The Sultan of Oman on Wednesday sent Sicilian regional President Raffaele Lombardo a thoroughbred stallion and two mares from his royal stables in ret…
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Thu, 12/18/2008 - 04:47
While automakers around the world saw sales and profits plummet in 2008, Ferrari bucked the trend with its best year ever for sales, earnings, profits…
Thu, 12/18/2008 - 04:45
MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi said on Wednesday that he did not think that Honda would withdraw from Grand Prix motorcycling racing, as it recently…
Thu, 12/18/2008 - 04:44
Despite the pressing economic times, Ferrari has found a new sponsor for its Formula 1 team, India automaker Tata Motors Ltd., Ferrari Chairman Luca C…
Thu, 12/18/2008 - 04:42
AC Milan may take advantage of the mid-season trading window to find a temporary replacement for Italy midfielder Gennaro (Rino) Gattuso, the Serie A…
Wed, 12/17/2008 - 06:18
The abortion pill's future in Italy was up in the air on Tuesday, after fresh outcry over its expected introduction next month.The RU486 pill was appr…
Wed, 12/17/2008 - 06:16
Italy has not been asked to accept prisoners held in the United States military base at Guantanamo, Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said on Tuesday a…
Wed, 12/17/2008 - 06:13
The chief executive of Total's operations in Italy and an opposition Democratic Party MP were served with arrest warrants on Tuesday in connection wit…
Wed, 12/17/2008 - 06:11
Premier Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom (PDL) party has swept to victory in regional elections in Abruzzo, where the previous centre-left Democr…
Wed, 12/17/2008 - 06:06
Pope Benedict XVI is to preside over six Christmas ceremonies in two weeks as the Catholic Church celebrates its most important festivity of the year.…
Wed, 12/17/2008 - 06:04
New car sales in Europe tumbled 25.8% last month over November 2007 but Fiat was able to maintain its market share and even expand it over a year ago.…
Wed, 12/17/2008 - 06:01
Serie A's second-from-bottom Reggina on Tuesday sacked coach Nevio Orlandi, replacing him with Giuseppe Pillon in a bid to avoid relegation.Pillon, 52…
Tue, 12/16/2008 - 04:57
Italians have long enjoyed a reputation as food lovers but this is being put to the test by exotic flavours from further afield, according to a new re…
Tue, 12/16/2008 - 04:53
A long-running debate over the abortion pill has flared up again, ahead of meetings this week expected to clear the way for the drug's introduction ac…
Tue, 12/16/2008 - 04:51
Despite the current financial crisis, some 2.2 million Italians are still expected to hit the slopes over the Christmas holidays, according to a study…
Tue, 12/16/2008 - 04:49
A spate of recent drunk-driving accidents which has inflamed public opinion is prompting the government to consider plans that would effectively ban a…
Tue, 12/16/2008 - 04:47
Italy's biggest bank Unicredit said on Monday that it has 75 million euros invested with Bernard L. Madoff, whose investment firm collapsed last week.…
Tue, 12/16/2008 - 04:45
The Italian government would consider helping the automobile sector through the current financial crisis but only within a European Union framework, F…
Tue, 12/16/2008 - 04:41
Mercurial Sampdoria star Antonio Cassano mustn't give up hope of reclaiming a place in the Italy squad, coach Marcello Lippi said Monday.Speaking afte…
Tue, 12/16/2008 - 04:37
After a brief lull at the weekend, Italy on Monday found itself caught in its third major pre-winter storm in less than a month and there were renewed…