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Juventus, Inter and Roma are in sick bay ahead of their midweek Champions League games against Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal.Juve, who are ho…
Oscar-winning actor and director Roberto Benigni is set to take Dante around the world with a new tour beginning in Paris on Friday.The Tuscan comic w…
An eagerly awaited exhibition celebrating the father of the Renaissance, Giotto, and his groundbreaking impact on 14th-century art has opened in Rome.…
Italian actress Monica Bellucci received a prestigious world prize for women Thursday night and paid tribute to a preteen Yemeni girl who was prevente…
Italy on Friday welcomed a new European Union ruling that will require all virgin and extra virgin olive oils to be labelled with their country of ori…
Other European Union countries should follow Italy in boycotting an upcoming United Nations World Conference Against Racism, Foreign Minister Franco F…
Roma skipper Francesco Totti has the flu and will miss Saturday's home match against 12th-placed Udinese, coach Luciano Spalletti said Friday.Julio Ba…
Inter boss Jose' Mourinho refused to budge Friday from claims that got him into trouble earlier this week.''What I said on Tuesday is what I meant,''…
A reported deal between AC Milan and the LA Galaxy on David Beckham ''is not official,'' Milan CEO Adriano Galliani said Friday, contradicting widespr…
Milan's celebrations of Futurism's 100th birthday are gathering pace, with two exhibitions already open and other shows and events planned for coming…
Salvatore Samperi, director of a steamy mid-70s film that challenged bourgeois morality and turned actress Laura Antonelli into an erotic icon, died T…
Senate Speaker Renato Schifani called for action to stamp out sexual discrimination on Thursday, as a new report showed Italian women hold far fewer k…
Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi has a chance to prove himself a ''hero'' at the Group of Eight summit in Italy this year by keeping a promise to hel…
Ferrari boss Luca Cordero de Montezemolo appears to be warming to the idea of a new Grand Prix in Rome.Montezemolo had previously been frosty about th…
Serie A leaders Inter Milan travel to fifth-placed Genoa Saturday hoping to become the first team to beat 'El Principe' Diego Milito and Co on their h…
The head of the French Soccer Federation, Jean-Piere Escalettes, on Thursday squashed the idea of making a joint bid with Italy to host Euro 2016.''We…
A wooden carving of Christ on the cross recently attributed to Renaissance giant Michelangelo headed off on tour around Italy Wednesday after proving…
Japan's samurai live again in Milan in Italy's first major show on the warrior class who dominated the country for centuries.Until June 2 at Palazzo R…
A controversial exhibition by French-Algerian artist Adel Abdessemed that includes a video installation showing six tethered animals being bludgeoned…
Italian atheists are ready to sue for freedom of speech after seeing a 'No God' bus slogan turned down across the country.''Freedom of expression is a…