Buried by Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago, archaeologists at Herculaneum have excavated and carried out the first-ever full reconstruction of the timber roof of a Roman villa.
Monthly Archives: July 2012
The last thing Italy needs
Silvio Berlusconi will probably run for prime minister for a seventh time.
Italy arrests four over custody battle ‘kidnapping ring’
Milan warrant claims at least three abductions carried out under cover of charity for parents estranged from German partners.
Vatican passes financial transparency test – but with poor grades
Holy See passes financial transparency test but is judged ‘non-compliant’ or ‘partially compliant’ in 23 of 45 areas.
Corigliano d’Otranto thinks it is Italy’s most philosophical town, therefore it is
Town faces criticism after appointing municipal philosopher to offer weekly consultations and questioning residents’ existence.
Two die on Mont Blanc, as avalanche victims are remembered
Discovery of bodies comes hours after town of Chamonix paid tribute to nine mountaineers swept to their deaths on Thursday.
Valentino slips from Italian hands
Sources say Qatari royal family is behind Gulf investment group that has bought the fashion house for a reported €700m.
Fifty refugees drown in Mediterranean
Asylum seekers from Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan die after after boat capsizes en route to Italy. One man survives to tell the tale.
More than 50 asylum seekers die in Mediterranean, says survivor
Eritrean claims to be sole migrant to survive attempted trip from Libya to Italy.
Eurozone crisis live: Clashes in Madrid, after Spain announces €65bn austerity plan – as it happened
Meanwhile, there are reports from Italy that Silvio Berlusconi has decided to make a bid to become prime minister again, when Mario Monti steps aside next year.
Good news for the media, but for Italy? …
John Hooper reports from Rome.