Italy

Amanda Knox will be back in an Italian courtroom this week to defend herself against a 16-year-old slander conviction that she hopes to beat once and for all.

KNKX travel expert Matthew Brumley loves visiting Italy.In Taormina, Sicily, he was walking down a narrow street when he found himself drawn into a bakery…

"The monks are all safe, but our hearts go immediately to those affected, say the Benedictine monks of Norcia.

A crime syndicate reaps billions working out of its base in Italy's Calabria region. But local farmers have found a way to resist the mob's extortion rackets.

Italy's state museums are donating their proceeds today to reconstruction efforts, following a massive earthquake that killed at least 291 people and nearly leveled three medieval towns.

Italy has started to bury its dead following a devastating earthquake that killed at least 290 people and left whole towns in ruins. The country has declared Saturday a national day of mourning

Officials put the death toll at more than 260. There is a fairly narrow window of time after a quake when survivors can be saved from collapsed buildings, and search crews are fighting the clock.

The death toll from Wednesday's quake has risen to 241, according to the country's civil protection agency. The quake devastated a number of picturesque towns packed with vacationers.

Sabrina de Sousa was convicted by an Italian court of involvement in the kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric 13 years ago, as part of the CIA's "extraordinary rendition" program.

The country's Parliament passed the bill despite opposition from the Catholic Church and conservative politicians. Rights advocates hailed the vote, but many hoped the legislation would go further.