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Italy held on to fifth spot in FIFA's latest monthly standings behind European champions Spain, Germany, Netherlands and Brazil.The May Top 15 was unc…
Gianni Petrucci was confirmed as Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) chief for the fourth time running in a ballot of CONI members Wednesday.Petrucci, 63…
An exhibition celebrating the art, culture and luxurious lifestyle of Ancient Rome's wealthy elite has reached Los Angeles.Entitled 'Pompeii And The R…
The Italian navy on Tuesday thwarted a pirate attack on an Italian ship in the Gulf of Aden, defense ministry sources said.Pirates attacking the ship…
Bees are repopulating northern Italy thanks to a ban on new types of pesticides believed responsible for decimating them, the Italian Beekeepers Assoc…
The Italian bishops association on Tuesday rapped Premier Silvio Berlusconi and his wife Veronica Lario for feeding a marriage-ending spat to the medi…
The liquidator of the 'old' Alitalia said on Tuesday that he was ready to sue the Treasury in order to reimburse the defunct national carrier's credit…
Rome is set to move the Champions League Final Festival away from the Colosseum despite UEFA chief Michel Platini's objections, city officials confirm…
Tour de France legend Lance Armstrong, recovering from a recent collar-bone fracture, said on Tuesday he would be disappointed if he didn't win at lea…
Screen siren Monica Bellucci, pop tenor Andrea Bocelli and legendary stage and film director Franco Zeffirelli will join forces to shoot a video promo…
German government officials on Monday got their first peek at Fiat's ''interesting'' bid to acquire Opel from General Motors and merge it with the Ita…
Two more people have been diagnosed with H1N1 flu in Italy, bringing the number of confirmed cases to four, the health ministry said on Monday.The two…
The government has earmarked 29 million euros for its national drive to end violence against women, Equal Opportunities Minister Mara Carfagna announc…
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Monday hailed Rome's ''positive'' stance on Mideast issues.Speaking at a press conference alongside Ital…
West Ham's former Italy striker Davide Di Michele was arraigned Monday on charges of illegal betting.Di Michele, AC Milan's Czech international Marek…
Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone appears to have sided with Ferrari in a budget cap battle with Max Mosley, the president of the international racin…
Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi said Monday he wouldn't patch things up with his wife after she slammed plans to field pretty young women in the Eur…
The European Commission has revised its economic forecast for Italy and now expects GDP this year to fall by 4.4% to then inch up by only 0.1% in 2010…
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman arrived in Rome Monday, the first stage of a European tour that is the first official trip abroad by a memb…
A 13-year-old Afghan girl killed by Italian soldiers who fired at a car that ignored a checkpoint stop order died in a ''tragic accident,'' Foreign Mi…