Articles by ITALY

Wed, 04/22/2009 - 03:54
Despite the economic downturn which began last year, Ducati Motor Holding was able to boost both its revenue and operating profit, according to the co…
Wed, 04/22/2009 - 03:49
Juventus on Tuesday appealed a one-match ban imposed for the racist abuse of Inter player Mario Balotelli in Saturday's 1-1 draw in Turin.In the appea…
Tue, 04/21/2009 - 04:17
The House of Augustus on Rome's Palatine Hill will be among historic stop-offs for Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla Duchess of Cornwall w…
Tue, 04/21/2009 - 04:12
Around 56% of houses and buildings inspected so far in the area of Abruzzo hit by the April 6 earthquake are inhabitable, the Civil Protection Departm…
Tue, 04/21/2009 - 04:08
Rescue workers in quake-hit L'Aquila on Monday were celebrating after finding the National Museum of Abruzzo's famous prehistoric elephant skeleton in…
Tue, 04/21/2009 - 04:03
A greater number of Italians will be taking their holidays in Italy this year because of the economic downturn and this should prove to be a boon for…
Tue, 04/21/2009 - 03:47
The first stone was symbolically set on Monday for the future Enzo Ferrari Museum which will center on the home here where the man who built the Itali…
Tue, 04/21/2009 - 03:36
Italian soccer's anti-racism norms may be stiffened to allow for harsher penalties, Italian Soccer Federation President Giancarlo Abete said Monday af…
Tue, 04/21/2009 - 03:33
Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro appears set to return to Juventus after a three-year stint at Real Madrid.Juve have made an ''interesting proposal, just…
Mon, 04/20/2009 - 06:43
Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said he was ''sorry'' Monday the European Union had not forged a common front on boycotting the Durban Review…
Mon, 04/20/2009 - 06:27
Italy is to report Malta to the European Union after being forced to rescue seaborne migrants its eastern island neighbour refused.Interior Minister R…
Mon, 04/20/2009 - 05:41
''I'm not stopping here,'' said Pippi Inzaghi as his second hat-trick in six games put AC Milan in joint second place in Serie A and kept him in the h…
Sun, 04/19/2009 - 05:00
The Spanish government on Friday responded to an appeal to 'adopt' an artistic monument damaged by April 6 quake, saying it would fund the repair of…
Sun, 04/19/2009 - 03:00
Partnership negotiations between Fiat and Chrysler are in the hands of Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne, the chairman of the Turin automaker, Luca Cordero…
Sun, 04/19/2009 - 03:00
The man at the centre of Italy's 2006 Calciopoli match-fixing scandal said Friday he had received an offer from ''a major European club''. ''It's…
Sun, 04/19/2009 - 03:00
Naples is spending money to boost the dwindling numbers of its distinctive mastiff, a massive guard dog said to date back to Roman times. The sou…
Sat, 04/18/2009 - 07:00
Winning the 2008 MotoGP championship earned Italian motorcycling champion Valentino Rossi another nomination for an 'oscar' of the sports world, h…
Sat, 04/18/2009 - 03:00
An Italian construction worker who was held hostage in Nigeria said Friday he had been ''released by his kidnappers'' earlier this week. Giusep…
Sat, 04/18/2009 - 03:00
Murder charges may be a possible outcome of an inquiry into construction safety in the wake of the April 6 earthquake, L'Aquila Public Prosecutor A…
Sat, 04/18/2009 - 03:00
Activists from the environmental group Greenpeace on Friday recreated an electronic waste dump outside the environment ministry in protest over unl…