Sustainable Travel

by ITALY | Wed, 11/19/2008 - 03:42

A falconry enthusiast in the province of Trento is ready to defy local authorities over their demand that he rid himself of his 'foreign' birds.Lino Dossi has…

Italy to crack down on animal poisoning

by ITALY | Wed, 11/19/2008 - 03:36

The government is to crack down on people who leave out poisoned food to kill dogs and other animals, Welfare Undersecretary Francesca Martini said Tuesday.…

Farmers angry over eu 'ugly' fruit ruling

by ITALY | Thu, 11/13/2008 - 04:03

Italian farmers' associations on Wednesday came out against a European Union decision to relax its rules on the sale of bent cucumbers and knobbly carrots.The…

Venice steps up 'decorum' crusade

by ITALY | Wed, 11/05/2008 - 03:37

Venice is stepping up a crusade against dirt, litter and bad manners with a winter campaign of advertising aimed at residents and visitors to the storied…

Big cat hunt in southern Italy

by ITALY | Tue, 11/04/2008 - 04:59

Police and animal rescue squads are combing the countryside around this southern Italian city in the latest in a 15-year-long string of panther alerts in Italy…

Daylight savings time ends sunday in Italy and European Union

by ITALY | Sat, 10/25/2008 - 03:04

Italy and the rest of the European Union will go off daylight savings time this weekend.Italians will set the clock back sixty minutes at 0300 Sunday, October…

Rescue op after Sardinia floods gets under way

by ITALY | Fri, 10/24/2008 - 03:39

Rescue workers on Thursday were continuing a massive clean-up operation in and around the Sardinian capital of Cagliari after heavy flooding on Wednesday…

Sardinia flood deaths rise to three

by ITALY | Thu, 10/23/2008 - 03:38

The death toll from floods caused by heavy rain in and around the Sardinian capital of Cagliari rose to three on Wednesday after police found the body of an 80…

European Union's climate package needs changes, Prestigiacomo

by ITALY | Mon, 10/20/2008 - 09:09

Environment Minister Stefania Prestigiacomo said on Monday that the European Union's package on climate change needed ''profound changes'' in light of the…

Barefoot Stromboli bid scotched

by ITALY | Fri, 10/17/2008 - 03:39

Italy's 'barefoot climber' Tom Perry has been barred from scooting down famed Sicilian volcano Stromboli, scotching his latest venture in shoeless daring.Italy…