Italian villagers fighting to get an ancient chariot back from a top US museum are heading for Rome after Easter to ask Culture Minister Francesco Rut…
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Mon, 04/09/2007 - 06:43
Hooded marchers will make their return to Corleone this Good Friday, more than 40 years after they were banned from the Mafia-tainted town for fear of…
Mon, 04/09/2007 - 06:25
Solidarity with Third World causes, anti-racism activism and sensitivity to the effects of globalization are not characteristics usually associated wi…
Sun, 04/08/2007 - 05:52
Most Italians remain opposed to the idea of nuclear energy, 20 years after it was outlawed in a national referendum, according to a new poll.The surve…
Sun, 04/08/2007 - 05:49
Italy on Tuesday unveiled the first test against possible genetic doping in sports, a risk which many sports authorities see coming in the not too dis…
Sun, 04/08/2007 - 05:47
One in four Italians runs the risk of becoming clinically depressed, according to Italian psychiatrists who are launching a bid to flush out those who…
Sun, 04/08/2007 - 05:45
Italy's only seaside Etruscan city has been restored on the coast north of this Tuscan port.The two-year, three-million-euro project has opened up new…
Sun, 04/08/2007 - 05:43
One of the most beautiful fresco cycles of the early Renaissance has been restored to its former glory and could soon regain its rightful place on the…
Sat, 04/07/2007 - 10:46
A mysterious English army officer caught and killed by Nazis in wartime Rome has finally been given a name after 63 years but other details of who he…
Sat, 04/07/2007 - 05:55
In the same week that fashion heiress Allegra Versace was revealed to be anorexic, Italian dieticians painted a grim picture of a nation where mothers…
Sat, 04/07/2007 - 05:50
A team of artistic 'spidermen' have pronounced Florence's famed Duomo in good shape after two weeks feeling their way across its surface.The crack tea…
Sat, 04/07/2007 - 05:45
A new 'brain-filming' technique developed by Italian researchers will give scientists a much cleaer view of what happens inside the head of a person s…
Sat, 04/07/2007 - 05:43
A northern Italian inventor is making paper from apples and supplying the offices of Italy's most apple-rich region."I got the idea when I thought of…
Fri, 04/06/2007 - 06:22
Telecom Italia chief Guido Rossi said on Friday he could quit his job after the telecommunication group's controlling shareholder moved to sack him."I…
Fri, 04/06/2007 - 06:18
Culture Minister Francesco Rutelli has launched a campaign against the "silent pillage" of Italian landscapes by illegal construction.Many beautiful p…
Fri, 04/06/2007 - 06:14
The British government has voiced concern over the policing of Wednesday night's Champions League match between Roma and Manchester United."The scenes…
Fri, 04/06/2007 - 06:11
AC Milan's hopes of bagging a slot in next season's Champions League face a stiff test Saturday night when the giants entertain surprise qualification…
Fri, 04/06/2007 - 06:09
The foreign ministry denied on Thursday that it was not doing enough for an aid worker imprisoned by Afghan security forces after helping to free an…
Fri, 04/06/2007 - 06:06
With Ferrari widely seen as favourite to win the Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday, the big question being asked by Italian fans was which of the two dri…
Thu, 04/05/2007 - 05:24
It was absolutely fantastic to see so many of you at La Dolce Vita at Olympia, London. We’re still reeling from all the catching up with old amici a…