Italy, Turkey, and Greece have signed an agreement to build a pipeline to bring natural gas from the Caspian and the Middle East to European markets, Italy's Edison gas company said Thursday.

When native designer Valentino packed his bags for the catwalks of Paris 17 years ago, Rome's fall from the pinnacle of fashion glory appeared complete.

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A week after Italian designer Gianfranco Ferre died the fashion house that bears his name presented its summer show for men to a tearful audience that gave him a posthumous ovation.

Russia and Italy signed Saturday a memorandum on the construction of a new natural gas pipeline from Russia to Europe across the Black Sea.

Gianfranco Ferre, the Italian designer known as the "architect of fashion" for his structured, sculpted shapes and for his groundbreaking tenure at Christian Dior, has died, a hospital said. He was 62.

President Bush is meeting in Rome with Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi for talks expected on Afghanistan, Lebanon, Iran, the Balkans and Kosovo.

If you are looking for a European tourist destination, consider the island of Sicily, a region of southern Italy. Depending on your interests, this beautiful area can be an ideal vacation spot. You can get classic Italian food, and wash it down with fine local wine. And parts of Sicily haven't yet been discovered by tourists.

After consumers of Italy protested what they said were excessively high ticket prices Barbra Streisand has canceled her concert in Rome next month.

A majority of Italians think Premier Romano Prodi's center-left government has not done a good job in its first year in office, according to a poll published Thursday.

World champions Italy have reclaimed top spot from Argentina in FIFA's world rankings. Argentina had knocked them off their pedestal for one month but the Azzuri's Euro 2008 qualifying victory over Scotland last month restored them to number one.

The Italian parliament today is holding an open hearing into developments related to the kidnapping and release in Afghanistan of Italian journalist Daniele Mastrogiacomo.