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LONDON — It was hard to tell if the sweat running down the chef’s face was from the heat of the kitchen, or from the emotions of watching television, following his son as he played World Cup soccer, far away.
THERE are few things more beautiful than watching Anna Caterina Antonacci suffer. In a production of Berlioz’s “Troyens” filmed in Paris in 2003, Ms. Antonacci, the Italian soprano, plays the haunted Trojan prophetess Cassandra. After the celebratory opening chorus the mood abruptly changes.
Six Italian mobsters have been given life sentences for murdering and dissolving in acid a woman who courageously shared secrets of clan life with the police.
Lea Garofalo, 35, was lured to Milan in 2009 by members of the Calabrian 'Ndrangheta – among them her ex-partner and father of her daughter – before being tortured, shot dead and dumped in 50 litres of acid at a rural warehouse.
A Mafia fugitive has been caught in Naples after police found him hiding behind a "magic mirror" in a wardrobe that led to a secret hiding place inside his luxury villa.Antonio Cardillo, a 34-year-old alleged crime boss affiliated with the Lo Russo clan of the Naples Camorra, was arrested by officers of the Carabinieri in a raid early Saturday after they discovered a ruse reminiscent of a spy novel. Cardillo had been at large for 18 months but had apparently been living at home with his family in Marano di Napoli on the outskirts of the city.
Carolina Kostner won the gold medal on Saturday at the World Figure Skating Championships.Kostner's victory allowed Italy to win its first-ever women's figure skating gold at Worlds. The 25-year-old Kostner posted a mark of 128.94 in Saturday's free skate to jump from third to first in the overall standings. She won the bronze medal last year and is the reigning European champion.
ROME — Because it is real, the video is all the more touching. Because it was taken with a mobile phone, the images are jumpy and all-over-the-place, but it’s unlikely that a professionally shot movie would have captured the spontaneity of the joy — and relief — of the boatload of mostly Eritrean migrants rescued by the Italian navy in the Mediterranean after a harrowing four-day crossing from Libya.
Giorgio Chinaglia, 65, an Italian soccer great who was a star with the New York Cosmos in the 1970s, died Sunday at his home in Naples, Fla., after suffering a heart attack, his family announced.
Italy along with other European nations are trying to convince countries with major current account surpluses to further investment in their government bonds and/or the Eurozone bailout funds.
The Irish, Italian and Islenos Parade rolls down West Judge Perez with about 30 floats tossing favors along with and esimated 100,000 pounds of produce including cabbages, potatoes, oranges and lemons on Sunday, April 1, 2012.
Police in the southern Italian city of Bari have arrested a number of people including a player from a Serie A club in connection with alleged match fixing in last year's championship, officials said on Monday.