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Azzurri captain Fabio Cannavaro was named the European Footballer of the Year Monday, making him the fifth Italian to claim soccer's most prestigious…
Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi will be kept in hospital "for another couple of days" after a public fainting spell that alarmed Italians S…
When archaeologists started digging under St Peter's basilica in 1939, exploring the ancient necropolis there, they found numerous pieces of red plast…
Mount Etna has started blowing ash from one of its main craters but the latest bout of activity should not endanger local residents, experts said Frid…
An earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter Scale was recorded Friday morning off the eastern Sicilian coast.The Civil Protection Department said the t…
Pope Benedict may visit Istanbul's biggest mosque during his trip to Turkey next week as a sign of respect for Islam, Vatican sources have confirmed.…
Italians are eager to see whether a TV comedian who delights in impersonating the pope will dare to continue his tricks after ten days of polemics and…
Italian Premier Romano Prodi and French President Jacques Chirac called for European action in the Gaza Strip during an Italo-French summit on Friday.…
A young Italian designer is banking on Zinedine Zidane's notorious World Cup headbutt to make his mark on the fashion world. Alessandro Ferrari, 28, h…
Italian Premier Romano Prodi and French President Jacques Chirac met on Friday but unexpectedly preferred not to discuss a possible merger between Ali…
An 88-year-old Sicilian priest was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Friday for sexually abusing a young boy.
Father Alessandro Restuccia, parish pr…
The Italian government's approval of a controversial plan to save Venice from sinking has spurred fresh praise and scorn.Despite opposition from Green…
A bust of Medusa by the Baroque master Gian Lorenzo Bernini went on public display at the Capitoline Museum's Sala degli Arazzi on Thursday, having be…
Italy is adopting new rules on art loans to prevent squabbling and make sure major works are available under the right conditions. According to guidel…
The Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams and Pope Benedict pledged commitment to ecumenical dialogue on Thursday but admitted that Catholic-Anglica…
A major effort is under way to have the traditional Neapolitan Nativity scene recognised by the United Nations as part of the world's cultural heritag…
Air France KLM said on Thursday that it was engaged in "exploratory talks" with Alitalia on a possible future partnership.
Air France KLM CEO Jean…
A scholarly row over Rome's iconic she-wolf looks set to run and run.The bronze statue of the wolf who famously suckled Romulus and Remus has been dis…
Italy kept the number two spot in November's FIFA rankings despite drawing in its friendly with Turkey. Brazil remained at the top of the standings wh…
Retired Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher will be made an honorary citizen of Ferrari's home town, Maranello. The town's governing council voted o…