Italian researchers expect to observe individual DNA molecules through a silicon pillars technique performed to observe the seven wires of the chain. Previously, the interpretation of the images required very complex mathematical calculations. Scientists at the University of Genoa have taken direct photographs of the seven strands of DNA. Scientists at the University of Genoa, in the west of Italy,... 

Workers marching in downtown Naples, in southeast Italy, during a protest to demand new job opportunities. Official data show that the unemployment rate in the eurozone hit a new record high of 11.7 percent in October as the 17-nation bloc continues to grapple with a worsening financial crisis. The Eurostat data agency said on Friday that a total of 18.7 million people were out of work in October,... 

Italian police arrested four people for using a US nationalist online forum on November 16 and later banned access to the website in the entire country. The four nationalists are from Milan, Frosinone and Pescara and are accused of “inciting to racial-hatred”. The police has raided the homes of 17 other people, mostly in the north-eastern region of the country. The forum in question is... 

Ex-Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s accountant Giuseppe Spinelli Italian police have revealed the kidnapping case of ex-Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s accountant and his wife, following the arrest of six alleged abductors. The police at a Milan news conference on Monday said Giuseppe Spinelli and his wife were held for ransom on October 16 in an attempt to extort 35 million... 

2300 GMT: Protesters in Barcelona burn two police cars forcing officers to respond with rubber bullets. Several people injured. ­2200 GMT: A group of protesters have set a barricade on fire on Madrid’s Santa Maria de la Cabeza street, El Pais reports. 1945 GMT: At least 118 people have been detained across Spain, according to El Pais. At least 40 have been injured, 18 of them police officers. 1930... 

Students clash with riot police during a demonstration in downtown Rome on October 5, 2012 against deep cuts in the education budget. Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Italy to protest against the government’s financial policies. The protesters, who were mainly students, staged demonstrations across Italy on Saturday to express their opposition to Prime Minister Mario Monti’s austerity... 

Reuters polls show that the global economy is expected to improve only slightly in 2013. New projections on unemployment in eurozone show that the jobless rate among member countries will hit a new peak at about 12 percent next year. The European Union’s autumn forecast on Wednesday said that unemployment would hit a new peak at 11.8 percent among the 17-nation EU in 2013 and go down slightly to... 

A man looking for job opportunities on newspapers in a shop in Naples, Italy. Newly-released figures show that Italy’s economy will shrink further in 2012 and 2013 as the country’s recession continues to take its toll. Italy’s National Institute for Statistics (Istat) said on Monday that gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to fall by 2.3 percent due to a decrease in domestic demand. According... 

The Italian Supreme Court has ruled there is a causal link between mobile phone use and brain tumors in a landmark case. The ruling has set a legal precedent that could potentially trigger a deluge of lawsuits. Innocente Marcolini, a 60-year-old retired businessman argued that the excessive use of his mobile phone for around six hours every day for 12 years caused a benign brain tumor that left his... 

The SV Estelle welcomes on board Greek pro-Palestinian activist Vassilis Pissias and a Greek left coalition Syriza party deputy on October 16. A Gaza-bound Swedish ship carrying aid to Palestinians has “come under attack” by Israeli naval forces, a spokeswoman for the group says. The Israeli forces attacked Estelle, a Swedish-owned ship under the Finnish flag, on Saturday in the international... 

A concrete structure confirms that Julius Caesar was stabbed in the center of the Curia di Pompeo, while presiding over the meeting of the Senate in the year 44 BC… Researchers of the Spanish Superior Council of Scientific Investigations (SCSI) discovered the exact place of the assassination of Julius Caesar in the year 44 BC, the SCSI said on Wednesday. Researchers of the Spanish Superior Council... 

A stunning Federal Security Services (FSB) report circulating in the Kremlin today is claiming that the 11 September attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi, Libya that killed American Ambassador John Christopher Stevens (1960-2012) was an act of terrorism led by an armed force of mercenaries linked to the shadowy Italian eco-terror group known as Il Silvestre. According to this report, the information... 

A prehistoric tooth with a cavity filled by beeswax Italian researchers using x-ray imaging have discovered the earliest dental filling in a broken Stone Age tooth dating back to some 6500 years ago. The groundbreaking discovery demonstrates a surprisingly sophisticated knowledge of dentistry in the far past era. The fossilized jawbone, which is believed to have belonged to a 24 to 30-year-old, was... 

A group of Italian and American archaeologists discovered unique underground pyramid in the town of Orvieto, Italy, says Utro.ru. The constructions carved in volcanic limestone rock were found underneath a wine cellar of a residential house. All lower constructions were completely buried under the ground. “Within this upper section, which had been modified in modern times and was used as a wine... 

In the wake of Canada’s unilateral move to close its embassy in Tehran and break off diplomatic relations with the Islamic Republic, Italy has announced that it will represent Ottawa’s interests in Iran. “Italy’s Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi today announced Italy’s decision to respond positively to the request to represent Canadian interests in Iran following the closure of their...