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A bible used by jailed Mafia superboss Bernardo Provenzano has been sent to the United States to see if the Federal Bureau of Investigation can find c…
Italy's organic food industry needs a major overhaul and legislative support in order to cope with a boom in public demand, two of the country's top f…
Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema told Palestinians on Thursday that Rome supports their struggle for a sovereign state but he also urged milit…
Pope Benedict XVI betrayed his fondness for red hats again on Wednesday by showing up for his weekly general audience here in a large crimson creation…
An Italian priest was found Wednesday with a substantial amount of drugs in his house. Police raided the house in central Perugia in the course of a d…
This year's wine harvest looks promising in terms of both quality and quantity, according to Lamberto Vallarino Gancia, whose family is famous for its…
A top Spanish judge decided on Wednesday to reopen a tax fraud investigation against former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi . Baltasar Garzon, Spain…
Ferrari's Michael Schumacher admitted on Wednesday that he could do with a bit of luck at the Italian Grand Prix this weekend if he is to close in on…
Italian scientists have developed a sensor that bounces rays through frescos to see whether they risk getting discoloured, fading or falling off walls…
Naples, the city that invented pizza, has lined up the first edition of 'World Pizza Day'.Pizza-makers and lovers from all over the world, including N…
Italian beekeepers sounded the alarm on Tuesday over a plunge in honey production, saying bizarre weather patterns had caused a 30% drop in the amount…
A leading Muslim theologian described the late John Paul II in glowing terms on Tuesday, highlighting the support among non-Christians for moves to ca…
Pope John Paul II was spied on in the Vatican by priests who acted as informers for secret services in Warsaw and Moscow, Poland's highest-ranking car…
Premier Romano Prodi and opposition leader Silvio Berlusconi are preparing for a fresh tussle, this time over plans to reform Italy's conflicts-of-int…
Ferrari ace Michael Schumacher will announce his farewell to Formula 1 racing after next weekend's Italian Grand Prix, Renault team chief Flavio Briat…
Italian police have nabbed a gang who sprayed what looked like bird droppings on tourists and then snatched their bags while cleaning it up.The gang o…
Italy's best-loved rocker Vasco Rossi has said he will never again allow his songs to be used in television adverts. The 54-year-old star, who has pen…
Italian Premier Romano Prodi said on Friday that Rome and Paris should work together to find a solution to current international tensions over Iran's…
The 2006 edition of Modena's philosophy festival looks at the impact science and the modern world is having on the eternal debate about the nature of…
Israel will start withdrawing its troops from southern Lebanon as soon as the first 5,000 United Nations peacekeepers arrive, Italian Premier Romano P…