Articles by ITALY
An erotic pagan fresco commissioned by one of the naughtiest popes in history has been restored and returned to the public after decades in the dark.…
An opera will be staged for the first time at the ancient Roman baths in the Campi Flegrei (Phlegrean Fields), the volcanic area northwest of Naples.…
The relationship between cinema and terrorism is one of the main issues the 2006 Taormina FilmFest will focus on next week. The 52nd edition of this…
Seborga, nestled in the hills overlooking the Italian Riviera, may look like another of the sleepy little villages that are common when you move inlan…
The Italian Sassari regiment serving in Iraq was replaced on Wednesday by a smaller brigade, paving the way for the return of 1,000 troops from the…
Christopher Columbus came from a tiny Piedmont village and not the bustling port of Genoa as is commonly held, historians here claim. Turin is holdi…
Italian World Cup viewers should shun snacks and graze on fresh fruit and salad if they don't want to get fat watching the Azzurri's heroics, Italian…
Scandal-struck Juventus attempted to make a fresh start Wednesday with the appointment of a new board of directors, featuring club legend and 1982 Wo…
Italian women suffer World Cup fever like their men - but it's the wrong kind. Rather than raising the roof in joy they hit the roof in anger, accord…
Italy's supreme court on Tuesday provided further ammunition for those who claim it suffers from midsummer madness. The nation's top judges ruled th…
Classically trained singer Andrea Bocelli's dream of hosting a 'Woodstock' dedicated to opera and popular Italian songs will take shape next month wit…
A new show at Venice's Fenice opera house will be an eye-opener for Miles Davis fans who did not know that the jazz legend was also an accomplished…
A solid start for Italy at the World Cup against World Cup new comers Ghana. Andrea Pirlo and Vincenzo Iaquinta were the two, unlikely, scorers of I…
A number of leading Italian politicians have joined the offensive to stop the European Union giving its green light to a process which artificially…
Reversing the previous government's zero tolerance approach to drugs, new Welfare Minister Paolo Ferrero said on Monday that Italy could introduce tri…
Members of the centre-left governing coalition have joined forces with like-minded celebrities and journalists in a campaign to rid state broadcaste…
Microsoft founder Bill Gateswas eliminated from the World Bridge Championships after just wo days of play on Monday, despite being paired with aformer…
Three-time America's Cup winner Russell Coutts has been back calling the shots aboard Mascalzone Latino this week in the Italian boat's quest to capt…
Two Italian cooks have taken it on themselves to disprove the common perception that English food is appalling. After living in Britain for years and…
Microsoft founder Bill Gates arrived in the northern Italian city of Verona over the weekend and took part in the World Bridge Championships taking p…