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Mario Balotelli scored twice as Italy overcame a shaky start to beat Malta 2-0 on Tuesday, extending the Azzurri's lead at the top of their World Cup qualifying group.Balotelli put Italy ahead with a penalty after seven minutes at Ta'Qali National Stadium and doubled the lead in the 45th, taking his tally to 10 goals in nine matches this year for club and country.
Italian center-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani was left with only slim hope of forming a government after last month's deadlocked election as talks with rival party leaders ended with a further rejection from Beppe Grillo's 5-Star Movement.
Italy coach Cesare Prandelli will leave the selection of his starting line-up for Tuesday's World Cup qualifier against Group B's bottom side Malta until the last minute.Before leaving for the Mediterranean island, the Azzurri boss said he was still undecided about whether to start Torino's Alessio Cerci, who impressed in the 2-2 friendly draw against Brazil on Thursday.
Formation of a new Italian government is still a long way off and unless political differences can be overcome, the country may be headed for fresh elections, a senior official of Silvio Berlusconi's center-right party said on Tuesday.
MONFALCONE, Italy -- The second of two new Princess Cruises ships under construction at a shipyard in Italy has met the water for the first time.The 3,560-passenger Regal Princess was "floated out" today at the Fincantieri yard in Monfalcone, a coastal town near Venice -- one of the last major milestones before the vessel's debut in 2014.
Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi resigned on Tuesday over his government's decision to return two marines to India to face trial for the murder of local fishermen while on anti-piracy duty
Amanda Knox was waiting anxiously Monday to hear whether her ordeal is over or whether she will face trial again, as Italy's top criminal court considered whether to overturn her acquittal in the murder of her roommate
Brazil and Italy played to a breathtaking 2-2 draw in Thursday's friendly in Geneva, Switzerland that conjured up memories of their memorable match at the 1982 World Cup where Italy emerged the winner as a result of Paolo Rossi's famous hat-trick despite all of the attacking initiatives of the likes of Socrates, Zico, Eder and Falcao.
Elisabetta Bruscolini and Giancarlo Astrologo are passionate collectors of friends, objects and, yes, homes. She is the general manager of the national film school in Italy, a producer known for spotting gifted young filmmakers and nurturing them through their first major projects. He is a former high-end fashion designer who has turned his attention to collecting art.
A week after making national headlines for being drowned out by shouting union protesters during his annual budget address, and only days after inspiring national commentary on his request for an investigation into Philadelphia Magazine’s controversial article entitled, “Being White in Philly,” Mayor Michael Nutter was on the banks of the Arno River in Florence, Italy.