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The global financial crunch has forced most luxury brands to review their expansion plans, but Italy's quality menswear label Zegna is taking an upbea…
Rock star Sting has spoken for the first time about his life as a farmer on the large Tuscan estate where he has spent much of the last 15 years.The f…
Over 200 soccer clubs, 100 stadiums and millions of fans will take part in the first-ever European soccer weekend against hunger, from March 20 to 22.…
Napoli has hired former Italy manager Roberto Donadoni to be its new coach to replace Edy Reja, was fired Tuesday following a strong of defeats for th…
Italy was eliminated from the second edition of the World Baseball Classic after it was humiliated in a 10-1 defeat against Venezuela on Tuesday night…
A major retrospective devoted to the work of one of the world's foremost painters, Cy Twombly, has arrived in Rome following critically acclaimed runs…
International strategies for fighting climate change and protecting biodiversity will be the focus of high-level talks taking place in Sicily this spr…
The European Commission on Tuesday gave its definitive green light to the break up and sale of Italian national carrier Alitalia and the entry of Air…
A decision by United States President Barack Obama to lift strict limits on human embryonic stem cell research was probably motivated by ''economic in…
David Beckham sprained his right ankle in training Tuesday and is in doubt for AC Milan's home game against Siena on Sunday, the club said.Milan on Su…
Italy is vying with France, Turkey and a joint bid by Sweden and Norway to host Euro 2016, UEFA said Tuesday.Candidates must present their bids by Feb…
One of the lesser-known statues in Florence's famed Loggia dei Lanzi was slightly damaged over the weekend, the Florence art superintendency said Mond…
The global economic crisis is ''particularly serious'' but it can be weathered if businessmen and consumers remain confident, Premier Silvio Berluscon…
Food security, fluctuating food prices and world hunger will be among the key issues on the agenda at the meeting of Group of Eight agriculture minist…
The northern Italian region of Trentino-Alto Adige has made a controversial decision to help out roe deer starving to death in a national park as a re…
Former Udinese, Napoli, Siena and Queens Park Rangers manager Gigi De Canio is set to replace Lecce coach Mario Beretta after the Puglia side drew at…
AS Roma right wing-back Cicinho's season is over after he snapped his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in training Sunday for Roma's Champions League…
Italy's famed Iceman will get company this week as mummies from all over the world arrive for a major show in this northern Italian city.Joining the m…
Two Italian journalists were detained for three hours after speaking to Tibetan monks about a recent protest on Tibet in the northern Chinese province…
Pope Benedict XVI on Monday made a historic visit to Rome city hall - the third pontiff ever to have done so after Paul VI and John Paul II.In an extr…