Organized Crime Takes Lead in Italy’s Economy
New York Times: Organized crime represents the biggest segment of the Italian economy, accounting for more than $127 billion in receipts, according to a report […]
Some Italian businesses defy Mafia calls for payment
International Herald Tribune: An anti-pizzo movement is taking hold in Italy, where some business owners are daring to say no to calls for payments from […]
Luciano Pavarotti died in 12million debt
Telegraph: Luciano Pavarotti died with debts of at least 12 million, according to bank statements in Italy. … leggi tutto (read all)
Kashagan oil dispute a step closer to resolution
Financial Times: An oil group led by Italy’s Eni is believed to have taken a first step towards resolution of a dispute with Kazakhstan over […]
McLeish will lobby SPL for games to be postponed
Scotsman: SCOTLAND manager Alex McLeish wants Celtic and Rangers to postpone their Clydesdale Bank Premier League fixtures on the weekend before the decisive Euro 2008 […]
Immigrants protest inefficient bureaucracy in Italy
International Herald Tribune: The difficulties of renewing residence permits "is the most pressing issue for immigrants in Italy today," said Junyi Bai, of Associna, an […]
McLeish calls on Old Firm to rally to cause
Scotsman: THE countdown to the game of the millennium against Italy on November 17 will begin this week when Alex McLeish picks up the phone […]
Pope: Religion never justifies violence
MSNBC: Visiting one of Italy’s most crime-ridden cities, Pope Benedict XVI told ayatollahs, rabbis, priests and patriarchs from around the world Sunday that religion must […]
Old Firm can help Scotland prepare for Italy
Telegraph: Scotland manager, Alex McLeish, is likely to ask that Celtic and Rangers who provide half his squad postpone their league fixtures the weekend before […]
We must beat Italy to finish what we started
Scotsman: IT WILL be a failure if we don't make it to the Euro 2008 finals. I cannot read that outcome any other way, even […]