Five held in Italy over teenage prostitution
September 21st, 2012 - 6:35 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Sep 21 (IANS/AKI) Five people, including a woman, have been arrested in Italy's Sicily island for forcing a teenaged girl into prostitution.The woman accompanied the 16-year-old girl, thought to ... Read more...
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Fossil provides evidence of ancient dentistry
September 20th, 2012 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Sep 20 (IANS) Researchers have found evidence of ancient dentistry, following the discovery of a 6,500-year-old human jaw bone, with a tooth showing traces of beeswax filling.Researchers, led by ... Read more...
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Buffon to extend Juventus deal
September 10th, 2012 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Sep 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon is expected extend his contract with Juventus till 2016.An Italian daily La Gazzetta dello Sport reported Sunday that Italy custodian would ... Read more...
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Nearly 200 kg cocaine seized in Italy port
September 8th, 2012 - 6:37 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Sep 8 (IANS/AKI) Police in Italy have impounded 176 kg of cocaine in the southern port of Gioia Tauro aboard a container ship from Chile.The seized cocaine has been ... Read more...
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Recession-hit Italian hotels report fewer guests in 2012
September 7th, 2012 - 8:15 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Sep 7 (IANS/AKI) The number of guests in hotels in recession-hit Italy fell during the first eight months of this year, according to a study.Between January and August, the ... Read more...
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Italy within reach of economic recovery: Italian PM
September 6th, 2012 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Sep 6 (IANS) Italy has averted the worst case scenario of the debt crisis and economic recovery in the eurozone's third largest economy is within reach, Italian Prime Minister ... Read more...
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Italy ready to intervene militarily in Syria
September 5th, 2012 - 9:33 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Sep 5 (IANS/AKI) Italy would be ready to send military forces to Syria if President Bashar al-Assad is toppled, Italian Defence Minister Giampaolo Di Paola has said."Italy has the ... Read more...
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Iniesta wins UEFA’s award for best player
August 31st, 2012 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Aug 31 (IANS) Barcelona star Andres Iniesta has been voted as UEFA's best player, beating teammate Lionel Messi and Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo.The 28-year-old attacking midfielder, who inspired Spain ... Read more...
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AC Milan to sign Dutchman De Jong
August 31st, 2012 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Aug 31 (IANS) Italian football club AC Milan have confirmed that they will sign Nigel De Jong provided he passes the medical examination Friday.Milan's talks with Manchester City ... Read more...
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Late pope’s blood vial stolen, recovered
August 30th, 2012 - 11:36 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Aug 30 (IANS/AKI) A vial of what the church says is the late Pope John Paul II's blood was almost lost when three men stole a backpack from a ... Read more...
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Italian miner slits wrist during press conference
August 30th, 2012 - 9:12 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Aug 30 (IANS/AKI) An Italian miner, who along with other workers occupied a coal mine on the island of Sardinia, slit his wrist during a press conference Wednesday to ... Read more...
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Robinho to be rested for a month
August 29th, 2012 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Aug 29 (IANS) AC Milan announced that their Brazilian striker Robinho has suffered a leg injury and could be rested for up to a month.A statement by the ... Read more...
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AC Milan sign Niang
August 29th, 2012 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Aug 29 (IANS) AC Milan have signed French striker M'Baye Niang from Caen on a three-year contract.The 17-year-old arrived at the club Wednesday to undergo a medical. The ... Read more...
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Italians occupy mine 400 metres underground
August 28th, 2012 - 7:59 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Aug 28 (IANS/AKI) Around 40 mine workers have occupied a coal mine on the Italian island of Sardinia, demanding investment in a 200 million euro project.The workers at the ... Read more...
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Milan want Kaka back on loan
August 27th, 2012 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Aug 27 (IANS) Italian football club AC Milan's vice president Adriano Galliani told Real Madrid that they only want to take back Kaka on loan and not on ... Read more...
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Berry hopes to give daughter European education
August 27th, 2012 - 4:03 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 27 (IANS) Actress Halle Berry is hoping to move to her fiance Olivier Martinez's native Paris to expand her daughter Nahla's cultural education as well as keep ... Read more...
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Cassano hits out at AC Milan
August 26th, 2012 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Aug 26 (IANS) Italian striker Antonio Cassano has made a verbal attack on AC Milan after completing a move to Inter Milan.Cassano, 30, who joined Milan's city rivals ... Read more...
