Italy's Prime Minister Mario Monti expressed ‘great satisfaction’ on Saturday over the release on bail of two Italian marines accused of murdering Indian fishermen, but called for their return to Ital

World record holder Usain Bolt stormed to the fastest time of the year in winning the 100m at the Diamond League meeting here on Thursday.

Olympic champion Bolt ran 9.76sec, beating the time he set e

Usain Bolt proved his slowest run in three years a week ago was nothing but a blip as he was back to his best at the Diamond League meeting here on Thursday.

The world record holder had disappointed

ANIELLO ARENA, the winsome Neapolitan in the running for best actor award at Cannes, is a former Mafia hitman serving a life sentence who got his lucky break in a prison theatre company.

Two new strong aftershocks rattled northeast Italy overnight on Thursday, sending people outdoors and further damaging buildings hit by a weekend earthquake, local officials said.

The aftershocks str

Rafael Nadal won his sixth Rome Masters title in a rain-postponed final against Novak Djokovic here on Monday, defeating the world number one 7-5, 6-3.

It was sweet revenge for a straight sets loss t

Maria Sharapova defeated China's French Open champion Li Na 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/5) on Sunday to win the Rome International in a rain-hit final.

Russian second seed Sharapova defended the title she won l

Five-times champion Rafa Nadal wore down fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 7-6, 6-0 on Saturday to reach the final of the Rome Masters.

The second seed came from 3-1 down to win the first set and then ran

World number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic swept past Roger Federer on Saturday to set up a Rome Masters final rematch with five-time winner Rafael Nadal.

Top seed Djokovic ended Federer'

Panicked people rushed into the streets when a powerful earthquake shook northern Italy early on Sunday, killing three people and injuring at least 50, emergency services said.

The 5.9-magnitude quak