Emilia-Romagna

Ferrara looks at quieter side of native son Boldini

An upcoming exhibition in Ferrara promises to show a quieter, more reflective side of Giovanni Boldini, a local boy who made it big painting flashy portraits of high-society Paris.

Honeymooners positive

A Bologna couple who returned from a honeymoon in New York at the weekend were confirmed Thursday as Italy's latest sufferers from the A/H1N1 flu virus.

No trace of kidnapped ex-broker

Police still have no leads on the whereabouts of a 69-year-old retired broker who was kidnapped Monday morning by three men.

Breast cancer virus created

Italian researchers have created a genetically modified virus they say holds out hope of more effective treatment for the most aggressive forms of breast cancer.

Attic chic on the Adriatic

Adam Butler visits a startlingly modern apartment in Rimini.

Trial sought for cops in 'beating' case

Italian prosecutors on Friday filed charges against ten Parma policemen accused of beating up a Ghanaian student they mistook for a drug pusher.

Sirloin Bruschetta with Gorgonzola cream

We catch up with award winning celebrity chef Todd English, who filmed "Slow Food, Fast Cars"..

Work starts on Modena's Enzo Ferrari Museum

The first stone was symbolically set on Monday for the future Enzo Ferrari Museum which will center on the home here where the man who built the Italian sporting legend was born in 1898.

Fascist memorabilia banned in Mussolini's hometown

The hometown of Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini on Wednesday banned the display in shops of swastikas, cudgels and merchandise bearing Fascist mottos in an attempt to spruce up the town's image.