AC Milan's returning Brazilian star Ronaldo says he is determined to help his team win the Champions League this year so he can snatch the one major h…
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Fri, 02/08/2008 - 06:57
A painting by Lucio Fontana set a record for a work by the Italo-Argentinian abstract artist on Wednesday when it sold for over 9 million euros at Chr…
Fri, 02/08/2008 - 06:17
German clothing company Hugo Boss, part of Italy's Valentino Fashion Group, has booked a net profit of 154 mln euros for 2007, marking a 20% annual ri…
Fri, 02/08/2008 - 05:44
Lithium could slow the progression of the killer nerve-wasting condition known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, Italian researchers say.They say the drug, whi…
Fri, 02/08/2008 - 05:28
Fire-fighters have still been unable to bring totally under control a fire which has engulfed a Turkish cargo container ship in the Adriatic, sector s…
Fri, 02/08/2008 - 05:07
With elections set for April 13-14, the two top candidates to become the next Italian premier are Democratic Party Walter Veltroni and Forza Italia le…
Fri, 02/08/2008 - 04:40
Police in Catania have arrested a man who allegedly posed as a police officer with a toy gun and a hand-held stop sign to flag down and fine passing m…
Fri, 02/08/2008 - 04:27
Police on Thursday arrested one of the most wanted fugitive bosses of the Naples crime syndicate, the Camorra.Vincenzo Licciardi, 42, was caught in a…
Fri, 02/08/2008 - 04:02
At least 80 people have been arrested in a major crackdown on the Mafia carried out by Italian and American law enforcement agencies.Code-named 'Old B…
Fri, 02/08/2008 - 03:46
Italy's former MotoGP champ Valentino Rossi looks set to close his tussle with tax authorities with an agreement to pay 20 million euros, instead of t…
Fri, 02/08/2008 - 03:35
Italy's normally fussy coach Roberto Donadoni hailed a ''great'' display in Wednesday night's 3-1 friendly win over Portugal in Zurich.''Usually I'm h…
Fri, 02/08/2008 - 03:25
AC Milan's drive towards a Champions League berth has been hit by injuries to key Brazilians Kaka' and Pato ahead of Sunday's home match against strug…
Thu, 02/07/2008 - 07:17
Italian art police have recovered a reproduction fragment of an ancient Roman city plan that was being used as a doorstop in their latest operation to…
Thu, 02/07/2008 - 07:11
The orbiting International Space Station (ISS) will become a fully operative research facility this week with the addition of an Italian-built laborat…
Thu, 02/07/2008 - 06:58
Italian oil and gas group Eni is likely to launch a takeover bid for India's Hindustan Oil Exploration Company, financial sources said on Wednesday.Ac…
Thu, 02/07/2008 - 06:44
Italian telecommunication equipment maker Sirti has signed a contract with the Libyan Post, Telecommunication & Information Technology Company LPT…
Thu, 02/07/2008 - 06:40
Italy's production of trash continues to grow and efforts to recycle are failing to take off in many regions, according to a new report by the governm…
Thu, 02/07/2008 - 06:20
The Italian press's advertising revenue increased 3.7% year-on-year in 2007, according to data issued by the Italian federation of advertising concess…
Thu, 02/07/2008 - 06:09
Police in Sicily Wednesday arrested two men accused of raping a woman and filming her ordeal on their mobile phones.The woman was raped near the town…
Thu, 02/07/2008 - 05:50
Pope Benedict XVI met the mother of kidnapped French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt on Wednesday and told her he was praying for her daughter.…