Articles by ITALY
Tue, 07/29/2008 - 03:16
Inter Milan's new Ghanaian signing Sulley Muntari insists he isn't in Milan just to make up the numbers.Muntari, 24, signed from Portsmouth at the wee…
Mon, 07/28/2008 - 09:33
An ancient Greek trading ship that has lain on the seabed off the coast of Gela in southern Sicily for 2,500 years was brought to the surface for the…
Mon, 07/28/2008 - 09:28
Homeless West African immigrants clashed with police at Naples Duomo Monday after staging a sit-in in the cathedral.A scuffle broke out as police trie…
Mon, 07/28/2008 - 09:23
A leading character actor of post-war Italian cinema, Marisa Merlini, has died at the age of 84, her family announced Monday.Merlini is best known for…
Mon, 07/28/2008 - 09:13
Italy on Monday condemned Sunday's bomb blasts in Istanbul and reaffirmed its support for Turkey joining the European Union.Italian Foreign Minister F…
Mon, 07/28/2008 - 09:09
Jose' Mourinho aims to hone his Inter Milan squad into a more manageable unit in his bid to earn the club's first European crown since the 1960s.''The…
Mon, 07/28/2008 - 06:14
Pope Benedict XVI left Castel Gandolofo Monday for his summer holiday in the mountain town of Bressanone in Italy's northern Alto Adige region.The pop…
Sun, 07/27/2008 - 03:10
The Roman Emperor Hadrian is set to be London's most popular guest celebrity this summer, with the opening of a major new exhibition devoted to his li…
Sun, 07/27/2008 - 03:04
Pope Benedict XVI will visit Italian President Giorgio Napolitano at the presidential palace in Rome on October 4, sources at the Quirinale place said…
Sun, 07/27/2008 - 03:02
Bosses must not swear at their staff, Italy's Supreme Court ruled Friday.The ruling came in a case in which a company director from Catania, identifie…
Sun, 07/27/2008 - 03:00
A death threat against Premier Silvio Berlusconi bearing Muslim slogans was sent to the offices of Rome daily La Repubblica Friday.The daily gave poli…
Sun, 07/27/2008 - 02:58
Ghana midfielder Sulley Muntari arrived in Milan on Friday for medical tests ahead of a move from Portsmouth in England.Muntari, who will be 24 in a m…
Sat, 07/26/2008 - 03:12
An extremely rare and very well preserved Byzantine baptismal font has been found on an island off the western Sicilian coast near Trapani.The font wa…
Sat, 07/26/2008 - 03:10
A fire broke out at a Peroni beer plant in Bari Friday after two tanks exploded.The blaze sent plumes of black smoke billowing over nearby houses and…
Sat, 07/26/2008 - 03:08
Northern League politicians were up in arms on Friday after low-cost airline Ryanair used a photo of party leader and Reforms Minister Umberto Bossi m…
Sat, 07/26/2008 - 03:06
Christians and Muslims in the Middle East can live together peacefully, Iraqi Premier Nuri al-Maliki told the pope during their audience on Friday.''I…
Sat, 07/26/2008 - 03:04
Italy and Libya could sign a historic friendship and cooperation accord resolving issues related to Italy's colonial occupation of the North African c…
Sat, 07/26/2008 - 03:02
Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi on Friday vowed to hack through Italy's thicket of laws to cut spending and boost the economy.''Through legislative…
Sat, 07/26/2008 - 03:00
Italy is to send more military instructors to Iraq, Premier Silvio Berlusconi told his Iraqi counterpart Nuri al-Maliki Thursday night.''Italy continu…
Fri, 07/25/2008 - 03:47
The tomb of a woman who died around 2,600 years ago on the eastern Italian coast is helping archaeologists piece together the vast trade network that…