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Thomas to make Food Security presentation at FAO meet in Rome

Last Updated: Saturday, October 5, 2013, 19:52

Food Minister K V Thomas is scheduled to make a presentation on the National Food Security Act at an FAO conference next week in Rome.

Italian Senate panel recommends Berlusconi`s expulsion

Last Updated: Saturday, October 5, 2013, 12:23

An Italian Senate committee on Friday recommended that former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi be expelled from parliament after his conviction for tax fraud, paving the way for a final decision this month that could seal his political fate.

Don`t be too spiritual: Pope to nuns

Last Updated: Saturday, October 5, 2013, 11:19

Pope Francis Friday berated the nuns whose fixed smiles betray "a lack of joy that comes from within".

Berlusconi lawmakers to quit if ex-premier ousted

Last Updated: Friday, September 27, 2013, 12:46

Italy`s Senate president says nearly all the senators of Silvio Berlusconi`s party have vowed to resign if the former premier is ousted from Parliament for his tax fraud conviction.

Roma beat Lazio in Rome derby

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 24, 2013, 12:50

AS Roma beat 10-man Lazio 2-0 in the Rome derby thanks to two second half goals in an Italian Serie A league match.

Vatican panel member faces lawsuit over gay remarks

Last Updated: Saturday, August 17, 2013, 15:57

A former economy minister in Italy said he was suing a woman member of the new Vatican financial reform panel, who is also a journalist, over tweets she made claiming he is gay.

Italian court fines man for calling Italy `shit country`

Last Updated: Saturday, July 6, 2013, 09:53

The Supreme Court of Cassation in Italy convicted a pensioner of "contempt for the nation" and fined him 1,000 euros after the man called Italy a "shit country".

Silvio Berlusconi slams sex trial verdict, insists innocent

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 08:42

Former PM Silvio Berlusconi hit out at his conviction by a Milan court for paying for sex with an underage prostitute and abuse of office, insisting he was "utterly innocent" and accusing the judges of persecution.

Top 10 European cities Lonely Planet thinks you shoud hit

Last Updated: Saturday, June 22, 2013, 12:25

Travel guide Lonely Planet has released its choices for the top European destinations for 2013 and nowhere in sight is Paris or Rome.

Dogs kill disabled 83-year-old woman in Italy

Last Updated: Saturday, June 22, 2013, 09:49

Police have arrested an 83-year-old disabled woman`s daughter and her partner after two dogs allegedly mauled the bed-ridden woman to death at her home in northern Italy.

A couch for culture

Last Updated: Friday, June 21, 2013, 13:54

Local experience worldwide, cultural exchange and free stay are Couch Surfing features that have attracted several in the country.

Woman jailed in Italy for dumping baby in toilet

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 21:03

A court in Rome Tuesday sentenced a young Romanian woman to four years in prison on attempted murder charges after she abandoned her newborn baby inside a toilet in a restaurant.