French abortion film wins on big night for women at Venice festival A timely film about illegal abortions in 1960s France won the Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion on Saturday, capping a strong night for women... 4 mins ago
Bomb victim’s Afghan library trashed under Taliban Video footage shows books pulled from the shelves, door locks smashed and pictures defaced. Four years after a Taliban suicide bombing ended... on 8 September 2021
Banderas, Cruz poke fun at film biz excesses at Venice Penelope Cruz and Antonio Banderas rip into their own industry with abandon in their new film "Official Competition", which left critics in stitches... on 5 September 2021
Stars return for rejuvenated Venice film festival The Venice Film Festival opened in style on Wednesday with Penelope Cruz the first of many stars to grace the Lido's red carpet, as cinephiles... on 1 September 2021
Italy firefighters battle 500 blazes after record heat Italian firefighterson Thursday battled hundreds of fires throughout the country's south that have killed four people, fuelled by unrelenting... on 12 August 2021
Experts eye unstable glacier within Italy’s Mont Blanc Scientists on Italy's side of the Mont Blanc massif are constantly monitoring a melting glacier, where the risk of collapse due to rising temperatures... on 12 August 2021
Taiwan demands correction, blames China for Venice film fest name change Taiwan on Tuesday said it has demanded a correction after Venice Film Festival organisers listed two films representing the island as being from... on 10 August 2021
Italy bans large cruise ships from Venice centre Large cruise ships will be banned from sailing into the centre of Venice from August 1, Italy announced Tuesday after years of warnings they... on 13 July 2021
Victorious Italy return to heroes’ welcome after England victory Italy's players were feted as heroes Monday after beating England in a dramatic penalty shootout to win Euro 2020 at Wembley and prolong the... on 12 July 2021
Six years a slave : Indian farm workers exploited in Italy When Balbir Singh refers to his ordeal, he uses the Italian word "macello", which roughly translates as "mess" -- but it is hardly enough to... on 11 July 2021
G20 ministers set to green light global tax reform Finance ministers from the G20 gathered on Saturday for a second day of talks in Venice, where they are expected to give the green light to a... on 10 July 2021
Global tax reform tops G20 meet in Venice G20 finance ministers gathered Friday in Venice under tight security, with global tax reform at the top of the agenda as the world's biggest... on 10 July 2021
Global tax reform tops G20 meet in Venice G20 finance ministers gather Friday in Venice, with global tax reform top of the agenda as the world's biggest economies seek to ensure multinational... on 9 July 2021
US urges Covid cooperation at G20 as China critical The United States led calls at a G20 meeting Tuesday for greater global cooperation in light of the coronavirus crisis as China insisted that... on 29 June 2021
US presses allies to repatriate IS fighters Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday pressed US allies to bring back citizens arrested overseas for joining the Islamic State group, warning... on 28 June 2021
Mask-free and ‘low risk’, Italy welcomes milestone All of Italy became a mask-free, "low-risk" zone for coronavirus Monday, marking a dramatic milestone for the first European country to be hit... on 28 June 2021
