Articles by ITALY
Italy was torn by a right-to-die row on Thursday after a groundbreaking supreme court ruling that said a woman in a vegetative state for the last 16 y…
A work-to-rule protest by Alitalia cabin and ground staff may be declared illegal by a commission responsible for governing strikes in public services…
The Italian government is ''determined'' to reduce the number of immigrants arriving in Italy, Welfare Minister Maurizio Sacconi said Thursday.Speakin…
Juventus and Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has for the first time spoken about a bout of clinical depression he suffered four years ago.The depres…
Roma is seeking a derby boost against Lazio to a season that has seen its worst start in years.''We're recovering after a poor start and Sunday we can…
Italy's candidate for next year's Foreign Film Oscar, Matteo Garrone's hard-hitting Naples Mob expose Gomorrah, earned applause from an audience in Ho…
Italian farmers' associations on Wednesday came out against a European Union decision to relax its rules on the sale of bent cucumbers and knobbly car…
An Italian man got a divorce after a few months claiming his mother-in-law was making life ''hell''.He then thought of finding an orphan to replace hi…
Ten Italian policemen are under investigation for the September 30 beating of a Ghanaian student they reportedly mistook for a drug pusher.Eight offic…
Italy coach Nick Mallett has made two changes to the front row that struggled against Australia for Italy's test match against World Cup semi-finalist…
Palermo Chairman Maurizio Zamparini has been cited by Italian soccer's disciplinary prosecutor for criticising the referee in Sunday's 1-0 loss at Tor…
World champions Italy slipped from second to third in FIFA's latest standings because of last month's goalless World Cup qualifying draw in Bulgaria.E…
Archaeologists working at the ancient Greek city of Himera in northern Sicily have uncovered what they now believe to be the largest Greek necropolis…
A truffle weighing over a kilogramme has been found in the southern Italian region of Molise and looks to set this year's Italian record at auction.Th…
A Romanian man wolfed down half a kilo of fiery Italian chilli peppers in half an hour on Lake Como Tuesday to become Italy's latest Mr Peperoncino.Wi…
The Vatican on Tuesday reiterated its stance against using embryonic stem cells in research and said this should be respected ''by everyone'', includi…
A government decree designed to overhaul the employment of university staff and promote meritocracy in Italy's higher education system came into effec…
The top official at Italy's supreme court asked judges Tuesday to uphold a ruling in a high-profile right-to-life case.Cassation Court Prosecutor-Gene…
Rome prosecutors on Tuesday asked for a six-year sentence for former Juventus general manager Luciano Moggi on charges of manipulating the transfer ma…
A virtual recreation of the River Nile will soon greet visitors arriving at Turin's world-renowned Egyptian Museum as part of a sweeping makeover anno…