Franco Maria Ricci, the publisher behind Luigi Serafini’s <i>Codex Seraphinianus</i>, creates seven-hectare maze at Fontanellato.
Flyhalf Morne Steyn scored 26 points, including two tries, as world champions South Africa beat Italy 55-11 at the Buffalo City Stadium on Saturday.
In the latest in a series of World Cup surprises, another traditional winner has been sent home after the first round.
Two goals from Robert Vittek stunned the Italians at Ellis Park and helped Slovakia to a 3-2 victory that turned the football world upside down.
Holders Italy made a humiliating exit in the World Cup group stage when they lost 3-2 to Slovakia on Thursday having been largely outplayed.
Italy face Slovakia in their final Group F match on Thursday playing for their Soccer World Cup survival as they face the shame of a first round exit.
Once kept at home by love for mamma’s home-cooked pasta, a growing number of young Italians are now forced to live with their parents.
World champions Italy suffered an embarrassing 1-1 draw with underdogs New Zealand in their second World Cup Group F match on Sunday.
World champions South Africa defeated Italy 29-13 despite a disjointed and lethargic performance at the Puma Stadium in Witbank on Saturday.
Victor Matfield will captain a South Africa team that contains six changes for the first of two Tests against Italy in Witbank Saturday.
Italy fought back to avoid an upset against Paraguay on Monday but Japan broke African hearts with their first Soccer World Cup win on foreign soil.
Italy got their title defence off to a stuttering start on Monday when they came from a goal down to draw 1-1 with Paraguay in their World Cup opener.
Students are flocking to a one-of-a-kind university devoted to the Slow Food movement, founded to promote "good, clean and fair" food.
Spaniard Dani Pedrosa led from start to finish to claim an impressive win at Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix.
Here’s an offer that may not be so hard to refuse: a few nights’ stay at the former hideout of a ruthless Mafia boss.
Marco Borriello and Giuseppe Rossi were axed from Italy’s 23-man squad for the Soccer World Cup on Tuesday, with Fabio Quagliarella the surprise pick.
World number one Roger Federer insisted he was not worried by his second round defeat to Ernests Gulbis at the ATP Rome Masters 1000.
Reigning champion Rafael Nadal insisted his number three ranking would have no affect ahead of the defence of his Rome Masters 1000 title this week.
Inter Milan produced a stunning performance to beat holders Barcelona 3-1 in the Champions League semifinal, first leg at the San Siro on Tuesday.
The prodigal son returns, well not quite yet as the tie between Jose Mourinho’s Inter Milan and Chelsea actually takes place in Italy.
Forget the tourist traps in Venice: the best way to eat in the floating city is to find its back-street bacari, writes Gavin McOwan.
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/ 18 February 2010
One in six people across the world are hungry, the International Fund for Agricultural Development has revealed.
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/ 17 February 2010
Complaints pour in after 77-year-old Giuseppe "Beppe" Bigazzi expresses a fondness for feline flesh live on air.
David Beckham could hardly contain his excitement on the eve of the Champions League tie between AC Milan and Manchester United at the San Siro.
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/ 9 February 2010
Low-budget horror movie <em>Paranormal Activity</em>, has kicked up a storm in Italy as it is terrifying teenagers and children across the country.
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/ 28 January 2010
Fernando Alonso said he was confident Ferrari have the machinery to challenge for this year’s F1 title at the presentation of the team’s new car.
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/ 11 January 2010
More than 1 000 Africans fled a southern Italian town over the weekend after a wave of violence against migrant farm workers.
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/ 14 December 2009
Silvio Berlusconi spent a quiet night in hospital and asked on Monday to see the front page coverage of the attack that left him with a broken nose.
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/ 25 November 2009
Patrizia D’Addario explicitly claims for first time in book that she had sex with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
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/ 23 November 2009
The Italian edition of Rolling Stone said on Monday it has elected sex scandal-plagued Silvio Berlusconi as its 2009 ”Rockstar of the Year”.
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/ 21 November 2009
World champions South Africa ended their three-match losing run with a 32-10 victory against error-strewn Italy on Saturday.
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/ 17 November 2009
Global warming is ”inextricably linked” to food security, Seychelles President James Michel said at the UN hunger summit on Monday.