Articles by ITALY
Wed, 02/25/2009 - 03:38
Twenty wild boars who had made their home in a Genoa city park were shot dead Tuesday to the dismay of animal rights activists and some local resident…
Wed, 02/25/2009 - 03:32
Italy and France on Tuesday signed a landmark cooperation accord which set the stage for Italy's return to nuclear power after more than 20 years.The…
Wed, 02/25/2009 - 03:26
Suspected Calciopoli ringleader Luciano Moggi was indicted Tuesday for allegedly libellous statements against Inter Milan.Former Juventus general mana…
Wed, 02/25/2009 - 03:21
Italy's Arianna Follis won the women's cross-country sprint at the Nordic world championships Tuesday, becoming only the second Italian woman to win a…
Tue, 02/24/2009 - 03:50
The glazed sculptures of Luca Della Robbia and his family admired by Leonardo da Vinci and whose technique still baffles experts are on show in a swee…
Tue, 02/24/2009 - 03:44
Vatican daily Osservatore Romano on Monday slammed what it described as ''fanciful'' representations of Michelangelo by television shows.In an article…
Tue, 02/24/2009 - 03:39
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano on Monday appealed for the government to review planned spending cuts in the university sector that resulted in w…
Tue, 02/24/2009 - 03:36
Italy is ''very concerned'' over the possibility of some countries, even within the European Union, giving in to the temptation of adopting protection…
Tue, 02/24/2009 - 03:28
Coca-Cola is not ''buying'' Venice, its city council said Monday, reacting to polemics over a planned million-dollar partnership between the drinks gi…
Tue, 02/24/2009 - 03:22
AC Milan CEO Adriano Galliani on Monday backed coach Carlo Ancelotti after fresh speculation he might be sacked at the end of the season.The manager,…
Tue, 02/24/2009 - 03:18
World soccer's former super-ref Pierluigi Collina is backing the idea of soccer adopting a sin bin to let players cool off without putting sides one m…
Mon, 02/23/2009 - 05:18
Inter Milan, Roma and Juventus go into this week's Champions League round of 16 first leg clashes against Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea on th…
Sun, 02/22/2009 - 03:00
Rome is gearing up for one of the artistic highlights of its year, a major exhibition paying tribute to the father of the Renaissance, Giotto.Opening…
Sat, 02/21/2009 - 03:08
Welfare Minister Maurizio Sacconi and the Secretary-General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD),Angel Gurria discussed…
Sat, 02/21/2009 - 03:06
The murex, one of Sicily's best-loved shell-fish, is facing extinction because of widespread sex changes caused by compounds in paints protecting the…
Sat, 02/21/2009 - 03:04
A religious studies teacher drove into two pupils who had behaved badly in his classes at a school in northern Italy, causing the teenage schoolboys m…
Sat, 02/21/2009 - 03:02
The European Commission asked Italy on Friday to provide details on its aid package to the car industry to see if it violates European Union rules on…
Sat, 02/21/2009 - 03:00
An invasion of South Americans with allegedly fabricated Italian ancestry is rocking the Italian five-a-side soccer world.The Italian team that came t…
Fri, 02/20/2009 - 05:05
The Italian capital is joining the country's Futurism frenzy, with a host of events celebrating 100 years since the launch of Italy's most famous mode…
Fri, 02/20/2009 - 05:00
Sicily has been awarded the 2009 BIT Award for being the best destination for Italian tourists.Sicily was chosen in a poll carried out by the Italian…