Florence, Italy News

The seventh edition of the Florence Biennale of Contemporary Art will take place at the historic Fortezza da Basso from 5th - 13th December 2009.

A battle breaks out among men in armor. Assassin's Creed II Systems: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Price: $59.99 Rating: M for mature Italian crime families have become a staple of video games during the past few years, starring in hits such as Grand Theft Auto: Vice City , The Godfather and Mafia .

Researchers are invited to contribute their abstracts to the World Congress on Osteoporosis 2010 , the largest global meeting devoted to all aspects of osteoporosis and osteoarthritis research and patient care.

A jar containing two of Galileo's missing fingers has been located. The jar containing the digits has been missing for more than a century.

Barbie, the iconic children's doll, is dressed in a traditional head-to-toe burka in her latest incarnation.

Florence, Italy And Seville, Spain - GE Oil & Gas' advanced steam turbine technology has won CSP Today's Best Applied Research and Development Award for innovation in concentrated solar power .

Occasionally, even those on holiday in Florence need an escape from their vacation.

One of the world's most famous children's toys, Barbie, has been given a makeover - wearing a burkha.

Robert Pattinson The Twilight Saga: New Moon make Italy home Have you seen The Twilight Saga: New Moon yet? Or, are you going for a second time? When you do, take a good look at Volterra, resident location for the Robert Pattinson Edward Cullen character and all his blood-sucking buddies when you do.

This photo shows a finger from Galileoa s right hand, removed in 1737 from the great Tuscan scientista s corpse as it was being transferred to the monumental tomb in the Basilica of Santa Croce.

Joanelle Mulrain worked at a feverish pitch to complete seven paintings while battling a giant kidney stone.

It sounds fairly benign in English but clandestino has Italian media roiled up. It's the word of choice for some for those in the country illegally - " the "illegals" of Italy's immigration debate.

An Italian art expert says evidence suggests Leonardo da Vinci once painted a nude version of his famous Mona Lisa .

The historic Biblioteca Ambrosiana on Tuesday unveiled 280 drawings by such masters as Raphael and Leonardo da Vinci collected by a 17th-century friar that have just returned from a Florence studio where they were restored for years.

It was also home to a young assassin named Ezio, whose arsenal includes a hidden blade, repaired by Leonardo, that he'll use to avenge the deaths of his father and brothers.

To paraphrase Dorothy Parker upon her return to her New Yorker column after a long absence, maybe you just thought I was out in the ladies room this whole time, but there's no truth to it.

A Marist college student has died after falling from a steep flight of stairs leading to an ancient church in Rome, Italy.

"Assassin's Creed 2," a new videogame from Ubisoft, hits stores on Tuesday in a hotly anticipated swirl of treachery, swordplay, history, and artistry set in scenic Renaissance Italy.

Since 2000 I have attended dozens of weddings in Italy and I have realized the importance of a great celebrant for a successful ceremony.

An East Central University sponsored trip to Venice, Florence and Rome takes place in May 2010.