Hop to it - the Year of the Rabbit is almost here. Karyn Scherer goes seeking guidance on what's in our stars.

Isaac Hindin Miller reports from Italy's style capital on the latest in winter menswear fashions.

Italian magistrates yesterday sought to prise open the private financial accounts of Premier Silvio Berlusconi.

Isaac Hindin Miller reports from Italy's style capital on the latest in winter menswear fashions.

Finance ministers from the eurozone are meeting to consider the issue of bailouts for debt-ridden countries.

Isaac Hindin Miller reports from Italy's style capital on the latest in winter menswear fashions.

Silvio Berlusconi maintained at least 14 glamorous young women in apartments in a gated complex outside Milan.

The Pope has declared war on parents' growing insistence on shunning the saints and naming their children after fashion designers, Sanskrit titles and things that don't mean much.

Staff at the NZ Embassy in Rome have been told to be on the look out for suspicious packages after mail bombs exploded in the hands of employees at the Swiss and Chilean embassies in Rome on Thursday.

Amanda Knox's appeal against her 26-year sentence for the murder of Meredith Kercher received a massive boost yesterday.

With her infectious cackle and outrageous dress sense, Anna Dello Russo - influential blogger, editor-at-large, street-style icon - is putting the fun back into dressing up, and gathering a huge following in the process.

In winter, Venice's crowds melt away as the December mists confer the canals with an exquisite extra dimension.

A crucial parliamentary confidence vote is coming up in Italy.

John Hawkesby has fallen head-over-heels for crazy, complex, culture-drenched Italy.

Elegant and seductive Turin, which has much to offer visitors, makes nearby Milan look dull in comparison, writes Peter Bills.

The Wallabies have flown into the magnificent Renaissance city of Florence to prepare for this weekend's Test against Italy.

The Grand Hotel in Rimini, beloved of film maker Federico Fellini, is to close for the European winter as the economic crisis continues to bite.

Kirk Penney remains fully committed to the Breakers despite walking out on the club to attend his brother's wedding in Italy.

Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi's promiscuous behaviour isn't really frowned upon by his countrymen, writes Gwynne Dyer.