Articles by ITALY
The cabinet on Friday gave the green light to a so-called 'fiscal federalism' bill - a system whereby regions collect and spend their own tax revenue…
Pope Benedict XVI on Friday reaffirmed the Catholic Church's opposition to contraception and lamented that many Catholics ''have difficulty'' in under…
The global credit crisis and international economic slowdown may force Fiat to postpone a planned buy-back operation of its shares, CEO Sergio Marchio…
Giuliano Procacci, author of one of the most widely used histories of Italy, died Thursday in Rome at the age of 82.Procacci's 1968 book 'Storia degli…
An Italian woman soccer player was banned for two years Friday for slapping a male referee.The woman, Luciana Bon from the northern Italian fourth-div…
Three out of the four Italian clubs in the UEFA Cup went through to the group stage Thursday night but Napoli were eliminated.AC Milan won 1-0 at FC Z…
Evergreen screen beauty Sophia Loren is still pointing the way for younger colleagues, the British press said Thursday.''Sophia Loren shows her younge…
Parmigiano Reggiano is top of Italy's food shoplifting charts, a new study said Thursday.''The king of Italian cheeses is not only the biggest target…
Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said Thursday that he was sure Libya would ''honour'' an agreement with Italy addressing illegal immigration but stre…
A Chinese immigrant was beaten up by a group of teenagers in Rome Thursday, the latest in a series of apparently racist attacks.An eye witness told po…
Members of an Italian investor consortium voted unanimously Thursday to formally present a bid to acquire the flight operations of Italy's bankrupt na…
Serie A champions Inter Milan are bidding to beat Bologna Saturday night to ease fan and media pressure on new boss Jose' Mourinho after a loss in the…
Italian doping authorities on Thursday gave cyclist Riccardo Ricco' a two-year ban for doping offences.The ban from the Italian Olympic Committee (CON…
White truffle season officially opened on Wednesday and the esteemed and extremely expensive delicacy can be dug up until the end of the year.The whit…
Archaeologists have discovered a rich haul of objects during a dig at a coastal Bronze Age village on the Sicilian island of Ustica.Terracotta slabs u…
A famed Sicilian salame dating back to Norman times has kept Italy top of the European quality-food charts.The European Commission on Wednesday gave t…
At 70.5 million euros, Italy's popular SuperEnalotto now has the highest jackpot in the world for a lotto game, organizers Sisal said on Wednesday.The…
Citizens of a northern Italian city fighting against the expansion of a US air base were dismayed Wednesday when a state court said they couldn't hold…
An Italian coach who helped the likes of Gustavo Thoeni and Piero Gros stun the skiing world in the 1970s has been appointed head coach of the Chinese…
Smouldering from the sidelines in sharp overcoats and designer stubble, Jose' Mourinho has divided the country with his trademark brand of unshakable…