Silvio Berlusconi living with leukaemia for some time, doctor confirms
Former prime minister, 86, is being treated for lung infection at Milan’s San Raffaele hospital The former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has been suffering...
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Italian academic cooks up controversy with claim carbonara is US dish
Alberto Grandi also raises hackles with suggestion Wisconsin has most authentic take on parmesan cheese An Italian academic has caused more than a stir after...
Art, not pornography: Florence museum invites Florida parents to see the David
Galleria dell’Accademia director issues invitation in wake of incident that forced principal to resign after parents’ complaints The Florence museum which houses Michelangelo’s David has...
Italian authorities detain Banksy-funded migrant rescue boat
Yacht impounded over alleged breach of far-right government’s new rules for rescue vessels Italian authorities have detained a migrant rescue boat financed by the British...
Crowds in Milan protest against curbs on rights of same-sex parents
Italy’s new right-wing government put a strong emphasis on traditional family values during elections Hundreds of people took to the streets in Milan in protest...
Dozens of bodies believed to be refugees found on beach in southern Italy
Boat believed to be bringing refugees from Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan struck rocks off coast of Calabria At least 43 people, including a newborn baby,...
Sardinian winemaker denies his two oxen logo is Red Bull copy
Mattia Muggittu says he feels like David v Goliath as energy drink firm disputes branding on his first bottles A small wine producer in Sardinia...
Vatican expels ‘rebel nuns’ for refusing to leave Italian monastery
Two nuns told they ‘disobeyed the church’ by trying to stay at seven-centuries-old site in Ravello The Vatican has expelled two cloistered sisters from the...
Baby among nine dead from cold and thirst on boat in Mediterranean
Survivors tell Italian authorities vessel carrying about 50 people lost its way trying to cross from Tunisia A baby was among nine people including his...
