Articles by ITALY
Fri, 06/27/2008 - 03:28
Roberto Donadoni said he had no regrets after his career as Italy coach ended Thursday in the wake of Italy's disappointing Euro 2008. ''I'd do it all…
Thu, 06/26/2008 - 03:56
The summer wave of migrant landings continued on Wednesday when over 200 people landed on the southern shores of Sicily.Two boats containing 53 migran…
Thu, 06/26/2008 - 03:52
An Italian Capuchin friar is gearing up to take the stage at the most important festival on the country's heavy metal calendar in Bologna this weekend…
Thu, 06/26/2008 - 03:47
A plan to save Italy's national carrier Alitalia will be presented ''very soon,'' Italian Economy Minister Giulio Tremonti told parliament on Wednesda…
Thu, 06/26/2008 - 03:36
Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was booed and catcalled on Wednesday as he launched yet another attack on the country's magistrature, describing is a…
Thu, 06/26/2008 - 03:29
Italian children are finding it increasingly easy to get hold of both hard and soft drugs at school, according to the annual drugs report presented to…
Thu, 06/26/2008 - 03:20
AS Roma have bought the 50% of ex-Cagliari winger Mauro Esposito they didn't already own, the two clubs announced Wednesday.Esposito, 29, joined Roma…
Thu, 06/26/2008 - 03:16
Roberto Donadoni is heading for the Azzurri exit after their disappointing Euro 2008 and World Cup winner Marcello Lippi is on the way back in, pundit…
Wed, 06/25/2008 - 04:21
More than 100 mothers hitched up their shirts and breastfed their babies in public here on Tuesday in a bid to tackle the Italian public's squeamish a…
Wed, 06/25/2008 - 04:15
Gays will exchange vows all over Italy this autumn in the hope they can one day be recognised by the state, organisers of this year's Gay Pride event…
Wed, 06/25/2008 - 04:07
The De Tomaso automobile marque will be put up for auction here on Wednesday, five years after the death of the company's founder, Italo-Argentinian A…
Wed, 06/25/2008 - 03:57
Italy's highest appeals court on Tuesday ruled that a boss can be sacked for giving an employee a ''violent kiss''.Quashing an appeal by Salvatore F.,…
Wed, 06/25/2008 - 03:51
The Vatican has lashed out at allegations that a former head of the Vatican bank may have been involved with the kidnapping of a 15-year old girl 25 y…
Wed, 06/25/2008 - 03:41
Italy coach Roberto Donadoni will see the head of the Italian Soccer Federation (FIGC) next week to discuss his future after the Azzurris' disappointi…
Wed, 06/25/2008 - 03:34
World champion canoer Antonio Rossi has been chosen to carry the Italian flag at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, the Italian national Olympic commit…
Tue, 06/24/2008 - 04:19
On Monday new rules governing imports to the United States of the Italian wine Brunello di Montalcino went into effect but the Italian government must…
Tue, 06/24/2008 - 04:13
A Uruguayan prostitute working in Italy is refusing to pay taxes on her suspected earnings since she came to the country in 2004.The woman, 32, was re…
Tue, 06/24/2008 - 03:59
An Italian hospital was fined Monday for a failed abortion which resulted in a woman having an unwanted child.The operation was performed at Gela in S…
Tue, 06/24/2008 - 03:49
The rate of suicides and murders committed by family members in Italy increases by 20% when the summer heat kicks in, a renowned Italian criminologist…
Tue, 06/24/2008 - 03:38
The Dalai Lama must stop his ''separatist activities'' to have any hope of returning to Tibet, China's ambassador to Italy told a press conference her…