody brawls.Officials said the famed Calcio Storico t…
Tue, 04/10/2007 - 05:49
Visitors to Turin can marvel at the arts of ancient Egypt's superwomen in a show at the city's famed Egyptology Museum.The exhibition shows why ancien…
Tue, 04/10/2007 - 05:44
Venice was the place John Singer Sargent loved most and the Lagoon City has decided to repay the compliment with a spectacular exhibition of the Ameri…
Mon, 04/09/2007 - 10:56
Rome Prefect Achille Serra on Friday justified the Italian police's controversial baton charge on Manchester United fans during the midweek Champions…
Mon, 04/09/2007 - 10:50
Efforts to protect Italy's myriad plants, animals and ecosystems will receive a boost under a new plan to protect national biodiversity.The World Wide…
Mon, 04/09/2007 - 07:07
The mayor of a town near Naples has provoked polemics with a plan to install fingerprint recognition devices in council offices in a bid to ensure emp…