Thousands of revellers and romantics will lock lips in Venice at midnight on Wednesday, welcoming in 2009 with a mass ''kiss-in''.The Lagoon City pred…
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Mon, 12/29/2008 - 16:53
Interior Minister Roberto Maroni on Monday promised tougher measures to deal with migrants entering Italy by sea, after hundreds landed on the small i…
Mon, 12/29/2008 - 16:46
More than two million people attended events presided by Pope Benedict XVI this year, the Vatican press office said on Monday.The overall figure of 2,…
Mon, 12/29/2008 - 16:38
A pro-life group on Monday filed an appeal against a controversial court order which would allow doctors to remove the feeding tube from a woman who h…
Mon, 12/29/2008 - 16:27
AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti said on Monday that he was eager to test his star-studded lineup, including new arrival David Beckham, putting them all…
Sat, 12/27/2008 - 04:48
Here's a listing of exhibits to enjoy in Italy's major art cities over the holiday period:ROME - Scuderie del Quirinale: Giovanni Bellini, biggest sho…
Fri, 12/26/2008 - 07:23
Internationally acclaimed Greek stage and film actress Irene Papas will receive this year's career achievement award from the Venice Theatre Biennale,…
Thu, 12/25/2008 - 07:51
Pope Benedict XVI will give his 'urbi et orbi' (to the city and the world) Christmas day blessing in 64 languages, one more than last year, the Vatica…
Tue, 12/23/2008 - 11:41
The books that shaped one of the greatest scientific minds in Western history are the focus of a new exhibition in this Tuscan city.The National Libra…
Tue, 12/23/2008 - 11:26
Premier Silvio Berlusconi would have a ''ring of his own'' in Dante's Inferno, Oscar-winning film-maker Roberto Benigni said Tuesday.The Tuscan comic-…
Tue, 12/23/2008 - 11:15
The neurologist of a woman trapped in a permanent vegetative state for almost 17 years on Tuesday ruled out the possibility that she might be able to…
Tue, 12/23/2008 - 11:04
The head of Toyota's Formula 1 team, John Howett, said on Tuesday that he firmly backed Ferrari Chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo in his bid to re-…
Tue, 12/23/2008 - 10:56
Roma skipper Francesco Totti will be out for up to two months with a thigh muscle injury, almost certainly ruling him out of a late-February clash wit…
Tue, 12/23/2008 - 04:02
A drop in sales of French Champagne should prove to be a boon for Italian bubbly, the Coldiretti farmers' union said.Official data from France on Mond…
Tue, 12/23/2008 - 04:00
Italy plans to involve the G5 and other important non-G8 countries from the second day of next year's Group of Eight summit, diplomatic sources confir…
Tue, 12/23/2008 - 03:58
The European Court of Human Rights on Monday turned down an appeal against a landmark ruling by Italy's supreme court which would allow doctors to end…
Tue, 12/23/2008 - 03:57
The Balkan countries remain a critical and vulnerable hotspot, President Giorgio Napolitano told Italian peacekeepers serving there on Monday.In a vid…
Tue, 12/23/2008 - 03:55
The Italian Boxing Federation (FPI) is moving to raise the maximum age for professional boxing from 40.The FPI's health department has given its appro…
Mon, 12/22/2008 - 10:19
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano on Monday spoke on video-link to Italy's contingent in Afghanistan, hailing the troops as an example of unity at…
Mon, 12/22/2008 - 10:16
Three women and three men have been chosen as jury members for the upcoming trial of two suspects in the murder of British University student Meredith…