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Responding to the persistent problem of violence against women, Prime Minister Enrico Letta this month announced “very harsh, very tough” measures to counter domestic abuse and what he called “femicide,” the killing of women because they are women, often at the hands of current or former husbands or boyfriends.
AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli has been included in the Italy squad to face Argentina in a friendly match Wednesday despite having a slight injury. Balotelli sustained a calf injury during AC Milan's preseason tour in the United States but further tests have shown the problem is not as serious as first feared and the forward has been included in Italy's 27-man squad on Friday.
Thanks to dozens of mostly Baroque-era churches packing its maze of narrow streets, Lecce, the “Florence of the South,” dazzles with elaborately carved facades and interiors that erupt with symphonies of angels, cherubs, saints, saviors and Madonnas. But this small gem in Italy’s heel is far from a haven of monkish abstemiousness. A capital of southern Italian cooking, the city brims with rustic restaurants serving the hearty peasant cuisine and robust red wines of the Puglia (Apulia in English) region. Throw in a buzzing bar scene and nearby beaches of sun-bronzed bodies and you have a city fit for holy men and hedonists alike.
Los Angeles police have arrested a man on suspicion of intentionally driving into crowds at the Venice Beach boardwalk, killing a woman and injuring 11 others.Police say 38-year-old Nathan Campbell has been booked for investigation of murder and remains jailed Sunday on $1 million bail.
We Know Italy does some things incomparably well.But travelers to the elegant boot don't just want to eat spaghetti, deal with opera and gawk at old ruins. Beyond the clichés, you'll find 10 other surprising ways in which Italy shines.
Italy on Friday marked the 33rd anniversary of the Bologna train station bombing, in which 85 people died. The bombing is the most devastating terrorist attack in the country's history.
Italy's first black minister who was dubbed an orangutan by a fellow politician has suffered another racist attack — after a spectator threw bananas at her during a rally.
Italy's highest court on Thursday upheld a conviction against for prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, but it stopped short of enforcing the five-year-ban on politics that would have likely ended the tycoon's political career.
ITALY'S top court is to begin crucial hearings for former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi that could end the billionaire tycoon's parliamentary career and risk upsetting the country's fragile coalition.
Sharon Stone is taking full advantage of the summer sun, by showing off her fit body in a tiny white bikini while on location in Italy. The 55-year-old Basic Instinct actress and divorced mother of three was photographed taking time out to relax and swim off the side of "La Lucia" with a friend on Wednesday, July 24. Going make-up free, the stunner took a dive off a boat, mingled with a mystery man on deck, and later read her iPad while wrapped in a beach towel. With her blonde hair pulled back and her sunglasses on, she then went for a more toned down look by accessorizing with a white kaftan and over-the-shoulder bag the following day.