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One of Italy's most picturesque and unusual medieval villages is to start charging visitors an entrance fee in a bid to raise money to shore up its crumbling foundations
Florence mayor Matteo Renzi launched a clear challenge to Italian center-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani on Thursday, saying he must either agree a coalition with former premier Silvio Berlusconi or demand a new election
With strong revenues and continued expansion - despite the economic crisis shaking much of the globe - fashion house Versace isn't worried
Italian wine exports continue to rise with some variation on markets and vintage preferences, a Mediobanca report said on Thursday
The young Moroccan woman known as 'Ruby' at the centre of a sex scandal that has put Italian ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi on trial said on Wednesday she will stage a protest in front of the Milan court where hearings have been taking place to make her voice heard. Karima El Mahroug, who will arrive in front of the courthouse Thursday at 10:30 am Italian time, told ANSA that she wants "to protest not being heard during hearings" that carry her name.
Is Paolo Di Canio still a Fascist? Right now, he is not saying because he only wants to talk about football, but there is a rambling interview in a 2002 book West Ham: Irons in the Soul by Pete May (available as an e-book) in which he can be said to have answered the question:“I never said I was a fan of Mussolini but for the media it is more easy to make the polemic. I said that after Mussolini no one political man was a patriot or a nationalist because nationalism is not equal to being a Nazi. English people are very proud of their nationalism too; my nationalism means you are proud because you are Italian…
Nadia Santini, the head chef of the Michelin-starred Dal Pescatore restaurant in a village in northern Italy, was named Best Female Chef by the World's 50 Best Restaurants awards on Wednesday.
Amanda Knox might have thought her long nightmare was over when her conviction in the murder in 2007 of her roommate, Meredith Kercher, was overturned in 2011. But this past week, Italy’s Court of Cassation ordered her to be retried. Welcome to the Italian criminal justice system.
Rain and storms began sweeping through the central and southern regions of the Italian peninsula on Monday, driving many families indoors for the traditional 'Pasquetta', or 'Little Easter' picnic.
Italy was mourning on Monday the deaths of two of its great musical artists, Enzo Jannacci and Franco Califano.Funerals are planned on Tuesday for both musicians, said MEI, an organization representing independent musicians."(Tuesday) is an opportunity to remember them in the best way: playing their best songs for the wider public, drawing from their large and long artistic careers," said MEI.