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Designer Armani tells audience the fashion audience is 'raping' women
"...it's time for me to say what I think. Women keep getting raped by designers, by us."
Secret police deployed in Venice to snoop on tourists' phones
Don't look now, but the Venetian police have deployed high-tech sensors to track tourists.
Opulent, meticulous, beautiful: Inside look at the new $652 million luxury cruise ship
Travel goes on board the world's newest ultra luxury cruise ship.
Runaway bride: The world's top spots for a destination wedding
When it comes to your own wedding, there's a lot to be said for skipping town.
An island off an island: The romance of Ortigia
A southern Italian gem that offers culture, history and seafood fresh from the ocean.
Sicily: A charm you can't refuse
Yes, we love the soundtrack from "The Godfather," admits Carol Sottili.
Expert tips for eating like a local in Rome
Our palates slightly jaded, we craved feeling at home rather than like tourists...
Cinque Terre hiking route to reopen at last
For hikers wanting to get in among the Italian vistas there is good news at last.
The Italian region loved by Hugh Jackman, Meryl Streep and Helen Mirren
It's a laid-back world away from busier destinations like Rome, Florence and Venice.
Man's brain 'turned to glass' by ancient volcanic eruption
The shocking discovery remained undisturbed for two thousand years.
Make yourself at homeo, Romeo: Win a night in Verona
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene. . .
All the world toasts this Mediterranean jewel
For centuries, everyone has wanted a piece of Sicily, including modern wine lovers
How Russian propaganda showed up in an Italian murder trial
New York Times: The evidence raised alarms about fake news is penetrating courts.
A crime of pasta, but the suspects' lips are sealed
New York Times: A crackdown on contraband pasta could threaten the way of life here.
Kick up your heels in the south of Italy
Despite an encounter with 007, it was the South of Italy's food that really left a mark.
Italy declares state of emergency in Venice
Italy's government is preparing to declare a state of emergency in flood-ravaged Venice.
Two people die as Venice floods at highest level in 50 years
St. Mark's Basilica flooded for only the sixth time in its nearly thousand-year history.
Christie's auctioned a $62 million diamond. Was it stolen?
New York Times: Italian family claims diamond was stolen and is suing the auction house.
Gangster's confession: 'I killed the Pope'
The nephew of one of the most notorious crime bosses has made a stunning claim.
Why the All Blacks are no longer favourites to make the final
A match prediction model rates the Springboks as the most likely to make World Cup final.
From United Kawakawa Under 12 to the World Cup in Japan
United Kawakawa Under 12 team mates Goodhue and Larsen played in opposing teams at RWC.
One brother stabbed the other. The journalist who wrote about it paid a price
New York Times: The use of Europe's "right to be forgotten" privacy law has broadened.
Italy: Finding paradise in the imperfections
Cortona is the perfect Tuscan town from which to visit the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
The real spaghetti western
The New York Times: On the late summer trail with 300 podolica cows from Puglia.
Watch: Tourist head-butts Venice gondolier
A tourist has attacked one of Venice's gondoliers and was filmed in appalling video.
In Italy, racist abuse is dismissed (again) as part of the game
New York Times: Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku subjected to monkey chants.
Schwarzenneger's 'right hand man' dead
Franco Columbu, a former Mr Olympia champion, has died in Italy aged 78.
Italy's political crisis: Giuseppe Conte to form new government
The populist 5-Star Movement and centre-left Democrats have banded together.
Italy's Stromboli volcano erupts, again
This explosion was very similar to the one which killed a hiker this year.
Italians divided over populist politician's use of religious symbols
Matteo Salvini's challenge to Pope Francis' core message has not gone unnoticed.
Venice hands bridge builder $135k for failing under crowds
It simply isn't coping with the volume of tourists or their luggage.