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Cardinal George Pell has denied he sexually abused children. Photo: Andreas Solaro/AFP

Vatican finance chief denies sexually abusing boys

Cardinal George Pell said the allegations are "utterly false".

Australia sends victims to Rome for child abuse hearing

A group of Italian school children want to buy the paradise isle of Budelli. Photo: Luca Giudicatti

Hands off! School kids try to buy paradise island for Italy

They want to keep the much-loved Budelli out of foreign hands.

Firemen rescued a two-year-old girl from a bank safe on Thursday. Photo: Vigili del Fuoco

Italian firemen rescue child locked in bank safe

This is why you shouldn't take your children to the bank.

Sicily's Céfalu. Photo: Miguel Virkunnen Carvalho

Forget Cinque Terre: these hidden gems are even better

Ten sure-fire places to avoid maddening throngs of tourists.

Opinion

Photo: Filippo Monteforte/AFP

Gay unions: will Italy blow this chance to boost its image?

The eyes of the world are on Italy as it heads towards another vote on gay unions. But will common sense trump bigotry this time?

Milan demonstrators during a march to remember the victims of organized crime in 2010. Photo: Damien Meyer/AFP

More informants needed to break mafia's grip on north

The mafia uses legitimate business in the north to recycle huge amounts of cash.

Presented by Weroom

Photo courtesy of Weroom.

8 things you learn in an international flatshare

Sometimes living abroad means living with foreigners - and that means things can get pretty weird. So what do you learn when you share an apartment with someone totally new?

Donald Trump issued a statement criticizing the Pope on Thursday. Photo: Jim Watson/AFP

Donald Trump slams Pope for 'disgusting' Christian jibe

But the attack may have been a bid to win votes...

Luigi Di Maio, the heir apparent to the Five Star Movement, and founder Beppe Grillo. Photo: Andreas Solaro/AFP

Tactical triumph or road to ruin for Italy's Five Star?

The party sparked fury when it back-tracked on Italy's gay unions bill earlier this week.

Fury as Italian leaders stall on gay unions

Many witnesses saw a meteorite fall over northern Italy on Wednesday evening. Photo: YouReporter

Falling meteorite lights up skies over northern Italy

Was it a bird? Was it a plane? No – it was probably a just a piece of falling space junk.

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Photo: Flickr/Pictures of Money

US taxes and FATCA: 'The time for hiding is over'

It's a new year and that means a new season of taxes. Americans must report their income to the IRS no matter where they live - or face hefty fines. Are you ready?

The "Oriental Massages" parlour in Palermo featured oak bathtubs as well as low-lit rooms with double beds. Photo: Polizia di Stato

Sicilians cash in on 'buy 10 get one free' sex scheme

Ever wondered what goes on in Italy's shady 'massage parlours'?

Features

Holly and Gianluca on their wedding day in Capri.

How these star-crossed lovers met their Italian Romeos

And none of them met online...

The Local list

Photo: Luca Sartoni

Tourist types you'll meet in Italy: which one are you?

So are you the sort that "pushes" the Leaning Tower of Pisa?

Forget these stale old stereotypes about dating an Italian. Photo: Alex De Carvalho

Busted: five pernicious myths about dating an Italian

A lot has been written about what it's like to date an Italian - and most of it is nonsense.

The Local list

Photo: Danny Nicholson

Ten fantastic holidays for Italy-loving foodies

With our guide to Italian cookery holidays, you can plan a trip to Italy which will give you a real taste for the country.

Children disembark from a boat at the Brindisi harbor, southern Italy, in September 2014. Photo: DFF/AFP

5,000 migrant kids vanished in Italy: but where are they?

In an increasingly worrying element of the refugee crisis, at least 10,000 have disappeared in Europe.

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Some 900 jobs could go as a result of a tie-up between Italy's Meridiana and Qatar Airways. Photo: Paco Serinelli/AFP

Italian airline seeks 900 job cuts in Qatar deal

A deal is expected to be clinched during the first half of this year.

Sting's Tuscan wine has been named among Italy's best. Photo: Sylvian Thomas/AFP

Every sip you take: Sting's wine among Italy's best

Apparently, the wine "fills your mouth and then caresses your taste buds."

Bilal Erdogan moved to Bologna last August. Photo: Ozan Kose/AFP

Erdogan's son probed for money laundering in Italy

Bilal Erdogan moved to Bologna last year.

Police discovered the students were using converted marker pens to smoke weed in school. in Turin. Photo: Carabinieri Torino

Turin students busted for turning pens into e-joints

Honestly, children today...

Matteo Marzotto, his sister Diamante and businessman Massimo Caputi were given nominal ten-month prison sentences. Photo: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP

Italian textile magnates convicted of €70m tax fraud

The tax evasion is linked to the 2007 sale of Valentino.

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Vasiliy Shkafer as Mozart and Fyodor Shalyapin as Salieri. Photo: Russian Private Opera, 1898

Long-lost Mozart score found in Prague

A long-lost collaborative effort between composers and putative rivals Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri has been found at a Czech museum, its spokeswoman said Friday.

Photo: Basel prosecutor's office

Criminal probe opened after musician vanishes

Police continue to search for a 40-year-old Basel musician who has not been seen for more than a week.

Police at Cologne central station. Photo: DPA

Reports of three refugees in Cologne attacks 'wrong'

Numbers circulating in English-language media about the number of refugees involved in crimes in Cologne on New Year's Eve are wrong, Cologne prosecutors say.

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