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The second Festival of Sciences kicked off in the Italian capital on Monday and this year focuses on 'The Age of Life'. Over 60 scientists and philoso…
The soulfulness of Botticelli, starkness of Michelangelo, solemnity of Titian and desolation of De Chirico punctuate an upcoming Italian show on the m…
Ferrari's new car for the 2007 Formula 1 season made its debut on Monday at the team's home track in Fiorano with driver Felipe Massa giving the car i…
Italian stem-cell researchers say they've come up with a new technique for curing baldness. Pierluigi Santi of a Genoa clinic said stem cells could be…
Italian director Gabriele Muccino was hoping for more box office glory on Friday as his debut Hollywood film starring Will Smith opened in cinemas acr…
Former New York city mayor Rudolph Giuliani confirmed here on Thursday that he was still not in a position to decide whether or not he will seek the R…
Smog is suffocating Italy's cities and causing untold damage to the public's health, a report by national environmental protection agency APAT reveale…
Euthanasia was back in the media spotlight here on Thursday as a new poll showed growing public support for it and a leading Catholic monthly aired it…
Italy's World Cup-winning coach Marcello Lippi hinted Thursday at a future return to Juventus, the club he won five Italian titles and a Champions Lea…
The burial place of Leonardo's Mona Lisa has been located in her home town, Florence.Leonardo scholar Giuseppe Pallanti says documents show she was in…
Air France-KLM chairman and CEO Jean Cyril Spinetta resigned from the Alitalia board on Wednesday sending flutters through financial circles where h…
Modern women are bucking Italian family traditions, giving birth at a later age and opting for fewer kids, according to a report on motherhood release…
Rising temperatures, drought and a possible insect infestation are threatening the Italian countryside and crops, sector experts have warned. A new st…
Italy's ruling centre-left coalition was deeply divided on Wednesday over the planned enlargement of a United States military base in the northeastern…
After an over-20-year hiatus, Italy's forest rangers will once again be riding motorcycles, thanks to an agreement with the Ducati motorcycle company…
AC Milan Vice President Adriano Galliani confirmed Wednesday that he is negotiating to sign Brazil legend Ronaldo from Real Madrid. "It's a possibilit…
Naples, perhaps Italy's most superstitious city, will be taking more than a pinch of salt when it hosts the world's first global salt fair next May."T…
Home-made bombs were found and defused at the homes of two government members from Sardinia Tuesday.The two undersecretaries share the same surname bu…
Italian Premier Romano Prodi caused dismay in part of his centre-left coalition on Tuesday by saying the government would voice no objections to the p…
Italy's unusually mild winter continues to delay the arrival of the flu season and experts now do not expect it to peak until the end of February. "It…