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(ANSA) - The countdown is on for the official opening at the weekend of this year's Vino Novello (new wine), which promises to be an excellent vintag…
(ANSA) - The International Monetary Fund has given a tentative thumbs up to the Italian government's proposed budget but has warned that it was imper…
(ANSA) - The Iranian foreign ministry summoned Italy's ambassador on Wednesday to protest over a planned march in Rome to show solidarity with Israel…
Premier Silvio Berlusconi reiterated on Tuesday that US President George W. Bush wants him to win the April general elections, blasting an Italian dai…
(ANSA) - Justice Minister Roberto Castelli raised a storm on Tuesday by referring to migrants arriving in Italy as "barbarians." In an interview wi…
(ANSA) - Castel Sant'Angelo here is playing host to a major new show exploring the history and art of wine, a subject that has helped unite different…
(ANSA) -The extraordinary life of Leonardo da Vinci has been recounted in a series of documents and letters collected for the first time in a new show…
(ANSA) - Two teenage trick-or-treaters remained in critical condition on Tuesday after being hit by a shotgun blast fired by an angry pensioner Hallow…
(ANSA) - A woman in her 80s attempted to rob a bank here Monday morning after she was refused a small loan, police sources said.The incident took plac…
(ANSA) - Italian politicians of all stripes said on Monday they would join sit-ins outside the Iranian embassy in Rome to protest against President Ma…
(ANSA) - An outstanding exhibition in this northern Italian town offers the public a unique opportunity to compare and admire the art of Vincent Van…
(ANSA) - A series of minor earthquakes shook the slopes of Sicily's Mount Etna on Sunday morning, scaring residents but causing no damage.Experts said…
Iraq is firmly at the forefront of political debate in Italy with Berlusconi clearly stating that he disagreed with the war and the government having…
(ANSA) - In a television interview to be aired next week, Premier Silvio Berlusconi says he tried to convince American President George W. Bush not…
(ANSA) - The growing power of the 'Ndrangheta was confirmed by a report out on Saturday which said the Calabria-based mafia organisation made 36 billi…
Even as little as ten years ago, Italians knew little regarding the Halloween holiday. For most, it was just a strange American feast, something like…
(ANSA) - Italian pop sensation Eros Ramazzotti is primed to return to the world's charts with 'Calma Apparente' (Apparent Calm), his new album which c…
(ANSA) - Moves to ban streethawkers and artists from Rome's Piazza Navona, known by millions of tourists as the city's most picturesque square, have…
(ANSA) - A rare species of crab has taken up residence in one of the city's most important archaeological sites and is not only thriving but also grow…
(ANSA) - Italy's array of time-honoured vines are being protected and even improved in special vineyards across the country, experts said on Wednesday…