SAN MARINO, Calif. (KABC) -- Feces was a topic that overshadowed the four-hour city council meeting Wednesday at San Marino City Hall. "This is San Marino Poop Gate," one San Marino resident said.

Here’s why Italy’s other country within a country, San Marino, is worth the detour. Surrounded by Italy on all sides, this microstate—the third smallest in Europe—has stubbornly clung to its ...

Europe is a good hunting ground for collectors of microstates: Andorra, Liechtenstein, Vatican City, Malta, San Marino and Monaco qualify by dint of size and population. Two are completely within ...