Italy parties still far from deal: Berlusconi ally
Formation of a new Italian government is still a long way off and unless political differences can be overcome, the country may be headed for fresh elections, a senior official of Silvio Berlusconi's center-right party said on Tuesday.
New Princess Cruises ship floated out in Italy
MONFALCONE, Italy -- The second of two new Princess Cruises ships under construction at a shipyard in Italy has met the water for the first time.The 3,560-passenger Regal Princess was "floated out" today at the Fincantieri yard in Monfalcone, a coastal town near Venice -- one of the last major milestones before the vessel's debut in 2014.
Italian foreign minister resigns over marines' return to India
Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi resigned on Tuesday over his government's decision to return two marines to India to face trial for the murder of local fishermen while on anti-piracy duty
Bersani Treks Uphill, but to Where?
One month after Italy's national general elections, Pier Luigi Bersani, leader of the Partito Democratico (PD), is trudging up a political Mount Everest whose peak hides, invisible, in the clouds. When President Giorgio Napolitano tapped him last week to begin testing the ground for creation of a new government, in essence Bersani was asked to resolve the three-way split that pits his PD against both the rightist Liberty Party (PdL) of former Premier Silvio Berlusconi and the forces of self-righteous, angry Beppe Grillo. Can that three-way split be resolved?
Knox Awaits Verdict From Italy's Highest Court
Amanda Knox was waiting anxiously Monday to hear whether her ordeal is over or whether she will face trial again, as Italy's top criminal court considered whether to overturn her acquittal in the murder of her roommate
Frank Lentricchia follows DeLillo back to Little Italy Home – but not Domini to Southern Italy Homeland
The recent forty-fifth Conference of the Italian American Studies Association, like the previous forty-four, was largely devoid of southern Italy or Sicily presentations (note worthy exceptions: the film “La Mia Strada” and Victoria Sferlazza’s PowerPoint presentation: “The Linguistic Status of Sicilian”). Even though near seventeen million Americas are south of Rome progeny; a conference titled “What is Italian America?” does not find Patria Meridionale relevant to the definition of Italian America or what it means to be an Italian American.
I Am The Pope
Enter Francis with an opportunity to identify once again according to religious affiliation and the public has seized this opportunity.
A Neapolitan Easter
In other words, what people (dare to) eat in Naples from Holy Thursday to Easter Sunday
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Brazil and Italy Play to Breathtaking 2-2 Draw in Geneva
Brazil and Italy played to a breathtaking 2-2 draw in Thursday's friendly in Geneva, Switzerland that conjured up memories of their memorable match at the 1982 World Cup where Italy emerged the winner as a result of Paolo Rossi's famous hat-trick despite all of the attacking initiatives of the likes of Socrates, Zico, Eder and Falcao.
March 22, 2013
Why was John Dickie the "Keynote Speaker" at the 2012 American Association Italian Studies Conference?...Is it a WOMEN's THING"?
John Dickie and the Women of AAIS
How is it that one of the primer English language south of Rome historians was invited to be the Keynote Speaker for an organization of Italian American scholars and teachers who worship the Arno Valley culture, and whose scholarship and teaching suggest they cannot find Sicily on a map? A plausible explanation takes the form of a ‘gender hypothesis’.
Renovation, Italian Style
Elisabetta Bruscolini and Giancarlo Astrologo are passionate collectors of friends, objects and, yes, homes. She is the general manager of the national film school in Italy, a producer known for spotting gifted young filmmakers and nurturing them through their first major projects. He is a former high-end fashion designer who has turned his attention to collecting art.
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