Articles by Natalie Aldern

While some Italian families are turning to the courts to evict their adult children, another mother from Ferrara has been sentenced to one year and fo…
Gomorrah author Roberto Saviano has won the Pen/Pinter International Writer of Courage Award for 2011.The PEN/Pinter Prize was established in 2009 in…
Second only to the Olympics in international prestige, the World Fencing Championships have begun in Catania, Sicily.The annual competition has been t…
Two celebrated Italian singers are slated for London performances in the coming weeks as part of Rosenblatt Recitals 2011/12 season. Baritone Lucio G…
George Clooney is finally opening up about the night he spent with Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi. “I've had one evening with Berlusconi and it wa…
While international agencies are downgrading Italy’s ratings, one man has found that Italian government bonds can really pay off. Many people keep mon…
Exploring Italy’s immense cultural heritage can now be done with a modern twist. A new application for smart phones will allow visitors to customise…
The humble potato is often remembered as a food of poverty, but this weekend in Rieti (Lazio) the spud will be the star of the table. The small town…
With Milan Fashion Week recently drawing to a close, Italian-made clothes are splashed across the pages of international magazines and igniting fashio…
Marchesi samples his creation for McItalyGualtiero Marchesi, one of Italy’s most famous and decorate chefs, is taking a temporary job at American fast…
Visitors to Rome will soon be able to get their first taste of great Italian art as soon as they touch down on the tarmac. Rome’s Leonardo Da Vinci Ai…
After a ten month appeal process, an Italian court has just overturned the sentences of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito for the murder of Meredith…
Often described as one of Italy’s most sophisticated and industrialized cities, this weekend Milan was overrun by farm animals. On Saturday, 700 shee…
Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant has said that playing basketball for an Italian team is a real possibility for him this year.The National Basketba…
Verona's Piazza delle ErbeJust weeks after making disparaging remarks about Italy's politicians, Madonna is reportedly contemplating a move to the 'be…
Swedish actress Anita Ekberg has told reporters that she is lonely in her Italian hospital room. The La Dolce Vita muse will celebrate her 80th birth…
Over 100 years ago, Albert Einstein published a thesis that stated nothing in the universe can travel faster than the speed of light. For over a cent…
Enzo Mirigliani has died in Rome at the age of 94. The beauty pageant patron had been hospitalized for several days at Policlino Gemelli before passi…
Prosecutors in Perugia began their closing arguments in Amanda Knox’s appeal case, asking that the American student be given an increased sentence and…
Models sashayed down the catwalk this weekend for Dolce & Gabbana’s Italian inspired Milan Fashion Week collection as Sofia Loren’s voice filtered…