Sup

Culture

Italy’s 'unluckiest' town hopes to break curse with lottery win

Many Italians won't even say its name out loud in case it brings bad luck, but the town of Colobraro is hoping its attempt to win big in the lottery will help it shed its reputation as the country's 'most cursed' town.

Wine

Italy's holy wine falls prey to bad weather

Vin santo, the celebrated Italian dessert wine from Tuscany, could be in scarce supply after one of Tuscany's biggest producers revealed it will not be making any in 2014.

Italy

Court upholds Berlusconi ban from public office

Italy's supreme court on Tuesday upheld a two-year ban from public office against former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi who had filed an appeal with the country's top court.

Crime

'Peeing in street not a crime if urgent': court

A 55-year-old civil servant has been acquitted for urinating in a street in Lamon, in the northern province of Belluno, after Italy's highest court deemed the act to be “urgent”.