Mantua's 14th-century San Giorgio Castle has opened its doors to modern art for the first time, with an exhibit celebrating the sculptures of Italian…
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Wed, 09/12/2007 - 04:28
This year will be remembered for having the earliest and leanest wine grape harvest in the past 30 years, sector sources said on Tuesday.In a report o…
Wed, 09/12/2007 - 03:43
A major two-day conference opening here on Wednesday aims to map out strategies that will enable Italy to minimise the impact of climate change on its…
Wed, 09/12/2007 - 03:40
Ferrari Chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo said on Tuesday that if the Italian Formula 1 team were to win the 2007 championship by default, it would…
Wed, 09/12/2007 - 03:37
Italy jetted into Kiev Tuesday for a key Euro 2008 qualifier against Ukraine with several question marks over coach Roberto Donadoni's options.Injury…
Wed, 09/12/2007 - 03:33
After an opening hiding from the All Blacks, Italy is determined to get its rugby World Cup campaign off the ground against Romania on Wednesday night…
Tue, 09/11/2007 - 06:54
Modena prosecutors looking into Formula 1's spying controversy have denied timing recent action to disrupt McLaren's preparations for the Italian Gran…
Tue, 09/11/2007 - 05:43
In one of his philosophical moments, Woody Allen is supposed to have once asked: Do we really know what we think we know, and if so, how do we know?At…
Tue, 09/11/2007 - 05:36
Alenia Aeronautica and Russia's Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC) created a joint venture on Monday to market Superjet 100 regional jets in the Wes…
Tue, 09/11/2007 - 05:32
The Italian government is set to step in to make sure a UNESCO site in Sicily is protected from drilling operations.On August 28 a Sicilian court gave…
Tue, 09/11/2007 - 04:48
Consumer rights' associations angry over an alleged increase in the price of staple foods are retaliating with a 'pasta strike'.Codacons, Adoc, Adusbe…
Tue, 09/11/2007 - 03:58
The unexpected success of a cult comic's grassroots campaign to oust convicted MPs from parliament has shaken Italy's political establishment.MPs of a…
Tue, 09/11/2007 - 03:27
The Italian capital this week will host a two-day national conference on climate change with a series of addresses, workshops and roundtable discussio…
Mon, 09/10/2007 - 05:43
Supertenor Luciano Pavarotti, born in the northern Italian city of Modena in 1935, rose to become probably the world's most famous opera singer.While…
Mon, 09/10/2007 - 05:34
The late Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti is sure to play a central role in the traditional nativity scenes which Neapolitans will set up at Christmas,…
Mon, 09/10/2007 - 05:30
Pompeii's much-missed sound-and-light tours will resume next week after a year off, officials at the ancient Roman site announced Friday."We're happy…
Mon, 09/10/2007 - 03:57
Cult Italian comedian Beppe Grillo has put the accelerator on his bid to purge parliament of convicted MPs by forging ahead with a people's bill that…
Mon, 09/10/2007 - 03:51
McLaren's Fernando Alonso has denied press speculation linking him with new evidence supplied to Formula 1 authorities in the 'spy' controversy curren…
Mon, 09/10/2007 - 03:47
AC Milan's Brazil star Kaka is the favourite to become this year's European Footballer of the Year, top Premier League coaches Jose' Mourinho and Arse…
Sun, 09/09/2007 - 03:52
A job and a family are a measuring stick of success for Italian males, according to a new study.Commissioned by the Hugo Boss fashion house and based…