Articles by ITALY
Wed, 10/29/2008 - 04:50
The world's top Leonardo Da Vinci expert on Tuesday spoke out in favour of dismantling a 12-volume collection of work by the Renaissance genius.Commen…
Wed, 10/29/2008 - 04:41
A leading oncologist and former minister has provoked anger in Italy after praising the cancer-fighting potential of some genetically modified organis…
Wed, 10/29/2008 - 04:33
A group of Italian scientists based in Siena have made a breakthrough in AIDS research.The researchers, led by Giovanni Maga of the National Research…
Wed, 10/29/2008 - 04:27
One of Italy's best-known churchmen, Naples Archbishop Crescenzio Sepe, is enjoying the popular social networking site Facebook.''I'm getting 200 new…
Wed, 10/29/2008 - 04:19
Inter Milan boss Jose' Mourinho has lived up to his 'tough love' reputation by axing two players who failed to match his expectations in Sunday's goal…
Wed, 10/29/2008 - 04:15
Former Italy under-21 coach Claudio Gentile is suing the Italian Soccer Federation (FIGC) for unfair dismissal.Gentile was replaced by Pierluigi Casir…
Wed, 10/29/2008 - 04:11
The Italian Soccer Federation (FIGC) on Tuesday upheld a two-match ban on Fiorentina striker Alberto Gilardino for handling the ball to score the open…
Tue, 10/28/2008 - 04:49
DNA tests requested by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to see if the inhabitants of a tiny Italian archipelago are descended from 1,300 Libyans once exi…
Tue, 10/28/2008 - 04:42
Ivory Coast national Rudy Guede, who is accused of murdering British student Meredith Kercher in Perugia last November, is expected to be sentenced on…
Tue, 10/28/2008 - 04:37
High school and university students on Monday began a second week of local marches, strikes and sit-ins across Italy to protest against a raft of gove…
Tue, 10/28/2008 - 04:33
There are reports in the European press that the 'new' Alitalia will have a strategic partner by November 12 and that the future incarnation of Italy'…
Tue, 10/28/2008 - 04:24
Police on Sunday arrested an Italian actor who had leading roles in 2002 Cannes-winner Respiro and 2006 Oscar candidate The Golden Door on suspicion o…
Tue, 10/28/2008 - 04:16
Imposing a single or standardised engine for all cars would drive Ferrari out of the Formula 1 championship, the Italian team warned on Monday.In a st…
Tue, 10/28/2008 - 04:12
Former AC Milan defensive stalwart Alessandro Costacurta is to make his coaching debut at the helm of Serie B outfit AC Mantova.Costacurta, who won fi…
Mon, 10/27/2008 - 10:25
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano on Monday called on the Arab League for ''greater internal cohesion'' so that it might play a peaceful role in br…
Mon, 10/27/2008 - 10:22
Albania must help stabilise the Balkans, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said after talks with Albanian counterpart Luzmil Basha here Monday.…
Mon, 10/27/2008 - 10:18
Valentino Rossi capped the 2008 MotoGP season by setting yet another all-time record: collecting 373 points in one year.Rossi, who earlier clinched th…
Mon, 10/27/2008 - 10:14
Alberto Gilardino's controversial opening goal in Fiorentina's 3-1 win against Palermo Sunday will go to a video judge Monday to decide whether he sho…
Mon, 10/27/2008 - 06:56
European stock markets fell by more than 5% Monday after Tokyo lost 6.4% and the International Monetary Fund said it was loaning Ukraine 16.5 billion…
Mon, 10/27/2008 - 06:53
Roma have been confined to training camp for Wednesday's match against Sampdoria after losing their fifth game in eight to remain on seven points, ten…