ROME - Gore Vidal was one of those writers whose public persona grew larger than both his literary reputation and his literary gifts.

The Webb Ellis Trophy Tour team visited Rome this week for the Italian leg of their global journey ahead of the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

ROME - Italy is mourning after beloved actress Anita Ekberg and respected director Francesco Rosi died within hours of each other.

  ROME - Italian authorities are calling for UK pubs that sell imitation Prosecco on tap to face heavy sanctions.

ROME- As Rossana Banti ended wartime work with British forces her commanding officer hoped “her service to the Allies should not pass unrecognised”

 SAN SALVADOR – New hopes and commitments vie with some unsettling issues that require a degree of realism in 2015

ROME -Italian politicians across the spectrum expressed outrage over the Charlie Hebdo terror attack Wednesday as police in Rome stepped up security at media offices and sensitive potential targets

ROME – Italian President Giorgio Napolitano confirmed that he is “close to the end” of his time as head of state, suggesting the “imminent end of 2014” as a cut-off.

 ROME – Matteo Renzo is fighting to restore Italy’s special rapport with Ankara but remains outmanouvred by French President Francois Hollande’s wily diplomacy,