Articles by ITALY
Fri, 04/04/2008 - 03:35
A top southern Italian university was hit by a corruption scandal on Thursday, with the arrest of six people including two lecturers accused of sellin…
Fri, 04/04/2008 - 03:26
For the second year in a row, sheep are being used to trim the lawns of this city's parks and save the taxpayer some money.The first herd of sheep arr…
Fri, 04/04/2008 - 03:21
Outgoing Italian Premier Romano Prodi said on Thursday that he hoped Air France-KLM's interest in Alitalia could be revived after the French carrier d…
Fri, 04/04/2008 - 03:17
Juventus still believe they can regain the pinnacle of Italian soccer in their first season back in Serie A after the Calciopoli-enforced purgatory of…
Thu, 04/03/2008 - 05:08
Thirty-five years after the famed Riace bronzes emerged from the sea, a probe into a third ancient statue thought to have gone missing at the time is…
Thu, 04/03/2008 - 03:57
The wine a person chooses to drink may also hold a key to their sexual identity, according to an Italian winemaker who has created wines for the male,…
Thu, 04/03/2008 - 03:49
Italy's upcoming general elections might have to be postponed to accommodate a tiny party initially excluded from the race, outgoing Interior Minister…
Thu, 04/03/2008 - 03:44
Pope John Paul II had ''supernatural qualities,'' his successor Benedict XVI said on the third anniversary of the Polish pope's death.Speaking at a co…
Thu, 04/03/2008 - 03:37
An Italian project to build the world's highest climate station got cracking this week when mountaineers received the national flag that will eventual…
Thu, 04/03/2008 - 03:29
A Russo-Italian investment bank to fund the spread of Italian small and medium businesses in Russia is in the works.Russian envoy to the European Unio…
Thu, 04/03/2008 - 03:21
After winning the last race in Malaysia with World Champion Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari hopes to make up some lost ground at this weekend's Bahrain Grand…
Thu, 04/03/2008 - 03:11
Manchester United were lucky to come away from the Olympic Stadium with a 2-0 lead to carry into next Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final secon…
Wed, 04/02/2008 - 03:52
Vinitaly, Italy's most important trade fair for wine and distilled spirits, is ready to rack up another record year with over 150,000 visitors from mo…
Wed, 04/02/2008 - 03:44
James Bond is set to take Lake Garda by storm in coming weeks, with filming on the latest 007 flick and celebrations marking 100 years since the birth…
Wed, 04/02/2008 - 03:39
Aeroflot is still interested in buying troubled Italian carrier Alitalia and would consider presenting an offer if the conditions of sale became more…
Wed, 04/02/2008 - 03:35
Italian police on Tuesday seized a shipment of assault rifles heading from the Italian mainland to criminal gangs in Sardinia.Two Kalashnikovs, a US-m…
Wed, 04/02/2008 - 03:26
Italian beekeepers sounded the alarm on Tuesday over a fresh wave of honeybee deaths, saying that the overuse of pesticides was mainly to blame.The Na…
Wed, 04/02/2008 - 03:19
Italian police on Tuesday arrested a second person in connection with the February 2007 murder of a police officer during a soccer riot in Sicily.Dani…
Wed, 04/02/2008 - 03:12
Ex-Inter and Italy goalkeeper Walter 'Spiderman' Zenga has been named coach of Serie A strugglers Catania.Zenga, once one of the world's top keepers,…
Tue, 04/01/2008 - 03:51
Milan has won its bid to host the Universal Exhibition (Expo) in 2015, the Paris-based selection board announced on Monday.Representatives from 152 co…