Licence to lie for Italian women
By Christian Fraser BBC News, Rome
Friday, 7 March 2008

Adulterous Italian women can now protect their honour with impunityItaly's highest appeal court has ruled that married Italian women who commit adultery are entitled to lie about it to protect their honour.

The court gave its landmark ruling after hearing the case of a 48-year-old woman, convicted of giving false testimony to police by denying she had lent her mobile phone to her lover. the rest