Holly & the Italians

Al Qaeda 's North African wing said Monday that it was responsible for the kidnapping this month of an Italian couple in Mauritania , Al Arabiya television reported. Read More

Seven people, including four rescue workers, have been killed in avalanches in the Italian Alps over the weekend. Read More

The season might be chilly, but these up-and-comers have hot projects coming out. Read More

A new generation of comprehensive (some would say behemoth) cookbooks is cramming thousands of recipes into weighty volumes, some nearly 3 inches thick and weighing more than 4 pounds. Read More

A few weeks ago, sources close to Michael White whispered that America's Top Italian Chef and his partners had signed a lease on a space in Soho for a new, long planned restaurant that we hear will focus on pasta and steak. Read More

Finished in stunning 30 coats of custom, hand-rubbed Pearl lacquer with 24-carat gold leaf hand laid pin striping. Read More

I say should be - the atmosphere in here is amazing, Michael Phelps is in the building and the build-up has been unlike any other swimming event in Britain. Read More

Two optical sensors built by Finmeccanica unit Selex Galileo have been acquired by the Italian army to mount on vehicles in deals worth a total of 16 million euros ($22.9 million), the firm said Dec. 17. Read More

Lyle Lovett's 12th album, "Natural Forces," should be hailed as an antidote to the absurd commercialism that permeates much of American popular music. Read More