Italy's banking system is ''solid and resilient'' because it largely relies on savings deposits, the Executive Director of the International Monetary…
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Thu, 02/12/2009 - 03:34
Milan striker Kaka is making a surprisingly fast recovery from a sprained ankle and has a slim chance of making the scudetto showdown against leaders…
Thu, 02/12/2009 - 03:29
Spanish cycling ace Alejandro Valverde may face doping charges after Italian authorities on Wednesday said DNA collected at last year's Tour de France…
Wed, 02/11/2009 - 03:54
The Udine branch of the Medical Association has begun preliminary hearings to establish whether disciplinary proceedings should go ahead for the medic…
Wed, 02/11/2009 - 03:52
Premier Silvio Berlusconi's private TV network Mediaset on Tuesday accepted the resignation of one of Italy's best-known news show hosts in a row over…
Wed, 02/11/2009 - 03:47
The Vatican is preparing to re-evaluate 19th century British naturalist Charles Darwin 200 years after his birth and 150 years since the publication o…
Tue, 02/10/2009 - 05:09
The majority of the members of Brazil's supreme court are in favour of extraditing Italian ex-terrorist Cesare Battisti, according to reports in th…
Tue, 02/10/2009 - 04:58
Italian mountain climber Simone Moro and his colleague Denis Urubko of Kazakhstan on Monday completed the first-ever winter ascent of Himalayan gia…
Tue, 02/10/2009 - 04:53
The IT Holding fashion group has filed for bankruptcy protection for one of its key subsidiaries in order to restructure and seek new funding. T…
Tue, 02/10/2009 - 04:49
The Dalai Lama on Monday became an honorary citizen of Rome and Tibet's spiritual leader took advantage of the occasion to renew his commitment to…
Tue, 02/10/2009 - 04:44
Fashionable beaches and beauty spots along the Lazio coast are the latest areas to fall victim to a beetle munching through the country's palm tree…
Mon, 02/09/2009 - 07:00
Doctors would not be forced to report illegal migrants under a crime bill being discussed by parliament, Interior Minister Roberto Maroni said Monday.…
Mon, 02/09/2009 - 05:51
Richard Williamson, the Holocaust-denying bishop whose rehabilitation by the pope caused a rift between the Vatican and Jews, has been removed from hi…
Mon, 02/09/2009 - 05:45
Some 41 people died and 85 were wounded in hunting accidents during the five-month season that just ended, the Italian Association for Hunting Victims…
Mon, 02/09/2009 - 05:40
Juventus is aiming for the scudetto, coach Claudio Ranieri said after a 2-1 win at Catania put his team back in the title race.''We still have three g…
Sun, 02/08/2009 - 03:10
A remarkable selection of masterpieces by Guercino has gone on show in New York, offering visitors a rare chance to see the Baroque artist's youthful…
Sat, 02/07/2009 - 03:10
President Giorgio Napolitano on Friday confirmed he would not approve an emergency decree that would prevent doctors from removing Eluana Englaro's fe…
Sat, 02/07/2009 - 03:08
Catholic doctors will not report illegal immigrants who show up for treatment despite a government move encouraging them to do so, the head of their a…
Sat, 02/07/2009 - 03:06
The trial of American student Amanda Knox and her Italian boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher reopened at…
Sat, 02/07/2009 - 03:04
The teams for Saturday's Six Nations opener between England and Italy at Twickenham were named Friday.The match kicks off at 15:00 GMT (16:00 Italian…