Using vulgar language to slam politicians isn't OK even at election time, Italy's top court ruled Monday.Tough criticism is acceptable but not the use…
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Tue, 03/11/2008 - 04:51
Tourists are flocking to see the freshly opened House of Augustus on Rome's Palatine Hill despite heavy rain in the capital on Monday.The four frescoe…
Tue, 03/11/2008 - 04:38
Italian bears emerging from hibernation are still in danger despite the furore surrounding the poisoning of three specimens last year, a top animal pr…
Tue, 03/11/2008 - 04:28
It will take a ''special night'' of European soccer to get Inter Milan past Liverpool in the Champions League on Tuesday, according to coach Roberto M…
Tue, 03/11/2008 - 04:23
Serie A strugglers Parma have sacked Domenico Di Carlo after Sunday's 2-1 home defeat against Sampdoria which left the club in the drop zone.Ex-Mantov…
Mon, 03/10/2008 - 04:33
The counterfeiting of euro notes is on the rise and Italy leads the European Union for the production of the false paper, according to a report by the…
Mon, 03/10/2008 - 04:28
Despite a general slowdown in consumer spending, Italians continue to shell out cash to buy computers and other high-tech products, according to a new…
Mon, 03/10/2008 - 04:17
The Italy men's water polo team, known as the 'Settebello' (beautiful seven), defeated Russia on Friday to qualify for this summer's Beijing Olympics.…
Sun, 03/09/2008 - 04:12
Four frescoed rooms in Augustus's House on Rome's Palatine Hill are to open to the public for the first time this weekend.Experts believe the rooms, f…
Sun, 03/09/2008 - 04:10
A new Pisa project's goal is simple enough: to create a micro-simulation software package that reproduces movements on the streets in order to forecas…
Sun, 03/09/2008 - 04:08
Thanks to Google Transit - a new online service from Google Maps - it is now possible to create a personalized public transportation itinerary in Flor…
Sun, 03/09/2008 - 04:06
Italian wine exports to the United States jumped 8.4% in volume and 8.7% in value in 2007 over the previous year, according to the Italian Wine and Fo…
Sun, 03/09/2008 - 04:04
Torre del Lago boasts the first eco-friendly and environmentally sustainable for-profit flower growing business to receive the prestigious Iso14001 en…
Sun, 03/09/2008 - 04:02
A new diet has been created to help men combat prostate cancer and it will be promoted during a week of events from March 12th to the 19th, Father's D…
Sun, 03/09/2008 - 04:00
Italy great Roberto Baggio could get a managerial job at Inter Milan, the club he played for from 1998 to 2000.''I haven't lost touch with him,'' said…
Sat, 03/08/2008 - 03:12
The following is a city-by-city guide to some of Italy's top art exhibitions: ALESSANDRIA - Palazzo Monferrato: Le Corbusier, Drawings and Sketches; I…
Sat, 03/08/2008 - 03:10
An array of exquisite statues and artefacts never seen before outside China went on show here on Friday for an exhibition spotlighting the artistic fl…
Sat, 03/08/2008 - 03:08
Italy celebrated the 100th anniversary of the birth of screen legend Anna Magnani on Friday with a host of initiatives in honour of the Rome-born actr…
Sat, 03/08/2008 - 03:06
The center-right People of Freedom Party (PDL) coalition headed by former premier Silvio Berlusconi has increased its lead over the Democratic Party (…
Sat, 03/08/2008 - 03:04
The Milan branch of the Northern League will celebrate Women's Day on Saturday by handing out cans of pepper spray in a city square, it said Friday.Ce…