Articles by ITALY

Sat, 10/06/2007 - 03:37
Italy's tax revenue increased by 5.3 percent year-on-year in the second three months of 2007, statistics institute ISTAT said Wednesday.The tax revenu…
Fri, 10/05/2007 - 05:38
A fresh batch of digs has kicked off on the tiny island of Mozia, once an ancient Phoenician colony called Motya.The excavations are focusing on three…
Fri, 10/05/2007 - 05:29
Italian police on Wednesday closed the file on a baffling spate of bank robberies after finding the missing cash stashed inside a replica Spanish gall…
Fri, 10/05/2007 - 05:25
Italy's Nobel prize-winning playwright Dario Fo on Thursday urged Spanish King Juan Carlos to rejoice in the fact he is the target of satire.Referring…
Fri, 10/05/2007 - 04:19
Italian meat-lovers' mouths are watering after health officials greenlighted the return of the 'real' version of Florence's famed T-bone steak.Farmers…
Fri, 10/05/2007 - 03:43
Juventus coach Claudio Ranieri is expected to dust off his daring trident formation on his return to former club Fiorentina on Sunday.The last time he…
Fri, 10/05/2007 - 03:34
Italy's rail company Trenitalia is in bug trouble again after three women were attacked by lice on an overnight train.The three young graduates, who a…
Thu, 10/04/2007 - 05:25
Nine centuries of the Roman stage are spotlighted in a new show opening next month on the biggest stage of them all, the Colosseum.The 'In Scaena' (On…
Thu, 10/04/2007 - 05:10
Visitors to Trajan's Markets in Rome are getting a dose of contemporary minimalist sculpture along with their ancient ruins thanks to a new outdoor ex…
Thu, 10/04/2007 - 03:30
Nick Mallett on Wednesday replaced Pierre Berbizier as Italy's national rugby coach.Former Springboks coach Mallett comes in after Berbizier's pre-ann…
Thu, 10/04/2007 - 03:20
Italy on Wednesday called for more action to pressure Burma's military rulers to ease tensions after a bloody crackdown on opposition protests that cl…
Thu, 10/04/2007 - 03:16
Italy is set to fight plans to cut the number of seats in the European Parliament using a method which would see Rome lose more MEPs than any other co…
Wed, 10/03/2007 - 05:45
Vicenza - This northern city is playing host to an unusual exhibition which displays the genius of ancient Peruvian goldsmiths alongside masterpieces…
Wed, 10/03/2007 - 05:39
Three specimens of central Italy's endangered bear population have been found poisoned in the country's biggest national park, forest services said Tu…
Wed, 10/03/2007 - 05:26
A first batch of long-contested antiquities arrived in Rome Tuesday from the John Paul Getty Museum in the United States."It's a major success," said…
Wed, 10/03/2007 - 03:32
A former commander of the Red Brigades leftist urban guerilla group that murdered Italian statesman Aldo Moro has been arrested for a bank heist commi…
Wed, 10/03/2007 - 03:19
Flash News - Italy's Aldo Montano won the silver medal in the men's sabre at the World Fencing Championships here on Tuesday.Montano, Olympic champion…
Tue, 10/02/2007 - 08:43
Italy's art cops have recovered a priceless Ancient Roman work stolen from an imperial villa in Sicily whose stunning mosaics have made it a World Her…
Tue, 10/02/2007 - 05:30
81- year- old stopped for 'speeding' on Venice Lido - An elderly Italian wheelchair user has been told to register his vehicle as a car and get a lice…
Tue, 10/02/2007 - 05:23
Italian police arrested a 35-year-old Iraqi man in Venice on Friday, accusing him of planning terrorist strikes in Iraq using ultralight helicopters b…