Funding row threatens to shut down arts festival in Italy
Guardian: The future of one of Europe’s most renowned arts festivals is in doubt just three weeks before it is due to open. … leggi […]
Italy pulls up drawbridge to keep foreign investors at bay
Guardian: Failed US bid for telecoms giant has increased international frustration with alleged government meddling. … leggi tutto (read all)
Motor sport: Toseland accelerates towards title
Guardian: Superbikes: James Toseland took a stronger grip on the World Superbike championship despite not winning in Italy. … leggi tutto (read all)
Italy returns mafia-linked British woman to UK
Guardian: A mother of two from Rochdale accused of helping to run a mafia empire has been sent home under a deal with Italian prosecutors. […]
Motorcycling: Fogarty ties up deal for his team’s return in 2008
Guardian: Motorcycling: Four-time World Superbike champion Carl Fogarty will team up with Italy’s MV Agusta factory next season. … leggi tutto (read all)
Italy’s low-lying regions in high-level scam
Guardian: Palagiano and Santa Giusta have succeed in getting themselves classed as "mountain communities". … leggi tutto (read all)
Football: United fined for Rome violence
Guardian: Uefa has dished out fines to both Man Utd and Roma for the violence during their Champions League quarter-final in Italy. … leggi tutto […]
Italians stunned as Poland and Ukraine get the nod to host Euro 2012
Guardian: Eastern Europe is celebrating after Poland and Ukraine were awarded the 2012 European Championship ahead of Italy. … leggi tutto (read all)
Police clash with merchants in Milan’s Chinatown
Guardian: Standoff over parking fine triggered Italy’s first major ethnic riot – an all-day battle with 300 Chinese residents. … leggi tutto (read all)
Italy defends handling of Afghan hostage crisis
Guardian: Foreign minister tells parliament his government negotiated with kidnappers, ‘as other countries also do’. … leggi tutto (read all)