A Bologna couple who returned from a honeymoon in New York at the weekend were confirmed Thursday as Italy's latest sufferers from the A/H1N1 flu viru…
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Fri, 06/05/2009 - 03:38
Police on Thursday discovered a poppy plantation outside Palermo with some 800 plants of the illegal opium-producing variety.A person believed respons…
Fri, 06/05/2009 - 03:29
AC Milan has not yet made any decision on a possible transfer of its Brazilian attacking midfielder Kaka, according to the club's owner, Premier Silvi…
Thu, 06/04/2009 - 03:57
Venice took another step towards establishing itself as a European mecca for modern and contemporary art on Wednesday with the inauguration of two new…
Thu, 06/04/2009 - 03:51
One of Rome's prime tourist attractions, the ruins of Nero's Domus Aurea, will reopen again in two years' time after work to make it completely safe f…
Thu, 06/04/2009 - 03:46
Five new cases of the new H1N1 flu, also known as Influenza A, have been confirmed in Italy bringing the total to 35, the Italian health ministry said…
Thu, 06/04/2009 - 03:43
An emblem stolen Sunday from the Naples grave of Italian comic genius Toto' was recovered in a tomb raiders' cache on the outskirts of the city Wednes…
Thu, 06/04/2009 - 03:37
Sport is ''an excellent tool in foreign policy because it promotes peace,'' Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said on Wednesday.The foreign min…
Thu, 06/04/2009 - 03:31
Italy's rugby team left Wednesday for a summer tour of Australia and New Zealand in which coach Nick Mallett aims to test new blood after its worst Si…
Thu, 06/04/2009 - 03:25
AC Milan fans on Wednesday gathered outside club headquarters to protest the reported transfer of Brazil star Kaka to Real Madrid.About 30 fans chante…
Wed, 06/03/2009 - 11:41
Gifts with attitude: FUN DESIGNS COMBINE WITH FUNCTIONALITY IN THIS MONTH’S WEDDING GIFT CHOICESSleek, innovative and ironic, Alessi’s range of items…
Wed, 06/03/2009 - 09:26
Italy agreeing to a request from the United States to take some inmates from Guantanamo Bay prison would ''not increase citizens' safety'', Interior M…
Wed, 06/03/2009 - 09:18
World champions Italy rose one place to fourth in the latest FIFA rankings, leapfrogging Brazil.European champs Spain continued to lead a ranking that…
Wed, 06/03/2009 - 06:48
European and international issues were at the center of a ''long and cordial'' meeting Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini had here on Wednesday…
Wed, 06/03/2009 - 06:12
European Union statistics bureau Eurostat confirmed on Wednesday that GDP in the euro zone sank 2.5% in the first quarter of the year, over the last t…
Wed, 06/03/2009 - 05:55
Police still have no leads on the whereabouts of a 69-year-old retired broker who was kidnapped Monday morning by three men.Silvano Azzolini was taken…
Wed, 06/03/2009 - 05:47
Italian commandos operating in western Afghanistan captured four insurgents wanted for ''hostile actions'' and seized a major quantity of opium, defen…
Tue, 06/02/2009 - 03:12
Venice's newest art gallery, the Museo Vedova, by celebrity architect Renzo Piano has put a 21st century twist on the art of picture hanging.Dedicated…
Tue, 06/02/2009 - 03:10
The procedure to beatify the late pope John Paul II has not been ''delayed'', Father Daniel Ols, the spokesman for the cause, said Monday.Responding t…
Tue, 06/02/2009 - 03:08
National assets tapped for the United Nations World Heritage List reap prestige and gain a precious marketing tool, according to a local official behi…