Articles by ITALY

A fascinating new exhibition in this Tuscan city proves that the walking stick is much more than a physical support for the aged and infirm. The sho…
"It’s hot again now thank goodness, but Italy has had some unusually bad weather recently. However, all the rain has done some good because the gard…
Forest rangers on Tuesday had to be called in to help battle a series of new fires which broke out on the peninsula, the corps' central command said.…
After saving Italy's World Cup bacon against Australia Monday, Francesco Totti is now looking to carve out his place in soccer history by repeating th…
A young Italian mother was turned away from her son's christening because her dress was too short. As the ceremony was starting, in front of another…
For the second time this year, the romantic island of Capri has totally shut down to protest cuts in ferry service. The other two islands in the Bay…
A little village perched on a mountainside in the Italian Alps could help researchers identify a gene which protects people from diabetes and high blo…
Francesco Totti took 10-man Italy into the World Cup quarter-finals and sent Australia packing on Monday with an injury-time penalty - the last kick o…
In a boost for Premier Romano Prodi, Italians on Monday rejected sweeping constitutional and devolutionary reforms drawn up by the government of his p…
The 2006 Formula 1 championship passed the halfway mark on Sunday and although a distant second, neither Ferrari nor driver Michael Schumacher are r…
Bruno, the brown bear that last month ambled from Italy to southern Germany, has been shot and killed by a group of hunters near Lake Spitzing, southe…
Four top Serie A clubs including champions Juventus face relegation while referees, officials and club managers are looking at bans for match-fixing i…
Pope Benedict XVI will declare four new saints during a canonisation ceremony in the Vatican on July 1, the Vatican press office announced on Friday.…
The board of directors at Italy's national highway authority Anas has given a mandate to its chairman to suspend all road work because of a cash sho…
Economy Minister Tommaso Padoa Schioppa reiterated to regional and local governments on Thursday that public accounts were seriously out of kilter and…
Italy produced a clinical performance to beat an impressive ten-man Czech Republic 2-0 and reach the second round of the World Cup on Thursday, avoi…
Four Serie A clubs, referees, officials and club managers will have to stand trial for match-fixing in Italy's biggest-ever sports scandal, Italian…
A book in which Italian movie great Federico Fellini sketched his dreams was presented to the public for the first time Thursday. Fellini, a former…
Almost two thirds of forest and brush fires in Italy last year were caused by arson, according to the annual report from Italy's forest ranger servic…
Football federation indictments in Italy's biggest-ever sports scandal will be issued by federation prosecutor Stefano Palazzi after the Italian bou…