A planned meeting in the Vatican between Pope Benedict XVI and the Dalai Lama would be an "offence" to the Chinese people, a government spokesman in B…
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Fri, 11/02/2007 - 04:47
Italian Premier Romano Prodi on Thursday vowed to curb violence by immigrants after an attack that shocked the nation.Speaking after a Romanian left a…
Thu, 11/01/2007 - 06:24
New Yorkers have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to admire sections of Florence's exquisite 15th-century Baptistery doors after three of its famous p…
Thu, 11/01/2007 - 05:06
News that a jailed Naples crime boss has become a father thanks to artificial insemination provoked indignation among groups representing couples with…
Thu, 11/01/2007 - 05:05
Tuscan expertise at the service of historic heritage - Tuscany is ready to restore the historic patrimony of Sanaa, Yemen s capital city and a UNESCO…
Thu, 11/01/2007 - 05:02
A drug used to treat osteoporosis has proven to also be effective for the prevention of breast cancer, an Italian expert said on Tuesday.Speaking at a…
Thu, 11/01/2007 - 04:57
A package of measures aimed at cracking down on crime and making Italian cities safer won cabinet approval on Tuesday and now goes to parliament for a…
Thu, 11/01/2007 - 04:55
A buyer for a controlling stake in Alitalia will be chosen by mid-November, CEO Maurizio Prato confirmed to unions at the national carrier on Monday.E…
Wed, 10/31/2007 - 06:20
Italy on Tuesday signed a deal with Princeton University to return looted artefacts - its latest coup in a battle against antiquities smuggling.In the…
Wed, 10/31/2007 - 04:51
Italy will become the first European Union member to have its own diplomatic representative to the Arab League, according to a new accord to be signed…
Wed, 10/31/2007 - 04:47
Italian Superbike star Max Biaggi, will race next season on a Ducati bike, sources said on Tuesday.The 36-year-old Roman, who finished third in the 20…
Wed, 10/31/2007 - 04:44
A bid to obtain a fresh parliamentary enquiry into alleged violence by Italian police at a 2001 G8 summit foundered on Monday when two government part…
Wed, 10/31/2007 - 04:39
The number of legal immigrants in Italy climbed 21.6% last year, over 2005, the highest growth in the European Union, according to the latest report o…
Wed, 10/31/2007 - 04:36
Francesco Totti has been ruled out of Wednesday night's Rome derby against Lazio because of an ankle injury.Roma said its talismanic captain tried usi…
Tue, 10/30/2007 - 06:42
Dario Fo is the only Italian in a list of living geniuses published Monday in the Daily Telegraph.The Nobel prize-winning writer came seventh in the r…
Tue, 10/30/2007 - 06:18
The Alpine resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo, a winter salon for jet-setting skiers from Italy and elsewhere, has voted to switch from one Italian region to…
Tue, 10/30/2007 - 05:27
Judicial authorities in the Italian capital opened a probe on Monday focusing on the recent hikes in pasta prices.The probe was opened in response to…
Tue, 10/30/2007 - 05:13
Former pole vault world champion Giuseppe Gibilisco on Friday had a two-year doping ban confirmed on appeal, knocking him out of next year's Beijing O…
Tue, 10/30/2007 - 04:50
Premier Romano Prodi on Monday unveiled the first of 1,544 signposts which will soon show modern-day walkers the paths used by medieval pilgrims trave…
Tue, 10/30/2007 - 04:31
Flash News - Queens Parks Rangers on Monday named ex-Napoli, Genoa and Udinese coach Luigi De Canio its new manager.De Canio, 50, replaced John Gregor…