More than 27,000 lead-tainted toys are to be removed from shop shelves in Italy as part of another global recall of Chinese-made units by US toy giant…
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Thu, 09/06/2007 - 03:29
Italy star Luca Toni has vowed to be fit for Saturday's crunch Euro 2008 qualifier against France in Milan."I'll do everything I can in the last few d…
Thu, 09/06/2007 - 03:24
Italian scientists have used new technology to unmask a relic of St Francis of Assisi as a fake.Researchers from Florence's Nuclear Technology for the…
Wed, 09/05/2007 - 05:36
After 45 years at the top, Italian fashion icon Valentino has decided to call it quits after presenting his last collections in Paris, a statement fro…
Wed, 09/05/2007 - 05:25
Costume and set designers from around the world will be the stars of what organisers hope will be a groundbreaking cinema convention to be held in Ita…
Wed, 09/05/2007 - 04:31
Robert 'Freddy Kruger' Englund will shoot his third film as a director entirely on location in Calabria, the Calabria Film Foundation announced on Tue…
Wed, 09/05/2007 - 03:40
Ailing Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti will receive a special award for cultural excellence, Culture Minister Francesco Rutelli announced on Tuesday.T…
Wed, 09/05/2007 - 03:18
France coach Raymond Domenech will have to watch Saturday's Euro 2008 qualifier against Italy from the San Siro stands after UEFA on Tuesday upheld hi…
Tue, 09/04/2007 - 05:18
A northern coffee bar owner was believed to have been kidnapped on Monday by a gang which then sent a mobile phone text message to his family demandin…
Tue, 09/04/2007 - 04:22
Italian food researchers have come up with an ice-cream they say will earn an honoured place in the healthy diet Italy is famous for."We've produced a…
Tue, 09/04/2007 - 03:37
Italy was divided on Monday over the idea of punishing Sicilian businessman who hand over protection money to the Mafia instead of reporting extortion…
Tue, 09/04/2007 - 03:34
The flowing football that has gained AS Roma a fine start to the season received high praise from Serie A rival Juventus Monday."Roma is showing (peop…
Tue, 09/04/2007 - 03:30
Italian motorcycle ace Valentino Rossi has for the first time admitted he has little hope of winning back the MotoGP title he lost last year, after ca…
Tue, 09/04/2007 - 03:26
Italy must forget last year's best-ever Six Nations performance if they are to make sure of reaching the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time,…
Mon, 09/03/2007 - 11:59
This season is the time to celebrate Italian wine, as you will find dotted throughout this autumnal issue. Whether it be in Marc Millon’s wonderful…
Mon, 09/03/2007 - 06:07
A 62-year-old Italian woman went to the police on Friday to report a neighbour who had repeatedly attacked her in the belief that she was a witch.The…
Mon, 09/03/2007 - 05:19
Prosecutors in Turin have placed a manager at Barbie-making toy giant Mattel under investigation for suspected gross negligence in connection with a r…
Mon, 09/03/2007 - 05:11
Sicily's top tourist resort Taormina is to follow Venice's example and crack down on tatty tourists.People caught walking bare-chested or littering hi…
Mon, 09/03/2007 - 05:02
Marina Berlusconi, the eldest daughter of former premier Silvio Berlusconi, is the most powerful woman in Italy, according to Forbes' annual rankings…
Mon, 09/03/2007 - 03:23
AS Roma coach Luciano Spalletti believes his team's return to the scene of its biggest-ever Champions League defeat should help the Romans."It'll prov…