Articles by ITALY

Mon, 05/11/2009 - 06:08
Inter Milan coach Jose' Mourinho admits his team is a bit jaded but says it can put the title issue to bed against Siena on Saturday.''We're not the t…
Sun, 05/10/2009 - 03:10
A new exhibition celebrates the Ancient Roman incarnation of the modern town of Tivoli, through a host of archaeological finds on public display for t…
Sat, 05/09/2009 - 03:10
Once the preferred outfitters of the international jet set, Italian tailors are a dying breed, according to artisan association Confartigianato.Nearly…
Sat, 05/09/2009 - 03:08
The cabinet on Friday created a new government ministry and promoted five undersecretaries to junior minister status.Michela Vittoria Brambilla, who u…
Sat, 05/09/2009 - 03:06
Conservative priest Father Gianni Baget Bozzo, known for political activism, died in his sleep here during the night at age 84, it was announced Frida…
Sat, 05/09/2009 - 03:04
Pope Benedict XVI left Rome on Friday for a week-long pilgrimage to the Holy land which will first take him to Jordan and then Israel and Bethlehem, i…
Sat, 05/09/2009 - 03:02
Health Undersecretary Ferruccio Fazio confirmed on Friday that the number of official cases of the new H1N1 flu in Italy has risen to seven.The latest…
Sat, 05/09/2009 - 03:00
The 92nd edition of the round-Italy Giro d'Italia, the world's second-biggest road race after the Tour de France, snakes from Venice over the Alps, in…
Fri, 05/08/2009 - 04:11
The lush blues, greens, pinks and purples of Claude Monet's Water Lilies series are at the heart of a Milan exhibition which explores the French impre…
Fri, 05/08/2009 - 04:06
Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini expects US officials to recognise Italy's positive role in Mideast and Afghan/Pakistan questions, the ministe…
Fri, 05/08/2009 - 03:57
A couple of American tourists have returned a piece of the Colosseum they hacked off 25 years ago as a souvenir.The bit of stone, small enough to fit…
Fri, 05/08/2009 - 03:49
A Palermo villa that once belonged to Italy's bloodiest Mafia boss is to be re-assigned to a group carrying on the fight of an anti-Mafia hero.The vil…
Fri, 05/08/2009 - 03:41
The Italian government on Thursday moved to protect the country's interests in regard to Fiat's global expansion plans and the possibility of plant cl…
Fri, 05/08/2009 - 03:28
Italy will play its June 6 Confederations Cup warm-up friendly against Northern Ireland in Pisa, the Italian Soccer Federation said Thursday.The venue…
Fri, 05/08/2009 - 03:24
Paolo Maldini has turned down the offer of a one-off return to the Italy team as a tribute to a remarkable career that ends this summer.Asked about th…
Thu, 05/07/2009 - 04:40
Turkish Nobel-prize winning writer Orhan Pamuk will get an honorary degree from the University of Florence next Wednesday.Pamuk will attend the ceremo…
Thu, 05/07/2009 - 04:36
The number of confirmed cases of the new H1N1 flu remains at five and the situation appears to have stabilised, Health Undersecretary Ferruccio Fazio…
Thu, 05/07/2009 - 04:28
The number of Italian beaches to be awarded a prestigious Blue Flag for clean water and pristine sands has risen once again this year, the internation…
Thu, 05/07/2009 - 04:24
The latest 32 recruits to the Swiss Guards, the oldest army in the world, swore their oath of allegiance at a ceremony here on Wednesday amid suggesti…
Thu, 05/07/2009 - 04:19
Malta must respect international rescue accords, Interior Minister Roberto Maroni said Wednesday after Valletta refused to pick migrants near the sout…