Inter Milan will have their sights set on the domestic double when they take on AS Roma in the first leg of the Italian Cup here on Wednesday.Cup-hold…
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Tue, 05/08/2007 - 06:46
A new bridge in Venice is facing a fresh hurdle after last-minute worries about whether the banks of the Grand Canal can bear its weight.The bridge -…
Tue, 05/08/2007 - 06:41
Luna Rossa will be flying the flag for Italy in the semi-finals of the Louis Vuitton Cup next week, but they will have to recover from a lull in form…
Tue, 05/08/2007 - 06:35
Mount Etna has started blowing lava from one of its main craters but the latest bout of activity should not endanger local residents, experts said Mon…
Mon, 05/07/2007 - 13:41
To celebrate the 200th anniversary of his birth, we take a look at the life and story of Giuseppe Garibaldi, one of the greatest heroes ever known. St…
Mon, 05/07/2007 - 07:22
Have you ever thought of holding a wedding reception in a wonderful historical piazza facing the sea on the Italian Riviera?It might sound unusual, bu…
Mon, 05/07/2007 - 05:40
Premier Romano Prodi was locked in a fresh tussle with billionaire opposition chief Silvio Berlusconi on Friday over plans to toughen up Italy's confl…
Mon, 05/07/2007 - 05:36
An Italian minister has proposed launching a global-warming Marshall Plan following Friday's release of a UN report calling for sweeping cuts in green…
Mon, 05/07/2007 - 05:33
The story of motor-racing legend Tazio Nuvolari is helping promote an image of Italian passion and technical expertise in Ireland, where a government-…
Mon, 05/07/2007 - 05:29
World Cup winning soccer coach Marcello Lippi on Friday gave Italy's much-maligned referees a much-needed lift.Lippi was full of praise for the under-…
Mon, 05/07/2007 - 05:26
A one-day strike by surgeons, doctors and other medical staff brought Italy's health service to a standstill on Friday, forcing hospitals to postpone…
Mon, 05/07/2007 - 05:23
Italy has turned Leonardo da Vinci's studies of flying into a high-definition, 3-D, computer-generated version expected to prove a big hit with visito…
Sun, 05/06/2007 - 06:16
Fiat sales in Italy surged 14.5% last month compared to April 2006, the Turin carmaker said Wednesday.In the first four months of the year sales were…
Sun, 05/06/2007 - 06:15
An 'artificial sleep machine' looks like a possibility for the not too distant future thanks to research carried out recently by a team of Italian sle…
Sun, 05/06/2007 - 06:07
Italian digital artist Giuseppe La Spada has scooped a prize at the annual Webby Awards, considered the Oscars of the Internet.La Spada won the People…
Sun, 05/06/2007 - 06:04
An Italian breakthrough could open the door to new therapies to combat a deadly condition that can cause cardiac arrest and different forms of heart d…
Sun, 05/06/2007 - 06:04
Well-known artist Julian Schnabel on Thursday provided heavy ammunition for the many critics of Rome's new home for the Roman Empire's most famous pea…
Sat, 05/05/2007 - 06:12
Spider-Man 3 smashed Italian box office records when it opened across the country this week, raking in almost three million euros on its first day.The…
Sat, 05/05/2007 - 06:10
The latest project in the Italian government's bid to create better relations between tax-payers and tax authorities has black hair, dark brown eyes a…
Sat, 05/05/2007 - 05:59
Italian team Ducati and its young Australian rider Casey Stoner are both relative newcomers to motorcycling's top flight but it's them that everyone e…