The Italian Senate has approved a bill, with China in mind, that would introduce harsh penalties against individuals who knowingly traffic in human organs.

BARI, Italy—Italy has a new prime minister. The 39-year-old Matteo Renzi is the youngest prime minister in the country’s history and is bringing the Italian left to the forefront.

BARI, Italy—What would you do if someone called you an orangutan, others insult you, or throw bananas at you? Well, what Italian Minister for Integration Cécile Kyenge did may surprise you.

BARI, Italy—A taxi driver in Milan found a bag full of money in the back seat of his car after dropping off two young Russian tourists at their destination. Gerardo Capraro’s fist thought was, “Bingo!”

Giorgio Fabbri came to realize that business management could benefit from the “mindset of the musician.” As a musician and a conservatory director, he developed a unique team-building strategy that he now brings to other businesses.

BARI, Italy—The Italian Senate on Wednesday expelled three-time former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi from Parliament over his tax fraud conviction. It puts an end his two-decade legislative run for now, but not his political career.

BARI, Italy—Plagued by scandals, a decline in political power, and mutiny within his party, Silvio Berlusconi re-launched a political party that saw his rise to power in the 1990s.

BARI, Italy—He has been the dominant voice in Italian politics for nearly two decades. But Silvio Berlusconi appears to have now run out of political lives.

BARI, Italy—Three years ago Italian farmer Emanuele Feltri bought 12 acres (5 hectares) of farmland in the Mafia-ridden Valle del Simeto in Sicily. He wanted to develop organic crops, livestock, and an educational farm.