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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…
The citizens of Corleone on Wednesday exorcised the ghost of Cosa Nostra superboss Bernardo Provenzano, whose shadowy aura fed the Sicilian Mafia's my…
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…
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…
European Justice and Security Commissioner Franco Frattini on Wednesday expressed concerns about aspects of an Italian government bill on immigration.…
Italian aid organisation Emergency has pulled its international staff out of Afghanistan, accusing the Kabul government of putting its security at ris…
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…
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…
Global warming has started to heat up the Mediterranean with worrying consequences for the sea's biodiversity, Italian scientists have warned."We have…
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…
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…
The Italian bishops' daily on Tuesday lambasted the "paint spray terrorism" behind a new wave of anti-Church graffiti in Genoa, including death threat…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Rome Prefect Achille Serra on Friday justified the Italian police's controversial baton charge on Manchester United fans during the midweek Champions…
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…
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…