The troubled Italian football world got a new chief on Monday when Giancarlo Abete was voted head of national soccer federation FIGC.Abete, the only m…
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Mon, 04/02/2007 - 12:19
Italian prosecutors have failed to win an appeal against an acquittal of Italian soccer giant Juventus for giving players banned substances - but only…
Sun, 04/01/2007 - 08:00
Sunday 1st of April thousands of Italian football fans will demonstrate all over Italy against FIFA' s decision to strip Italy of World Cup championsh…
Sun, 04/01/2007 - 06:20
An Italian conman has been caught playing dead for the second time in six years in a bid to escape prosecution.Stefano Ramunni, 44, from the southern…
Sun, 04/01/2007 - 06:00
Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry, in Rome to launch her new film Perfect Stranger, said on Tuesday that she had a project in the works for a movie wi…
Sun, 04/01/2007 - 05:56
An army of 1,000 recycled rubbish statues that has invaded the Italian capital to deliver an ecological message is proving a massive hit with the Roma…
Sat, 03/31/2007 - 06:51
A major retrospective on Felice Casorati at Ravenna's Museum of Art celebrates one of Italy's most enigmatic modern artists, whose intellectually char…
Sat, 03/31/2007 - 06:24
Pope Benedict XVI took the unusual step on Thursday of personally hearing the confessions of several youths from the Rome diocese during a pre-Easter…
Sat, 03/31/2007 - 06:16
Italian politicians, farmers and environmentalists hailed the hard line the European Parliament adopted over genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in…
Sat, 03/31/2007 - 05:59
Italy's premier wine showcase Vinitaly is hitting new heights this year with the best Italy has to offer plus a record number of buyers and exhibitors…
Sat, 03/31/2007 - 05:48
An unwanted kiss constitutes sexual violence, Italy's highest court said Monday in the latest in a string of controversial sex rulings.Monday's outcom…
Fri, 03/30/2007 - 05:48
Three Italians arrested in connection with a European Union kickback probe now face additional charges of money laundering, judicial officials in Brus…
Fri, 03/30/2007 - 05:44
An Italian soldier was slightly injured on Thursday when his patrol came under fire in the latest in a series of attacks on the country's peacekeepi…
Fri, 03/30/2007 - 05:41
Italian Interior Minister Giuliano Amato rapped the Church on Thursday after it controversially instructed Catholic lawmakers to shoot down a bill giv…
Fri, 03/30/2007 - 05:34
Italy's Filippo Magnini won Italy's first gold medal of the world swimming championships here on Thursday but had to share the honours in the 100 metr…
Fri, 03/30/2007 - 05:32
Azzurri coach Roberto Donadoni demanded respect Thursday after taking heavy flak from the Italian media in the run-up to Wednesday's 2-0 victory over…
Fri, 03/30/2007 - 05:28
AC Milan pay a visit to second-placed AS Roma on Saturday night needing a win to keep their Champions League qualification hopes on track.The six-time…
Thu, 03/29/2007 - 05:47
Political feuding sparked by a peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan continued on Wednesday, despite applause from Italy's international allies at Senat…
Thu, 03/29/2007 - 05:43
Naples Mayor Rosa Russo Jervolino on Wednesday warned of an escalating mob crisis in the area, after two men were gunned down in separate incidents in…
Thu, 03/29/2007 - 05:37
The 20-year-old heiress of the Versace fashion house has been suffering from anorexia for a number of years but is in a stable condition, her parents…