- 28 Apr 2013 14:19 - Gavin Jones, Roberto Landucci,
- Two police officers have been shot and wounded outside the prime minister of Italy's office as the country's new government was sworn in.
- 12 Apr 2013 00:00 - ANALYSIS Phillip Inman
- The moribund economies of Italy and Japan have to release funds for investment if they are to prosper.
- 15 Mar 2013 00:00 - Phillip Inman
- Despite some positive figures in December, France's January sales have reflected the gloom cast by Italy.
- 01 Mar 2013 00:00 - Phillip Inman, Ian Traynor, John Hooper,
- As the country tries to form a government, the region's leaders are again sniping at each other.
- 27 Feb 2013 10:12 - Jamie Bartlett
- Beppe Grillo's Five Star Movement has won 25% of the votes in Italy's election through mixing new technology with old-style activism.
- 25 Feb 2013 09:51 - James Mackenzie and Gavin Jones
- Polls in Italy opened for the second day of voting in one of the most closely watched and unpredictable elections in years.
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- 06 Feb 2013 12:01 - Gildas Le Roux
- Pompeii's 105-million euro makeover, partly funded by the EU, has begun a day after former site managers were put under investigation for corruption.
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- 30 Dec 2012 14:55 - Mathilde Richter
- Italy is ending 2012 on an upbeat note, with renewed market confidence and optimism among analysts that the worst of the financial crisis is over.
- 10 Nov 2012 14:40 - Reuters
- A number of showgirls who allegedly took part in "bunga bunga" sex parties have said Silvio Berlusconi is giving them around 2500 euros a month.
- 28 Oct 2012 16:43 - Sapa-AFP
- Berlusconi's warning that his party could withdraw its support for the government has been seen as a declaration of war against the Prime Minister.
- 28 Sep 2012 00:00 - Larry Elliott
- Germany is not just Europe's biggest economy and the message from the eurozone's paymaster is simple: if we can do it, so can you.
- 20 May 2012 08:29 -
- A strong earthquake in north Italy has killed at least six people, injured dozens and damaged historic buildings including a famed medieval castle.
- 19 May 2012 03:45 - Reuters
- Local mafia cartel the United Sacred Crown are alleged to be behind the bombing of a girls' school in Italy which killed one and injured seven others.
- 05 Apr 2012 13:35 - Lisa Jucca
- An investigation into fraud and illegal funding at Italy's Northern League party is undermining the leadership of founder Umberto Bossi.
- 17 Mar 2012 16:31 - Staff Reporter
- Italy's first win under coach Jacques Brunel has left Scotland with five defeats from five games in this season's championship.
- 15 Mar 2012 13:24 - Staff Reporter
- An Italian human-rights organisation has called for Dante's "racist, Islamophobic and anti-Semitic" epic poem to be removed from classrooms.
- 13 Mar 2012 06:42 - Tom Kington
- Researchers say they have found evidence that a lost fresco by Leonardo da Vinci is painted on a hidden wall in a cavity in the town hall in Florence.
- 27 Feb 2012 19:44 - Frances D'Emilio
- A fire broke out on the Costa Allegra off the coast of the Seychelles but no injuries were reported -- six weeks after the Costa Concordia capsized.
- 13 Feb 2012 16:02 - Mathieu Gorse
- A Swiss billionaire and a Belgian baron have been found guilty and sentenced to 16 years in prison by an Italian court in a ground-breaking trial.
- 04 Feb 2012 17:31 - Dario Thuburn
- Catholic leaders from around the world will meet next week for a conference to combat child abuse which will include a penitential service.
