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Alice Titzova of the PR agency 2media says the photos, stolen late Monday, were to be on display starting May 30 at the Prague Castle.

The author of The Da Vinci Code was in the capital on Monday as part of the Dublin Writers Festival.

He lived in Martinsburg for most of his life and was raised by his grandmother, Laura Ingram.

Paolo Sorrentino's "The Great Beauty," a nostalgic, melancholic ode to the eternal city Rome, is one of several films that touch on the unraveling of contemporary Italy in official selection at the Cannes film festival this year.

Alone bell tolls from somewhere close by, not an unfamiliar sound when you're in Italy, but at this moment it's rather more poignant.

Italian President Giorgio Napolitano called for a "firm and constant commitment" to battling prejudice against homosexuals, as Italy observed "Anti-Homopobia Day" on May 17.

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's 2010 relationship with Moroccan Karima El Mahroug, nicknamed Ruby Rubacuori ,' has led to underage prostitution charges for the Italian leader, who as Europe's most famous 'creepy old man,' is no stranger to scandal.

Viking River Cruises, the biggest river cruise line, unveiled plans for a new ocean-going cruise product.

The weekend may have just ended, but it's never too early to look ahead to the next one.

A university near Torino, Italy, licensed by the state of New Hampshire, had its degree-granting authority extended for another year by the state Higher Education Commission.

Nice, France: If you want wild flavors, you'll find them at Fenocchio, a family-owned parlor scooping up scrumptiousness since 1966.

ROME Iginio Straffi , the director, writer, and producer behind Italy's most successful animated films, will be honored as the filmmaker of the year at the Ischia Global Film and Music Festival, organizers said Monday, also naming the first six films that will screen at the summer festival.

Local authorities said Paul Towning, 51, was with a group of six divers taking part in a week long programme involving several deep water explorations on ships that had been sunk during World War Two.

Jeb Gast, left, owner of Fido Motors, confers with Ryan Perkins, owner of RPMFG.

Italian builder Pershing has launched the new 10th super yacht Pershing 115 at Marina dei Cesari, in Fano, Italy which provides a luxury cruising experience to the guests.

The International Museum Day program at the Norton Simon Museum on May 18 was more than a tribute to famous modern artist Dan Flavin.

Love is: Michel Anthony poses with one of his works, Aphrodite, which will appear at the Marseille Consul Art festival in July.

Cardinal Sean O'Malley gestures during a press conference at the North American College in Rome, Italy, on March 14.

Hyped worldwid e: Dan Brown's Inferno was released with all sorts of gimmicks around the world last Tuesday; in Amsterdam, women dressed as 'plague doctors' presented the book at the Amsterdam Central Station.

Wings of Freedom World War II bombers the B17 and B24 and a shiny silver P-51 have arrived in the San Francisco Bay Area and not only open the planes on the tarmac to the public but take visitors into the air.