Italy

The Miracle of San Gennaro Repeats On September 19

admin_huliq — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:48:17 -0500

ANSA news agency reports that thousands of people in the church were anounced that The Miracle of San Gennaro was repeated on Wednesday when the blood of this city's patron saint liquefied at 9.30am. ANSA is an English language news organization reporting from Italy.

Pisa Tower To Stand For At Least Another 200 Years

admin_huliq — Thu, 29 May 2008 06:35:22 -0500

Italy's famous leaning tower of Pisa has stopped moving for the first time in its 800-year history, engineers who have worked to stabilize it say.

World's oldest bishop's house robbed in Italy

admin_huliq — Mon, 05 May 2008 06:46:28 -0500

The home of Antonio Rosario Mennonna, the world's oldest bishop who turns 102 on May 27, has been burgled, his nephew told journalists in Italy Monday.

Italian man gets 10 days in jail for staring at woman

admin_huliq — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:49:59 -0500

An Italian man has been sentenced to 10 days in jail and ordered to pay a 40 euro ($63) fine for staring at a woman on a train, national media reported on Friday.

Exit Poll Shows Berlusconi Ahead in Italian Election

seher — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:15:16 -0500

The first exit poll issued at the closing of voting in the Italian general election shows media mogul Silvio Berlusconi is on course to win and secure a third term as prime minister. The exit polls issued after the second day of voting, put the 71-year-old media magnate ahead in the lower and upper houses of parliament.

Italian Voters Largely Undecided in National Elections

seher — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:23:18 -0500

More than 47 million Italians are voting Sunday and Monday in a general election that could bring media-magnate Silvio Berlusconi to power for the third time. But many in Italy say they are disillusioned by politicians.

LA DOMENICA DEL CORRIERE

Gail Parenteau — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:30:53 -0500

The Italian Cultural Institute of New York Will Exhibit the Original Art Works that Graced Historic Sunday Magazine Covers Chronicling World History from 1899 to 1989 Highlights include The Kennedy Assassination, Man Sets Foot on the Moon, Wedding of Grace Kelly to HSH Prince Rainier of Monaco, The Italian Police Marching Down Fifth Avenue and Immigrants Entering Ellis Island As Seen Through Italian Artists, Illustrators and Satirists

Calabrian Mafia Leader Nabbed

seher — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:32:19 -0600

Italian police have arrested the leader of the Calabrian mafia, which has parlayed drug trafficking to become more powerful than the more famous Sicilian mob. Clan feuds of the powerful 'Ndrangheta organized crime syndicate have bloodied the southern Italian region for years. Sabina Castelfranco reports from Rome.

Italian Ambassador visits the University of Bristol

seher — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:57:00 -0600

The Italian ambassador, His Excellency Giancarlo Aragona, visited the Departments of Italian and Politics in early February.

Hostage Situation In Italian Nursery

admin_huliq — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:30:06 -0600

A man armed with a knife has barricaded himself into a children's day care centre in southern Italy.

Italian President Dissolves Parliament

seher — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:31:22 -0600

Italian President Giorgio Napolitano has dissolved parliament after efforts to form an interim government failed.

Guided Tours Of The Temples of Humankind In Vidracco, Italy

admin_huliq — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:25:51 -0600

The Federation of Damanhur opens the door on its most precious realization, the Temples dedicated to Humanity: an extraordinary, underground construction in Vidracco, Italy, begun in 1978 and created entirely by hand. It has been declared a work of art by the Soprintendenza alle Belle Arti (Fine Art Authority).