A verdict is expected as soon as Wednesday in a landmark case in which 26 American officials are charged with kidnapping a Muslim cleric from the streets of Milan more than six years ago. The case is the first of its kind to contest the practice of...

It has emerged that Silvio Berlusconi may face criminal charges after Italy’s constitutional court threw out a law which gave him immunity from prosecution. According to the BBC, Mr Berlusconi and his lawyers had argued that he needed the...

A week after saying he was as invincible as Superman and a day after claiming that Italians secretly wanted to be like him, Mr Berlusconi said he was fearlessly defending himself and his government from the criticisms of the press. “They are...

Italian coastal patrol vessels were searching the Mediterranean today for the bodies of 73 African migrants believed to have died on a dinghy that ran out of fuel during an attempted crossing to Italy from Libya. Five Eritreans rescued in the dinghy...

Ballot stuffing took on a new meaning in Italy’s parliamentary election on Sunday when a man ate his ballot paper in protest at the country’s politicians.