Former French-Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt on Monday announced the start of a new outreach project for poor Colombian children as she accepted…
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Tue, 12/16/2008 - 04:32
Italian Alpine skier Mirko Deflorian received an 18-month doping ban for cocaine use on Monday after anti-doping authorities appealed against an earli…
Tue, 12/16/2008 - 04:29
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…
Tue, 12/16/2008 - 04:22
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the special ingredient in Inter's chase for its fourth straight title, Jose' 'Special One' Mourinho said after the Swede smashed…
Mon, 12/15/2008 - 03:41
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…
Sun, 12/14/2008 - 03:18
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…
Sun, 12/14/2008 - 03:16
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…
Sat, 12/13/2008 - 03:20
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…
Sat, 12/13/2008 - 03:18
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…
Sat, 12/13/2008 - 03:16
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…
Sat, 12/13/2008 - 03:14
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…
Sat, 12/13/2008 - 03:12
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…
Sat, 12/13/2008 - 03:10
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…
Fri, 12/12/2008 - 04:14
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…
Fri, 12/12/2008 - 04:12
The Catholic Church on Thursday reiterated that it was in favour of decriminalising homosexuality although it was still opposed to same-sex marriage.I…
Fri, 12/12/2008 - 04:10
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…
Fri, 12/12/2008 - 04:08
Government reforms to secondary school education will be put off until September 2010, the education ministry said Thursday after a meeting with union…
Fri, 12/12/2008 - 04:06
Ferrari chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo said on Thursday he was ''delighted'' with the outcome of a meeting between the international racing asso…
Fri, 12/12/2008 - 04:04
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…
Fri, 12/12/2008 - 04:02
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…