AC Milan defender Alessandro Nesta announced on Wednesday that he is retiring from international football."I'm not going to play for the national team…
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Thu, 08/02/2007 - 08:05
The Vatican on Wednesday criticised countries such as Italy which have abandoned nuclear power, saying atomic energy is only evil when used to make we…
Thu, 08/02/2007 - 08:02
Members of the centrist UDC opposition party lined up on Wednesday to take volunteer drug tests in a symbolic gesture after parliament scotched a UDC…
Wed, 08/01/2007 - 08:32
Bologna firefighters leapt into action on Tuesday to save a young female deer that risked drowning after slipping into a steep-sided canal.The three-y…
Wed, 08/01/2007 - 07:48
Head of State Giorgio Napolitano on Tuesday led Italy in mourning directing legend Michelangelo Antonioni, who died on Monday evening at the age of 94…
Wed, 08/01/2007 - 07:44
Ferrari voiced satisfaction on Tuesday after learning it can now go before Formula 1 authorities to argue its case in the spying scandal that has rock…
Wed, 08/01/2007 - 07:40
Despite its cool start, this July turned out to be one of the hottest in the past 30 years for the intensity, duration and widespread nature of its he…
Wed, 08/01/2007 - 07:36
Police bomb-disposal experts have confirmed that an unsuccessful attempt was made to damage an underground fuel pipeline serving NATO bases in norther…
Wed, 08/01/2007 - 07:26
New solutions for clients who can use the automated machines - Residents and visitors of Siena can enjoy less paper, more consultation and 24-hour ser…
Wed, 08/01/2007 - 07:21
Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni, regarded as one of the most influential filmmakers of modern times, has died in Rome at the age of 94.He died…
Wed, 08/01/2007 - 06:54
Over 31,000 quintals of 'yellow gold' bottled and certified - Over 31,000 quintals of Tuscan IGP extra-virgin olive oil were bottled and certified onl…
Tue, 07/31/2007 - 09:08
The Italian square-rigged training ship Amerigo Vespucci has been made a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations children's fund UNICEF.The ship, h…
Tue, 07/31/2007 - 07:58
A major new show in the Etruscan heartland has reunited for the first time splendours from Italy's earliest major civilisation that have been spread a…
Tue, 07/31/2007 - 07:55
Italian politicians and prominent names from the world of culture paid tribute to the great Swedish director Ingmar Bergman, who died on Monday at the…
Tue, 07/31/2007 - 07:53
Italy's Pierluigi Collina, seen by many as the world's top referee when he retired in 2005, has backed FIFA Chief Sepp Blatter's proposal of a 'sin bi…
Tue, 07/31/2007 - 07:51
They might not have the sex appeal of Pamela Anderson or David Hasselhoff, but Italy's rescue dogs have nothing to envy the Baywatch stars when it com…
Tue, 07/31/2007 - 07:49
Police have arrested two more people believed to be members of a Moroccan gang dealing cocaine laced with belladonna which has sent 18 people to hospi…
Tue, 07/31/2007 - 07:04
Mayors Choice award goes to Carpineta Fontalpino winery - The Carpineta Fontalpino winery in Castelnuovo Berardenga (Siena) was awarded the gold medal…
Mon, 07/30/2007 - 09:07
A Sardinian tax regime which has left millionaires and yacht-owners groaning fell foul of the government on Friday.The centre-left administration cont…
Mon, 07/30/2007 - 08:52
The Tall Ships Races wrap up here at the weekend after three weeks of regattas in the upper Mediterranean, starting from the Spanish port city of Alic…