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President Giorgio Napolitano spoke out in defence of Italy's national health service on Friday even while warning against being overly protective of the existing system.
Three young women testifying in a Milan court Friday admitted to receiving sums regularly from former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, but denied they were related to prostitution activities.
The leader of the anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S), comedian Beppe Grillo, said on his blog Friday that Italian political parties were making changes to the electoral law to keep his party from winning the 2013 elections.
Italian police have seized assets worth at least $200m (£125m) from a network of suspected gold smugglers. Officers raided more than 250 addresses across the country, including a villa allegedly used to stash gold and money.
Cats have prowled the streets of Rome since ancient times, more recently finding refuge with an association of volunteers who have lovingly tended to thousands of strays over the years amid the ruins of a site where Brutus is thought to have stabbed Julius Caesar in 44 B.C.
Sean Penn will make a special appearance at the Rome Film Festival, organizers announced Thursday, adding his name to a star-studded list of guests.
The Thanksgiving meal inspires more debate than any other on which wine should be served with the roasted bird. I have a very simple solution to this vexing conundrum: drink what you like, lots of it.
Italy's government on Wednesday approved measures to offer more financial assistance to the Reggio Emilia region, which was battered by destructive earthquakes earlier this year.
President Barack Obama is "nice to work with," Italian Premier Mario Monti said on Wednesday following the Democratic candidate's re-election.
Premier Monti underlined the crucial role of the US president in and out of the country.
Beppe Grillo, the Italian comic and leader of the rising anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S), said Tuesday he will not ally with Antonio Di Pietro's embattled anti-graft Italy of Values (IdV) party, and he will ban elected members of his party from appearing on talk shows, days after drawing the ire of feminists for ridiculing a city councillor for making the party look bad on national television.