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World's oldest man: ‘It's not the Nobel Prize’

 

Alexander Imich, who was born in Poland in 1903, escaped the Holocaust and a Soviet gulag before moving to US, downplays milestone as he is officially recognised as the oldest living man

05 May 2014

Healthy Southern Italians turning to fast food

 

State media claims residents are rejecting the Mediterranean diet for fast food, which is making them obese, sparks war of words

04 May 2014

Football fans clash before Italian Cup final

 

Football fans clash in Rome before the Italian Cup final, between Napoli and Fiorentina, delaying kick-off by 45 minutes

04 May 2014

Low growth seen as Italy's 'Achilles heel'

 

Video A in-depth discussion of Italy's economy

02 May 2014

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Amanda Knox: ‘I did not kill my friend’ Meredith Kercher

 

Knox gives an interview denying murder of British room-mate two days after court rules her responsible for fatal blow

02 May 2014

Michelangelo's David 'has weak ankles'

Weak ankles leave Michelangelo's statue of the boy warrior David vulnerable to collapse, Italian scientists confirm with new tests

01 May 2014

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Dolce & Gabbana tax evasion verdict upheld, but they won’t be going to prison

Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana’s tax evasion ruling has been upheld, but the designers won’t have to serve their one year and six month prison sentences

30 Apr 2014

Archive: Knox reacts to court's reasoning for murder retrial

An Italian court publishes its reasoning behind retrial murder convictions for American student Amanda Knox and Italian Raffaele Sollecito

29 Apr 2014

Knox dealt fatal blow that killed Meredith Kercher, say Italian judges

Explaining reasoning for reconviction of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito

29 Apr 2014

Berlusconi vows to free Italy's 'prisoner' dogs

Former prime minister appeals to pet owners ahead of European elections, with promises of tax breaks on pet food and the release of 150,000 dogs in state kennels

28 Apr 2014

Building the Picture: the uncanny made convincing

Art An exhibition about architecture in painting offers a refreshing perspective on an existing collection, says Alastair Sooke

28 Apr 2014

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Pope Francis makes saints of Popes John XXIII and John Paul II

Crowd of a million people or more gathers to witness Pope Francis make saints of two of his predecessors, in an event unprecedented in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church

27 Apr 2014

Berlusconi's holocaust jibe provokes German outrage

Former Italian leader tells supporters at election rally that 'for the Germans, the concentration camps never existed'

27 Apr 2014

Timelapse: thousands gather for saints ceremony

Video Watch a timelapse of the thousands of pilgrims who gathered from dawn in St Peter's Square for the canonisation ceremony of Popes John XXIII and John Paul II

27 Apr 2014

Robert Mugabe meets Pope Francis at sainthood ceremony

The Zimbabwean president is allowed to meet the Pontiff as EU travel ban does not apply to the Vatican

27 Apr 2014

Popes John Paul II and John XXIII declared saints

Thousands of Catholics gather in the Vatican for Pope Francis' canonisation of Popes John Paul II and John XXIII in a massive celebration in St Peter's Square

27 Apr 2014

Pope Francis makes saints of Popes John XXIII and John Paul II

Crowds of around a million gather in Rome to witness historic canonisation in St Peter's Square

27 Apr 2014

Farmers in Italy's South Tyrol region want an end to bear hunting ban

The farmers say the success of an EU project to reintroduce brown bears to northern Italy is causing a growing threat to their livestock

27 Apr 2014

Brown bears ravage livestock in Italy

Video Farmers in northern Italy say the success of an EU project to reintroduce brown bears to the area is causing a growing threat to their livestock

27 Apr 2014

Huge crowds gather in Rome for canonisation of two popes

Crowd of a million people or more expected to witness Pope Francis make saints of two of his predecessors, in an event unprecedented in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church

27 Apr 2014

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Saints by numbers

As Rome prepares to canonise two popes on the same day for the first time, we reveal some other exceptional saintly records

26 Apr 2014

Pope John Paul II profile

He travelled more than any other Pope in history, helped bring about the collapse of Communism through his support of the Solidarity movement in his native Poland, and is remembered for his charisma and warmth

26 Apr 2014

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Pope John XXIII profile

He's nicknamed “the Good Pope” for his sense of humour, quick wit and reformist agenda, which have invited comparisons with Pope Francis

26 Apr 2014

Four popes, two saints and a billion Catholics watching: Rome faces historic day

Pope Francis will declare two predecessors saints in the biggest Vatican event for years, despite continuing controversy over whether John Paul II and John XXIII deserve to be canonised

26 Apr 2014

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Pope John Paul II was 'no saint but a man who covered up sin'

Victims of clerical sexual abuse campaign against canonisation of Pope John Paul II

25 Apr 2014

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