An Italian court has ruled that a 13-year-old boy be removed from his mother's custody due to an alleged "personality disorder" linked to having "almost exclusively female role models".
An Italian priest is being investigated for embezzlement after squandering €100,000 which was intended for the poor on cars, holidays - and cosmetic treatments for his mother.
A young model of Moroccan origin is determined to ignore insults and threats she has received on social media and pursue her dream of becoming Miss Italy.
Italy’s far-right Northern League party has accused a hairdresser in the northern Italian city of Padua of racism for charging white customers more than black customers.
An Italian policeman accused of raping a 16-year-old Australian staying with him through the Couchsurfing website left her defenceless by spiking a drink with tranquilizers, prosecuting lawyers said on Tuesday.
A chemist in the northern Italian city of Padua has caused a stir for displaying sex toys in its window, although the owner told The Local the products are being sold for “therapeutic” purposes.
A piazza in central Padua went into lockdown on Saturday over a suspected bomb, which turned out to be a romantic gesture marking the spot a couple had their first kiss.
The mayor of Padua has said that no more permits will be granted for the construction of mosques in the northern Italian city in the wake of the shooting at the offices of Charlie Hebdo, the satirical magazine, in Paris on Wednesday.
An Italian mother has insisted her outrage over the fact that her daughter is the only Italian in a school full of children with foreign backgrounds does not stem from racism but from concerns over "culture and education".
The mayor of Padua, in north-east Italy, announced on social media that crucifixes must be hung on the walls of all schools and offices across the city.
An Italian man has been convicted of “stalking” his neighbours after they complained about the “noisy” outpourings of passion inflicted on them whenever he had sex with his girlfriend.
Two Slovenians have reported the owner of a bar in the northern Italian city of Padua to police after they were charged €30 for two coffees, a bottle of water and two ‘tramazzinis’, a usually inexpensive ‘snack’ sandwich that is popular in bars across the country.
It can spoil an otherwise pleasant time in a restaurant, bar or other public venue: nature calls, but the toilets are filthy. Now the worst ones in Italy are about to be exposed, thanks to a new website.
Padua has the highest level of ozone pollution in Europe, while other Italian cities also have dangerously high levels, according to a new report by the European Environment Agency (EEA).
Italians in the north east are on the hunt for traces of a fireball which raced across the sky in the early hours of Tuesday morning and "unsettled pets".
