A crackdown on absenteeism among public sector workers has proven hugely successful and could raise Italy's GDP by a percentage point, Civil Service M…
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Tue, 01/13/2009 - 03:36
Alitalia has accepted an offer from Air France-KLM for a 25% stake in the now private Italian carrier, airline officials announced on MondayAlitalia C…
Tue, 01/13/2009 - 03:30
Pope Benedict XVI urged authorities in Rome and the Lazio region to overcome political differences in order to deal with the ''inevitable repercussion…
Tue, 01/13/2009 - 03:22
Italy rugby coach Nick Mallet on Monday left veteran prop Andrea Lo Cicero out of his 30-man training camp for the upcoming Six Nations tournament.Lo…
Tue, 01/13/2009 - 03:19
AS Roma skipper Francesco Totti was back running Monday after a pre-Christmas thigh injury, meaning he could be back on the field earlier than expecte…
Mon, 01/12/2009 - 09:14
An Italian aid convoy for Gaza will leave ''within a few days,'' Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said Monday.The convoy will take medicine, p…
Mon, 01/12/2009 - 09:04
Italy's public debt hit a new all-time high in October of 1,670.2 billion euros, the Bank of Italy reported on Monday.In September the debt had declin…
Mon, 01/12/2009 - 09:01
The new Ferrari Formula One racing car was unveiled on the team's website Monday.The new car is called F60 after the number of championships the legen…
Mon, 01/12/2009 - 08:57
David Beckham said he had ''a great time'' in his unexpected Serie A debut in AC Milan's 2-2 draw at Roma Sunday night.''It was really enjoyable,'' sa…
Sun, 01/11/2009 - 03:10
Italy has a host of top shows lined up for 2009, with organizers hopeful that the popularity of Futurism and the perennial allure of star names like G…
Sat, 01/10/2009 - 03:10
Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the economic crunch, the crisis in Gaza and the gas dispute during a t…
Sat, 01/10/2009 - 03:08
A meeting of G8 interior and justice ministers will take place in May on Lampedusa, the tiny island off Sicily where thousands of illegal immigrants f…
Sat, 01/10/2009 - 03:06
The Air France-KLM board of directors on Friday gave its green light to an alliance with Italian carrier Alitalia, well informed sources said.The Fran…
Sat, 01/10/2009 - 03:04
The defence team of an Italian suspect in the murder of British university student Meredith Kercher on Friday carried out further tests in the house i…
Sat, 01/10/2009 - 03:02
David Beckham was mobbed by fans at Rome airport Friday as he and his AC Milan team-mates arrived back from a training break in Dubai for Sunday night…
Sat, 01/10/2009 - 03:00
Italian motorcycling great Giacomo Agostini said on Friday that while he was sorry Kawasaki has quit MotoGP, a little downsizing of the sport may be b…
Fri, 01/09/2009 - 03:48
An Italian-led study has traced the origins of the first inhabitants of the Americas.The study, led by geneticists at Pavia University, tracked two ra…
Fri, 01/09/2009 - 03:42
The European Union will ask US President-elect Barack Obama to start working on a solution for the Mideast crisis as soon as he is sworn into office o…
Fri, 01/09/2009 - 03:38
The Israeli ambassador to the Holy See on Thursday downplayed tensions between Israel and the Vatican after Pope Benedict XVI's pointman for peace and…
Fri, 01/09/2009 - 03:34
The lawyer of an Italian woman in an irreversible coma said Thursday she may ask courts for an enforcement order to ensure that a landmark right-to-di…