Industrialist Andrea Pininfarina killed in road accident Andrea Pininfarina, chairman and CEO of the historic chassis company which bears his family's name, was killed Thursday morning in a traffic accident on the outskirts of Turin.

Turin celebrates China's ancient civilization A selection of soldiers from China's famed terracotta army will be among the star exhibits at a major new show in Turin.

ThyssenKrupp relatives get pay- out Relatives of seven workers who died last year in a fire at the ThyssenKrupp steelworks in Turin reached a compensation agreement with the German multinational on Monday.

Turin spotlights prison cells A series of designer jail cells went on show on Thursday in Turin for an unusual exhibition dedicated to prison architecture.

Toxic waste racket busted in Turin Italian police on Thursday broke up a toxic waste racket operating in and around Turin for the last three years.

Turin saves money by having sheep trim park lawns For the second year in a row, sheep are being used to trim the lawns of this city's parks and save the taxpayer some money.

Bellotto trumps Canaletto in Turin Queen Elizabeth's landscapes reattributed to younger artist - Italy is pitting uncle against nephew in a new exhibition in Turin re-examining the extraordinary talents of 18th-century Venetian landcape artists Canaletto and Bellotto.

Turin is to uncover the world's oldest surviving map as part of the rich programme of cultural events accompanying February's Winter Olympics. The 1st-century-BC Papyrus of Artemidorus, which contains the map, will go on display for the first time ever at the city's Palazzo Bricherasio from February 8 to May 7.