Until the regime fell apart during World War II, Roman-saluting fascist leaders including Mussolini himself visited the mausoleum on anniversaries of his death. Because he died in the early years of ...

The town hall of Predappio, Palazzo Varano, in Italy. The Italian dictator Mussolini was born in the town in 1883, and for a time he lived in this building, which was once a school.

But that didn't stop Mussolini admirers from visiting Predappio, about 50 of whom waited in line Friday to pay their respects in front of the dictator's grave. Mussolini's great-granddaughters ...

He’s been dismissed as a buffoon, a small-time tyrant who ruled in the shadow of Hitler and Stalin. But in the world of twentieth century dictators, Benito Mussolini was a pioneer.

One hundred years after Benito Mussolini grabbed power in Rome, his photograph still hangs in the prime minister's official residence, striking evidence that Italy has yet to shake off its fascist ...