Berlusconi hints at comeback in Italy
ROME — He has become an object of international derision, accused among other things of having sex with an underage prostitute. But Silvio Berlusconi is hinting that next spring he might once again seek to become Italy’s prime minister.
Body found, migrant search continues off Italy
Italian and NATO rescue crews searched the waters off a small Mediterranean island Friday for survivors of an apparently sunken migrant boat after some of the 56 rescued passengers reported that dozens more were missing. One body was recovered.
Italy's Grand Prix? Only at Monza
Probably more than with any other Formula Onerace, the history and host track of the Italian Grand Prix are indivisible. This year, as so often in the past, the Italian Grand Prix is the last of the season’s races in Europe, and it serves as a reminder of Formula One history to all who attend.
Democrats Abroad: essere cittadini americani in Italia
Alla scoperta degli americani in Italia e di una delle realtà che vedono impegnati moltissimi americani all’estero in attività di volontariato, civismo o semplice attenzione alle dinamiche, in questo caso politiche, del proprio paese
Stefania Zamparelli. Pictures Instead of Narrative
"To show, to demonstrate, to document" in order to tell a story. Using pictures instead of narrative. Above and beyond the stereotype that civilized countries provide. "People portrayed in my pictures are smiling, playing, praying, working, protesting ...". said Stefania in our interview at her home in Brooklyn. She's been in Bolivia, Senegal, Egypt, Afghanistan ... in places and among peoples, in one way or another, extreme.
Sicilian Dawn
When the Phoenicians came to Sicily circa 1000 B.C. they were not the first. Sicani, Sicels and Elymians anticipated by centuries the dozens coming after; all who could not resists the Mediterranean Siren’s inexorable lure. Each brought a unique civilization, only to see it transformed and absorbed in the Sicilian Charybdis. Sicilian-Americans, the progeny of all those melded civilizations...do they still hear the siren’s enticing melody coursing their veins? Increasingly I hear: “Are you Italian? No! I’m Sicilian!
Italy’s Democratic Party Says Draghi Aid Wouldn’t Work
An Italian request for aid from the European Central Bank wouldn’t help the economy because it would bring extra requirements for budget austerity, said the economic spokesman for the nation’s Democratic Party, or PD.
Stefania Zamparelli. Foto per indicare, documentare
“Mostrare, indicare, documentare”per raccontare. Usare foto al posto della narrativa. E chi osserva i suoi scatti in giro per il mondo, scopre qualcosa di diverso, spesso insaspettato. Al di al di là dello stereotipo che i paesi civilizzati offrono. Perche - ci dice l'autrice delle foto nel corso della nostra intervista nella sua casa a Brooklin - "le persone che ritraggo in foto sorridono, giocano, pregano, lavorano, protestano... ". E' andata in Bolivia, Senegal, Egitto, Afghanistan... in luoghi e tra popoli, in un modo o nell’altro, “al limite”.
Colosseum 'safe' despite crumbling facade
Despite the fact that chunks of Rome's iconic Colosseum fell off this week, the monument is still safe, officials said Thursday."The detachment from the Coliseum...is not to be underestimated, although I'm not worrying, said Umberto Broccoli, superintendent of cultural heritage for Rome.
Costa Concordia anchoring marks first phase of ship recovery
Preliminary work to remove the doomed Costa Concordia cruise liner from Giglio Island began Thursday.Workers are attempting to anchor the wreck with cables so that it can be carefully turned upright and then re-floated away from the island.
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