The 2008 edition of the Venice Architecture Biennial will spotlight experimental architecture and utopian visions rather than revisiting existing buil…
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Fri, 09/05/2008 - 04:37
The Ligurian town where Frank Sinatra's mother was born will celebrate The Voice's Italian connections this weekend.Natalina Garaventa, better known a…
Fri, 09/05/2008 - 04:33
The Northern League is strongly against giving immigrants the right to vote despite House Speaker Gianfranco Fini's cautious backing to the opposition…
Fri, 09/05/2008 - 04:24
Agriculture Minister Luca Zaia said on Thursday he was preparing to ban new types of pesticides believed responsible for decimating Italy's honeybee p…
Fri, 09/05/2008 - 04:19
Italy opens its World Cup 2010 qualifying campaign in Cyprus on Saturday with 2006 World Cup-winning captain Fabio Cannavaro back after the injury tha…
Fri, 09/05/2008 - 04:03
Ex-Lazio legends Roberto Mancini and Paolo Di Canio are on the shortlist to replace Alan Curbishley at West Ham, British tabloids reported Thursday.Th…
Fri, 09/05/2008 - 03:25
Serie A club Palermo has sacked Stefano Colantuono as coach after only one match of the season, bringing in former Cagliari coach Davide Ballardini.Pa…
Fri, 09/05/2008 - 03:10
Top Milan designer Mila Schon died overnight at her vineyard near Alessandria, her family said. She was 89.Schon, whose clients included Jackie Kenned…
Thu, 09/04/2008 - 04:14
Gillo Pontecorvo's Battle of Algiers and Federico Fellini's Otto e mezzo (8 1/2) were two of the films picked in a British Film Institute poll as wort…
Thu, 09/04/2008 - 04:08
The central Italian city of Modena will delve into the world of fantasy this month, as it celebrates the third edition of its world-famous Philosophy…
Thu, 09/04/2008 - 04:03
The government of Lazio, the region around Rome, on Wednesday asked to be let into the business consortium aiming to relaunch bankrupt national airlin…
Thu, 09/04/2008 - 03:57
NATO has ''no doubt'' Italy will stick to treaty obligations on the use of bases, a spokesman said after Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini assu…
Thu, 09/04/2008 - 03:51
US Vice President Dick Cheney will discuss the situation in Georgia with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano and Premier Silvio Berlusconi during a v…
Thu, 09/04/2008 - 03:36
World fencing's governing body has decided not to take action against suspended Italian fencer Andrea Baldini pending the result of probes into whethe…
Thu, 09/04/2008 - 03:32
World champions Italy leapfrogged Germany into second place behind European champions Spain in the latest FIFA rankings issued Wednesday.The rest of t…
Wed, 09/03/2008 - 04:00
A new high-tech bridge over Venice's Grand Canal was named after the Italian Constitution Tuesday but Venice Mayor Massimo Cacciari confirmed its inau…
Wed, 09/03/2008 - 03:55
Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini spoke about the Georgia crisis on the telephone Tuesday with United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Ric…
Wed, 09/03/2008 - 03:50
A rescue plan for Italy's troubled airline Alitalia involves firing at least 4,500 of its 20,000 workers, with stewards and ground personnel taking th…
Wed, 09/03/2008 - 03:45
Former French-Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt on Tuesday met with Italian politicians, including President Giorgio Napolitano, ahead of a visit to…
Wed, 09/03/2008 - 03:36
Italy's gay police and military are coming out to fight prejudice in the forces so that more of them don't have to keep their sexual preferences a sec…