May 19, 2010
Remembering Daniel Pearl - WSJ Reporter Kidnapped and Murdered 8 Years Ago
Jason Reed/Reuters
President Obama signed the legislation on Monday surrounded by the family of Daniel Pearl, a reporter killed in Pakistan.
Legislation Protecting Press Freedom Signed Into Law and Named for Daniel Pearl, a Wall Street Journal Reporter Kidnapped and Murdered in Pakistan 8 years Ago.
NY Documentary Film Festival: an International Celebration of Fascinating Stories
Francesco Fadda, one of the organizers of New York Documentary Film Festival, describes this exciting upcoming event (May 26-30) in great detail, providing the background for a fascinating cultural event.
Number of smokers in Italy declines. Men are more successful at quitting than women
ANSA. The number of smokers in Italy fell in one year by 1.9 million, reducing the percentage of the population who smoke from 25.4% to 21.7%, according to a new report from the High Institute of Health (ISS). (Read the article)
Italy's privacy watchdog probes Google Street View. Regulator worried about data collected on wireless networks
ANSA. - Italy's privacy watchdog said on Wednesday that it was investigating Google to establish whether its Street View internet service had breached privacy regulations. (Read the article)
Palermo, Sicily. A "Civic Escort" for Anti-Mafia Magistrates
A "civic escort" for judge Antonio Ingroia and for anti-mafia magistrates such as Nino Di Matteo and Sergio Lari will be set up by a group of citizens of the city of Palermo. The initiative comes after the latest serious threats to the anti-Mafia prosecutors conducting the delicate investigations on the slaughters of Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino.
The President of the Italian Republic Giorgio Napolitano visits Obama at the White House
The President of the Italian Republic Giorgio Napolitano has welcomed the invitation of the President of the United States Barack Obama and will visit him on May 25 at the White House. According to the Press Office of the Quirinale, Napolitano's Official residence, the President will be accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Franco Frattini.
Napolitano already came to the US for an official visit, but this is the first time that he will meet Obama at the White House.
Napolitano already came to the US for an official visit, but this is the first time that he will meet Obama at the White House.
Afghanistan. Daniele Mastrogiacomo. Beyond Fear
Interview with Daniele Mastrogiacomo in the U.S. to present his book "I Giorni della Paura" (Days of Fear - Europa Editions) in which recounts his captivity in Afghanistan with the Taliban
May 18, 2010
Ah'Pizz is A-Numero Uno
This is a pizza prepared with knowledge, love and passion—done exactly right.
BWW Interviews: Reichen Lehmkuhl Talks GAY ITALIAN WEDDING
Broadwayworld. Sitting across from the man backstage at St. Luke's Theatre, where he's starring in Anthony J. Wilkinson's comedy My Big Gay Italian Wedding, finds Lehmkuhl to be the antithesis of the school girl's assessment. (Read the article)
Italian-American journey comes to Trail. Author to speak at Trail library
Trailtimes.ca. Author Vincenza Scarpaci’s book, “The Journey of the Italians in America,” (Pelican Publishing Company, Inc., 2008) is a pictorially rich representation of the millions of Italian families who came to North America. (Read the article)
200,000 Italian Catholics mobilise for mass show of support for Pope
TIMES MAGAZINE. More than 200,000 Italian Catholics gathered in St Peter’s Square today to offer support to the Pope as he confronts the paedophile priest crisis. (Read the article)
Venice's hopes to host Olympics dim. Lagoon city's logistic problems tip the balance in Rome's favor
ANSA. Although it can match the capital in regard to political clout, romantic appeal and symbolic landmarks, it looks like Venice may lose out to Rome to be Italy's candidate to host the 2020 Olympic Games Venice, sources close to the national Olympic committee CONI said on Monday. (Read the article)
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