Articles by ITALY
Mon, 04/06/2009 - 06:37
Pope Benedict XVI said he was praying for the victims of the earthquake that hit the city of L'Aquila while it slept Monday.''''I am praying for the v…
Mon, 04/06/2009 - 05:50
A large earthquake hit the medieval city of L'Aquila east of Rome Monday killing at least 27 people and destroying homes, churches and other buildings…
Sun, 04/05/2009 - 03:10
The following is a city-by-city guide to some of Italy's art exhibitions:AREZZO - Museo Statale d'Arte Medievale e Moderna: 130 works by Della Robbia…
Sun, 04/05/2009 - 03:09
A total of 40,000 people will be employed in the proposed building of a bridge across the Messina Strait, linking Sicily to the mainland, Public Works…
Sun, 04/05/2009 - 03:08
Italian researchers have found a gene involved in the metastasis, or uncontrollable spread, of cancer.The study, published in Cell, says the p63 gene…
Sat, 04/04/2009 - 03:12
Raphael returns to his eastern Italian Marche region hometown Urbino on Saturday in a show highlighting the influence of his father Giovanni Sanzio's…
Sat, 04/04/2009 - 03:10
This lakeside town is offering visitors the rare chance to enjoy a selection of masterpieces by four stars of Russia's early 20th-century avant-garde…
Sat, 04/04/2009 - 03:08
The Vatican on Friday expressed ''astonishment'' over Belgium's decision to lodge an official complaint to the Vatican over recent comments by Pope Be…
Sat, 04/04/2009 - 03:06
Left-wing groups have slammed two cities in the southern region of Puglia for allegedly promoting racial segregation after they set up bus services fo…
Sat, 04/04/2009 - 03:04
American student Amanda Knox, on trial for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher, on Friday kept her eyes down as a pathologist showed the co…
Sat, 04/04/2009 - 03:02
Ferrari clocked the two fastest times in the second practice Friday for the Malaysian Grand Prix giving rise to hope that the Formula One team will be…
Sat, 04/04/2009 - 03:00
Inter Milan's Brazil striker Adriano missed a plane back to Italy Thursday and will be a no-show for Friday's final training session ahead of the Seri…
Fri, 04/03/2009 - 04:04
An Italian-led space mission may have collected the first concrete evidence of dark matter, according to scientists.A highly sensitive detector launch…
Fri, 04/03/2009 - 03:58
Italy's wine sector has not been immune to the global economic downturn but it has been able to the weather financial storm, Italian Agriculture Minis…
Fri, 04/03/2009 - 03:49
Anti-globalisation activists will lay siege to the Sardinian island of La Maddalena when it hosts the Group of Eight (G8) summit in July, a top Italia…
Fri, 04/03/2009 - 03:41
Italy's extramarital sex has risen sharply in recent years to hit one in two couples and 7% cheat with gays or lesbians, a survey said Thursday.''Chea…
Fri, 04/03/2009 - 03:36
Juventus and Italy goalkeeper will only move from Turin for an ''incredible offer,'' his agent told Italian radio Thursday.The 31-year-old Juve shot-s…
Fri, 04/03/2009 - 03:32
Inter Milan will miss standout Brazil defender for most of the rest of the season but he'll be back for its Serie A title party, coach Jose' Mourinho…
Fri, 04/03/2009 - 03:28
After a disastrous season debut in Australia, where both cars failed to finish, Ferrari is hoping for a fresh start here at this weekend's Malaysian G…
Thu, 04/02/2009 - 04:07
A zoo in Abruzzo on Wednesday offered to adopt a hippopotamus calf born in Switzerland's Basel Zoo who grabbed headlines worldwide after reports surfa…