WorldBerlusconi deputy defects to form new rightist partyFormer Premier Silvio Berlusconi's political heir yesterday pledged to keep Italy's fragile coalition Government afloat, now that he has split with the media mogul and formed a rival centre-right party.17 Nov 04:30 PM
WorldWitness: I saw captain flee Concordia for lifeboatA witness in the Costa Concordia shipwreck trial has described how the captain jumped aboard a lifeboat, testifying how the commander wasn't the last to abandon the rapidly capsizing luxury cruise ship.11 Nov 05:46 PM
WorldKnox's knife DNA casts doubt on murder weaponUS student Amanda Knox's defence got a boost this week when a new DNA test on a kitchen knife failed to conclusively prove that it was the murder weapon used to kill her British roommate.06 Nov 09:24 PM
WorldConcordia dancer: I was captain's lover'When you are someone's lover, no one asks you for a ticket.' A Moldovan dancer testifies at trial that she was with the captain of the doomed Costa Concordia.29 Oct 08:30 PM
WorldHundreds protest Italy funeral for Nazi criminalShouting "murderer" and "executioner," hundreds of people jeered as the coffin of Nazi war criminal Erich Priebke arrived Tuesday for a funeral Mass celebrated by a splinter Catholic group opposed to the Vatican's outreach to Jews.15 Oct 09:20 PM
TravelMuch ado about ItalyFrom fair Verona, where we lay our scene, to Mantua, Padua and Rome, Shakespeare was fascinated by Italy.15 Oct 02:00 AM
WorldWhat do you do with a dead Nazi?Former SS captain Erich Priebke participated in one of the worst massacres of German-occupied Italy. Now he's died - and no one wants to bury him.14 Oct 05:41 PM
WorldEU: 30 million euro to help refugees in ItalyThe head of the European Commission announced during a visit to Lampedusa that Italy would receive an additional €30 million in EU funds to help settle and receive new refugees.09 Oct 07:19 PM
WorldDivers recover 38 more bodies, death toll hits 232Italian divers have recovered 38 more bodies from a smugglers' boat that capsized and sank to the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea with hundreds of migrants on board.07 Oct 07:19 PM
WorldMigrant boat capsize kills at least 114A ship carrying African migrants to Europe has caught fire and capsized off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa, killing at least 114 people as hundreds were dumped into the sea.03 Oct 05:14 PM
New ZealandIsland purchase 'no flight of fancy'New Zealand businessman Michael Harte has just bought his own Mediterranean island, but he won't be partying on its beach with his mates.03 Oct 06:12 AM
New ZealandKiwi bags Mediterranean island bargainA New Zealand businessman has forked out nearly $5 million for a pristine island in the Mediterranean.02 Oct 09:03 PM
WorldKnox retrial: New DNA test approvedA court hearing Amanda Knox's second appeals trial accepted a request to run additional DNA tests on the presumed weapon in the murder of Meredith Kercher.30 Sep 05:43 PM
TravelTop five travel-inspiring moviesThere's nothing like a beautifully shot film to make you feel like up-and-leaving the very next day. Here are five examples that show off their stunning destinations to full effect.25 Sep 11:00 PM
WorldShe's been righted: Concordia salvagedThe extraordinary sight of the Costa Concordia hoisted from its watery grave helped erase the shame many Italians felt over the captain crashing it and doing a runner.17 Sep 06:30 PM
WorldConcordia detaches from reefThe anxiously awaited attempt to pull the crippled Costa Concordia upright from its side off Italy's Tuscan coast is under way.16 Sep 07:32 AM
WorldWhat next for Berlusconi?Now that Silvio Berlusconi's tax fraud conviction and four-year prison sentence have been upheld by Italy's highest court, key questions remain about what will happen next to the former Italian premier. Here are some answers.03 Aug 05:30 PM
World38 killed in horrific bus crashThousadns of mourners yesterday paid homage to the 38 people who died when their bus plummeted from a flyover near Naples as they returned from a weekend away.31 Jul 05:30 PM
TravelA murderer's tour of VeniceFamous crime writer Donna Leon takes Linda Herrick on a murderer's tour of Venice.23 Jul 03:00 AM
TravelItaly: Bruno's in Positano is the place to eatFifty years ago, Bruno Amitrano opened a bar half-way up the hill from the tiny beach in the seaside resort of Positano. Seventeen years ago, his daughter Ornella and her husband Mario converted the bar into a restaurant.07 Jul 11:00 PM
WorldGondoliers face alcohol testsThey symbolise the romance and unique heritage of Venice, but the lagoon city's famed gondoliers are becoming known for drunken antics and could soon be forced to take drug and alcohol tests.05 Jul 11:07 PM
World'Bunga bunga' style scandal engulfs Florence city councilThe Mayor of Florence has denied that the Renaissance city is a hotbed of "bunga bunga", amid a growing scandal involving prostitutes being paid for sex by council officials and local worthies.28 Jun 07:58 PM
WorldItaly's 'Oskar Schindler' to be taken off the listGiovanni Palatucci has long been praised as an 'Italian Schindler', but the US Holocaust museum is now removing Giovanni Palatucci from its exhibits after research claimed he was a zealous Nazi collaborator.21 Jun 05:30 PM
