The message blaring out of the speakers on the van was stark: "Any black person who is hiding in Rosarno should get out. If we catch you, we will kill you."
Two Tunisian detainees whom the U.S. military had held at Guantanamo Bay have been turned over to the Italian government in Rome, the Justice Department announced.
Five people were killed Monday in a military plane crash in northern Italy, the Italian Air Force said.
Nearly two dozen Americans -- most thought to work for the CIA -- were sentenced to five years in prison Wednesday by an Italian court for their role in the seizing of a suspected terrorist in Italy in 2003, the prosecutor in the case told CNN.
The Italian government is vowing to fight a European court ruling that crucifixes in classrooms violate students' right to freedom of religion.
The death toll from the mudslides on the Italian island of Sicily now stands at 21, the head of Italian Civil Protection said Saturday.
A new international poll has revealed that money is the main source of stress in most countries --- but men and women often don't worry about the same things.
The number of people killed in a car bombing in Afghanistan's capital rose to 26, including six Italian soldiers, Afghan authorities said Saturday.
What do the following have in common: keeper Vincenzo Fiorillo (Sampdoria), fullback Francesco Renzetti (Genoa), center-half Giuseppe Bellusci (Catania), midfielders Fabio Sciacca (Catania) and Andrea Poli (Sampdoria), and strikers Abel Hernández (Palermo), Guido Marilungo (Sampdoria) and Alberto Paloschi (Parma)?
Up to 75 migrants are missing and feared dead after a harrowing 20-day journey from northern Africa to Europe, a United Nations agency said Friday.
The message blaring out of the speakers on the van was stark: "Any black person who is hiding in Rosarno should get out. If we catch you, we will kill you."
Two Tunisian detainees whom the U.S. military had held at Guantanamo Bay have been turned over to the Italian government in Rome, the Justice Department announced.
Five people were killed Monday in a military plane crash in northern Italy, the Italian Air Force said.
Nearly two dozen Americans -- most thought to work for the CIA -- were sentenced to five years in prison Wednesday by an Italian court for their role in the seizing of a suspected terrorist in Italy in 2003, the prosecutor in the case told CNN.
The Italian government is vowing to fight a European court ruling that crucifixes in classrooms violate students' right to freedom of religion.
The death toll from the mudslides on the Italian island of Sicily now stands at 21, the head of Italian Civil Protection said Saturday.
A new international poll has revealed that money is the main source of stress in most countries --- but men and women often don't worry about the same things.
The number of people killed in a car bombing in Afghanistan's capital rose to 26, including six Italian soldiers, Afghan authorities said Saturday.
What do the following have in common: keeper Vincenzo Fiorillo (Sampdoria), fullback Francesco Renzetti (Genoa), center-half Giuseppe Bellusci (Catania), midfielders Fabio Sciacca (Catania) and Andrea Poli (Sampdoria), and strikers Abel Hernández (Palermo), Guido Marilungo (Sampdoria) and Alberto Paloschi (Parma)?
Up to 75 migrants are missing and feared dead after a harrowing 20-day journey from northern Africa to Europe, a United Nations agency said Friday.
Fire, the wheel and even cup noodles were among the varied answers to the question posed by CNN: "What is man's greatest achievement?"
Farmstays, villa rentals, mountain refuges. Six ways to immerse yourself in the real Italy.
The death toll climbed to 15 on Wednesday in western Italy after a cargo train loaded with liquefied petroleum caused an explosion, civil protection agency officials said, warning more victims could be found.
"I am happy to lend a helping hand to the town that my ancestors are from," Madonna tells PEOPLE
An emergency worker fought back tears amid the rubble of Italy's deadliest earthquake in decades. Helicopters buzzed overhead, and sirens echoed across the region.
A woman was pulled alive from the rubble of the Italian earthquake late Tuesday -- 42 hours after it smashed central Italy, according to CNN eyewitness accounts and Italian emergency medical staff.
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck central Italy early Monday, killing 20 people, including four children, Italian media reported.
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.
There's a lesson soccer teaches again and again: Never place too much importance on the results of friendlies. They can be very deceptive, and they're always forgotten once the competitive action gets underway.
An Italian woman who had been in a coma for 17 years and whose right-to-die case was being debated in the Italian Parliament has died days after doctors began removing her feeding tube.
Travelers to Italy need to be smart to avoid needless lines and expenses while enjoying its ever-popular treasures. Major sights in Rome, Florence, Venice and Milan are evolving for 2009.
Italian police Tuesday arrested two Moroccans suspected of preparing a series of terrorist attacks near Milan in northern Italy, the police announced.
Italy's foreign minister is working with Kenyan authorities to secure the release of two Italian nuns, who were kidnapped Monday by suspected Somalian bandits, according to the foreign ministry in Rome.
The charm of Ventotene is apparent the moment you spot it from the boat transporting you to its shores. Sitting there like a lonely sponge cake protruding from the surface of a clear blue plate, the island's sheer size -- or lack thereof -- promises something not only special but personal.
Italian authorities Tuesday arrested two suspects believed to be responsible for the September 18 killing of six African immigrants in Castelvolturno, a small town of 20,000 residents north of Naples.
Over the last few weeks, there has been a definite Italian flavor pervading "The Screening Room" offices.
