ROME-- Several people have been injured in a confrontation between protestors against tax collection agency Equitalia and riot police.

ROME-- A 32 year-old man was murdered and two others wounded in a Camorra assassination ten miles north of Naples.

ROME– Police raided Monte dei Paschi di Siena headquarters as part of an investigation into the bank’s expensive acquisition of the Antonveneta bank in 2008.

ROME-- Italian cruise operator Costa Cruises saw a sharp rise in bookings last month, after the slump in sales following the fatal Concordia disaster earlier this year.

ROME -- A woman who claims to have attended one of Berlusconi’s infamous “bunga bunga” parties told the court of the sex games that took place there including the simulation of oral sex on a statue

ROME-- The managing director of power company Ansaldo Nucleare was injured in an attack which has been linked to anarchist terror group Brigate Rosse.

ROME-- A Piedmontese town has been praised by President Giorgio Napolitano for its decision to confer honorary citizenship on 450 children born in Italy to foreign parents

ROME --  The first "Katanpää" class mine countermeasures vessel, made in Italy, has bolstered Finland's Navy.

ROME-- Hundreds of so-called ‘recession widows’ and their supporters marched in Bologna to draw attention to the spate of suicides precipitated by the financial crisis.

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?”

ROME--  Doctors report that ex-prime minister Giulio Andreotti has passed a "peaceful" night in hospital, where he was admitted with heart problems.

ROME -- A Genoa court has sentenced a parish priest to just under 10 years in prison for child sex abuse.

ROME-- Seven-time prime minister and senator for life Giulio Andreotti has been rushed to hospital with heart problems said to be complications of a respiratory infection.

ROME-- Italians are being encouraged to report wasteful public spending online as part of a new initiative which aims to save over 2.1bn euros by the end of the year.

ROME -- Meredith Kercher’s father, John, has published a book about his daughter and his family’s gruelling experience during the investigation into her murder.

ROME -- Until Aug. 27, the Leopold Museum in Vienna hosts the exhibition 'Klimt persönlich', dedicated to the great master Gustav Klimt, one of the finest contributors to Art Nouveau.

ROME--  Two men were stabbed inside the church of Santa Maria in Trastevere at a free lunch for the area’s poor and homeless on Sunday.

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-- In just four months, more than 50 women have been murdered in Italy in what is being described as a "social emergency".

ROME -- A cat loving charity is organising a 12 day tour of Italy’s cultural and catty hotspots.

ROME -- Finnish flag carrier Finnair has reported excellent financial results for the first quarter of 2012 for its Italy branch.

ROME -- The United Nations Security Council has adopted a resolution which enables an observer mission in Syria. Italy has announced its support of the mission.

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