Forza Italia leader and most likely center right candidate for premier or media tycoon and three-time Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi could find himself back in power as soon as next week as PM Romano Prodi of Italy will seek vote of confidence today.

Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi has called for a vote of confidence on his government in both houses of parliament.

The Italian government has appointed former police chief Gianni de Gennaro to resolve the waste disposal crisis in the Naples region.

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Italian Finance Minister Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa says he favours Air France-KLM's bid to take over the national carrier Alitalia.

As Christmas is rapidly approaching, Swedes are wondering what Italy has against a major Swedish holiday treat.

A hungry wolf descended from the mountains in Aquila, central Italy, and went to a local bar searching for food, the Italian ANSA new agency said on Tuesday.

Overseas property investors or those seeking to move abroad will need to know how close their new homes are to communication networks. This simple requirement makes accessibility to a region one of the key features when buying property abroad. Now Italian property has improved a new high speed rail network is making this region the place to invest.

General transport strike in Italy disrupted train operation and cancelled flights, private cars packed the streets. The workers demand more investment in the sector.

Italian centre-right leader Silvio Berlusconi, under attack from his coalition allies, said he was launching a new party and would dissolve the Forza Italy group he founded in the early 1990s.

Authorities detained four people Monday accused of taking part in riots triggered by the accidental shooting of a soccer fan by a police officer in Italy.

Four Americans were killed and six others injured when a US Blackhawk helicopter crashed in northern Italy, a fire brigade official said. He said all the Americans were members of the US military.