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Former French-Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt on Monday announced the start of a new outreach project for poor Colombian children as she accepted…
Italian Alpine skier Mirko Deflorian received an 18-month doping ban for cocaine use on Monday after anti-doping authorities appealed against an earli…
AC Milan and Italy midfielder Gennaro Gattuso had a knee operation Monday that will keep him out of action ''for about six months,'' the club website…
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the special ingredient in Inter's chase for its fourth straight title, Jose' 'Special One' Mourinho said after the Swede smashed…
The Louvre in Paris and the city of Verona on Friday signed a cooperation deal six months after the French museum pulled the plug on a long-awaited ex…
Italian researchers have come up with the first-ever test to catch athletes using human growth hormone, one of the most common doping agents.The Highe…
An investigation into whether Reform Minister Umberto Bossi defamed the national anthem at a July rally was shelved on Friday by the Minister's Tribun…
The popularity of Italian sparkling wine continues to grow and for the first time the number of bottles exported in 2008 surpassed those being consume…
Premier Silvio Berlusconi on Friday said he was satisfied that Italy's requests had been accommodated in a compromise on the European Union's climate…
Women around Naples are threatening their husbands with no sex if they let off their beloved fireworks in the holiday period when scores are maimed an…
Civil protection authorities issued a flood alert Friday for areas north of Rome because of the torrential rain over the past two days has swelled the…
Tens of thousands of workers took to the streets of Italian cities under a sea of umbrellas on Friday for a general strike against the government's ec…
The flight operations of Italy's bankrupt national carrier officially changed hands on Friday when it was sold to Compagnia Aerea Italiana (CAI), a gr…
A small wooden carving of Christ on the cross, attributed four years ago to Renaissance giant Michelangelo, has been acquired by the Italian state, th…
The Catholic Church on Thursday reiterated that it was in favour of decriminalising homosexuality although it was still opposed to same-sex marriage.I…
Amanda Knox, the 20 year-old American suspect in the murder of British student Meredith Kercher, is starring in a film shot at the Perugia jail where…
Government reforms to secondary school education will be put off until September 2010, the education ministry said Thursday after a meeting with union…
Ferrari chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo said on Thursday he was ''delighted'' with the outcome of a meeting between the international racing asso…
Serie A's second-placed pair AC Milan and Juventus face off on Sunday night hoping leader Inter Milan shows its 'European side' against bottom club Ch…
Walter Zenga has extended his contract as Catania coach for a year until 2010, the club announced on Thursday.The former Inter Milan and Italy goalkee…