Two Zlatan Ibrahimovic's classy feats Saturday gave Inter Milan a 2-0 win against Palermo and kept the reigning champions at the top in the Italian Serie A.

Top Muslim and Roman Catholic clerics and scholars wrapped up historic
talks Thursday stressing in a declaration that the conference's slogan
of "love of God and love of neighbour" is also intended as an
acceptance of individuals' freedom to practice their religion of choice.

More than 120 countries party to the Rotterdam Convention on hazardous substances have agreed to add the pesticide tributyltin to a global trade "watch list," a United Nations agency said Monday.

Italian marathon runner Alberico Di Cecco tested positive for the banned blood-booster EPO following a doping control during his country's national championships on October 12 in Carpi, the Italian Olympic committee confirmed Monday.

In a new Vatican exhibition, Pope Pius XII's more mundane belongings - his heavily-worn shoes and portable typewriter - have gone on show, along with World War II-era radio transcripts in which he purportedly denounced totalitarian rule, including Nazism.

Pope Benedict XVI celebrated All Saints Day Saturday by urging the faithful to follow the example of the Christian martyrs and other men and women who dedicated their lives to God.

Benedict made the appeal when he delivered the noon Angelus blessing before thousands of people gathered in St Peter's Square.

The largest lottery prize in Italy's history - over 100 million euros (125 million dollars) - has been won after a string of 77 weeks in a row without a winner, reports said Frid

Struggling giants Roma have a chance, possibly the last, to recover from a poor season start when they host Serie A champions Inter Milan in a late Sunday match.

Roma have made a horrendous start, with three defeats in six games for a seven-point tally that keeps them six behind the leading trio of Lazio, Udinese and Inter.