Mantua, Italy News

The Aragonese Castle clinging to the clifftop is one of Ischia's impressive sights.

Pope Francis, in the picture with Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, has blessed the Maglia Rosa of Giro d'Italia 2013, which will... The Giro d'Italia got off to an auspicious start on Tuesday, when Catholic Pope Francis, blessed the Maglia Rosa of the 2013 edition of the race.

THE first female chef in Italy to earn three Michelin stars has been named the best female chef in the world for 2013.

NEW DELHI: It was only a matter of time before they hit the middle ground. But the Italians were uncompromising to begin with - in such things Rome draws the line, they said - and fervently hoped Indians would lose the stomach for anything bigger.

It says a lot about opera staging today that when the Metropolitan Opera sets a new production of Rigoletto in 1960 Las Vegas, one breathes a sigh of relief and says: Thank heavens! It could have been so much worse.