Hundreds of soldiers were deployed Monday in cities across Italy as part of government measures to fight street crime
All my life, Naples has been the symbol of chaos, stress and culture shock for European travel.
The world may indeed be flat, and we all might be competing in a global village. But that doesn't mean we here in the small-biz world can make a cheap, reliable international phone call.
Eleven hundred and six steep, stone steps that never seem to end.
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
A man and a woman have been charged by police in Italy after they were found having sex in a confession box, it was reported Wednesday.
Italy not even make it out of its group? Azzurri keeper Gianluigi Buffon has his doubts at the European Championship, as Italy is in the toughest group. But Gigi and his mates have been in tougher spots: No one expected them to win the 2006 World Cup, either -- and they did so without conceding a single goal (save for one own-goal). World Soccer's Kevin Danton chats with Italy's stone-walling netminder.
My public relations agency, NettResults, based in Irvine, Calif., and Dubai, employs 18 people speaking a total of nine languages. Through a partner, we work with 58 other agencies in 26 countries. So I was excited to test three new language-translation software suites: If they worked, I could e-mail clients myself and cut down on the pricey human translators we use every day.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi appears to be making good on his promise to deal with crime and immigration, launching a nationwide police sweep just weeks after taking office.
Italy faces legal action over the waste crisis that has left piles of garbage rotting on the streets around the southern city of Naples.
Siena seems to be every Italy connoisseur's pet town. More than a sum of places to see, Siena itself is the sight. Grab a gelato, join in the evening stroll, and end up at the town's glorious red brick main square, Il Campo. Lean up against a pillar as the setting sun plays games with the colors of the stone and the sky. At twilight, first-time poets savor that magic moment when the sky turns into a rich blue dome as bright as the medieval tower that holds it high.
A strike by Italian truck drivers that has caused shortages of food, fuel and medicine across the country has ended -- at least for now.
Police made a string of arrests across Europe Tuesday, detaining 20 people suspected of involvement in the recruitment of suicide bombers, Italian police said.
Italy's high court rules that an infamous obscenity is merely an expression of annoyance.
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Its German-speaking residents call the Italian town of Castelrotto "Kastelruth." Tucked away in the Dolomites, the Alps of northern Italy, it's my favorite hideaway in the Italian "South Tirol." This region offers Italy a strong dash of German culture. My chalet -- sturdy as a bomb shelter, yet warmly woody -- comes with a generously fluffy down comforter and serious German plumbing: Ka-chunk ... ahhhh.
Throughout Italy, early evening is a time to stroll. As I walk through the streets of the Eternal City with my Roman friends, they explain the ritual of this promenade: While elsewhere in Italy it's called the passeggiata, in Rome it's a cruder, big-city version called the struscio (which means "rub").
There are few cultures as dedicated to the art of fine living as Italy's. Don't believe it? Think of endless, 14-course lunches and dinners, often eaten on seemingly endless Italian vacations; think of the fabulous decadence of La Dolce Vita; think about the best pair of shoes you have ever seen.
The Italian government has moved to block the trial of 26 Americans, mostly CIA agents, in connection with the alleged kidnapping of a Muslim cleric more than four years ago.
VERONA, Italy -- I've been to plenty of MLS games that had 9,000 fans rattling around inside an NFL stadium, but I can't say that I've ever witnessed a soccer match featuring some of the world's best players competing before a paid audience of zero.
In a series of morning raids, Italian military police arrested five Algerians for their alleged affiliation with a terrorist group, authorities said Friday.
Vacationing in Italy this past winter was in high demand thanks to the Olympics in Turin. But now that the games are over and before the summer crowds descend, bargains abound.
The deadly H5N1 bird flu strain that has killed at least 88 people around the world has been detected in Italy and Greece, according to officials.
Italy's military police have detained three Algerian nationals believed to be connected to a militant group with ties to al Qaeda, authorities said.
Authorities in Italy say three Roman Catholic priests are among the 186 people under investigation in connection with an Internet pedophilia ring.
The United States and Italy failed to come to the same conclusions in the investigation of the shooting death of an Italian intelligence agent at a U.S. Army checkpoint in Baghdad last month, officials said Friday.
Italy's justice ministry has sent inspectors to Milan to question a judge who dropped international terrorism charges against five North Africans earlier this week.
At least 13 people have been killed and another 50 injured when two trains collided in heavy fog in northern Italy, according to medical officials.
It's autumn in Italy, when even soccer fans become preoccupied with something more important: food.
An Italian official has reiterated his government's vigilance over threats by terror groups angry at Italy's troop presence in Iraq.
Italian authorities say some of the 37 African immigrants who landed in Sicily after a three-week standoff in the Mediterranean appear to have lied about coming from Sudan's war-ravaged Darfur region.
Italy has allowed 37 African shipwreck victims to disembark from a German humanitarian aid ship after a three-week standoff in the Mediterranean.
The border between Italy and Slovenia is barely visible here. Neighboring rooftops sit in two different towns in two different countries.
A series of recent police raids and arrests suggest the Italian government remains concerned about the possibility that Italy may be the next terror target.
Italian bus, train and metro workers have gone on strike in various cities on Friday, disrupting transport for a second day in a row over demands for better pay.
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