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Two Italian soldiers were killed in Afghanistan on Friday by a bomb which exploded as their patrol vehicle travelled along a road southeast of Kabul.…
A close aide of Premier Silvio Berlusconi went to jail on Friday after Italy's highest court upheld a conviction for bribing judges. Cesare Previti,…
The stretches of the Italian coasts unsuited for bathing because of pollution diminished by a total of 13.1 km this year, according to the latest heal…
Italian researchers have found that a synthetic variation of vitamin A sharply cuts the risk of women - especially younger women - getting a second bo…
Police have arrested a 47-year-old nephew of captured Cosa Nostra super boss Bernando Provenzano on charges of being in cahoots with the Mafia. Carme…
The United States will not give Italy the names of the US soldiers manning a Baghdad roadblock where 'friendly fire' killed an Italian intelligence of…
Umbria Jazz has unveiled a glittering line-up for this year's edition of Europe's biggest jazz festival. The spotlight will be on jazz and blues guit…
Outgoing Premier Silvio Berlusconi and Premier-elect Romano Prodi met on Thursday in a bid to find an agreement over a bipartisan candidate to repla…
A fresh controversy over a luxury Sardinian villa of outgoing Premier Silvio Berlusconi broke Wednesday, when local authorities here announced they ar…
A tourist from Hong Kong has paid 990 euro for a beer in a pub near via Veneto in Rome, only a few months after an American tourist paid 980 euro for…
John Paul I, the pope who died a month after his election in 1978, predicted his sudden demise and guessed a Polish cardinal named Karol Wojtyla would…
A huge Roman villa has been unveiled just outside Florence - the first ever in the popular tourist area and one of the biggest Roman farms ever discov…
Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi on Wednesday turned down a chorus of requests that he stand for an unprecedented second seven-year term. The f…
"(...)It’s total bliss now as summer has arrived at last in Italy, bringing with it azure skies and calm seas. One of the most sparkling of places h…
Italy coach Marcello Lippi has told injured Monaco striker Christian Vieri not to abandon his dream of playing a starring role in this summer's World…
The Italian Soccer Federation FIGC on Thursday named Pierluigi Collina as its candidate for European soccer's top refereeing body. The decision pleas…
Some 80 people have been able to return to their homes on the island of Ischia after Sunday's fatal landside which killed four people. A total of abo…
Italy was the world leader for wine exports last year, in terms of volume, ahead of Spain and France, the International Wine and Vine Organization (OI…
Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi resigned on Tuesday, paving the way for centre-left leader Romano Prodi to form a new government. Berlusconi form…
Franco Marini and Fausto Bertinotti were elected Senate and House Speakers on Saturday, clearing the way for the formation of a centre-left governme…