The government's newly appointed spokesman was dragged into a widening vice and extortion probe on Wednesday. Prosecutors said Silvio Sircana, who was…
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Thu, 03/15/2007 - 07:48
UEFA on Wednesday slapped bans on four Inter Milan and two Valencia players for brawling after a Champions League match last week. Valencia substitute…
Thu, 03/15/2007 - 07:39
April and May are a couple of the favourite months for weddings in Italy and if you are considering whether you would like a wedding here read on for…
Wed, 03/14/2007 - 06:43
An Italian aid body that has done crucial work in Afghanistan on Tuesday offered to help free kidnapped Italian reporter Daniele Mastrogiacomo from…
Wed, 03/14/2007 - 06:39
Premier Romano Prodi was buoyed on Tuesday by revised 2007 growth figures which put the Italian economy on track for its best performance in six years…
Wed, 03/14/2007 - 06:32
Pope Benedict XVI told Catholic politicians on Tuesday that they must not vote for laws which go against Church teaching on issues such as gay marriag…
Wed, 03/14/2007 - 06:27
Former premier Silvio Berlusconi and British corporate lawyer David Mills went on trial on Tuesday for allegedly perverting the course of justice in t…
Wed, 03/14/2007 - 06:22
Italy hailed the return of its most talented footballer to the national team Tuesday, after the AS Roma star made peace with Azzurri coach Roberto Don…
Tue, 03/13/2007 - 06:56
Italy's current electoral system, approved in December 2005, uses the proportional method for attributing seats in parliament. It is sometimes known a…
Tue, 03/13/2007 - 06:54
An Italian reporter kidnapped in Afghanistan a week ago is alive and his captors have been identified, Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema said M…
Tue, 03/13/2007 - 06:51
A Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece left Italy for Japan Monday amid a continuing row about loaning such an important work.A member of former premier Silv…
Tue, 03/13/2007 - 06:44
The Azzurri's Six Nations heroics have prompted Italy to question its soccer-centric outlook and divert some of the spotlight from the round ball to t…
Tue, 03/13/2007 - 06:39
Roma star Francesco Totti will return to the Italy squad for two key Euro 2008 qualifiers against France and Ukraine in September, the Italian Soccer…
Mon, 03/12/2007 - 07:33
A remarkable exhibition in Sardinia gives visitors the chance to encounter the civilizations that dominated South America before it was colonized by E…
Mon, 03/12/2007 - 06:51
A gay rights' row heated up in Italy on Friday after a Catholic minister walked off in a TV debate about a draft bill granting legal recognition to…
Mon, 03/12/2007 - 06:47
Former premier and media baron Silvio Berlusconi is still Italy's richest man but eyewear tycoon Leonardo Del Vecchio is coming up fast behind him, ac…
Mon, 03/12/2007 - 06:43
Italy's Champions League contenders got a tough draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League next month. AS Roma will face Manchester United an…
Mon, 03/12/2007 - 06:38
Italy is to help Middle Eastern countries recast their ancient history along lines no longer dominated by Western thinking. Announcing a new archaeolo…
Mon, 03/12/2007 - 06:25
Italian appeals for a news reporter missing since the start of the week in Afghanistan surged Friday amid fresh but sketchy reports on his fate. Leadi…
Sun, 03/11/2007 - 07:16
Excessive optimism at Ferrari could prove detrimental to the team at the start of the 2007 Formula 1 season, Ferrari and Fiat Chairman Luca Cordero di…