Ireland Beats England and Seizes Control of Six Nations
PARIS — Paul O’Connell, one of the active legends of international rugby union, reaches a significant personal milestone when Ireland next plays, but will be pursuing a much more important…
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Giant Ferrero Rocher Is The Dessert Your Life Has Been Missing
Ferrero Rocher has long been a favorite chocolate candy among Nutella fans. Its round chocolate-covered wafer shell is the best wrapping for the present that is the chocolate-hazelnut filling found…
For Dortmund, Loss to Juventus Isn’t Without Bright Spots
In a bygone era, Italy depended upon the Old Lady of Turin, otherwise known as Juventus, to lift the nation on European soccer nights. And in more recent times, Borussia…
Italy And Vatican City Are On High Alert After Threats From ISIS
ROME (RNS) The Italian government is on high alert after threats from the Islamic State called Italy “the nation signed with the blood of the cross.” Italy is one of…
Europe Ready To Beef Up Migrant Mission In Mediterranean
The European Union stands ready to beef up its border surveillance mission in the Mediterranean if Italy requests and is supplying 13.7 million euros ($15.6 million) to help Rome cope…
Video Shows Chelsea Soccer Fans in Racist Behavior
Video footage showing white fans of the English soccer club Chelsea shoving a black subway rider in Paris has revived concerns about racism in what is often labeled “the beautiful…
Italian Soccer Has Too Many ‘Colored Players,’ Revered Coach Says
Open Source By ROBERT MACKEY After watching the final match of a prestigious tournament for young soccer players in Italy on Monday, the revered former coach of Italy’s national team,…
Arrigo Sacchi: ‘It’s not a matter of color. The problem is too many foreigners’
Italy’s former soccer coach Arrigo Sacchi has told CNN he’s been misunderstood over comments attributed to him that there were “too many black players” in the country’s youth ranks. Sacchi,…
Raw Eggs and No Husband Since ’38 Keep Her Young at 115
VERBANIA, Italy — Celebrity came late to Emma Morano. Her routine life, in fact, might have raised barely an eyebrow were it not for the fact that she’s managed to…
The Invicibles: Amazing Portraits of Truly Free Spirits
Letizia Battaglia, an important Sicilian photographer from Palermo, Italy, took a series of shots of legendary Italian film director Pier Paolo Pasolini at a debate about art and free speech,…
Amanda Knox engaged, source says
Knox, along with ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, was first convicted in Italy in Meredith Kercher’s death in 2009. After spending four years in an Italian prison, she was released and had…
Milan: 7 things to know before you go
But go beyond the banks and boutiques and Milan offers a world of subterranean secrets, surreal meals andwhen its party scene gets too muchsilence. Above all, Milan offers an experience…
Italy Elects President, While Mulling a Change in Role
ROME — Italian lawmakers on Saturday elected Sergio Mattarella, a veteran politician and constitutional court judge, as the country’s president, a post that is expected to be redefined during his…
Changing The Neighborhood Engulfs Their Old Hollywood Home
For nearly 40 years, Sam Fuller has made his home in the Villa Carlotta, a 1920s Hollywood apartment building whose Juliet balconies and wrought-iron grilles conjure the romance of old…
Pantelleria Might Just Be Italy’s Most Fantastically Awesome Island You Didn’t Know About
It’s completely horrible outside and so of course you’re envisioning your summer retreat, wherever that may be. Be it Greece or Italy (or anywhere else on the continent for that…
Life of Italian Nobility for Sale, Complete With Regulations and Taxes
PONTASSIEVE, Italy — Nestled on a gentle Tuscan hill near this town just east of Florence, and caressed by the morning fog, sits a medieval castle that was once home…
Strange New Tattoo Discovered On ‘Ötzi The Iceman’ Mummy
Researchers in Italy announced this week that they had discovered a strange new tattoo on the ribcage of the 5,300-year-old mummy known as Ötzi the Iceman. The find raises to…
World’s Biggest Labyrinth Is Yet Another Reason To Go To Italy
The labyrinth of Franco Maria Ricci (photo: Carlo Vannini) Bambù the terrier makes an excellent guide. He races around on all fours through the labyrinth, and comes back only when…
Gino Bartali: The man who helped save Italy’s Jews
In the 1930s, Bartali, a son of Tuscany, was one of the leading cyclists in the world, a man admired by all. He had won three Giro d’Italia titles —…