Tuesday 5 April
When Maurizio Dibitonto went on a work trip to Latin America early this year in search of young sporting talent, he passed through a remote mountain village in Bolivia and explained that he was Italian. The locals grinned…
Tuesday 9 November
Silvio Berlusconi’s last-minute decision to pull out of a family values forum in Milan this week came as no surprise after the latest revelations about the Italian leader’s dalliances with under-age girls.
Friday 22 February
As Italy returns to democratic elections, the right to vote seems strangely undervalued.
Tuesday 15 November
If there’s one positive to come out of Europe’s debt crisis, it’s that Italians now have a new vocabulary word to toss around in their daily discussions at the café: “lo spread”.
We take a look at Silivo Berlusconi's motorcade, and some surprising differences between the Finns and the Swedes.
Tuesday 12 February
Yesterday's news from Vatican City may have come as a shock but the rolling-news coverage of the pope's announcement was depressingly predictable.
Thursday 1 July
Nicolas Sarkozy, Silvio Berlusconi and David Cameron take note.
The bad fortunes of Silvio Berlusconi, the latest on Japan’s Olympus scandal and Honolulu’s APEC forum, and a visit to the World Travel Market in London.
Why Tokyo’s governor is now entering national politics, we discuss post-Berlusconi Italy, and get media news with Ian Burrell.
Where next for Italy as Silvio Berlusconi’s leadership hangs in the balance, plus a new super airline for Europe and a visit to Asia’s biggest wine event.
Journalist and commentator Gianni Riotta on Silvio Berlusconi’s tax sentence, we learn why Brazilians are efficient voters, and Kitsuné co-founder Masaya Kuroki brings new music.
Emilio Giannelli’s satirical cartoons on the front page of ‘Corriere della Sera’ unite the nation in laughter. He has become untouchable by Italy’s highly litigious politicians, including Silvio Berlusconi, who dare not…
The Italian media model post-Berlusconi, as well as the week’s most interesting business stories and we ask how to pitch product to a chocolate brand.
Our man in Italy analyses life after Berlusconi and we hear about the Canadian 'third way' of distributing newspapers. Plus the news review by Neil McIntosh.
How the Italian business world will respond to Berlusconi's resignation, getting historical about nation saving and South Africa's latest football uniform.
In the world of politics, September is the start of a new term in many countries, so we’ve compiled our report cards for 15 leaders. Who has gone to the top of the class and who should be doing extra homework? We give marks…
After Silvio Berlusconi’s praise for Mussolini we look at the dictator’s shadow across Italy, hear from the Midem music industry event in Cannes and from the NATPE TV production conference in Miami. Plus, why a Finnish…
We hear the latest from Sydney on the bushfires raging across New South Wales and ask Italian journalist Gianni Riotta about Silvio Berlusconi’s political future.
Sunday 27 February
Muammar Gaddafi’s bloody crackdown against protesters challenging his 42-year rule has received sharp rebuke from world leaders.
Wednesday 1 September
Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi’s visit to Rome this week has not been without controversy.
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