Articles by ITALY
Fri, 05/30/2008 - 03:32
An Italian priest has been convicted of sexually abusing a parishioner near this northern lakeside town.Father Mauro Stefanoni received an eight-year…
Fri, 05/30/2008 - 03:23
Interior Minister Roberto Maroni on Thursday said the government will resolve the issue of unauthorised gypsy camps in Italy ''by the end of the year'…
Fri, 05/30/2008 - 03:19
Italian police on Thursday broke up a toxic waste racket operating in and around Turin for the last three years.Seven people were arrested on suspicio…
Fri, 05/30/2008 - 03:13
AC Milan have bought back the half of Genoa and Italy striker Marco Borriello they did not already own.Milan gave Genoa 7.5 million euros in cash plus…
Fri, 05/30/2008 - 03:07
Valentino Rossi will be out to make it seven in a row at the Italian Grand Prix this weekend, bolstered by his victories in the last two races of the…
Thu, 05/29/2008 - 03:48
The International Documentary Film Festival of Florence, known in Italy as the Festival dei Popoli, is staging a special viewing here of ten films esp…
Thu, 05/29/2008 - 03:41
While most of Italy saw a very wet spring, the southeast is suffering from a drought emergency which could seriously compromise this year's harvest of…
Thu, 05/29/2008 - 03:35
The government undersecretary for the family on Wednesday slammed a call from right-wing politician Daniela Santanche' to get prostitutes off Italy's…
Thu, 05/29/2008 - 03:30
Three people were placed under house arrest in Rome on Wednesday following a street fight that broke out between left-leaning students and neo-Fascist…
Thu, 05/29/2008 - 03:23
Roberto Mancini's agent on Wednesday confirmed his client had been sacked as Inter coach and ex-Chelsea boss Jose' Mourinho was on the way in.''Unfort…
Thu, 05/29/2008 - 03:16
Fiorentina midfielder Riccardo Montolivo was cut from Italy's Euro 2008 squad on Wednesday, the UEFA deadline for handing over the 23-man list.The 23-…
Thu, 05/29/2008 - 03:10
Italian skipper Giovanni Soldini on Wednesday won the Artemis Transat, the oldest solo ocean race in history, aboard his Telecom Italia Class 40 boat.…
Wed, 05/28/2008 - 04:18
Italian researchers are seeking a Trojan horse against an olive bug that could help solve the world's antibiotics bind.''We've seen generations of eve…
Wed, 05/28/2008 - 04:11
Online sales of classic Italian food and wine produce are booming but buyers should be careful of scams, a study published on Tuesday warned.The study…
Wed, 05/28/2008 - 04:02
Neo-Fascists and left-wing students clash in Rome - Four people received hospital treatment on Tuesday after a fight broke out between left-leaning st…
Wed, 05/28/2008 - 03:54
Rightist politician Daniela Santanche' has decided to promote a popular referendum to abrogate the law which 50 years ago outlawed brothels in Italy,…
Wed, 05/28/2008 - 03:48
Six British tourists on Tuesday snapped up the opportunity to spend a night in a suite of one of Italy's most expensive hotels for 3.56 euros.To celeb…
Wed, 05/28/2008 - 03:38
A suspect in the murder of a British student here last November has been cleared of all charges and the case against his been officially shelved.Diya…
Wed, 05/28/2008 - 03:26
Inter Milan coach Roberto Mancini is poised to leave the club after coaching it to three straight Serie A titles, unofficial sources said after the ma…
Tue, 05/27/2008 - 04:02
Roberto Cavalli has been invited to give at lecture at Oxford University and will be the first Italian fashion designer to address the prestigious sch…