After two decades of fine cleaning the leaning Tower of Pisa restoration is finally completed.
Nancy Greenleese reports from Sicily on grassroots efforts to reduce the influence of the Mafia. She says activists tend to be younger, many under 35. And unlike their parents, they're not afraid to speak out about corruption.
Italy is one of the world's premier art curators. But there seems to be precious little space left for contemporary art. That may change with Italy's first national museum dedicated to modern art and architecture. Nancy Greenleese checked it out.
An Italian art organization is sending out a plea for painting stolen more than 40 years ago. Nancy Greenleese reports.
A vineyard in Sicily is producing wine with an unusual vintage. Centopassi creates wine on land confiscated from the Mafia. Nancy Greenleese reports from Sicily.
The answer to today's geoquiz is Brunei. Reporter Nancy Greenleese samples a gelatinous native dish and sends us an audio postcard.
Correspondent Nancy Greenleese reports on how Italians are spending so much time on Facebook that some employers are banning it from the workplace.
Nancy Greenleese reports from Italy on Barack Obama's foreign supporters -- and why they're so passionate even if they can't vote in the U.S. election.
You know it as extortion. In Palermo, Italy, it's called "pizzo" -- so-called 'insurance' from the Mafia. Now a group of shopkeepers have banded together to refuse payment. Nancy Greenleese reports from Palermo.
In Italy, an association called Home Food is inviting tourists to pull up a chair at a local family's home and enjoy true Italian cuisine. Nancy Greenleese went to one such dinner in Rome.
American Brandon Jennings has signed a lucrative deal to play in Italy's professional league, and the deal is notable because Jennings is just 18 years old, as Nancy Greenleese reports from Rome.