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An executive with one of Canada's major modelling agencies questions whether the agency representing murdered model Diana O'Brien did due diligence before sending her to work in Shanghai.

Inspector Giorgio Capovani laid out his array of cheese impostors.

A wedge of 'Parmesansan' made in Lithuania, a container of 'Parmazano Fiorentino' produced in Britain and labeled 'dairy free,' a chunk of German 'Parmezano' sold in Mexico.

The motley assortment of long-expired cheese products he keeps in a refrigerator is proof that rip-offs know no borders nor limits to the imagination. And it's not just cheese. Hams too can be suspect. And basil. And vinegar.

Capovani, whose rotund belly could rival a huge wheel of the cheese officially titled Parmigiano-Reggiano, belongs to a growing breed of food detectives sought out by producers of Italian foods that have earned prestigious European Union protection.

Pope Benedict XVI waves before embarking on a flight to Australia for a 10-day pilgrimage, in Rome's Fiumicino airport, Saturday July 12, 2008.

The Italian government knew it was courting criticism when it began fingerprinting and rounding up the oft-targeted minority known also as Roma.

It involves a former topless model and the Italian prime minister, and has all the makings of a risque joke.

This may be the only city on Earth where the nation's prime minister was forced to send a well-armed military regiment to guard the garbage dump.

A proposed law that would leave Italy's four most senior officials, including premier and Mediaset owner Silvio Berlusconi, immune from prosecution came a step closer late Thursday.

Prosecutors on Friday requested the indictments of an American and two other suspects on charges of murdering a British college student in Italy.

She suckled Rome's legendary twin founders and fed Benito Mussolini's ambitious dreams of renewed imperial glories.

EU lawmakers on Thursday, July 10 urged Italy to stop fingerprinting its Roma and Sinti population as part of a crackdown on crime, sparking an indignant reaction from Rome.

Despite its name, this year's Group of Eight summit had a cast of more than two dozen -- and leaders said they will keep inviting heads of state from all over the world to give a global spin to its annual ...

Crude oil fell more than $5 a barrel as the dollar rose to a one-week high against the euro amid speculation that leaders from the Group of Eight industrialized nations will signal support for the currency.

FROM the frontiers of laughter research, scholars offer these words of comfort: if you are mortified of dancing for fear of being the butt of jokes, fret not, you are far from alone.

Italian opposition parties are planning to demonstrate Tuesday against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's attempt to pass legislation that critics say would protect him in an ongoing court case.

Iran test-fired nine missiles on Wednesday and warned the United States and Israel it was ready to retaliate for any attack over its disputed nuclear projects.