Articles by ITALY

Thu, 12/20/2007 - 03:29
Some six million Italians will be using their cars to travel during the Christmas and New Year's holidays which will translate into two million vehicl…
Wed, 12/19/2007 - 06:29
Milan Mayor Letizia Moratti has appealed to the city's residents to cooperate with her scheme to introduce a pollution fee in central zones along the…
Wed, 12/19/2007 - 06:06
A total of 3 million euros ($4.3 mln) will be spent over the next three years to support archaeological parks in Sicily, Italian Culture Minister Fran…
Wed, 12/19/2007 - 04:18
Director Fabio Pammolli hosts seminars for MIT students - The post-graduate institute IMT (Institutions Markets Technologies) in Lucca has sent an exa…
Wed, 12/19/2007 - 03:58
AC Milan's inspirational Brazil midfielder Kaka' has crowned an extraordinary year by capturing the FIFA World Player of the Year award.In the final t…
Wed, 12/19/2007 - 03:45
Hotel operators in Italy expect the Christmas and New Year's holidays to be in line with last year, even though more Italians will take advantage of t…
Wed, 12/19/2007 - 03:38
A decision on the future of national carrier Alitalia is expected to be postponed yet again after Transport Minister Alesandro Bianchi said on Tuesday…
Wed, 12/19/2007 - 03:33
The Italian government on Tuesday voiced ''great satisfaction'' over the approval of a United Nations resolution for a global moratorium on the death…
Tue, 12/18/2007 - 06:07
CAF, the Florentine transport cooperative and national leader in heavy goods transport, is celebrating its 50th birthday with a photography exhibit at…
Tue, 12/18/2007 - 04:26
Anniversary celebration planned for consortium's anniversary - Begun with only nine members, the Consorzio Centropercento Italiano - a group of Italia…
Tue, 12/18/2007 - 04:18
Tuscany and Rimini are only Italian destinations on list - The New York Times recently published an exclusive list of the 53 places that 'globe trotte…
Tue, 12/18/2007 - 03:58
An Italian girl who died of cancer at the age of six and a half could soon become the Catholic Church's youngest saint.Concluding a key stage in the p…
Tue, 12/18/2007 - 03:48
AC Milan's triumph in the FIFA Club World Cup produced a riot of excited headlines in the Italian press on Monday but left pundits scratching their he…
Tue, 12/18/2007 - 03:39
Air France-KLM and Air One gave details on Monday of their rival bids for Italian carrier Alitalia.The details came a day before the Alitalia board wa…
Tue, 12/18/2007 - 03:33
Italy's Fabio Capello promised to learn English within a month on Monday as he was presented to British journalists in his new role as England coach.T…
Mon, 12/17/2007 - 06:20
The Fiat group was a shining star in an otherwise gloomy European new car market last month, according to data released by automobile associations on…
Mon, 12/17/2007 - 06:09
A suspect in the murder of a 22-year-old British exchange student here last month must remain in custody pending trial, a preliminary hearings judge r…
Mon, 12/17/2007 - 05:49
A newly discovered Caravaggio painting will go on public show for the first time ever this weekend, part of an exhibition devoted to the 17th-century…
Mon, 12/17/2007 - 03:57
Italy's crusading comic Beppe Grillo completed a key phase in his battle for a 'clean' parliament on Friday by depositing 350,000 signatures supportin…
Mon, 12/17/2007 - 03:40
The traditional Nativity Scene built each Christmas in front of St Peter's basilica in Rome will this year show Jesus being born not in a stable but i…