Queen Elizabeth calls President Napolitano with apologies
Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday called Italian President Giorgio Napolitano to apologize for canceling her planned visit to Italy.
The City of Science on Fire
The City of Science, located in the western part of the city of Naples, Bagnoli neighborhood, was lost on Monday to a fire that has destroyed every pavilion, leaving only the perimeter walls standing. The causes of the fire are still unknown and the investigators are suspecting a malicious intent behind the action.
Silvio Berlusconi Convicted In Wiretap Case, Sentenced To 1 Year In Jail
Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi was convicted Thursday over the illegal publication in a newspaper owned by his media empire of wiretapped conversations related to a bank takeover attempt.
Giro d'Italia 2013. Parte da Napoli!
Giunto alla sua novantaseiesima edizione, il Giro d’Italia è partito, dopo cinquant’anni, dalla capitale partenopea sabato quattro maggio: il mare e le vie della bella città , Chiaia, Mergellina, Posillipo, hanno fatto da sfondo alle biciclette da corsa.
GIRLFRIEND IN A COMA:' The Banned Documentary That Showed Why Italian Voters Were The First To Rebel
A day before election day two weeks ago, Italian authorities halted a screening of a documentary by the former editor of The Economist about the country's society-wide crisi.
The film, "Girlfriend In A Coma" — a play on the Smiths' song speaking to Emmott's formerly intimate relationship with the country — had already been viewed in other parts of the country and hailed by the Italian press, but a screening in advance of the polls was deemed to threaten the country's election laws.
The film, "Girlfriend In A Coma" — a play on the Smiths' song speaking to Emmott's formerly intimate relationship with the country — had already been viewed in other parts of the country and hailed by the Italian press, but a screening in advance of the polls was deemed to threaten the country's election laws.
Italy's Bersani seeks way out of vote impasse
Italian center-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani rallied his party on Wednesday behind a plan to form a minority government backed by populist Beppe Grillo after failing to secure victory in last week's election.
Mount Etna Lights Up The Night Sky
The activity at Sicily's Mount Etna, as we've said, can be seen from space. But it's video from a much closer perspective that's getting attention today. Check how the night sky glowed Tuesday and Wednesday as the volcano spewed.
March 6, 2013
San Giuseppe's Zeppole
Italian spin on the American donuts, although possibly it is the donuts that are an American spin on the Italian Zeppoli, dating far back to the Middle Ages. This fried choux pastry is traditionally prepared on March 19th, St. Joseph Day (la festa di San Giuseppe), also Father's Day in Italy.
On Shelves 3.5.2013: If You Knew Me You Would Care
The book “If You Knew Me You Would Care” by Zainab Salbi with photographs by fashion photographer Rennio Maifredi, published by powerHouse Books, with forewords by Meryl Streep, Annie Lennox, Ashley Judd, and Geena Davis, represents a journey taken to find women who have survived wars, violence, and poverty.
A New Italian Spot? You’ve Been There Before
For Italian-Americans, it was the moment when the meatballs got big.We speak of the 1950s, when at least some of the thousands of immigrants who had poured into New York City from impoverished regions of Italy finally began to see the postwar fruits of their sacrifice. Prosperity was within reach, and they expected their meal at the neighborhood restaurant to express that.
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