Pro Artibus’summer exhibition Social Videoscapes from the North, on display at Gallery Elverket in Tammisaari, Finland till September 8th, focuses on contemporary video art from the Nordic countries.

ROME--As a young reporter in Lebanon, Richard Beeston faced down an execution squad and at one point found himself given honorary command of a company of Muslim militiamen.

ROME-Rafael Nadal won his lucky seventh trophy at the Rome Masters Sunday, crushing Roger Federer 6-1, 6-3 as Serena Williams picked up her second at Foro Italico after 11 years with both players h

BEIRUT – Domenico Quirico, the Italian reporter missing in Syria for more than a month, is presumed to be “in Syrian Government captivity,” diplomatic sources said Friday.

ROME- Cinema America in the tourist-packed and commercial Trastevere has been occupied by students, locals, social activists, and civic associations, after being abandoned for 15 years.

 PALERMO -- The historical centre of Sicily's capital houses the last “Opera dei Pupi.”  An ancient marionette theatre, the tradition links its roots back to the ‘chanson de geste’ era (Old French literary epics), and Mimmo Cuticchio is its sole heir.

Pope Benedict and his successor could hardly be more different, but between them they have a good chance of revolutionizing the image of the Roman Catholic Church.

  LONDON -- In 2008, I remember the feelings of dismay felt by savers who had deposited funds into Icelandic banks offering strong returns on deposit accounts.

 ROME -- VIP guests and senior diplomats gathered at the smart Excelsior Hotel on the Via Veneto to celebrate Kuwait's national day with the ambassador of the Emirate, Sheikh Jaber Dnaij Al-Ibrahim

ROME- Beppe Grillo has fiercely dismissed an Espresso report disclosing his links to 13 offshore accounts in Costa Rica.

ROME-- David Rossi, the communications wizard at troubled Monte dei Paschi plunged to his death from the window of his office at the bank’s medieval headquarters in Siena.