Premier wants parliament to decide fate of his government - Premier Romano Prodi went before the House on Tuesday to ask that it reconfirm its confide…
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Tue, 01/22/2008 - 06:43
A new tourism promotional programme called 'Florence Loves You', which offers a series of discounts throughout the city, is in effect for Austrian vis…
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 05:55
The following is a city-by-city guide to some of Italy's top art exhibitions: ARICCIA - Palazzo Chigi: the Lemme Collection; 130 Baroque works by th…
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 05:53
Shelby White agrees to return ten antiquities - Italy has reached a deal with US collector Shelby White to reclaim ten Greek and Etruscan objects robb…
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 05:35
A new waterbus service reserved for Venetians only started plying up and down the Grand Canal on Monday, allowing residents to avoid bustling groups o…
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 05:23
First phase: set up dumps for 1 mln tons of refuse - The commissioner appointed by the government to resolve the Naples rubbish emergency said on Mond…
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 04:55
Three museums in Etruscan city - Cortona is a small Etruscan town located in the Val di Chiana (near Arezzo).According to data released by the local g…
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 03:49
Fans can't expect immediate glory after 'soccer tsunami' - Juventus can't expect an immediate return to past greatness, coach Claudio Ranieri said Mon…
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 03:43
Three Italian soldiers serving in the Lebanon peacekeeping force were killed Monday morning as they were driving home from the port of Trieste to Bari…
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 03:28
Ex- minister Mastella pulls key support - The government of Premier Romano Prodi appeared to be on the brink of collapsing on Monday after former just…
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 03:17
Italy's Six Nations debut away to Ireland on February 2 will be especially tough because of the Irish desire to bounce back from their disappointing W…
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 05:51
Grand Canal structure 'may have to be watched' - A slight movement in Venice's first new bridge in 70 years is worrying engineers carrying out the fin…
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 05:29
Oscar-nominated screenwriter Ugo Pirro died Friday in his Rome home. He was 87.Pirro earned his Academy Award nominations for Elio Petri's Investigati…
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 03:44
Riva Lofts gets top honours from British style magazine- British style magazine Wallpaper recently deemed Riva Lofts, a new hotel housed in an old fac…
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 03:38
Trattoria Coltibuono brings Tuscan food and wine - Trattoria Coltibuono has gone straight from the heart of Chianti to the Ginza district of Tokyo one…
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 03:24
Italy's seven-times world champ Valentino Rossi on Friday firmly denied having any thoughts of retiring and said he intended to take back the MotoGP t…
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 03:19
Fiorentina coach Cesare Prandelli on Friday denied press reports that his French goalkeeper Sebastien Frey will be swapped for AC Milan and Italy stri…
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 05:19
Italians have the cleanest homes in Europe, thanks to spending more time doing housework, according to a new report.Carried out by the British researc…
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 03:51
DNA studies carried out in Sardinia, the sun-drenched Italian island whose inhabitants are often on the short side, have helped identify only the seco…
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 06:52
Italian carmaker Fiat SpA's components unit Magneti Marelli has signed a joint venture agreement with India's Sumi Motherson Group to produce automoti…