Articles by ITALY
Wed, 12/07/2005 - 05:27
(ANSA) - A dozen or so people were taken to hospital for treatment after police moved in during the night and used force to break up a protest by resi…
Tue, 12/06/2005 - 05:59
(ANSA) - The growing number of foreigners living and working in Italy is having an impact on the country's banking system, the director of the Italian…
Tue, 12/06/2005 - 05:54
(ANSA) - Fiat and Ferrari Chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo is the most elegant man in the world, according to the Japanese monthly Men's EX. The m…
Tue, 12/06/2005 - 05:24
(ANSA) - The power of yoga could stretch to the reform of criminal personalities, or so a prison in Velletri near Rome is hoping.The Velletri jail wil…
Tue, 12/06/2005 - 04:22
(ANSA) - The sister of a famous anti-Mafia magistrate slain by the Mob could become the next head of Sicily's regional government after a landslide…
Mon, 12/05/2005 - 06:29
(ANSA) - Civil protection authorities have issued a flood alert for the Emilia Romagna region ahead of heavy rain expected over the next 30 hours.The…
Mon, 12/05/2005 - 06:15
(ANSA) - The 10 million euros needs to revamp the Imola race track so it can continue hosting the San Marino Grand Prix are on the way, Transport and…
Mon, 12/05/2005 - 05:25
(ANSA) - The coast in upper Tuscany faces an environmental emergency after a ship hit a barrier outside port here and sank with 85,000 liters of fuel…
Mon, 12/05/2005 - 05:18
(ANSA) - Italy this weekend found itself in the grips of another pre-winter storm which drenched much of the peninsula and dumped snow even at lower a…
Mon, 12/05/2005 - 05:11
(ANSA) - Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday warned that religious freedom was threatened by relativism and political ideology. In his weekly sermon to the th…
Fri, 12/02/2005 - 03:05
(ANSA) - Europe and Italy must move to "defend" themselves against increasingly tough competition of Chinese products, Italian Economy Minister Giul…
Fri, 12/02/2005 - 03:00
(ANSA) - Italy, Spain and France will sign an agreement to patrol the Mediterranean, in a bid to stem the flow of illegal migrants, Spanish Prime Mi…
Thu, 12/01/2005 - 19:55
(ANSA) - The world's only known marble harpsichord, a precious instrument made in the 17th century for the noble D'Este family, is set to return to i…
Thu, 12/01/2005 - 05:57
(ANSA) - Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi has had an island in the Caribbean Sea named after him, something none of his predecessors can boast. The…
Thu, 12/01/2005 - 05:55
(ANSA) - Tetra Pak placed full-page advertisements in Italian dailies on Wednesday advising consumers that the company was no longer using the ink com…
Thu, 12/01/2005 - 05:51
(ANSA) - Visitors to the famed Uffizi Gallery will soon be able to cast their gaze not only on masterpieces by Michelangelo and Botticelli but also on…
Wed, 11/30/2005 - 04:25
(ANSA) - Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi's latest efforts at writing love songs will be on display soon in a new CD being prepared by his now establ…
Wed, 11/30/2005 - 04:21
A highly controversial Italian minister has once again suggested that sexual offenders should be castrated on a voluntary and thus preventive basis.…
Wed, 11/30/2005 - 04:14
(ANSA) - Roberto Benigni turned in another memorable performance on Monday when he was awarded Italy's highest civilian honour. The Tuscan actor-dire…
Tue, 11/29/2005 - 06:48
(ANSA) - Two Tuscan reds were included in this year's 'Top Ten' list of wines drawn up by the authoritative Wine Spectator magazine.Coming in at numbe…