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Witch-hunt against Conte: Juve boss Agnelli
August 23rd, 2012 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Aug 23 (IANS) Italy's sporting justice system has been accused of harassing Juventus club manager Antonio Conte who has been banned for 10 matches for alleged match fixing.The charge ... Read more...
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AC Milan confirm Cassano-Pazzini swap
August 23rd, 2012 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Aug 23 (IANS) Italian football club AC Milan confirmed that the swap deal involving Antonio Cassano and Giampaolo Pazzini has been completed.The AC Milan website read Wednesday: "AC ... Read more...
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AC Milan’s Pato injured
August 23rd, 2012 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Aug 23 (IANS) AC Milan's striker Alexandre Pato suffered an injury during a training session, the Italian football club said.The 22-year-old Brazilian will now require a scan to ... Read more...
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No sex if elected, promises Italian politician
August 21st, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Aug 21 (IANS/AKI) A politician running for the regional presidency of the Italian island of Sicily has promised to swear off sex and dedicate himself to work if elected."If ... Read more...
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Berlusconi aide to act in porn movie
August 20th, 2012 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Aug 20 (IANS/AKI) Nicole Minetti, a former showgirl-turned-politician, who is on trial for allegedly procuring prostitutes for former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's erotic parties, is starting a ... Read more...
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Italian sets himself ablaze after job loss
August 20th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Aug 20 (IANS/AKI) A 48-year-old man died when he set himself on fire after losing his job in the northern Italian city of Turin.The man torched himself because he ... Read more...
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Italian top fugitive mafia boss held
August 17th, 2012 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Aug 17 (IANS) Italian police Friday arrested a most wanted boss of the Neapolitan mafia "Camorra", ANSA news agency reported.Francesco Matrone, who remained on the run for a double ... Read more...
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Man held in Italy for beating wife for removing veil
August 17th, 2012 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Aug 17 (IANS/AKI) An Egyptian Muslim man was held by the police for allegedly beating his Tunisian wife after she removed her veil in the torrid summer heat on ... Read more...
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Collision causes wipeout at 350-year-old Italian horse race
August 17th, 2012 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Aug 17 (IANS/AKI) A massive collision at a 350-year-old horse race in Italy, that may be the world's oldest continuing race, forced 60 percent of the participants to bow ... Read more...
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Italy’s macho soldiers asked to remove tattoos
August 17th, 2012 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Aug 17 (IANS/AKI) Italy's armed forces have passed new regulations to prevent and contain practices that might affect the image of the army, including shunning a "macho" rite practised ... Read more...
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Passenger attacks pilot over delayed flight
August 15th, 2012 - 8:15 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Aug 15 (IANS/AKI) An Italian passenger at Rome's Leonardo da Vinci airport reportedly punched the pilot of his plane to Greece after the flight was delayed for more than ... Read more...
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Teenagers die after stolen car plunges into sea
August 15th, 2012 - 6:13 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Aug 15 (IANS/AKI) Two 14-year-old boys, a Tunisian and an Italian, drowned when the car they stole plunged into the Tyrrhenian Sea off the coast of Sicily.The incident took ... Read more...
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Clooney keen on selling villa to Cruise
August 3rd, 2012 - 3:11 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS) Actor George Clooney is keen on selling his Villa Oleandra in Italy to Tom Cruise.Cruise, 50 is looking for a calm place after his split ... Read more...
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Gay Italian politician to run for PM in 2013
August 2nd, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Aug 2 (IANS/AKI) An openly homosexual politician in Italy has announced his candidacy for prime ministership in the elections to be held in 2013, in what could pave the ... Read more...
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Olympics: Stewart quietly confident despite setbacks
August 1st, 2012 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 1 (IANS/CMC) Olympic silver medallist runner Kerron Stewart has been nowhere close to her best for the last two years but the determined Jamaican says she will not let ... Read more...
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High jumper Di Martino to miss Olympics
July 27th, 2012 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Italian high jump Olympic medal contender Antonietta Di Martino will miss the London Games with a knee injury, the Italian athletics federation said Friday.Di Martino, ... Read more...
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Flying to Rome without passport was easy, says boy
July 26th, 2012 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 26 (IANS) An 11-year-old boy who had no passport or boarding pass and flew to Rome alone after walking unchallenged through airport security says "getting on the plane ... Read more...
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Stowaway Liam Corcoran says that, ‘boarding a plane was easier than doing homework’
July 26th, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Manchester, July 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Liam Corcoran is a young boy of 11 years who became a stowaway on a plane that was headed to Rome from Manchester. Liam said that nobody ... Read more...
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