Articles by ITALY

Fri, 02/01/2008 - 04:15
Balotelli is Inter's answer to AC's Pato - Milan's Serie A powerhouses Inter and AC now both have teenage talents who have stolen the limelight from t…
Fri, 02/01/2008 - 04:09
Mission is 'difficult, not impossible', he says - Senate Speaker Franco Marini began talks with political parties on Thursday in a bid to drum up supp…
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 06:01
Italian artist obsessed with nature's raw materials - Rome is paying tribute to one of the brightest lights of Italy's conceptual art scene, with an e…
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 05:52
'Il blu dipinto di blu' (Volare) feted at Sanremo - The biggest worldwide hit ever for an Italian singer turns 50 on Thursday and there are plans to c…
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 03:36
Senate speaker to seek support for electoral reform - President Giorgio Napolitano on Thursday asked Senate Speaker Franco Marini to see whether a gov…
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 03:30
Prodi caretaker government can close privatization, Bianchi says - The arrival of a new government could compromise the privatization of Italy's natio…
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 03:23
Former premier Silvio Berlusconi was acquitted on Wednesday of false accounting charges in connection with a corruption trial in which he has already…
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 06:40
The arrests of leading Cosa Nostra figures in Sicily have created a power vacuum and there is a possibility of a mob turf war to fill this void, Italy…
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 05:04
The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday that the government crisis in Italy was unlikely to affect the ''positive'' direction that its economy…
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 04:52
A medical team of some 20 Italian military personnel is already in Chad to set up a field hospital to help Darfur refugees, defence sources said on Th…
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 04:46
A judicial review board on Tuesday revoked the house arrest ordered for the wife of former justice minister Clemente Mastella but said she could not l…
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 03:33
Pope Benedict XVI has sent a message of condolences to the Greek Orthodox Church after the death of its head, Archbishop Christodoulos, the Vatican sa…
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 03:24
The leaders of the biggest parties in Italy's two main political blocs on Tuesday stuck to their irreconcilable positions on how to resolve the curren…
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 07:46
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Tue, 01/29/2008 - 06:47
Venice's world-famous carnival festivities are now in full swing but this year there is a decidedly modern twist to the centuries-old tradition.The ca…
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 05:54
Italian winemakers are upbeat about the new year with some 90% expecting to boost both turnover and exports, according to a new study.Based on a poll…
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 04:39
Pope Benedict said on Monday that science might be seductive but it must not be seen as the only yardstick for judging good and evil.Science can never…
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 04:22
Italy center Mirco Bergamasco is ready for Saturday's match in Dublin against Ireland and wants a good Six Nations tournament in order compensate for…
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 04:13
President Giorgio Napolitano resumed consultations with Italy's political parties on Monday, hearing deeply contrasting views on what to do following…
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 04:08
The Serie A Moved Into The Second Half Of The Season At The Weekend And It Was Immediately Clear That The Final Outcome Is Far From Certain.League Lea…