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ROME- The weak economy is visible to all but there is a parallel system crack at least as dangerous to the country’s wellbeing and stability, undermining the very structures of the country.

ROME- Romans are a lot like New Yorkers: they are thick-skinned to outsiders and seemingly unaffected by the qualms of visitors.

ROME- It is obvious enough but has to be said: there is no perfect electoral
system. If we want to elect a legislature, there are two major issues to

ROME- Instead of winding down for the summer break, Italy has a corruption scandal in the north, a major mafia investigation in the south and regional governments with serious budget deficits acros

ROME-When Margaret Thatcher made an unscheduled speech to a Tory election rally in Plymouth, the local cinema was showing “The Mummy returns”. She started her speech by mentioning this and adding “

ROME- If I am lucky I can park my car in Paradise – piazza del Paradiso, so named for a mediæval inn known for its gastronomic delights.

The Holy See’s appointment of Greg Burke to oversee communications may herald his conservative Opus Dei movement resuming control again over the public image of the Catholic Church.

ROME-The dazzling Diamond Jubilee birthday party of Queen Elizabeth II held in Villa Wolkonski was an outstanding effort by British Ambassador, Christopher Prentice and his talented staff.

PORTRUSH, COUNTYANTRIM --If any picture is worth a thousand words, it must be this one.

ROME -- 1992 was a traumatic year for Italy. This year has seen a wave of commemorations of those events.

ROME --  “I’ll be home late tonight, there’s an important meeting.” “Sure darling, I’ll keep the minestrone warm for you.” “Did they fix the sink?”

Italy is known for its macho, misogynistic culture, not at all helped by its former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's 'bunga bunga' antics.

The FAO's new chief has taken promising steps toward reversing the demoralisation that stymied the UN agency under the pisspoor leadership of Jacques Diouf.

ROME – While celebrating the 67^thAnniversary of Liberation Day many Italians will be wondering why their democratic country is being managed by unelected technocrats. 

ROME -- How much does politics cost? Italians and Americans have very different figures but they both have the same answer… too much.

ROME -- Umberto Bossi began his political career attacking the thieving capital, Roma ladrona, as a vampire which sucked the hard-earned taxes of honest northerners.

ROME -- I left New York at 34 because every bone in my body could feel that the window was closing.

ROME -- The most shocking aspect of Saturday’s riot in Rome was the fact that it did not come as a shock.

ROME -- Europe is on the brink and its youth is getting angry.

 ROME -- If the United States goes bankrupt this afternoon, when will they hold the garage sale?