Articles by ITALY
Mon, 03/30/2009 - 09:25
Ferrari hopes to respond to its disastrous start to the Formula One season already next weekend at the Malaysian Grand Prix, team principal Stefano Do…
Mon, 03/30/2009 - 09:19
Villarreal striker Giuseppe Rossi said Monday he was ready for a likely start in Wednesday's World Cup qualifier against Ireland in Bari.''I don't kno…
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 04:12
The spell Pompeii has cast on writers, artists, historians and travellers over the centuries is the focus of a two-day international conference starti…
Sat, 03/28/2009 - 04:12
Bologna is hosting a 10-day celebration of diversity and dignity with a film and arts festival devoted to human rights.Human Rights Nights, opening on…
Sat, 03/28/2009 - 04:10
The Rialto Bridge is among the prime targets of Venice's drive to help save the city's art heritage by receiving SMS and Internet funding.The campaign…
Sat, 03/28/2009 - 04:08
Despite the global economic downturn, Italian automaker Fiat said on Friday that it expected to meet its target for 2009 with a trading profit of over…
Sat, 03/28/2009 - 04:06
The Vatican on Friday rapped the teachings of a medieval Christian mystic cited three times by Barack Obama as someone who wanted a better world.''Few…
Sat, 03/28/2009 - 04:04
A witness at the Meredith Kercher murder trial on Friday told a Perugia court how she heard a scream followed by two sets of footsteps on the night th…
Sat, 03/28/2009 - 04:02
Inter Milan's standout teenage defender Davide Santon has got his first call-up by Italy Under-21 coach Pierluigi Casiraghi for the friendly against N…
Sat, 03/28/2009 - 04:00
Italy coach Marcello Lippi was in fighting mood ahead of Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Montenegro in Podgorica.''We'll make sure we show the…
Fri, 03/27/2009 - 04:57
Rome is gearing up to celebrate 2000 years since the birth of the Emperor Vespasian, founder of the Flavian dynasty and father of the city's most famo…
Fri, 03/27/2009 - 04:49
The Vatican is to receive condoms in the post from subscribers to a Facebook group protesting Pope Benedict XVI's recent comments against the use of c…
Fri, 03/27/2009 - 04:43
United States student Amanda Knox, currently on trial for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher, sent a birthday card to her Italian former b…
Fri, 03/27/2009 - 04:36
Former welterweight boxing world champion Giovanni Parisi was killed here Wednesday night when his automobile was involved in a head-on collision with…
Fri, 03/27/2009 - 04:29
Italian club rugby will take a step up when two clubs join the Celtic League for the 2010-2011 season, the league's site said Thursday.Participation w…
Fri, 03/27/2009 - 04:26
The Formula One season kicks off at the weekend with the Australian Grand Prix and Ferrari has no doubts that it will be a top contender for the drive…
Thu, 03/26/2009 - 05:16
A selection of Roberto Capucci's legendary 'fabric sculptures' have gone on display in Venice, exploring three decades of change in the fashion maestr…
Thu, 03/26/2009 - 05:11
Pisa on Wednesday celebrated the traditional New Year ceremony that marked the life of the Tuscan city from the middle ages to the 18th century.The fi…
Thu, 03/26/2009 - 05:04
The People of Freedom (PdL) party will not be right-wing, centrist or left-wing but will rise above political pigeon-holes, Premier Silvio Berlusconi…
Thu, 03/26/2009 - 04:58
Italy's Alenia aerospace group has signed a major new deal with Canada's Bombardier Aerospace for Bombardier's innovative CSeries aircraft, the Italia…