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Dealing with the financial crisis of the past months has been like playing a videogame, Italian Economy Minister Giulio Tremonti said on Thursday.''As…
Former Juventus general manager Luciano Moggi, the alleged ringleader of Italy's massive 2006 Calciopoli matchfixing scandal, on Thursday received a m…
David Beckham is set to make his Serie A bow for AC Milan at AS Roma on Sunday night - but most likely from the bench rather than the starting line-up…
The glories of Ancient Rome are to get a total makeover over the next two years, officials said this week.The famed architectural sights will then be…
Special meetings dedicated to agriculture and development aid will be held for the first time on the sidelines of the G8 summit this year, Foreign Min…
In order for any ceasefire to succeed in Gaza it is essential that the Islamist Hamas movement be disarmed, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini t…
Italy's second-biggest opposition party on Wednesday filed a petition aimed at rescinding a controversial law granting immunity from criminal prosecut…
Italy's highest administrative court on Monday rejected an appeal by three multinationals against a ban on new types of pesticides believed responsibl…
People who have joined Mafia fan clubs on social networking site Facebook are mobsters in the making and should be investigated, the Organisation for…
There are no gay players in Italian soccer, Italy coach Marcello Lippi said on Wednesday.''I believe there aren't any gays among soccer players,'' Lip…
Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini will report to parliament on the crisis in Gaza on Friday afternoon, sources at the Chamber of Deputies said.…
Italy will not suffer any serious consequences from diminishing natural gas supplies from Russia through Ukraine, Industry Minister Claudio Scajola sa…
A record 279m-long Christmas stocking made by merchants and residents of this Tuscan town near Pisa was presented Tuesday to mark the Epiphany holiday…
A well-known Milanese restauranteur and his wife have been been sent to trial for the mistreatment of lobsters and will find themselves before a judge…
Italy's Roberto Rosetti has been voted best referee in the world for 2008 by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS).T…
Germany's Lufthansa airline said on Monday that it was still interested in becoming a partner of the now private Italian carrier Alitalia.A Lufthansa…
Civil protection authorities have issued a weather alert for northern Italy and the central region of Tuscany due to the arrival of a major storm from…
Italian biologists working on the Galapagos Islands have identified a pink-and-black striped iguana they claim Charles Darwin failed to spot during hi…
Ferrari's new car for the 2009 Formula 1 season will make its debut on Monday, January 12, on the team's website (www.ferrari.com).The same day driver…
A new exhibition takes tourists on a trip into Italy's past, with a range of historic paintings showcasing the country's best-loved views and sites.Th…