Want to help fight global warming? Take off your tie, says the Italian health ministry. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A Turin man, Michele Mongelli has been arrested under charges of imprisoning and raping his daughter for 25 years. Allegations are he also taught his son Giuseppe, now 41, to rape the woman and his own four children also. The daughter, now 34 escaped 15 years ago to complain of abuse but her claim was dismissed because she was considered "disturbed". more picked by equinox 8 months ago

Archaeologists have unearthed a sprawling country villa believed to be the birthplace of Vespasian, the Roman emperor who built the Colosseum, they said Friday. The 2,000-year-old ruins were found about 80 miles (130 kilometers) northeast of Rome, near Cittareale, lead archaeologist Filippo Coarelli said. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Italy's drug regulation agency has approved the use of the abortion pill RU486, also known as mifepristone, prompting protests from the Vatican. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

A group of 20 elderly Holocaust survivors and their descendants are rushing to aid communities that sheltered them during World War II and were hit by last week's 6.3 earthquake. Their WWII saviors are now living in tent camps and those they rescued now pledge to do anything they can to aid them. picked by equinox 8 months ago

Just like lasagne loving Garfield, this fat cat grew to such a gargantuan size by guzzling all the food treats that his native Italy can provide. picked by deEPCHill 2 years ago

They made something like the shroud using medieval methods, but like with everything else involving religion, the debate seems to continue. picked by zebulor 2 months ago

A 350-year-old statue disappeared from a Naples, Italy church in an elaborate heist of artifacts nearly two decades ago, was found in the home of a Charlotte couple.

I couldn't find a picture of the statue. picked by bingo 8 months ago

The city of Palermo, Italy, employed more than 100 bus drivers who lacked valid drivers' licenses. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

After 65 years, an Italian woman found the war-hero that saved her life.

The video doesn't mention it, but it's now feared she might have died in the recent Italy earthquake. picked by Ankabout 7 months ago

"With more variety than the toppings on a deluxe pizza, the government of Italy is about to change again, for the 57th time in 54 years.

Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema resigned late Saturday, after 14 months in power." picked by Jacki Jinx 3 years ago

The Getty Museum, one of the world's leading repositories of antiquities, has refused to hand over to Italy a 2,500-year-old Greek statue of a boy to end a bitter dispute over looted works of art. picked by teaya21 3 years ago

Unbelievable, what they did to these kids. Not something I envisioned coming from Italy. picked by kxmk 3 years ago

Melting glaciers in the Alps may prompt Italy and Switzerland to redraw their borders near the Matterhorn, according to parliamentary draft legislation being readied in Rome.
The border change only affects uninhabited mountaintop terrain. The deputy excludes the possibility of any family having to change citizenship. picked by bingo 8 months ago

A deer with a single horn in the center of its head — much like the fabled, mythical unicorn — has been spotted in a nature preserve in Italy, park officials said Wednesday. picked by pvisi111 1 year ago

When you arrive at Rome, especially if you are flying in from outside the EU, you would usually land at the C area of the Fiumicino airport. Just to give you an idea the Rome airport is divided into three areas: area A is for the national flights inside Italy, area B is for the EU flights and then C for all international flights outside the EU. picked by ChristinaVlahova 2 years ago

The elixir of life may be a concoction of honey, cherries and secret herbs infused in a full Chianti wine, according to a centuries-old recipe discovered in one of Italy's oldest pharmacies. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The court ruled that married women who commit adultery are entitled to lie about it to protect their honour. picked by tigertony 2 years ago

It was bad enough when an Italian court ruled that any blog with a headline is a de facto newspaper and was illegal, but now some are saying that any site with a headline could be labeled a "stampa clandestina" – or a "clandestine" newspaper. picked by 2manyusernames 12 months ago

Anti-Mafia Commission member Carlo Vizzini called the release of Giacomo Ieni into house arrest "scandalous". Cosa Nostra don Ieni had been sentenced to eight years for racketeering, but sobbed in front of his parole board, saying he could not take jail any more. picked by equinox 6 months ago