Articles by ITALY
Story by Denis GreenanA Japanese pizza-maker beat the best of Naples to claim the title of world's top pizzaiolo for the second time in three years.…
A rare collection of sketches and designs, including little known works by Renaissance masters, goes on display in Florence later this week.Preparato…
A severe weather alert has been issued for northern and central Italy ahead of an Atlantic storm expected to eventually sweep over most of the peninsu…
Italian Premier Romano Prodi on Wednesday kicked off an important six-day tie-boosting trip to China by saying that Italy had to make up for lost tim…
Italian bosses mustn't rise to the bait when someone tries to pick a fight, Italy's top court ruled Wednesday. The Court of Cassation rejected an appe…
Italian fashion icon Giorgio Armani is set to design a special AIDS charity edition of top British newspaper The Independent. Simon Kelner, editor o…
The Interior Ministry has decided to make this crime-ridden city a test case in its drive to increase urban security, ministry sources said. The crim…
A picture of a Canova masterpiece thrown onto a dump is to accompany a strong US-backed drive to preserve Italy's immense art heritage. The shock pic…
Terracotta warriors and burial garments embroidered with jade and golden threads will be among the star attractions of a major exhibition of Chinese a…
Pope Benedict XVI on Monday issued his strongest criticism yet of evolutionary theory, calling it "unreasonable". Speaking to a 300,000-strong crowd…
Telecom Italia's plan to spin off his mobile unit TIM received a negative reaction from the stock market when the group's shares returned to trading…
Archaeologists have unearthed the largest Neolithic female figurine ever found in Italy, according to a press report . The 7,000-year-old stone statue…
Italian soccer great Gianfranco Zola has been named a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF, the Italian branch of the United Nation's children's organizatio…
Ferrari's Michael Schumacher was refusing to think about his future on Monday as the Formula 1 world wondered what the most successful driver ever cou…
One of the world's biggest and most influential architecture fairs opens in Venice this weekend, with the interaction of city life and architecture as…
Reporters and local VIPs were treated this week to a foretaste of a long-awaited trio of exhibitions, set to open next week, celebrating the life and…
This is the time of year when all senses are stimulated. Particularly as we sit snugly inside and enjoy burning wood fires, food and wine. This issue…
Italian archaeologists believe they have found the mysterious sanctuary which was the religious and political centre of the Etruscan civilisation. The…
Paris's glittering high society at the turn of the last century is the focus of a new exhibit, exploring the work of three artists that came to typify…
Italy's only world heavyweight boxing champ, giant 1930s slugger Primo Carnera, is the star of a new show here that frames his sporting, film and cart…