'Gay' Christmas lights spark Rome rowThe gay rainbow-flag theme for the Christmas lights on Rome's main shopping street that were switched on Friday have sparked an unholy row in the Eternal City.
07 December 2013
Vote looms to expel Italy's Berlusconi from parliamentItaly's Silvio Berlusconi is in for a tumultuous week that will likely see him booted out of parliament and shift into opposition to a government where he is still formally a coalition partner.
Toxic mafia dumps sow panic in Italy 'Triangle of Death'Anger is boiling over near Naples after revelations about toxic mafia dumps blamed for rising cancer rates that have prompted accusations the state is ignoring a vast public health crisis.
Da Vinci's instrument: the sound of geniusWith elegant black and tan keys it looks like a baby grand piano, but when tinkled they release the voluptuous tones of a cello.
14 November 2013
Villa that inspired Pinocchio for sale in ItalyA villa near Florence that inspired the author of Pinocchio is on the market for 10.5 million euros ($14 million) -- a world away from the humble workshop where the marionette is born in the book.
13 November 2013
Anti-Semitism on rise in Europe: surveyAnti-Semitism has worsened in Europe in the past few years with abuse increasingly widespread on the Internet, a survey by the European Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) showed Friday.
'Zonkey' baby Ippo draws crowds in FlorenceAn act of love between Martin the zebra and Giada the donkey in the romantic Italian city of Florence has produced a rare "zonkey" baby that is drawing crowds to an unusual exotic animal shelter.
01 November 2013
The man behind the emperor: Augustus show opens in RomeA political genius, a great reformer, a patron of the arts -- but ancient Rome's first emperor Augustus was also a family man, as highlighted in a new exhibition that opened in Rome this week.
Struggling Alitalia in last-gasp bid for survivalFive years after a botched rescue, Italy's troubled carrier Alitalia gasped for survival on Tuesday buried by a mountain of debt, unpaid gas bills and only the slimmest of options.
09 October 2013
Pope says Church should rid itself of 'worldliness'Pope Francis on Friday called for the Catholic Church and its faithful to rid themselves of earthly concerns like St Francis of Assisi during a pilgrimage to the saint's Italian hometown.
07 October 2013
Screams as migrants in Italy boat disaster drownedLocals on the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa fought back tears as they spoke of the desperate rush to haul dozens of drowning immigrants out of the sea as hundreds around them sank into the black waters.
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