Ballerina Carla Fracci named spokeswoman for Milan project - Former La Scala prima ballerina Carla Fracci has made an appeal to fellow artists to lend…
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Wed, 02/06/2008 - 03:59
A ruling on a suit filed by AP Holding against exclusive negotiations between Alitalia and Air France-KLM for the Treasury's stake in the Italian nati…
Wed, 02/06/2008 - 03:51
'Blindness' reference cut, call to conversion stays - Pope Benedict has changed a recently reintroduced Catholic prayer that has offended Jewish group…
Wed, 02/06/2008 - 03:44
Italy's year-on-year inflation rate last month jumped to 2.9%, its highest since July 2001, national statistics bureau Istat reported on Tuesday.The i…
Wed, 02/06/2008 - 03:36
Parliament expected to be dissolved on Wednesday - President Giorgio Napolitano on Tuesday began procedures to dissolve parliament and set the nation…
Wed, 02/06/2008 - 03:31
Italian motorcycling ace Valentino Rossi on Tuesday set a new track record in pre-season tests at the Sepang track in Malaysia.The feat by the Yamaha…
Wed, 02/06/2008 - 03:24
Italy flew to Zurich Tuesday for a key Euro 2008 warm-up friendly against Portugal on Wednesday night.The match is one of the last chances for coach R…
Tue, 02/05/2008 - 06:37
Highly aware machines to use two hands like humans - An Italian is leading an European Union research program which aims to develop robots able to hel…
Tue, 02/05/2008 - 05:51
Italian archaeologists have unearthed an ancient underground burial tomb with unique Greek-style decorations near the small village of Arpinova in Pug…
Tue, 02/05/2008 - 04:29
Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema condemned the first suicide bombing in Israel in a year on Monday, calling it an attempt by extremists to ''feed a sp…
Tue, 02/05/2008 - 04:19
Italian retailers' association Confcommercio unveiled a new manifesto on Monday pledging zero tolerance in the face of Mafia protection rackets.The ma…
Tue, 02/05/2008 - 04:09
An offer by Irish budget airline Ryanair to spend more than $1 billion in order to offer flights from Malpensa airport and expand its services at Orio…
Tue, 02/05/2008 - 04:01
Although more Italians, if given the chance, would vote for Hillary Clinton, the vast majority believe that Barack Obama will be the Democratic Party…
Tue, 02/05/2008 - 04:00
Daria Dazzan won award dedicated to the Michaelles jumpsuit - Daria Dazzan, resident and fashion student in Anversa, has won the Concorso european tut…
Tue, 02/05/2008 - 04:00
AC Milan will keep their foot on the gas in their chase for a Champions League place, coach Carlo Ancelotti said on Monday.''We can't stop now,'' Ance…
Tue, 02/05/2008 - 04:00
Cesare Prandelli has been voted Italy's top coach for a second year in succession for steering Fiorentina to a UEFA Cup berth despite a whopping Calci…
Tue, 02/05/2008 - 03:38
Italian refereeing supremo Pierlugi Collina on Monday threw his weight behind UEFA chief Michel Platini's idea of having two extra officials help refs…
Tue, 02/05/2008 - 03:31
The situations at Alitalia and Milan's Malpensa airport are serious and need solutions from the market place and not political rhetoric, Industry Mini…
Tue, 02/05/2008 - 03:21
Pollution and George Clooney fingered as culprits - Climate change, pollution, drought and even Hollywood are threatening Italy's lakes, a new report…
Mon, 02/04/2008 - 04:41
New car sales in Italy tumbled 7.26% in January, over the same month last year, after climbing 14.08% in December, sector sources said on Friday.Italy…