An Italian missionary who spent more than five weeks in the hands of Islamist guerrillas in the Philippines has returned to work in the country, Itali…
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Fri, 04/25/2008 - 03:00
A proposal to protect women from rape by fitting them with special tracking bracelets is stirring heated debate in Italy.The idea was put forward by o…
Fri, 04/25/2008 - 02:58
This weekend's Spanish Grand Prix should give a clear indication whether or not reigning champions Ferrari will be the car to beat, sources at the Ita…
Thu, 04/24/2008 - 04:23
Italian cinema was given a lift on Wednesday when films by two of its top young directors were included in the line-up for this year's Cannes Film Fes…
Thu, 04/24/2008 - 04:14
Incoming premier Silvio Berlusconi said again on Wednesday that a group of Italian businesses and banks were ready to bid for floundering flag carrier…
Thu, 04/24/2008 - 04:08
Over ten million Italians are expected to take advantage of this year's spring breaks, centered on the Liberation and May Day holidays, spending some…
Thu, 04/24/2008 - 04:04
Outgoing Italian Premier Romano Prodi has spoken out against plans to swap the European Commission posts of Italy and France.Prodi said on Tuesday he…
Thu, 04/24/2008 - 03:49
An Italian hospital has carried out the world's first shoulder transplant.A team at Bologna's Rizzoli hospital inserted a 2-cm-wide chunk of bone and…
Thu, 04/24/2008 - 03:45
AS Roma skipper Francesco Totti walked out of a Rome clinic Wednesday after surgery that will keep him out until the start of next season.Totti, 32, i…
Thu, 04/24/2008 - 03:39
The Formula 1 season makes its European debut at the Spanish Grand Prix this weekend and the buzzword at Ferrari is 'keep focused'.This amid undisguis…
Wed, 04/23/2008 - 04:20
Fans of the famous Fiorentina T-bone steak were sharpening their knives Tuesday after the European Commission lifted its last restriction on beef-off-…
Wed, 04/23/2008 - 04:08
The Italian government on Tuesday was considering the possibility of a bridge loan to keep Alitalia flying after Air France-KLM withdrew its offer for…
Wed, 04/23/2008 - 04:05
Outgoing Health Minister Livia Turco countered growing attacks on Italy's abortion law on Tuesday by issuing figures showing that the number of women…
Wed, 04/23/2008 - 03:57
Anti-Mafia campaigners in Sicily were celebrating another victory on Tuesday when a mobster who demanded protection money from a Palermo businessman w…
Wed, 04/23/2008 - 03:48
A beauty clinic attended by VIPs in the centre of Milan was shut down on Tuesday after police discovered staff had been injecting clients with dangero…
Wed, 04/23/2008 - 03:41
Italian oil and natural gas imports from non-EU countries accounted for 35.2% of total non-EU Italian imports in the first quarter of 2008 compared to…
Wed, 04/23/2008 - 03:35
An Italian priest held Mass among the flashing lights of pinball slot machines and video games at an amusement arcade this week after he became concer…
Tue, 04/22/2008 - 04:00
The remains of an ancient Roman ship and its cargo were discovered on Monday off the coast of Trapani on the north-western tip of Sicily.A scuba diver…
Tue, 04/22/2008 - 03:56
Animal rights associations were up in arms on Monday after a group of Italian teenagers posted a video on interactive Internet site Youtube in which t…
Tue, 04/22/2008 - 03:46
Law and order has shot to the forefront of election issues in the upcoming race for Rome mayor following a brutal sex attack in the city.The victim, a…