Sustainable Travel

by ITALY | Tue, 07/22/2008 - 03:32

Two Italian climbers coming back down Nanga Parbat after losing their leader last week are spending another night on the mountain after running into a blizzard…

Nanga Parbat pair hit blizzard

by ITALY | Mon, 07/21/2008 - 09:22

Two Italian mountaineers coming back down Himalayan peak Nanga Parbat after losing their leader last week have run into a blizzard, rescue services said Monday…

Deer runs amok in city centre

by ITALY | Mon, 07/21/2008 - 06:22

A deer ran amok through the centre of this northern Italian city Monday, butting one pedestrian in the chest and knocking another over.Rescue services cornered…

Rescue of Italian climbers in doubt

by ITALY | Sun, 07/20/2008 - 03:02

A rescue mission to pluck the surviving members of an Italian team from the Himalayan mountain of Nanga Parbat ran into complications on Friday after it became…

Italy hooks up Arctic to Antarctic

by ITALY | Mon, 07/14/2008 - 09:29

Italian scientists created the first ever satellite link-up between the Arctic and the Antarctic on Monday, allowing researchers at bases on the two continents…

Rome tourist buggy horses 'exploited'

by ITALY | Thu, 07/10/2008 - 03:48

Animal rights group ENPA has called on Rome mayor Gianni Alemanno to put an end to one of the capital's tourist favourites - taking a romantic horse-driven…

Barefoot climber tackles Stromboli

by ITALY | Wed, 07/09/2008 - 03:36

Italian 'barefoot climber' Tom Perry will this week conquer the active volcano of Stromboli in his latest feat of shoeless daring.Although he will be coming…

Barilla calls European Union and the United States biofuel policy 'madness'

by ITALY | Wed, 07/02/2008 - 03:40

Italian pasta multinational Barilla has branded the polices of the European Union and the United States to use wheat to produce biofuels as ''madness''.…

European Union CO2 rules make no sense for Fiat chief

by ITALY | Tue, 07/01/2008 - 03:59

Proposals from the European Union to reduce automobile CO2 emissions are a ''non-sense'' for Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne.In an interview published Monday by…

Loren asks Campania to clean up

by ITALY | Sat, 06/28/2008 - 03:15

Italian screen icon Sophia Loren on Friday appealed to people living in Campania to redouble their efforts to resolve the ongoing trash crisis in the region.…