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An Italian Senate committee on Wednesday ordered a partial recount of ballots cast in the April general election amid claims that fraud could have bee…
Michelangelo was the mind behind the mythological dreamscape that draws thousands of visitors to the Monster Park of Bomarzo near Viterbo each year, a…
After reaching the knock-out stage of the Champions League for the first time, high flying AS Roma are ready to take on all comers as they bid for Eur…
Milan's famed La Scala opera house opens its new season on Thursday with a production of Verdi's Aida that director Franco Zeffirelli hopes will re-es…
Milan's La Scala is the most loved opera house in Italy for the quality, perfection and inventiveness of its productions, according to a poll of leadi…
Italian Labour Minister Cesare Damiano vowed on Tuesday to reduce the pay gap between men and women in Italy, saying that the current divide was "alar…
Potential buyers of a major stake in Italian carrier Alitalia must maintain the airline's national identity, employment levels and brand, the Economy…
Vatican archaeologists say they have conclusive proof that a Roman tomb long revered as that of St Paul is in fact that of the former Jew persecutor w…
Fewer than 5,000 migrants were granted asylum in Italy in 2005, according to an immigration report issued on Tuesday. The report, drawn up by top soci…
A new anti-anorexia code will be presented to the Italian fashion world on December 14 as part of a bid to stop catwalks passing on the message that u…
Italian Foreign Minister Massimo d'Alema will raise the case of former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko when he travels to Moscow on Tuesday. Talking Mond…
Alitalia shares continued to rise on Monday after Premier Romano Prodi said the government would move quickly on a plan to halve its controlling sta…
Italy's double long-jump world champion Fiona May has swapped the athletics field for the TV studio and embarked on a career in acting. The British-bo…
A poll out Monday showed that more than 60% of Italians side with Piergiorgio Welby, a terminally ill man whose request to die has stirred the eutha…
Italian stylist Giorgio Armani was on Monday awarded the 'Leonardo' prize, an honour given each year to entrepreneurs judged to have done the most for…
Serie A leaders Inter Milan have been declared the world's most in-form club by the International Federation of Football History And Statistics (IFFHS…
Silvio Berlusconi is expected to stage a vigorous return to the political fray on Saturday at a major rally which comes less than a week after a heart…
Roberto Mancini is demanding Inter produce their best soccer here Saturday evening against Siena to extend a record-breaking run of 10 consecutive vic…
Mario Scaramella, the Italian KGB expert who met former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko the night before he fell ill with radiation sickness, has tes…
The Yamaha racing team of Italian champion Valentino Rossi will need a new sponsor following Friday's decision by Camel to leave the MotoGP championsh…