http://www.mail.com/in-en/locations/1568-italy.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/locations/1568-italy.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2107692-ruby-sworn-statements-were-lies.html MILAN (AP) — The woman who prosecutors allege had sex with Silvio Berlusconi while he was Italy's premier in exchange for money spent her second day on the witness stand Friday, denying her own sworn descriptions of racy escapades at his "bunga bunga" parties and long lists of expensive jewelry and watches received from the media mogul. Karima el Mahroug, a Moroccan known as... Fri, 24 May 2013 16:47:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2107692-ruby-sworn-statements-were-lies.html 2013-05-24T16:47:05Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2107458-di-luca-tests-positive-epo-risks-life-ban.html ROME (AP) — Cycling's first major race since the end of the Lance Armstrong case was rattled by another high-profile positive doping test Friday. Former Giro d'Italia winner Danilo Di Luca tested positive for EPO in a surprise check at his home before this year's race, organizers said. If confirmed in a backup "B'' sample, Di Luca risks a lifetime ban sin... Fri, 24 May 2013 16:18:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2107458-di-luca-tests-positive-epo-risks-life-ban.html 2013-05-24T16:18:07Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2107862-reports-inter-milan-fires-andrea-stramaccioni.html MILAN (AP) — Inter Milan reportedly fired coach Andrea Stramaccioni on Friday, five days after concluding Serie A with a highly disappointing ninth-place finish. Stramaccioni was informed of the decision, according to the Gazzetta dello Sport and the ANSA news agency, although Inter did not immediately announce the move. Walter Mazzarri, who stepped down ... Fri, 24 May 2013 14:56:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2107862-reports-inter-milan-fires-andrea-stramaccioni.html 2013-05-24T14:56:28Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2107808-fan-violence-worries-overshadow-italian-cup-final.html ROME (AP) — Worries of fan violence are high ahead of Sunday's Italian Cup final and Rome derby between Roma and Lazio. After audiences with both Pope Francis and Italy President Giorgio Napolitano this week, delegations of both squads have called for supporters to behave and close out the season peacefully. Several fans were stabbed and an ambulance was ... Fri, 24 May 2013 13:49:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2107808-fan-violence-worries-overshadow-italian-cup-final.html 2013-05-24T13:49:53Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2107542-berlusconi-looms-large-rome-mayor-election.html ROME (AP) — Silvio Berlusconi's figure looms large over Rome's mayoral elections this weekend, even though the former premier isn't among the 19 candidates running. The vote is very much a test of Berlusconi's enduring political influence and voter sentiment over the uneasy national government made up of his center-right forces and the center-left that wa... Fri, 24 May 2013 10:23:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2107542-berlusconi-looms-large-rome-mayor-election.html 2013-05-24T10:23:05Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2106592-battisti-lawyer-named-to-brazils-supreme-court.html BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — The lawyer who successfully defended former Italian militant Cesare Battisti against extradition has been named to Brazil's Supreme Court. President Dilma Rousseff appointed Luis Roberto Barroso to the high court on Thursday. Barroso represented Battisti in 2011 when the Supreme Court convened to decide whether to extradite him to ... Thu, 23 May 2013 21:27:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2106592-battisti-lawyer-named-to-brazils-supreme-court.html 2013-05-23T21:27:46Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2105494-nibali-wins-giro-time-trial-to-extend-lead.html POLSA, Italy (AP) — Vincenzo Nibali won the individual mountain time trial in the 18th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Thursday to extend his overall lead. The Italian finished in 44 minutes, 29 seconds on the 20.6-kilometer (12.8-mile) uphill route from Mori to Polsa in northern Italy for his first stage victory in this year's race. Samuel Sanchez was 58 s... Thu, 23 May 2013 20:08:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2105494-nibali-wins-giro-time-trial-to-extend-lead.html 2013-05-23T20:08:50Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2105602-appellate-court-berlusconi-illegal-scheme.html MILAN (AP) — Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi on Thursday called "surreal" the judicial reasoning behind an appellate court's decision to uphold his guilty verdict and four-year jail term in a tax fraud case. In a nearly 200-page document detailing its reasoning behind the May 8 decision, the court said, "There is conclusive evidence, oral and doc... Thu, 23 May 2013 19:35:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2105602-appellate-court-berlusconi-illegal-scheme.html 2013-05-23T19:35:02Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/music/2105268-la-scala-scales-productions-to-crisis.html MILAN (AP) — La Scala has reduced the number of operas it will stage during the 2013-14 season due to Italy's economic crisis, the theater's general manager said Thursday. The program for next season announced by Stephane Lissner comprises 10 operas instead of the usual 13, and there will be just eight new productions among the 16 ballets and operas. Liss... Thu, 23 May 2013 16:43:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/music/2105268-la-scala-scales-productions-to-crisis.html 2013-05-23T16:43:56Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2105194-sorrentino-serves-up-cinema-banquet-cannes.html CANNES, France (AP) — Paolo Sorrentino has a thing about food — appropriately enough, for the director of a sumptuous feast of a film, "The Great Beauty." The Italian auteur's Cannes Film Festival entry is a journey through Rome in the company of observant but aimless writer Jep Gambardella (actor Toni Servillo). Sorrentino's camera takes viewers through ... Thu, 23 May 2013 13:56:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2105194-sorrentino-serves-up-cinema-banquet-cannes.html 2013-05-23T13:56:52Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2105004-el-salvador-presses-pope-romero-beatification.