Italian President Giorgio Napolitano on Monday expressed his hope that peace missions by the European Union and French President Nicolas Sarkozy would…
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Mon, 01/05/2009 - 09:36
After clearing prostitutes from its streets, Verona is planning the country's first crack-down on sex workers who operate in private apartments, Mayor…
Mon, 01/05/2009 - 09:28
An actor in the Oscar-tipped Naples Mafia expose' Gomorrah was back behind bars for the second time in just over six months after police busted him fo…
Mon, 01/05/2009 - 09:21
Italy's annual inflation rate in 2008 averaged out at 3.3%, its highest in 12 years, national statistics bureau Istat reported on Monday.In 2007 Italy…
Mon, 01/05/2009 - 09:15
England midfielder David Beckham may make his debut with AC Milan already on Tuesday, when the Serie A team meets Hamburg in a friendly in Dubai, coac…
Sat, 01/03/2009 - 03:07
The ties between renowned Italian sculptor Antonio Canova and international neoclassical art are the focus of an upcoming exhibition in the western It…
Sat, 01/03/2009 - 03:05
Italians put on an extra two kilos over the holiday period and must now mend their nutritional ways in order to get back into form, according to the C…
Sat, 01/03/2009 - 03:04
The Italian government is throwing its weight behind clown therapy, the treatment championed by American doctor Patch Adams to speed up recovery for c…
Sat, 01/03/2009 - 03:02
Alitalia will have to shut down for hours when it officially goes through the process to become a new, private airline, the head of the national civil…
Sat, 01/03/2009 - 03:00
Brazil striker Adriano failed to show up for the first post-holiday training session with Inter Milan on Friday, fuelling speculation that he will be…
Fri, 01/02/2009 - 03:02
Fiat heir Lapo Elkann was the most creative young Italian entrepreneur in 2008, according to a survey made of the international press.The survey was c…
Thu, 01/01/2009 - 08:16
The Tuscan city of Lucca, also known as the City of a Hundred Churches, is gearing up to host a huge international magic and esoteric arts fair for th…
Thu, 01/01/2009 - 08:07
Ferrari driver Felipe Massa is happy with his performance during the 2008 Formula 1 season and has no regrets over losing the title in the last corner…
Thu, 01/01/2009 - 03:04
The Vatican will no longer automatically adopt Italian laws as its own when a new statute comes into effect on Thursday, according to Vatican daily Os…
Thu, 01/01/2009 - 03:00
Amanda Knox, a 21-year-old American suspect in the murder of British University student Meredith Kercher, has beaten former French-Colombian hostage a…
Tue, 12/30/2008 - 17:27
Women campaigning to stop the explosion of dangerous fireworks by threatening a sex strike have seen their numbers swell ahead of New Year's Eve.The c…
Tue, 12/30/2008 - 16:56
Italy will begin repatriating illegal immigrants who arrive by boat on the country's southernmost islands on Tuesday evening, Italian officials said.P…
Tue, 12/30/2008 - 16:49
A supermarket worker in the Sardinian town of Cagliari was being feted for her honesty on Tuesday after she found a package containing 160,000 euros i…
Tue, 12/30/2008 - 16:44
Italy's state airline Alitalia went bankrupt because it suffered from ''illusions of grandeur'' and acted way beyond its means, according to the carri…
Tue, 12/30/2008 - 16:33
British superstar David Beckham had his first practice session with AC Milan on Tuesday at the club's holiday training camp in Dubai.The first session…