Articles by ITALY
Sat, 10/11/2008 - 03:14
An ancient Roman stadium where Emperor Antoninus Pius staged Rome's version of the Olympic Games will be open to the public for the first time in almo…
Sat, 10/11/2008 - 03:09
A Palermo serial thief was caught Friday with a copy of Dante's Divine Comedy under the seat of his motorbike.Fabrizio Tuminiello told police after an…
Sat, 10/11/2008 - 03:05
Now is the time for anyone with cash to buy stocks and those who already own shares should hold on to them, Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi said on…
Sat, 10/11/2008 - 02:56
New ethical rules are needed in the financial world to prevent crises like the current global credit crunch, Italian President Giorgio Napolitano said…
Sat, 10/11/2008 - 02:30
The jackpot for Italy's popular SuperEnalotto has hit a whopping 80 million euros and it remains by far the richest game in the world, organizers Sisa…
Fri, 10/10/2008 - 03:59
An unknown number of antiquities stolen from Italy in the 1970s may be auctioned off in London instead of being returned to Italy, former culture mini…
Fri, 10/10/2008 - 03:49
Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi said Thursday that United States President George Bush had proposed an extraordinary meeting of the Group of Eight r…
Fri, 10/10/2008 - 03:41
Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi on Thursday launched a drive to stamp out corruption in the civil service.The premier said Italy had a longstanding…
Fri, 10/10/2008 - 03:37
Bologna Mayor Sergio Cofferati, once tipped to be the leader of Italy's main centre-left party, has said he won't seek a second term next year.Coffera…
Fri, 10/10/2008 - 03:29
People over the age of 60 who wear swimming goggles could be putting their eyesight at risk, an Italian scientist said Thursday.Beatrice Brogliatti at…
Fri, 10/10/2008 - 03:25
Italy coach Marcello Lippi will blood a new young striker in Saturday's World Cup qualifier in Bulgaria, the Italian pundits believe.With Juventus ico…
Fri, 10/10/2008 - 03:19
Formula 1 world champion Kimi Raikkonen knows he has little if any chance of retaining his title and will work to try and make sure his Ferrari teamma…
Thu, 10/09/2008 - 11:22
Rome is opening its doors on a major new exhibition devoted to the interwar work of Cubist master Pablo Picasso.Entitled 'Picasso 1917-1937: The Harle…
Thu, 10/09/2008 - 11:16
The stunning formal gardens of a Baroque pleasure palace once owned by Napoleon have been voted the Most Beautiful Park in Italy, the competition comm…
Thu, 10/09/2008 - 11:10
Italian banks have not engaged in creative financing or other risky financial operations and thus are more sound that those in other western countries…
Thu, 10/09/2008 - 11:03
Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday praised his controversial predecessor Pius XII while celebrating a commemorative mass on the 50th anniversary of the war…
Thu, 10/09/2008 - 10:54
The number of Romanian immigrants in Italy almost doubled in 2007 to push the overall immigrant population up by almost 17%, national statistics burea…
Thu, 10/09/2008 - 10:45
Despite a general market slump, Fiat Chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo still believes the Italian automaker can meet its targets for 2008.''I can c…
Wed, 10/08/2008 - 04:03
US director Spike Lee has fanned the flames of controversy again in Italy, suggesting survivors of a Nazi massacre in Italy were unlikely to remember…
Wed, 10/08/2008 - 03:58
The Giorgio Armani group on Tuesday hit back at claims by animal rights organisation Peta that the Italian fashion designer had gone back on his promi…