Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Man, 68, shoots computer dead

An Italian pensioner shot and 'killed' his computer after it kept playing up, police said Tuesday.

Blair calls for political impulse

A new political impulse is required to arrive at a 'two peoples, two nations' solution for Israel and the Palestinian territories, the Quartet on the Middle East's envoy Tony Blair said Friday in the northern city of Trieste.

Italy confirms G8 Trieste invitation to Iran

Italy has confirmed its invitation to Tehran to take part in a regional conference in Trieste on stability in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi and Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said on Friday.

Flighty bride runs off with driver

A cold-footed Italian bride made it through a ceremony and the traditional wedding photos but ran off with the driver of the wedding car before her reception in this northern city.

Bordano - the butterfly town

What Anne-Catherine Vassallo expects to be a boring weekend turns into a real voyage of discovery.

Udine Film Fest eyes Far East

Asia's hottest blockbusters arrive in Udine on Friday with the 11th edition of the Far East Film Festival.

Englaro family to sue for defamation

The family of a woman who died last month after a right-to-die battle that split the country is suing for damages from people who said the death was murder, their lawyers said Wednesday.

Case against accused 'Unabomber' shelved

A judge here on Monday definitively dismissed a case against an engineer accused of being Italy's elusive 'Unabomber', believed responsible for 28 attacks over the past 14 years in the Italian northeast.

Eluana father probed for murder

The father of an Italian woman who died this month after a right-to-die battle that split the country has been placed under investigation for murder.

Autopsy ordered in right-to-die case

The prosecutor's office here on Tuesday ordered that an autopsy be performed to determine the exact cause of death of a 38-year-old woman who had been at the center of a highly controversial right-to-die case.