Italy striker Mario Balotelli signs for Liverpool
Liverpool signed Italy striker Mario Balotelli from AC Milan on Monday for a reported 16 million pounds ($26.5 million), taking a calculated gamble on a headline-grabbing player known as much for his controversies as his goals. Nineteen months after ending ...
Italy demands EU help after rescuing 4,000 migrants from sea
Italy has called on the EU to take the strain of rescuing migrants crossing from Africa or says it will go its own way. Over the weekend, the Italian navy rescued more than 4,000 migrants who were packed into makeshift dinghies, many of which had capsized.
Italy loses enthusiasm for privatisations
Matteo Renzi, Italy’s media-savvy prime minister, sent out a Twitter message on Monday that he was back at his desk after his summer break. One unresolved item on his post-holiday to-do list is the stalled €12bn privatisation programme. Plans for state ...
Gwynne Dyer: Italy rescuing asylum seekers, but where is the EU?
The last time “Mare Nostrum”(Latin for “Our Sea”) was used as a political slogan in Italy, Mussolini’s fascists were claiming dominance over the entire Mediterranean. This time it’s different. It’s the name of the operation the Italian navy ...
Italy finds bodies of six more boatpeople
Rome: Italy’s search and rescue services have found six more bodies in the Mediterranean to add to the death toll of 19 over the weekend, the navy said on Monday, with no let-up in the record numbers risking the perilous crossing to Europe from Africa.
Wanting a flavour of Italy ... just A.S.K Aigars
A TOUCH of foreign glamour has opened in Wigan. Latvian businessman Aigars Kaulins has launched his shop – A.S.K – in the Galleries shopping centre, selling Italian bodycare products, such as bath foams, fragrances, body milks and domestic cleaning ...
Italy - Factors to watch on August 25
The following factors could affect Italian markets on Monday. Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy. New items are marked with (*). State broadcaster RAI President Anna Maria Tarantola and Pirelli Chairman ...
Will Italy Wreak Economic Havoc on Europe?
Italy’s economy is faltering again. Its continued weakness threatens the eurozone. As its third largest economy, Italian failure could place unsupportable burdens on Germany and the few other strong economies presently sustaining the union. The country ...
Roma's Attack Should be Among Italy's Best This Season
Led by Francesco Totti and finally blessed with some continuity, Roma's attack should be among Italy's finest this season. With the fates of Mehdi Benatia (understandably) and Mattia Destro (inexplicably) hanging in the balance, now seems a strange time to ...
18 Bodies Found as Italy Rescues 3,500 Migrants
Italian authorities discovered 18 bodies in a boat of migrants Sunday as rescue operations went into overdrive this weekend, picking up some 3,500 would-be refugees at sea. The navy said in a series of tweets Sunday that its Sirio patrol ship was docking ...
