Rome  - Italy's Senate approved Wednesday a controversial law branded by the opposition as "Save the Premier" because it paves the way for the suspension of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's corru

Rome  - Italy's centre-right government vowed Monday to press on with a controversial proposal to deploy hundreds of soldiers to help police combat crime and maintain public order, including dealin

Rome  - A cabinet minister in Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's government on Friday welcomed the outcome of the Irish referendum.

Florence, Italy  - Girls are better than boys in reading, but they also can keep up with boys in mathematics when the genders are on a more equal footing in their native countries, according to res

Catania, Italy - Six workers a

Turin, Italy  - Fiat has revealed a nifty city concept car, the Phylla, which can run on solar energy supplementing a battery pack that can also be charged from the electric grid.

Built on an aluminium space frame with a triangular design, the car offers all-round visibility useful for city driving.

The cabin volume is defined by an asymmetrical layout of pillars which contour the triangular glass surfaces that can be replaced by solar panels. The layout with all-round visibility helps especially when parking in typical city driving conditions.