French defender Aly Cissokho's move from Porto to AC Milan appears to have collapsed after the player failed a medical, the clubs indicated Thursday.P…
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Fri, 06/19/2009 - 03:25
The Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) is working to keep the national soccer league (Lega Calcio) of first and second division clubs united, CONI chief…
Thu, 06/18/2009 - 03:48
Pope Benedict XVI is to unveil a hidden Michelangelo masterpiece restored to its former glory during a private ceremony at the start of July. The…
Thu, 06/18/2009 - 03:42
Experts are warning that an outbreak of parasite wasps from China could doom Italian chestnut trees to extinction. ''Native chestnut groves are…
Thu, 06/18/2009 - 03:37
A quarter of all HIV-positive Italians do not know they are infected, a report by the Italian health service's AIDS Operational Centre (COA) warned…
Thu, 06/18/2009 - 03:32
A type of traditional Sicilian bread has obtained a European Union protected label. The 'Pagnotta del Dittaino', a naturally leavened round loaf m…
Thu, 06/18/2009 - 03:28
Italy fans will have to wait and see if Giuseppe Rossi gets a chance to add to his two-goal tally in the Confederations Cup against Egypt Thursday…
Wed, 06/17/2009 - 10:46
How long have you lived in Italy?Ten years. What did you do in the UK? I was a sound engineer, working in theatre in the West End. It was poorly paid,…
Wed, 06/17/2009 - 09:10
A priceless selection of drawings identified as the work of some of Italy's greatest Renaissance luminaries has gone on show in Florence in the bui…
Wed, 06/17/2009 - 09:04
Italian art cops have found a priceless Byzantine drinking cup in the waters off southern Sicily. The police say the 'patera', a cup used for r…
Wed, 06/17/2009 - 06:19
A head of the Roman Emperor Titus was found Tuesday amid the latest archeological hoard to be hauled from the ruins of the ancient port of Puteoli…
Wed, 06/17/2009 - 03:45
Hungarian composer and musician Gyorgy Kurtag will be honoured with a Golden Lion for lifetime achievement at the 53rd edition of the Venice Music…
Wed, 06/17/2009 - 03:41
An Italian publisher has produced a scaled-down replica of the massive petition written by English lords in 1530 to try to persuade the pope to let…
Wed, 06/17/2009 - 03:38
Key religious figures from industrialized and developing nations around the world arrived in Italy on Tuesday for a two-day meeting ahead of the Gr…
Wed, 06/17/2009 - 03:31
Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said on Tuesday there was still no official word from the United States on the exact number of Guantanamo detainees…
Wed, 06/17/2009 - 03:24
At least 1,500 newborns will die in Sub-Saharan Africa over the next 24 hours, according to a report published on Tuesday by an international child…
Tue, 06/16/2009 - 11:11
Formula One Teams Association and the international racing federation FIA appear heading for a showdown as both parties stuck to their guns on Tues…
Tue, 06/16/2009 - 03:50
A long-running battle over a finder's fee for Italy's famous Iceman mummy has been settled. Authorities in this province on the Austrian border s…
Tue, 06/16/2009 - 03:40
Italian scientists say they've 'spotted' the first planet outside the Milky Way, the galaxy that contains the Solar System. So far around 350 pla…
Tue, 06/16/2009 - 03:37
One of Italy's top marine biologists has joined forces with a Greek organization that is working on a major new plan to rescue the nearly extinct M…