Mayor to work as street sweeper The mayor of a Piemonte town on Wednesday pledged to don dustmen's overalls and clean the streets of his city every morning in a bid to keep the costs of urban cleaning costs to a minimum.
Pricey sandwich outrages British Tourist A British tourist on Wednesday complained to police after being presented with a 30-euro bill for three sandwiches at a bar in a Sicilian seaside village.
Italian DJS to mix drink-drive messages Italian DJs on Monday pledged to help cut down post-disco road traffic deaths caused by drunk-driving following a horrific accident in Puglia that killed seven young people over the weekend.
Homicides down in Italy, work-related deaths on the rise The number of homicides in Italy has been steadily declining while work-related deaths have been rising, according to a new study by the socio-economic think-tank Censis.
Mothers bare for breastfeeding More than 100 mothers hitched up their shirts and breastfed their babies in public here on Tuesday in a bid to tackle the Italian public's squeamish attitude to the issue.
Italy's population may hit 67 million in 2051 Italy's resident population in 2051 could climb to 67 million, compared to 59 million today, with more elderly people and immigrants and fewer children, according to a report by national statistics bureau Istat.
Gay children accepted by families, study says Having a gay child is not a big deal for most Italian families, researchers at the University of Piedmont said on Wednesday.
Young Italians reading more Young people in Italy read more books than their French, Spanish and German peers, a new survey by the research group Censis revealed on Monday.
Government lobbied for gay hate crime law Gay rights organisations on Monday called on the government to draw up a new law on gay hate crimes following a series of attacks on homosexuals that have taken place in the last week.
Farmers raise biodiversity alarm The Italian Confederation of Farmers (CIA) on Thursday appealed to restaurant owners across the country to include rare native ingredients on their menus in a bid to prevent them disappearing forever.
Anti-mafia pasta to help pensioners Special 'anti-Mafia' pasta will be on sale in Italy's main squares on Sunday with profits going to help the elderly, national senior citizens' resource network Auser said Thursday.
Sexism blocks women scientists Sexist attitudes among Italian men are preventing female scientists making the progress they deserve, a top oncologist and former health minister said on Monday.
Italy's first gypsy federation formed Italy's beleaguered Roma population on Monday announced the creation of its first Italian federation in a bid to give an official voice to the country's gypsies.
More Italian men consider plastic surgery Half of Italian men between the ages of 30 and 50 have made an appointment with a specialist to discuss having plastic surgery or other appearance-related procedures, according to a report presented at the National Congress of Italian Plastic Surgeons on Friday.
Italy tops for kids, not for moms Italy is the best place in the world to be for children but not for their mothers, according to the 2008 Mother's Day Report Card put out by the Save the Children charity organization.
Motherhood worries for Italian women Almost 40% of Italian mothers believe that having children is a daily struggle, according to a new report by the Doxa research institute on Monday.
Teens choose morning-after pill Image-conscious teens in Italy are opting for the morning-after pill instead of taking regular contraceptive medication because they are worried about getting fat, Italian gynaecologists warned on Friday.
Vatican brushes off time's Pope snub The Vatican on Friday played down the absence of Pope Benedict XVI from a list of the 100 most influential people in the world drawn up by the American magazine Time.
Bad feeling towards immigrants grows Italian antipathy towards immigrants has almost doubled in the last year, outgoing Interior Minister Giuliano Amato said Tuesday.
