Air France-KLM has sent Alitalia unions a revised takeover plan containing a lay-off proposal the unions have already rejected.In the plan sent to uni…
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Sat, 03/29/2008 - 04:00
A former friend and teammate of Italian cycling's most illustrious doping victim, the late Marco Pantani, was found dead in his home north of Milan on…
Fri, 03/28/2008 - 05:00
The Vatican on Thursday distanced itself from the anti-Islamic views of a prominent former Muslim who was baptised by the pope over Easter.Egyptian-bo…
Fri, 03/28/2008 - 04:53
Fiat Chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo on Wednesday urged the next Italian government to unify the foreign and foreign trade ministries as a way to…
Fri, 03/28/2008 - 04:47
An Italian researcher believes she has cracked brain mechanisms that make people want to continue gambling even when the odds are against them and the…
Fri, 03/28/2008 - 04:34
Italy has provided the European Union with a full report on dioxin and PCB contamination of mozzarella cheese well ahead of a 17:00 GMT deadline set b…
Fri, 03/28/2008 - 04:24
The family of Raffaele Sollecito, a suspect in the murder of British student Meredith Kercher, said Thursday that leaked testimony claiming he was at…
Fri, 03/28/2008 - 04:20
The wife of a prominent Sardinian dentist who was believed to have been kidnapped Wedensday evening was discovered Thursday morning, murdered in the t…
Fri, 03/28/2008 - 04:14
Roma is looking to cross-city rival Lazio to do another giant-killing act and bring Inter within striking distance this weekend.Lazio toppled second-p…
Thu, 03/27/2008 - 04:42
An anti-Mafia street market in Palermo is set to tour the squares of Italy's largest cities in the latest bid to persuade shopkeepers and businessmen…
Thu, 03/27/2008 - 04:39
An Italian bid for ailing airline Alitalia is being lined up as an alternative to Air France's offer, ex-premier and media magnate Silvio Berlusconi s…
Thu, 03/27/2008 - 04:35
Although the center-right People of Freedom (PDL) coalition maintains a strong lead over the center-left Democratic Party (PD), it may not win a major…
Thu, 03/27/2008 - 04:32
The Italian Circus Authority (ENC) has called for a clampdown on unregulated outfits after enslaved immigrants were found performing in tanks filled w…
Thu, 03/27/2008 - 04:25
These is no direct link between the Campania region's trash crisis and carcinogenic dioxins recently found in buffalo milk used for making Neapolitan…
Thu, 03/27/2008 - 04:22
Any possible pressure on China regarding its Tibet policy must be taken by the European Union as a whole and not its individual members, Italian Forei…
Thu, 03/27/2008 - 04:16
An Italian soccer court on Wednesday flung Serie A's bottom club Cagliari a lifeline by giving it back three points deducted for a financial irregular…
Wed, 03/26/2008 - 04:46
Based on drug seizures last year, Italy is Europe's second market for heroin, after Britain, and one of the leading consumers of cocaine, according to…
Wed, 03/26/2008 - 04:38
Motorists pulling up at self-service garages in Padua now have the opportunity to stock up on sex toys along with their petrol.Agip and Esso stations…
Wed, 03/26/2008 - 04:32
Air France-KLM said Tuesday it would go the extra mile to allay union fears over the company's proposed takeover of Alitalia when it makes a new offer…
Wed, 03/26/2008 - 04:25
A furore sparked by the pope's Easter baptism of a prominent former Muslim continued unabated on Tuesday, as the Vatican's daily weighed in, defending…