Bolzano Province

Iceman reward row settled

A long-running battle over a finder's fee for Italy's famous Iceman mummy has been settled.

Iceman welcomes world's mummies

Italy's famed Iceman will get company this week as mummies from all over the world arrive for a major show in this northern Italian city.

Frog hunger strike councillor hospitalised

An Italian local politician on hunger strike over a sculpture of a crucified frog fell ill and was admitted to hospital on Thursday.

Crucified frog row rumbles on

An ongoing row over a sculpture of a crucified frog on show in a Bolzano museum gained momentum on Wednesday when a Catholic politician reported the work to the police for public obscenity.

Pope off on holiday

Pope Benedict XVI left Castel Gandolofo Monday for his summer holiday in the mountain town of Bressanone in Italy's northern Alto Adige region.

Crucified frog sparks anger

A sculpture of a crucified frog that went on show in a Bolzano museum this weekend has sparked a backlash from local clerics and politicians who want the work removed.