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Berlusconi and Bush (Jim Young/Reuters) Guess who's boosting the flagging U.S. economy? Silvio Berlusconi. After the G-20 global economic summit wrapped up Saturday afternoon, the Italian prime minister headed for ... the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City. A mall? Since he's already seen Washington's...
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After the serialisation of my new British seasonal food book over the past two weeks, some of you may be wishing that I could give the British theme a bit of a rest. With that in mind, here are some ideas for a simple Italian dinner party that was inspired by a recent research trip to Milan and Turin with Ewan Venters from Selfridges.
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The lights went out suddenly at the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City last night, catching some customers in mid-transaction.
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Italy midfielder Sebastian Giovinco said he is ready for the "game of his life" as the five-time champions take on Israel in the first leg of their 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship play-off in Ancona on Saturday.
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A former Italian culture minister says he is trying to stop Bonhams auction house in London from selling several archaeological artifacts that he contends may have been looted in Italy.
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Bulgaria 0-0 ItalyMarcello Lippi's world champions dropped their first points of the Group 8 campaign as they were held up by a well-organised home team in Sofia.
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The Embassy of Italy in Beirut inaugurated Friday the installation of a new pilot thermal solar heating system in the village of Deir al-Ahmar in the Baalbek region. The system, financed by the embassy's Italian Cooperation Office, was installed in
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Marina Petrella, a former member of the Italian Red Brigades, will not be extradited from France to Italy, where she was convicted of killing of a police officer, because of her poor health.
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World champions Italy shrugged off a lengthy injury list to secure a battling 0-0 draw against Bulgaria in Sofia to leave them in prime position in World Cup qualifying Group 8.
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A recent spate of violence against immigrants across Italy is fueling a national conversation about racism and tolerance.
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A recent spate of violence against immigrants across Italy is fueling a national conversation about racism and tolerance.
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Edition three of the FIM SuperMoto of Nations was a close one on the fabulous all bitumen track of Pleven in Bulgaria where 15,000 spectators showed up and even celebrated an unexpected home podium...
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Italy have indefinitely banned their own supporters from away games after trouble flared during the Azzurri's goalless draw in Bulgaria on Saturday.
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Italy indefinitely ban own supporters from away games after trouble flared up during goalless draw on Saturday.
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ITALIAN football federation president Giancarlo Abete said that Italy fans would be barred from buying tickets to away matches until further notice.
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Following incidents involving Italian "tifosi" during the Italy-Bulgaria World Cup qualifier in Sofia on Saturday, the Italian Federation has decided to stop distributing tickets for the national team's away games until further notice.
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Lance Armstrong's comeback tour is set to take the 37-year-old US cyclist on the roads of Italy. The seven-time Tour de France winner, who's never taken part in the Tour of Italy, announced he would race in the Giro's centenary in may 2009.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush said on Monday the United States was working to stabilize the financial system and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said Bush planned to have the Group of Eight leaders meet in the coming weeks.
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By Krittivas Mukherjee NEW DELHI (Reuters) - With gold-plated ceilings, exotic fountains and the clink of champagne glasses, the Emporio Mall in New Delhi is the perfect place to wile away a hot afternoon browsing through designer boutiques.
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Michael Mallett was one of the most original and productive scholars in the study of italian Renaissance history. His doctoral research at Oxford and formative periods at the British School at Rome and the Scuola Normale, Pisa, led to the publication of The Florentine Galleys in the Fifteenth Century (1967), a study of Florence's attempt to use the recently conquered city of Pisa to gain direct access to the trade of the Mediterranean. This early work reveals much of the character of Mallett's scholarship: respect for the sources, care in composition and a wariness of preconceptions.
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PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH: Today, we're addressing global challenges with determination and vision and with confidence. America and Italy are working to stabilize global financial markets. People all over the worked are understandably concerned about the global financial crisis and about how it wi...
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Famed as I am for my sartorial elegance and grace (insert irony icon here), I've yet to visit the swanky new series of fashion malls in South Delhi that have been built close to where I live
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The recent decision by President Nicolas Sarkozy of France not to extradite Marina Petrella, a former Italian Red Brigades member, has provoked outrage in Italy.
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A hasty purchase decision from the past has come back to haunt General Growth and may lead to the sale of the 54-year-old company.
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Six Chinese central agents had jointly issued an urgent notice demanding thorough checks on all milk powder and liquid milk products made before Sept. 14, Xinhua has learnt on Tuesday. The notice was jointly published by the General Administration of
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Lance Amstrong, who hold the best record ever for consecutive wins in the Tour de France is not yet certain he will be competing in next year's race.
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The Villarreal striker Giuseppe Rossi could make his first start for Italy at home to Montenegro in tonight's World Cup qualifier after shaking off an injury, Marcello Lippi, Italy's coach, said yesterday. Rossi, a former Manchester United striker, made his international debut on Saturday when he came on as a substitute in the 0-0 draw in Bulgaria in Group Eight. The American-born forward has recovered from a slight knock, along with the midfielders Daniele De Rossi and Gennaro Gattuso.
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The Naples anti-Mafia prosecutor opened an investigation into new death threats against a muckraking journalist.
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Roberto Saviano, author of an expose of the Neapolitan mafia, the Camorra, says he wants to quit Italy amid death threats.