Italy

Gentiloni appointed Italy's foreign minister

Italy's former communications minister Paolo Gentiloni has been nominated foreign minister, his new deputy said…

Gasquet, Tsonga put France into Davis Cup final

France reached the Davis Cup final Saturday when Richard Gasquet and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat Tomas…

Pope Francis marks centenary of First World War

Pope Francis on Saturday denounced those who profit from the "madness" of war at a…

Davis Cup: Federer gives Switzerland lead over Italy

Roger Federer defeated Simone Bolleli 7-6 (7/5), 6-4, 6-4 to give Switzerland a 1-0 lead…

Islam: Sudanese Christian woman Ishag, arrives in Italy

ROME- A Sudanese Christian woman who was sentenced to death for renouncing Islam, then acquitted…

STMicrolectronics posts switch to profit, but disappoints

French-Italian microchip manufacturer STMicroelectronics on Wednesday reported a switch into profit in the second quarter,…

Oil spill at Italy shipwreck site

Salvage workers in Italy on Sunday cleaned up a small oil spill from the wreck…

Court acquits Berlusconi in sex case trial

by Giuseppe Aresu with Dario Thuburn in Rome MILAN (AFP) - An Italian appeals court…

Italy cruise ship removal gets go-ahead for Monday

Italian authorities on Sunday gave their final go-ahead for operations to lift and tow away…

Italian engineer kidnapped in Libya: official

An Italian engineer working in Libya was kidnapped at the weekend, the foreign ministry in…