Tour de France holder Alberto Contador made his move in the Giro d'Italia's first individual time trial on Tuesday.Contador, one of the pre-race favou…
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Wed, 05/21/2008 - 02:55
A Cannes audience gave a standing ovation Monday night to an Italian film about a pair of doomed screen and real-life lovers in Mussolini's Italy.The…
Wed, 05/21/2008 - 02:44
Bolstering economic growth in Italy and encouraging the country's business class are the two greatest challenges facing the new government of Premier…
Wed, 05/21/2008 - 02:34
Historic leftwing daily L'Unita' changed hands on Tuesday when it was bought by centre-left Sicilian regional governor and Tiscali founder Renato Soru…
Wed, 05/21/2008 - 02:30
Juventus icon Alessandro Del Piero and Sampdoria's former Roma and Real Madrid forward Antonio Cassano have been named in Italy coach Roberto Donadoni…
Tue, 05/20/2008 - 11:58
Antonio Tajani on Tuesday was named vice president of the European Commission, the European Union executive.Tajani, who was recently named the EU's co…
Tue, 05/20/2008 - 03:31
Sexist attitudes among Italian men are preventing female scientists making the progress they deserve, a top oncologist and former health minister said…
Tue, 05/20/2008 - 03:25
Newborn babies who cry a lot can end up with attention deficit problems and learning difficulties in later life, Italian researchers said on Monday.Re…
Tue, 05/20/2008 - 03:17
Italy's World Cup winning coach Marcello Lippi has given the strongest hint yet he might consider a return to the Azzurri helm.Asked about his coachin…
Tue, 05/20/2008 - 03:10
The month of June should give a clear indication who is on track to win this year's MotoGP championship, according to standings leader Valentino Rossi…
Tue, 05/20/2008 - 03:09
Italy's beleaguered Roma population on Monday announced the creation of its first Italian federation in a bid to give an official voice to the country…
Mon, 05/19/2008 - 09:13
A keenly awaited film on the Naples Mafia got a warm reception at the Cannes Film Festival Sunday night.The film, Gomorra, based on the Roberto Savian…
Mon, 05/19/2008 - 09:06
An ancient Roman mausoleum hidden in the bowels of St Peter's Basilica will open to the public later this month after ten months of restoration work,…
Mon, 05/19/2008 - 08:58
Data presented recently by the Florence Airport current trimester report included profits being up 18%, a passenger traffic increase of 5.8% during th…
Mon, 05/19/2008 - 05:37
Roberto Mancini is very likely to stay at Inter, a top club official said Monday.''There's more than an 80% chance that we'll continue with Mancini,''…
Mon, 05/19/2008 - 03:28
The European Commission has given its green light to the acquisition of World Duty Free Limited (WDF) by Autogrill, which will allow the Benetton fami…
Mon, 05/19/2008 - 03:15
Italy's greatest clown and Federico Fellini favourite, Carlo Colombaioni, has died in France at the age of 75.The last of a generation of traditional…
Sun, 05/18/2008 - 03:06
Italian scientists have made a breakthrough in research into the causes of chronic intestinal problems like Crohn's Disease.The team from Milan's Huma…
Sun, 05/18/2008 - 03:04
Half of Italian men between the ages of 30 and 50 have made an appointment with a specialist to discuss having plastic surgery or other appearance-rel…
Sun, 05/18/2008 - 03:02
Two golden eagle chicks have hatched in Sicily's largest protected park, its zoologist said on Friday.The hatching of the two chicks in the Nebrodi Pa…