Third man being sought in acid attack on woman
Police said on Monday that they are searching for a 31-year-old man suspected of being hired to throw acid in the face of a woman in her home near Pesaro, off the central Adriatic coast on April 16.
Amanda Knox memoir: Plenty of sex, marijuana during Italy study abroad
In her steamy new memoir, Amanda Knox details her sex life and drug use while living in Italy.She writes she was “proud” of her first one-night stand and that smoking pot was “as common as pasta” in the bungalow she shared with British student Meredith Kercher, whose half-naked body was found in 2007. Her throat had been cut.
Is Italy's Economy Minister Draghi's Man in Rome?
When Mario Draghi left the Italian central bank to go to the European Central Bank (ECB) in 2011, he backed his number two to replace him - only for then prime minister Silvio Berlusconi to oppose the move. Now that Fabrizio Saccomanni has "made it" to head the economy ministry, markets may expect him to be the ECB's new man in Rome.
3 Shot Near Premier’s Office as Italy’s Cabinet Is Sworn In
Two military police officers and a passer-by were shot and wounded on Sunday in a crowded square outside the office of Prime Minister Enrico Letta and near the presidential palace, where his new government was being sworn in.
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Italy's Letta launches government with call for growth
Italy's new Prime Minister Enrico Letta promised to press for a change to the European Union's focus on austerity and pursue economic growth and jobs as his government sought backing from parliament on Monday, ending months of political gridlock.
"The Nightshift Belongs to the Stars" Wins @ TFF
The 23 minute life changing short, starring Enrico Lo Verso and Nastassja Kinski, directed by Edoardo Ponti and written by Erri De Luca, “expresses love in its many dimensions and literally gets to the heart of the matter.”
April 29, 2013
Johnny Meatballs Coming To Haworth New Jersey Sunday May 5
Debut of new Meatball Wagon
April 29, 2013
Loyola University Chicago-Casa Italia Partnership: Anatomy of a Dream Project
Fra Noi May 2013
The Campaign for an endowed chair in Italian American Studies at Loyola University Chicago was launched with a feature article in Fra Noi "Rising to the Challenge." The slogan "Your Past Deserves a Future," says it all.
We hit it off perfectly. There was complete understanding and agreement on the need to preserve and promote Italian American culture AND on the role that Loyola could play. We also explored the idea that Loyola and Casa Italia, with its library and cultural activities, would make a great partnership for this project.
Emma Bonino Appointed Foreign Minister of Italy
After the proclamation of Enrico Letta as the new Italian Prime Minister, Emma Bonino, a respected former European commissioner, was chosen as the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Her experience, long-lasting career, knowledge about world's problematics, courage and passion for her job are the characteristics that will guide her mandate.
Letta Government Installation Marred by Attack on Police
Enrico Letta’s government may be installed as soon as today, wrapping up two months of political turmoil in Italy that coincided with the shooting of a pair of policemen in a Rome square near the prime minister’s office.
2 policemen shot in Rome as Italy gets new govt
AP. An unemployed bricklayer shot two Italian policemen in a crowded square outside the premier's office Sunday just as Italy's new government was being sworn in, investigators said.
Lingue Migranti, The Global Languages of Italy and the Diaspora
Yesterday, April 27, John D. Calandra Italian American Institute concluded two-day conference on yet another significant aspect of our community and its ever expanding issues: the Italian language and its inevitable, changing nature, as people move from one locale to another
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