Articles by ITALY

Fri, 08/29/2008 - 03:34
Air France-KLM said Thursday it would join the Italian consortium set to revive Alitalia if it sees a realistic prospect of a return to profit.''Air F…
Fri, 08/29/2008 - 03:27
Italian soccer giants Juventus have been drawn against nine-time European Cup winner Real Madrid in the group stage of the Champions League.The Turin…
Fri, 08/29/2008 - 03:21
Champions Inter Milan and Turin giants Juventus face tough road trips as the Serie A show starts again this weekend.Inter has a host of defence injury…
Fri, 08/29/2008 - 03:15
AC Milan right back Massimo Oddo is joining his former World Cup-winning team mate Luca Toni at Bayern Munich on a year's loan, the German champions s…
Thu, 08/28/2008 - 03:54
Neapolitan pizza chefs on Wednesday handed out thousands of freshly cooked Margherita pizzas to delighted residents and tourists in a bid to publicise…
Thu, 08/28/2008 - 03:45
More than a thousand solar panels are to be set up on land seized from the Mafia in Sicily, officials said Wednesday.''In place of abandoned villas an…
Thu, 08/28/2008 - 03:41
Air France or Lufthansa could be the strategic partner a slimmed-down Alitalia needs to spread its new wings, Italian Transport Minister Altero Matteo…
Thu, 08/28/2008 - 03:33
Pope Benedict XVI has condemned a sculpture of a crucified frog on display at a Bolzano museum, a local politician revealed Wednesday.Trentino-Alto Ad…
Thu, 08/28/2008 - 03:25
Monaco playmaker Jeremy Menez is moving to AS Roma, the player's agent told Italian radio Wednesday.''It's a done deal,'' agent Jean-Pierre Barnes sai…
Thu, 08/28/2008 - 03:18
Italy's World Cup qualifier against Georgia in Udine on September 10 is at risk, sports authorities said Wednesday.The possibility of pushing back the…
Thu, 08/28/2008 - 03:12
AC Milan's Italy under-19 star Enzo Paloschi is moving to Serie B club Parma in a co-ownership deal after his chances of featuring for the Milanese gi…
Wed, 08/27/2008 - 04:07
George Clooney kicks off the Venice Film Festival Wednesday with the world premiere of the Coen brothers' latest work but from then on Hollywood gives…
Wed, 08/27/2008 - 03:52
Following is the official programme for the 65th Venice Film Festival, running in the lagoon city from August 28 to September 6.OPENING FILM (OUT OF C…
Wed, 08/27/2008 - 03:48
There is a ''serious'' risk of the Caucasus splitting up like Yugoslavia did, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said after Russia recognised Ge…
Wed, 08/27/2008 - 03:43
A controversial crucified frog sculpture on show at Bolzano's Museion modern art museum may soon be removed, the provincial government said Tuesday.Th…
Wed, 08/27/2008 - 03:31
Italy's access to its favourite sport was hit by a bombshell Tuesday when the TV and radio rights for the non-pay-TV broadcasting of Serie A and B soc…
Wed, 08/27/2008 - 03:25
Brazil ace Ronaldinho saw a Sweden soccer player in a Beijing hotel and promptly asked her to marry him, the Gothenburg midfielder told a Stockholm da…
Wed, 08/27/2008 - 03:20
Swiss defender Philippe Senderos on Tuesday moved to AC Milan on a season-long loan deal, joining former Arsenal team-mate Mathieu Flamini.Milan CEO A…
Tue, 08/26/2008 - 03:52
Vittorio De Sica's neo-realist masterpiece Bicycle Thieves has been restored and put into digital format, the Italian movie great's son Manuel said Mo…
Tue, 08/26/2008 - 03:47
Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini has offered to hold an international conference in Rome to solve the Russia-Georgia crisis, he said Monday.Th…