Articles by ITALY
Sun, 03/01/2009 - 03:27
Oscar-winning Taiwan director Ang Lee has been named head of the jury for September's Venice Film Festival.Lee, a multiple Oscar winner with Crouching…
Sat, 02/28/2009 - 03:04
An American woman on trial for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher did cartwheels at the police station following her arrest, a Perugia cou…
Sat, 02/28/2009 - 03:02
Francesco Totti is an injury doubt for AS Roma's match at Serie A leaders Inter Milan on Sunday night.The Roma skipper missed Friday training because…
Sat, 02/28/2009 - 03:00
In order for Formula One to survive, not only must costs be cut but the sport has to generate more turnover, according to Ferrari Chairman Luca Corder…
Fri, 02/27/2009 - 03:58
The stunning landscapes and glimpses of otherworldly beauty that won Utagawa Hiroshige a name as one of Japan's most famous artists are to go on show…
Fri, 02/27/2009 - 03:54
Italy's proposal to involve Iran in the stabilisation of Afghanistan will top the agenda when Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini meets United St…
Fri, 02/27/2009 - 03:40
Italy's anti-trust authority has slapped fines totalling 12.5 million euros on 26 pasta producers and the national producers' union Unipi for creating…
Fri, 02/27/2009 - 03:35
AS Roma is hoping to get into Serie A's Champions League qualification zone by doing what Manchester United couldn't this week and beating Inter Milan…
Fri, 02/27/2009 - 03:31
Italian boxer Michele 'The Gentleman' Piccirillo announced on Thursday that he will hang up his gloves after his March 6 bout for the European Super w…
Fri, 02/27/2009 - 03:27
Italy's Marco Melandri once again has a ride for the upcoming MotoGP season after Kawasaki on Thursday reversed its decision to quit the Grand Prix ch…
Thu, 02/26/2009 - 03:52
A team of astronomers, scientists and historians have recreated the original telescope used by Galileo Galilei, allowing them to see the night sky thr…
Thu, 02/26/2009 - 03:45
The Cold War culture clash between Capitalism and Communism is spotlighted in a sweeping exhibition opening in this northeast Italian town at the end…
Thu, 02/26/2009 - 03:37
More than a thousand foreign children went missing in Italy last year, Interior Minister Roberto Maroni said on Wednesday.Maroni said that of the 1,00…
Thu, 02/26/2009 - 03:32
Italy's Finmeccanica has won a major contract to supply the United Arab Emirates air force with its transonic trainer jet aircraft, official announced…
Thu, 02/26/2009 - 03:25
The demolition of illegal buildings in one of Italy's prime archeological sites has restarted in softly-softly fashion after eight years. Bulldozers p…
Thu, 02/26/2009 - 03:19
Italy rugby coach Nick Mallett has made four changes to the side for Saturday's Six Nations match against Scotland at Murrayfield.Andrea Marcato comes…
Thu, 02/26/2009 - 03:15
Inter Milan are favourites to beat Manchester United in the Champions League last 16 at Old Trafford in two weeks, Chairman Massimo Moratti said after…
Wed, 02/25/2009 - 04:06
The embroidered maps, wall-hangings, biro art and postal works of Alighiero Boetti (1940-1994) are on show in Naples in a new retrospective which its…
Wed, 02/25/2009 - 04:00
Japanese-born artist Yoko Ono will receive a Golden Lion Award in recognition of her career at the 53rd International Art Exhibition, also known as th…
Wed, 02/25/2009 - 03:54
Venice's Harry's Bar on Tuesday signed a new contract with staff to avoid possible layoffs and secure the future of the exclusive eatery and drinking…