Napoleon's battle sword up for auction
Yahoo News: AP – After more than 200 years in the family, the gold-encrusted sword Napoleon carried into battle in Italy will be auctioned off […]
Italy show England the way
Telegraph: Amid last summer’s celebrations at Italy’s World Cup victory one crucial fact went largely unnoticed: of the Azzurri squad of 23 players, 14 had […]
Napoleon’s sword fetches $6.4-million
Globe and Mail: A gold-encrusted sword that Napoleon wore into battle in Italy, and the last of his swords in private hands, was sold on […]
Napoleon’s sword fetches more than $6.4 million
USA Today: A gold-encrusted sword Napoleon wore into battle in Italy sold on Sunday for more than $6.4 million at an auction south of Paris. […]
Venice Biennale opens to public
BBC: The 52nd Venice Biennale, the world’s oldest art exhibition, opens to the public in northern Italy. … leggi tutto (read all)
Rugby: Pumas dispose of Italy
New Zealand Herald: BUENOS AIRES – Fullback Federico Serra scored 19 points as Argentina beat Italy 24-6 in Mendoza on Sunday in their final home […]
Last Post in Assisi for Spitfire flying ace who fell to earth
Guardian: War hero Airman who escaped from Rommel before test flight death in Italy finally laid to rest. … leggi tutto (read all)
Italy prosecutes CIA agents in kidnapping
International Herald Tribune: The first day of the trial of U.S. and Italian intelligence operatives was consumed with procedural issues before a 10-day adjournment. … […]
Issue in Italian trial: Are renditions a crime?
International Herald Tribune: There is no dispute that an imam vanished while walking to his mosque in Milan. The dispute has played out over the […]