By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 14 May 2006 A football (soccer) scandal in Italy is taking its toll. One Italian referee's accreditation to the upcoming World Cup in Germany has been withdrawn, and prosec...
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 13 May 2006 Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon signs autographs Italian football is being rocked by a scandal less than a month before the start of the World Cup Champion...
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 11 April 2006 This March 7, 2005 file photo released by Italian police shows a recent identity at left, and an older one at right, of Bernardo Provenzano Italian police hav...
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 05 April 2006 For the past five years, Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has headed the center-right coalition government. It has been the longest serving government...
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 06 March 2006 A former Italian minister who made controversial T-shirts emblazoned with cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed says it is an honor to be hated by al-Qaida. His wo...
By Parke Brewer Turin 21 February 2006 The United States domination in men's long track speed skating events at the Turin Winter Olympics has ended, as an Italian has won the 1,500 meters Tuesday even...
By Parke Brewer Turin 17 February 2006 Cities that host the Olympics hope that people who watch the Games on television will be inspired to visit, and that those who visit will want to return. But as...
By Sabina Castelfranco Turin 12 February 2006 Francesco Storace gestures at a press conference in Rome, February 11, 2006 Italian veterinary officials were meeting Sunday, after the country's first co...
By David Gollust State Department 23 January 2006 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Gianfranco Fini, Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Italian Foreign Ministe...
Italy is a land of history and culture. And as we all know, the ancient architecture there is breathtaking. Just as we Chinese are proud of our history and culture, so are the Italians. One of their t...