The days leading up to Christmas in Italy were characterised by a debate, in the media, on whether a woman who has been in an irreversible coma for almost 17 years should be allowed the right to die....

Before Christmas, there were fears that owners of restaurants and gift shops would have been negatively affected during what is considered to be the busiest season for them due to the period of economic difficulty that has gripped the world...

Each and every target reached should be the first step towards an even higher achievement....

Italy last week announced that joint Libyan and Italian patrols will start as from this month with the aim of stemming the tide of irregular migrant arrivals from North Africa....

Those who would like to know what is really going on in this blessed country, and who quite rightly choose not to be led astray by the many opinion leaders who, ...

With effect from 1 January, Vatican City has divorced from Italian law, changing the system under which laws adopted by the Italian parliament were automatically adopted by the smallest state in the world....

The image is timeless. It has been turned into a monogram of black with a red background. It symbolises the power of the youth left, a restless spirit, revolution and well, fashion....

After a razor’s edge general election, the political demise of former Labour leader Alfred Sant, euro adoption and Schengen zone entry and social turmoil over utility rates – 2008 will certainly be a hard act for 2009 to follow....

It is hard to believe that 2008, with all its trials and tribulations is over. As the clock strikes midnight, we will enter a new year, 2009, leaving 2008 to the history books....

The phrase became commonly known in the US and British shock and awe campaign in the last Gulf War....