A Nigerian police investigation has retrieved hundreds of millions of dollars in stolen state oil funds. It came as an Italian court sentenced two men to four years in jail in a case involving Eni and Shell in Nigeria.

As several Italian parties try to capitalize on the issue of immigration, former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is back in the limelight, leading a center-right coalition — although he himself is currently barred from public office due to a tax fraud conviction.

A world-famous Italian cellist mesmerized an audience in the northern Italian city of Trento. He performed a concert with a cello crafted from ice by an American sculptor. Take a look - and a listen:

YuMi the humanoid robot showed no signs of nerves on Tuesday night as it raised its baton to conduct the Lucca Philharmonic orchestra alongside Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli.

Massimiliano Allegri hails the achievement of his Italian compatriot, Antonio Conte, at Chelsea, and describes Bayern Munich's Carlo Ancelotti as a 'king'.