<div><p>ROME (Reuters) - Italy has blocked the sale of two luxury yachts which police say were destined for North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, in violation of international sanctions on his isolated communist state.</p><p>Financial police in the city of Lucca in central Italy said the vessels were worth nearly ...

<div id="subtitle">Without cure, crises loom, say experts</div><div><p> The number of people with Alzheimer's and dementia--both new cases and total numbers with the disease--continues to rise among the very oldest segments of the population in contradiction of the conventional wisdom, according to new research.</p&gt ...

<div id="subtitle">Let them eat pasta: Italian city bars new ethnic restaurants from its medieval center</div><div><p>If you are craving a kebab, tandoori chicken or Peking duck you may go hungry in the small Tuscan city of Lucca, which has just barred new ethnic restaurants from opening in ...