The United States on Friday lauded Italy's decision to ease rules on the use of its troops in Afghanistan.US Defence Secretary Robert Gates told repor…
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Sun, 06/15/2008 - 03:46
A series of designer jail cells went on show on Thursday in Turin for an unusual exhibition dedicated to prison architecture.Eleven architects' studio…
Sun, 06/15/2008 - 03:45
National statistics bureau Istat on Friday confirmed that inflation in Italy last month hit a 12-year high, 3.6%, but consumer groups claim the year-o…
Sat, 06/14/2008 - 03:10
Two men died and a third was in critical condition in hospital after an accident at a building site near Settimo Milanese on Friday.The three Egyptian…
Sat, 06/14/2008 - 03:08
Italy was among five countries named in an EU ban on bluefin tuna fishing in the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic that will come into force on Monda…
Sat, 06/14/2008 - 03:06
Silvio Berluscon's new People of Liberties (PDL) party will gel as components fully merge for next year's European elections, officials said Friday.Th…
Sat, 06/14/2008 - 03:04
The cabinet of Premier Silvio Berlusconi on Friday approved the text of a bill to regulate the use of wiretapping in criminal investigations which inc…
Sat, 06/14/2008 - 03:02
Pope Benedict XVI received United States President George W.Bush for private talks here Friday.The talks, whose content is not usually divulged, laste…
Sat, 06/14/2008 - 03:00
Italian inflation hit a 12-year high of 3.6% in May, up from 3.3% in April.
The rate is the highest since August 1996, national statistics bureau Ist…
Fri, 06/13/2008 - 11:05
Italy coach Roberto Donadoni is looking to Juventus striker Alessandro Del Piero to lead the world champions' bid to come back into Euro 2008 contenti…
Fri, 06/13/2008 - 04:11
Italy's Nobel-winning physicist Carlo Rubbia called for a dramatic reduction in the use of fossil fuels to avoid disastrous climate changes.Speaking a…
Fri, 06/13/2008 - 04:02
Welfare Minister Maurizio Sacconi on Thursday promised an ''exceptional plan'' to tackle the phenomenon of workplace deaths after six men died at a se…
Fri, 06/13/2008 - 03:57
International issues including the war on terror and the Middle East were the focus of a 40-minute meeting Thursday between visiting United States Pre…
Fri, 06/13/2008 - 03:49
US President George W. Bush is a ''huge fan'' of Pope Benedict XVI and supports his efforts to promote peace and wipe out world hunger, Chief of Proto…
Fri, 06/13/2008 - 03:40
World champions Italy are expected to change formation for Friday's must-win Euro 2008 match against Romania, observers here say.Juventus captain Ales…
Fri, 06/13/2008 - 03:34
Manchester United star Wayne Rooney married his childhood sweetheart in a historic villa at this Italian Riviera resort on Thursday.Rooney and Coleen…
Fri, 06/13/2008 - 03:29
Retired MotoGP rider Sete Gibernau will be back on the track next week when he carries out tests for his former team Ducati at the Mugello track in Tu…
Thu, 06/12/2008 - 04:08
Six men died from inhaling toxic fumes while working at a purification plant in Sicily on Wednesday.The men had been cleaning a tank filter at the pla…
Thu, 06/12/2008 - 03:59
A man and a woman who had sex in an Italian cathedral have told church officials they are sorry.The pair, who have been charged with indecency, asked…
Thu, 06/12/2008 - 03:54
Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini on Wednesday criticised protestors who burned American flags and said it was wrong to accuse President George…