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Italians are now far less fearful of war and terrorism than they were a year ago while concern over global warming is rising, said a poll out on Tuesd…
A controversy over the use of depleted uranium (DU) weapons resurfaced this week after an ailing Italian soldier said he believed his illness stemmed…
A string of top clubs are lining up to sign Italy star Gianluigi Buffon after the world's top goalkeeper suggested he may say goodbye to Juventus at t…
AS Roma captain Francesco Totti said Monday that July's World Cup final in Berlin may have been his last game for Italy. "I don't know if I'll return…
Advances in stem-cell research could be faster with amniotic fluid than with embryos, the Italian researcher who first came up with the new alternat…
Inspections were carried out in hospitals across Italy on Monday amid a hygiene scare sparked by a journalistic expose' of deplorable conditions insid…
Two years after Italy adopted a tough new anti-smoking law, Health Minister Livia Turco has unveiled a new campaign against smoking. Once approved, th…
Pope Benedict XVI on Monday rapped the international community for not doing enough to fight famine around the globe, branding the situation a "scanda…
Italians kicked off the new year on an optimistic note with many convinced that it will be better than last year. According to a new poll, 41% of Ital…
Northern Italian cities are far more child-friendly than southern Italian ones, according to a report issued by the country's leading environmental as…
The Italian wind-power sector could come to a standstill in the next two years unless urgent action is taken, the National Association for Wind Energy…
Portuguese star Luis Figo will leave Inter Milan at the end of the season for Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad, the Saudi club's chairman announced Frida…
Italy's biggest hospital was at the centre of a hygiene and mismanagement scandal on Friday after an Italian magazine printed the shocking findings of…
After surviving the Parmalat scandal, Serie A soccer club Parma is to be auctioned off to the highest bidder. In the 1990s the star-studded outfit was…
Free haircuts and shaves are now a thing of the past in Italy's military barracks due to the end of the obligatory military service and the establishm…
In a demonstration that the law is the same for everyone, a traffic policewoman here in this southwest Sicilian city did not hesitate to fine a motorc…
Italian campaigners have stepped up their fight against genetically modified crops following a report that bees steer clear of GM plants. Environmenta…
Milk, fruit and white meat can help reduce the risk of liver cancer, according to a new study published by a team of Italian researchers in the curren…
An Italian man who turned 100 this week is determined to show that his advancing years are no reason to take his aging Fiat 500 off the road. Giovann…
Milanese businessman Paolo Alazraki confirmed on Thursday that he is leading a group of investors which could make an offer to buy troubled airline Al…