ROME -- Italian Democratic Party secretary Matteo Renzi is well on his way to stardom.

EDINBURGH -This time next year, the country known as the United Kingdom may be about to disappear -If Scotland's separatist government gets its way in a referendum planned for September, the 300-ye

SAN SALVADOR, Bahamas - At this time of hope for what the new year may bring, it would be useful to look at the legacy we carry with us from the year we leave behind -It was a year full of events -

New claims regarding the discovery of the body of Aldo Moro and the arrest of a senior Vatican official show how past mysteries still condition life in Italy, and within the walls of Vatican City.

ROME -- Could real change be underway in Vatican City? There are hopeful signs.

ROME- The subject of racism in Italy became more relevant this week after a Northern League councilor in Padua asked on  Facebook why no one raped Italy's first black cabinet minister Cécile Kyenge

ROME -- Italian analysts study local polls with the care of soothsayers in entrails and flight of birds to foresee Italy's future but this time there is more detachment

ROME-- Both Italian and UK news headlines have been tainted this month by the recent re-application of the Gelmini law, which has seen the salaries of up to 91 foreign lecturers, or lettori as they are known in Italian, being slashed by up to sixty per cent.

ROME-- Like the odour of a stale changing room, the smell of fascism keeps on reappearing. Stale sweat and cheap cigarettes just need some springcleaning but while Italy’s houses tend to be spotless, the political house leaves a lot to be desired.