Articles by ITALY
(ANSA) - Italy has found a skiing star who looks capable of emulating the great Alberto Tomba - and could make sure the 2006 Olympic slalom gold stays…
Stefanno Rossini gives us a guided tour to the weird and wonderful world of Italian calendars - and the rise in popularity of the "Pirelli"-style cale…
(ANSA) - Italy's antitrust authority has opened a probe into claims that government incentives to buy digital TV decoders constitute a conflict of in…
(ANSA) - Exasperated with repeated delays on the Ligurian rail network, an Italian teacher has decided to take the national train company to court for…
(ANSA) - A judicial enquiry has been opened into a train crash south of Rome on Tuesday that left 60 travellers injured, 11 of them seriously. Prosec…
(ANSA) - Star referee Pierluigi Collina is coming out of retirement for a one-off charity match in aid of poor countries. The bald and imposing figure…
(ANSA) - The cabinet met on Tuesday to approve new rules for the Bank of Italy and discuss a replacement for Antonio Fazio, who resigned in the wake…
(ANSA) - A 'modern' nativity scene set up by authorities in the main square of Viareggio has spoiled the Christmas cheer in the Tuscan seaside town by…
(ANSA) - Italian women spend more of their time doing housework and looking after children than any of their European peers, according to a new survey…
(ANSA) - Rome commuters of all ages and with all kinds of problems are asking Santa Claus for a helping hand by sticking messages to him on a huge Chr…
(ANSA) - Italy's leading exorcist said on Thursday there were up to 330 priests practising the Vatican-approved procedures for casting out the Devil u…
(ANSA) - Saint Mark's Basilica in Venice, one of the lagoon city's most famous landmarks, is finally to emerge from a clean-up job which has lasted al…
(ANSA) - Bank of Italy Governor Antonio Fazio, who is under judicial investigation for insider trading in Milan, resigned on Monday. The move came on…
(ANSA) - The Italian government said on Friday it would attempt to force Bank of Italy Governor Antonio Fazio to resign after it emerged that he has b…
(ANSA) - The switching on of the lights on the giant fir in front of St Peter's Basilica this weekend signals the unofficial start of Christmas in t…
(ANSA) - Italy's military contingent in Iraq will shortly be reduced by a further 10%, Defence Minister Antonio Martino said on Thursday, adding that…
(ANSA) - Mantua, in the region of Lombardy, is the most 'liveable' Italian province, according to the annual ranking of Italy's 103 provinces drawn…
(ANSA) - Excitement is mounting for this Sunday's concert in Acireale by the British pop group Simply Red, whose flame-haired singer Mick Hucknall ha…
(ANSA) - The new high-speed train (TAV) link between Rome and Naples will become operational on an experimental basis on December 21 and begin normal…
(ANSA) - Bank of Italy Governor Antonio Fazio was under renewed pressure to resign on Wednesday after his close friend and former bank chief Gianpiero…