Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was treated to a private lap dance in his hotel during an official visit to Brazil early this week, according to media reports.

Archaeologists have discovered a hidden tunnel inside the ancient tomb of Egyptian pharaoh Seti I, who ruled the country more than 3,000 years ago, Egypt’s culture minister Hosni Farouk said on Wednes

An Italian appeals court on Tuesday reduced the prison term handed to Marcello Dell’Utri, a conservative senator and key ally of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

The head of a commission set up by the Catholic church to investigate accusations of clerical sexual abuse in Belgium has resigned.

The Italian police has arrested an Indian man suspected of murdering a fellow Indian whose headless body was found on a beach in a town south of Rome in March.

San Lorenzo del Vallo: The mayor of the small Italian town of San Lorenzo del Vallo is encouraging Hollywood star Mel Gibson to purchase an ancient home there.

The Italian government on Wednesday sparked controversy when it announced Mafia informant Gaspare Spatuzza would not be given police protection as he had taken too long to turn state’s evidence.

Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has purportedly issued a new terror threat to the United States in an audio message posted to jihadist websites.

The northern Italian region of Lombardy is set to pay pregnant women in “economic difficulty” a fee of 4,500 euros if they reject abortion, conservative regional president Roberto Formigoni has said.

A Pakistani schoolgirl living in southern Italy complained to the police after her family allegedly forced her into an arranged marriage with her 34-year-old cousin.