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Criminologist Dr Enrico de Simone of Verona, Italy, has warned of a growing threat posed by criminal gangs that are increasingly hiring shamans and occultists for protection against rivals and law enforcement agents.

The management board of Italian steel group ILVA has resigned, the company said on Saturday, following the seizure of 8 billion euros of assets from its controlling company in connection with allegations of environmental crimes.

Jordanian and U.S. special forces take part in a hijacked plane rescue simulation during their "Eager Lion" military exercise in Amman, May 27, 2012.

Kanye West fans expecting to see the rapper's "New Slaves" projections at various locations throughout Houston, only saw flashing lights instead.

A portrait of Father Giuseppe "Pino" Puglisi, an outspoken anti-Mafia advocate, hangs over about 80,000 people during his beatification ceremony in Palermo on May 25, 2013.

Western Paintings That Changed the World, a new two-part Farnsworth lecture series, will take place Wednesdays, May 29 and June 5, at 5:30 p.m. at the Strand Theatre, 345 Main St.

Italian consumer morale fell unexpectedly in May despite the tax-cutting promises of a new government whose approval ratings are already sliding.

The Mille Miglia was dreamt up one night in 1926 by Count Aymo Maggi, a 23-year-old northern Italian aristocrat, and three of his racing compagni .

Long before the 2003 movie "Under the Tuscan Sun," Americans had a love affair with Tuscany, the Italian region that is home to Florence, Siena and a hundred charming less-famous hill towns.

As other social needs have taken priority in economically turbulent times, however, the country's budget for maintaining and restoring some of its greatest tourist attractions has been drastically reduced.

One Direction's Harry Styles greeted a bunch of his fans in Milan, Italy as the guys were leaving their hotel this month.

Karima el Mahroug stands in a court in Milan, Italy, Friday, May 24, 2013. The woman at the center of ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi's sex scandal has denied in court ever telling a former roommate that she had sex with the then-premier. Karima el Mahroug appeared for a second day of testimony Friday at the trial of three former Berlusconi aides ... (more)

"The heart is really a miraculous organ. It beats 72 times a minute throughout our life, which means billions of times in our lifetime.

The festival founded in Charleston by the late composer Gian Carlo Menotti opens Friday on the steps of Charleston City Hall with a brass fanfare, speeches and a shower of confetti.

At an historic press conference yesterday, two groups fighting to end church terror against children formally joined forces and announced the launching of a public campaign commencing in Rome on September 20.

European Hotel Managers Association c/o Secretariat - Hotel Quirinale - Via Nazionale 7 Rome, 00184 Italy Phone: +39 06 481 88 88 Fax: +39 06 478 80 826 Visit Website Hans Koch was elected as the new President of the European Hotel Managers Association and will run the office for the next 3 years from 2103 to 2105.

International buyers of Tuscan palazzi or villas on the Adriatic have rarely had it so good.

Venice's gondolas are expensive. Buy a three-day pass for the far more affordable vaporetto - canal boat-buses. Photo / Thinkstock All the old English couple probably wanted was to be out of the rain, but when you choose a restaurant as your refuge you need to order something.

Intro: O Sole Mio 1. Long Walk Home 2. My Love Will Not Let You Down 3. Out in the Street 4. Hungry Heart 5. We Take Care of Our Own 6. Wrecking Ball 7. Death to My Hometown 8. Spirit in the Night 9. Rosalita 10.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band resumed their European tour following a week off with a show at the Piazza del Plebiscito in Naples, Italy on Thursday.