Articles by ITALY
Fri, 08/01/2008 - 03:19
AS Roma is on the verge of signing Marseille's ex-Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse', sources close to the French international said Thursday.Cisse's ag…
Thu, 07/31/2008 - 03:57
Italian designer Roberto Cavalli has been recruited to ''dress'' bottles of Coca-Cola that will go on sale this autumn, the fashion house said Wednesd…
Thu, 07/31/2008 - 03:51
Italy of Values (IDV) opposition party leader and ex-graftbuster Antonio Di Pietro on Wednesday lodged an official request for a public referendum on…
Thu, 07/31/2008 - 03:41
An ongoing row over a sculpture of a crucified frog on show in a Bolzano museum gained momentum on Wednesday when a Catholic politician reported the w…
Thu, 07/31/2008 - 03:33
An Italian researcher working in the United States has discovered the mechanism whereby the brain of a drug addict forms a sort of 'memory' that keeps…
Thu, 07/31/2008 - 03:27
The widespread use of pesticides is decimating Italy's honeybee population and costing millions of euros in lost crops, beekeepers and farmers warned…
Thu, 07/31/2008 - 03:23
Inter Milan may go back onto the transfer market in search of a central defender after Marco Materazzi's injury in the Tim Trophy Tuesday night, Chair…
Thu, 07/31/2008 - 03:19
Italian cyclist Riccardo Ricco' on Wednesday admitted to taking EPO in the run-up to the recent Tour de France, where he tested positive for the subst…
Wed, 07/30/2008 - 04:20
The following 21 films willcompete for the Golden Lion at the 65th Venice Film Festivalfrom August 27 to September 6, organisers said on Tuesday: - TH…
Wed, 07/30/2008 - 04:15
Italy's highest administrative court on Tuesday overturned a regional court's ruling against the planned expansion of an air base here to make room fo…
Wed, 07/30/2008 - 04:11
The government on Tuesday launched a scheme that will deploy 3,000 troops in major Italian cities to help police the streets.Interior Minister Roberto…
Wed, 07/30/2008 - 04:02
The Human Rights Commissioner Of The Council Of Europe (Ce) On Tuesday Slammed The Italian Government For Recent Measures Cracking Down On Illegal Imm…
Wed, 07/30/2008 - 03:35
World road race champion Marta Bastianelli on Tuesday denied knowingly using a banned substance and asked to see doping authorities to clear her name.…
Wed, 07/30/2008 - 03:29
Fiorentina are not title contenders despite being named as many pundits' top outsiders for the scudetto, coach Cesare Prandelli said Tuesday.''It's on…
Wed, 07/30/2008 - 03:25
The big three of Italian soccer will spar for strengths, weaknesses and a psychological edge in Serie A's ritual pre-season rehearsal on Tuesday night…
Tue, 07/29/2008 - 07:08
Florence is certainly not a city short on important historical figures. From the Medici to Machiavelli and from Michelangelo to Da Vinci, few places…
Tue, 07/29/2008 - 03:44
Italian scientists have developed a new cellular treatment that provides hope for people suffering from advanced forms of muscular dystrophy.The team,…
Tue, 07/29/2008 - 03:39
Italian police on Monday arrested 22 people accused of stealing high-quality olive oil from producers all over Italy.A further 41 people are under inv…
Tue, 07/29/2008 - 03:33
The antitrust authority on Monday fined Irish low-cost airline Ryanair 54,100 euros for a misleading publicity campaign that advertised flights ''from…
Tue, 07/29/2008 - 03:25
Homeless West African immigrants stormed the cathedral in Naples on Monday, leading to a nine-hour stand-off with police.The immigrants, protesting al…