Bari Province

Bari prosecutors lock away recordings in escorts' probe

Prosecutors have locked away audio tapes made by a woman who alleges she was paid to attend parties at Silvio Berlusconi's Rome home, judicial sources said on Thursday as his lawyer dismissed talk the premier might face legal tangles in the case.

Suspected al Qaeda leaders in Europe arrested in Bari

Italy has officially charged two detainees of being leaders of a logistical support team for the Islamic terrorist group al Qaeda.

Bari's Festa di San Nicola

The Festa di San Nicola, or Feast of Saint Nicholas, is one of the grandest celebrations in southern Italy, lasting for three days, the 7, 8, and 9 May in the port city of Bari in Puglia.

The Black Madonna of Sovereto

Every 23 April, the citizens of Terlizzi in the province of Bari honour their patron, the Black Madonna of Sovereto, by transporting her sacred statue from the Duomo of Terlizzi back to where it was found, three kilometres from Terlizzi.

Medvedev to oversee return of Bari's Russian Church

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Italian counterpart Giorgio Napolitano will attend a ceremony to return a Russian orthodox church in the city of Bari to Russia on March 1.

Medvedev to oversee return of Bari's Russian church

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Italian counterpart Giorgio Napolitano will attend a ceremony to return a Russian orthodox church in the city of Bari to Russia on Saturday.

Blaze at Peroni beer plant

A fire broke out at a Peroni beer plant in Bari Friday after two tanks exploded.

Property of the Week: Trullo Moro - Locorotondo - Puglia

Creamy white against the blue sky, the pinnacles of Trullo Il Moro survey the verdant countryside near Locorotondo, in Puglia. Beneath them, four cones of grey limestone slabs top a façade of exposed stones that shine golden in the sun. By Carla Passino

Mayor scotches Sultan's Trullo design

The mayor of UNESCO World Heritage site Alberobello has played down rumours that the Sultan of Oman has set his sights on buying one of the Puglian town's famous trulli.

Degree sale scandal at Bari university

A top southern Italian university was hit by a corruption scandal on Thursday, with the arrest of six people including two lecturers accused of selling degree exams and theses.