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Buying property in Italy: An illustrated tale

Think buying a home in Italy sounds divine? For Adam Rugnetta, an American in Milan, the experience was more like Dante's Inferno.

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Elderly woman sought over Rome explosion

Police in Rome are searching for an 82-year-old woman in connection with a deadly explosion at an apartment block on Tuesday morning.

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Rome man dies after forgetting house keys

A 68-year-old man from Rome died of a heart attack as he tried to climb into his first-floor apartment to retrieve his keys.

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Italian woman plunges through apartment floor

A woman in southern Italy has survived falling one storey in her apartment block after the entire floor collapsed beneath her feet, Italian media reported on Tuesday.

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Florence couple find boa constrictor in kitchen

A couple from Florence was shocked to find a giant snake in their kitchen after being woken up by what they thought was a burglar.

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Berlusconi's future 'neighbours' up in arms

Italy’s scandal-tainted former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi and his fiancée are rumoured to be on the hunt for a new pad in Rome, but their potential new neighbours are less than impressed.