Articles by ITALY

Thu, 05/14/2009 - 03:41
Alitalia confirmed on Wednesday that Rome's Leonardo da Vinci International Airport at Fiumicino will be the new private carrier's main hub.Management…
Thu, 05/14/2009 - 03:36
Seventy percent of an estimated 37,000 migrants who landed on the Italian coasts in 2008 applied for asylum, the head of the Italian Council for Refug…
Thu, 05/14/2009 - 03:21
Ferrari fans are behind Ferrari in its decision not to take part in the 2010 Formula One championship if proposed rule changes go into effect, Chairma…
Thu, 05/14/2009 - 03:16
Italy's Danilo Di Luca claimed the Giro d'Italia's pink leader's jersey Wednesday after coming in second on stage five, the first really tough mountai…
Wed, 05/13/2009 - 04:03
A wooden carving of the crucified Christ attributed to Michelangelo has reached Naples in the latest stage of a round-Italy tour that has seen it draw…
Wed, 05/13/2009 - 03:57
The United Nations refugee agency UNHCR voiced concern on Tuesday over Italy's new policy of taking boat people intercepted in the Mediterranean back…
Wed, 05/13/2009 - 03:48
Italy is and will remain central to the activities of the Fiat group, Chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo said on Tuesday.Montezemolo made his remark…
Wed, 05/13/2009 - 03:42
Italy has officially charged two detainees of being leaders of a logistical support team for the Islamic terrorist group al Qaeda.The two are 63-year-…
Wed, 05/13/2009 - 03:34
Ferrari will pull out of the Formula One championship if the sports governing body FIA sticks to planned rule changes, the Italian team said Tuesday.T…
Wed, 05/13/2009 - 03:29
Italy's Danilo Di Luca won the first mountain stage in the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday.Di Luca dedicated his stage-four win to his native Abruzzo region,…
Wed, 05/13/2009 - 03:26
AC Milan will review coach Carlo Ancelotti's future once Milan secure second spot in Serie A, Milan CEO Adriano Galliani reiterated Tuesday.''We'll on…
Tue, 05/12/2009 - 03:59
Europe's human rights body, the Council of Europe rapped the European Union on Monday for its apparent indifference to Italy's new policy of turning b…
Tue, 05/12/2009 - 03:54
A convicted left-wing terrorist who Italy wants extradited from Brazil has told a French-German TV channel that he would rather kill himself than retu…
Tue, 05/12/2009 - 03:49
A Fiat plant in Sicily stage a two-hour strike on Monday to protest lack of information over its should the Italian automaker link up with Germany's O…
Tue, 05/12/2009 - 03:45
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is staying at Serie A powerhouse Inter Milan, Chairman Massimo Moratti said Monday.''Ibrahimovic is staying at Inter; only newspape…
Tue, 05/12/2009 - 03:41
Veteran Italian sprinter Alessandro Petacchi stripped the Giro d'Italia's pink jersey from Britain's Mark Cavendish after winning his second straight…
Mon, 05/11/2009 - 09:28
Civil Service Minister Renato Brunetta threatened to quit on Monday if his package of reforms for public administration are not passed in 60 days.Best…
Mon, 05/11/2009 - 06:49
Malta on Monday refused permission for an Italian navy ship carrying rescued migrants to dock in Valletta.Italian authorities then instructed the ship…
Mon, 05/11/2009 - 06:37
Prosecutors on Monday asked for a five-year jail term for former Juventus CEO Antonio Giraudo in a trial stemming from Italy's 2006 Calciopoli match-f…
Mon, 05/11/2009 - 06:14
Industrial Output In Italy Plunged A Record 23.8% In March Compared To The Same Month In 2008, National Statistic Bureau Istat Said Monday.When Adjust…