Italy mourned the victims of organised crime on its annual Mafia Remembrance Day on Wednesday.Some 30,000 Italians, many of them children, filed throu…
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Thu, 03/22/2007 - 06:29
One of the most sumptuous villas at the ancient Roman city of Pompeii has been seriously damaged.Police said intruders climbed into the ruins of the h…
Thu, 03/22/2007 - 06:25
Tim Burton will receive this year's career achievement award from the Venice Film Festival, organisers announced Wednesday.The festival called Burton,…
Wed, 03/21/2007 - 06:52
Italy urged the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday to consider holding an international peace summit for Afghanistan in a bid to get regional…
Wed, 03/21/2007 - 06:47
Police arrested over 170 people Tuesday in a massive operation targeting two of the main drug clans of the Neapolitan Mafia.Police said the swoop was…
Wed, 03/21/2007 - 06:42
Snow, rain, hail and high winds continued to lash Italy Tuesday as an unusually mild winter turned round and delivered a vicious kick a day before the…
Wed, 03/21/2007 - 06:39
Sicily is in danger of drying up as global temperatures soar, a report on the effects of climate change in Italy revealed Tuesday.The study, prepared…
Wed, 03/21/2007 - 06:33
An Italian journalist who was held hostage by the Taliban in southern Afghanistan for two weeks said on Tuesday that he had been forced to witness the…
Wed, 03/21/2007 - 06:28
The Italian government came under fire on Tuesday after it emerged that up to five Taliban prisoners were freed in exchange for the life of an Italian…
Tue, 03/20/2007 - 06:51
A team of artistic 'spidermen' started combing Florence's famed duomo Monday, feeling their way across its surface to see what's in need of repair.Ove…
Tue, 03/20/2007 - 06:48
An Italian journalist kidnapped by Taliban militants in Afghanistan 14 days ago was released unharmed on Monday.Daniele Mastrogiacomo, a correspondent…
Tue, 03/20/2007 - 06:43
New Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen is already well on the way to replacing seven-times world champ Michael Schumacher in Italian affections following t…
Tue, 03/20/2007 - 06:39
Alitalia shares soared on Monday morning amid rumours that Italian entrepreneur Carlo De Benedetti's bid for the troubled airline was taking firmer…
Tue, 03/20/2007 - 06:37
On-fire Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the best soccer player in Europe at the moment, according to his proud employers Inter Milan."Ibrahimovi…
Tue, 03/20/2007 - 06:30
Milan's public spaces are about to be beefed up with art, courtesy of the city's first charity 'CowParade'.A 'CowParade' is an exhibition of life-size…
Mon, 03/19/2007 - 06:56
The Italian journalists' union on Friday attacked new norms aimed at protecting the privacy of public figures, approved this week in the wake of a hig…
Mon, 03/19/2007 - 06:51
As scientific reports about the perils global warming has in store for Italy mount up, climate change is taking up more and more space on the nation's…
Mon, 03/19/2007 - 06:45
The Italian government moved on Wednesday to reduce the country's alarming road death record, approving a crackdown on dangerous driving which include…
Mon, 03/19/2007 - 06:40
Stromboli calmed down Friday after blowing its stack the night before, belching volcanic rocks onto its summit and spraying the island's homes with…
Mon, 03/19/2007 - 06:35
A Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece is in perfect shape after travelling to Japan amid concerns about loaning such an important work."The painting is in a…