Florentian poet, Dante Alighieri was exiled from his home city in 1302 under pain of death should he ever return for his attempts to gain independence for the city from the Vatican.

A vote has been made to revoke the sentence so will shortly be welcome to return any time he chooses. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

A doctor has pleaded not guilty to stealing a hand from a New Jersey medical school cadaver and giving it to an exotic dancer, authorities said. picked by Ziaphra 3 years ago

The last thing they remember is a man leaning over and saying 'Look into my eyes' before suddenly finding the till is empty. picked by tigertony 2 years ago

I keep telling them not to burn popcorn in the microwave!! picked by nursevl 2 years ago

Sex sells for this Italian coffin manufacturer. picked by meggysue 12 months ago

Italy's interior minister found himself in hot water for calling wife beating "a Sicilian-Pakistani tradition." picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The LHC is getting all the coverage, but another major physics experiment the Virgo gravity-wave interferometer, an €80 million (US$114 million) has been incapacitated by a vacuum failure for most of the summer, and is expected to stay out of commission for a month or two to come. It is searching for that elusive Gravity Wave picked by bernardblack 1 year ago

Italian police was amazed with the level of craftsmanship of a group of 15 people, who were selling fake Ferraris for a fraction of price. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

Economy Minister Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa's comments that "taxes are a beautiful thing" and "civilized" met a flood of derision Monday, in a country where evasion is so widespread that an estimated 13 percent of workers pay no taxes whatsoever. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

Few things on Earth can survive being hit by speeding cars at 70mph and left for dead.

But this puppy is clearly a special case. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

What is believed to be the world's first robot that comes to take away rubbish from your house when you want it to has been unveiled in Italy.

The Dustbot can be summoned to your address through a mobile phone any time of the day. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

"Nuns are women above all else, and beauty is a gift from God," Father Rungi said. He told Corriere della Sera it was the nuns themselves who had suggested the idea to him while helping him to run prayer services on the beach. "Many have assured me they will take part". picked by muppet 1 year ago

An Oklahoma restaurateur has designated several city officials personae non gratae because they object to his awnings in the colors of the Italian flag. picked by muppet 2 years ago

Sparks lit the night sky and a small stream of lava was flowing down the volcano as Italy's Mount Etna lit the night sky over Naples with a hellish red glow. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

Two leftists in Italy's ruling coalition on Wednesday outraged fellow lawmakers by placing four dolls representing homosexual couples near the baby Jesus. (OMG, not "near.") picked by Bornbad 3 years ago

The home of car giant Fiat was overhauled for last winter's Games. Visitors can expect an artistic and gastronomic treat, finds Tim Jepson picked by mrnelson 3 years ago

Leonardo da Vinci may have helped illustrate a Renaissance treatise on chess that was found in the library of an aristocratic family in Gorizia, northern Italy. picked by Mitzuzake 2 years ago

Italy's government has rushed through a decree to crack down on sexual violence and illegal immigration after a spate of rapes blamed on foreigners. picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

Apparently he liked the attention it got him the last time. picked by suckersklub 2 months ago

A leaked Italian government report concludes "aliens testing secret weapons" are responsible for a series of strange, spontaneous fires that erupted from appliances and other home furnishings all over the village of Canneto di Caronia three years ago. picked by Proverb 2 years ago