A Swiss billionaire and a Belgian baron have been found guilty and sentenced to 16 years in prison by an Italian court in a ground-breaking trial.

Silvio Berlusconi appeared before a judge for the first time in eight years on Monday over allegations of business fraud.

Students are flocking to a one-of-a-kind university devoted to the Slow Food movement, founded to promote "good, clean and fair" food.

The world’s most powerful leaders warned on Wednesday that the global economy is still in peril.