Articles by ITALY

A new generation of Italian falconers are set to fan out across the country, launching their winged charges to protect the nation'smonuments.An Ornith…
Fiat is heading off to the Geneva International Automobile Show with the intention of touting not only its snazzy new models but also its environmenta…
Following Rocca's fall, Italians had pretty much given up hope on the Winter Olympics. The tally would be four gold medals and 6 bronze. A respectable…
The race that Rocca has been waiting for all his life lasted just 38 seconds. In the slalom race that was so eagerly awaited by all Italians it seemed…
Italy's speed skaters, cross-country skiers and luge king Armin Zoeggeler have covered the host nation in gold at the Turin Winter Olympics. But one…
The makers of Brunello di Montalcino, considered by many to be Italy's best wine, have turned to high technology to protect the authenticity of their…
Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi has told Arab television station Al Jazeera that the United States should close its Guantanamo Bay prison as soon as…
Italy is the world's most desirable tourist destination yet investments in its strongest selling point - culture - are dwindling, the Federation of C…
The golden age of former imperial capital Ravenna is celebrated in a show here which unveils a new example of the mosaic floors for which the norther…
Pope Benedict on Wednesday named 15 new cardinals, saying they would be formally given their distinctive red hats at a ceremony in Rome on March 24.…
Italian mercenaries in Iraq carried out torture similar to that practised by American soldiers in the Abu Ghraib jail, Italy's Rainews 24 television c…
The ransacking of the Italian consulate in Benghazi was likely sparked by a League minister's controversial support for cartoons of the Prophet Moham…
Enrico Fabris' Winter Games are not over yet, but the 24-year-old speed skater is already being hailed as Italy's hero of the Turin Winter Olympics.…
Knowing a second language has become commonplace in the European Union but Italians continue to be holdouts, although they recognise the importance o…
Italy coach Marcello Lippi is making plans for an Azzurri line-up without AS Roma star Francesco Totti. Totti, widely considered Italy's best soccer p…
Italian pop princess Laura Pausini, who recently became the first Italian woman to win a Grammy, has now been awarded one of the country's top honour…
An exhibition of costumes from Bernardo Bertolucci's Oscar-winning movie The Last Emperor has kicked off a rich programme of events giving an oriental…
This small village in the southern province of Potenza is trying to become the latest Italian town to enter the Guinness Book of Records by producing…
Roberto Calderoli, who quit as minister over the weekend, is under investigation for contempt of religion over a T-shirt he wore showing controversia…
The Italian government and New York's Metropolitan Museum have agreed a landmark deal that could pave the way for a wide-scale return of looted anti…