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — El Salvador's president gave Pope Francis a relic of assassinated Archbishop Oscar Romero on Thursday amid mounting indications that the Vatican might soon move to beatify him. President Mauricio Funes flew from El Salvador to Rome for a 12-minute meeting with Francis to encourage the beatification, the first step to possible sainthood... Thu, 23 May 2013 12:50:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2105004-el-salvador-presses-pope-romero-beatification.html 2013-05-23T12:50:07Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2104956-rosicky-cech-czech-squad-italy-qualifier.html PRAGUE (AP) — Midfielder Tomas Rosicky and goalkeeper Petr Cech have been included in the Czech Republic squad for the 2014 World Cup qualifier against Italy next month. The Czechs need to do well in the June 7 game in Prague to keep their hopes alive to qualify for the tournament in Brazil. Italy leads Group B of European qualifying with a three-point ad... Thu, 23 May 2013 11:50:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2104956-rosicky-cech-czech-squad-italy-qualifier.html 2013-05-23T11:50:32Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2102464-vatican-releases-1st-report-financial-watchdog.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican took another step Wednesday to show greater financial transparency by publishing the first annual report from its financial watchdog agency and announcing new regulations to fight money laundering and terror financing. The report from the Financial Intelligence Authority showed the agency received six internal reports on su... Wed, 22 May 2013 20:34:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2102464-vatican-releases-1st-report-financial-watchdog.html 2013-05-22T20:34:15Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2103214-el-salvador-president-meets-pope-amid-romero-hopes.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — El Salvador's president meets with Pope Francis on Thursday amid mounting indications that the stars have finally aligned to beatify assassinated Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Central American country now has a government made up of former guerilla fighters who battled the same military hierarchy that Romero denounced. The Vatican now h... Wed, 22 May 2013 20:14:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2103214-el-salvador-president-meets-pope-amid-romero-hopes.html 2013-05-22T20:14:41Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2102526-trial-captain-deadly-shipwreck-italy.html ROME (AP) — An Italian judge has ordered the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship to stand trial for manslaughter in the vessel's shipwreck off the coast of Tuscany, which killed 32 people. Judge Pietro Molino, at a closed-door hearing Wednesday in the town of Grosseto, agreed to prosecutors' request that Capt. Francesco Schettino of Italy be tried ... Wed, 22 May 2013 19:08:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2102526-trial-captain-deadly-shipwreck-italy.html 2013-05-22T19:08:03Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2102370-fiat-industrial-aims-to-shift-tax-to-britain.html MILAN (AP) — Fiat Industrial disputed as "absolutely false" reports Wednesday that Italy would lose 500 million euros ($646 million) in tax revenues if it moves its tax base to Britain after it completes a merger with its U.S.-based subsidiary CNH Global NV. But the maker of heavy trucks, farm and construction vehicles said in a statement that it believed... Wed, 22 May 2013 19:01:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2102370-fiat-industrial-aims-to-shift-tax-to-britain.html 2013-05-22T19:01:40Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2102928-italy-seizes-12-billion-euros-steel-family.html MILAN (AP) — Milan prosecutors have ordered the seizure of 1.2 billion euros ($1.5 billion) in assets belonging to the family that runs a troubled steel plant in southern Italy. Prosecutors allege in the order Wednesday that the real estate, stocks and other financial assets belonging to the Riva family were obtained through the misuse of funds belonging ... Wed, 22 May 2013 15:21:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2102928-italy-seizes-12-billion-euros-steel-family.html 2013-05-22T15:21:36Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2099728-pope-devil-francis-exorcist.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis' fascination with the devil took on remarkable new twists Tuesday, with a well-known exorcist insisting Francis helped "liberate" a Mexican man possessed by four different demons despite the Vatican's insistence that no such papal exorcism took place. The case concerns a 43-year-old husband and father who traveled to Rome ... Tue, 21 May 2013 22:31:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2099728-pope-devil-francis-exorcist.html 2013-05-21T22:31:47Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2100572-sorrentino-bruni-tedeschi-bring-italy-to-cannes.html CANNES, France (AP) — La dolce vita came to Cannes on Tuesday, thanks to a pair of films set in Italy exploring lives of affluent ennui. Paolo Sorrentino's "The Great Beauty" and Valeria Bruni Tedeschi's "A Castle in Italy" both feature wealthy characters whose lives have an emptiness at their center. Bruni Tedeschi — the only woman among the 20 directors... Tue, 21 May 2013 20:19:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2100572-sorrentino-bruni-tedeschi-bring-italy-to-cannes.html 2013-05-21T20:19:52Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2100160-intxausti-wins-16th-giro-stage-nibali-leads.html IVREA, Italy (AP) — Benat Intxausti of Spain won the 16th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday, and favorite Vincenzo Nibali retained the overall lead as the race entered the final week. Intxausti won in a time of 5 hours, 52 minutes, 48 seconds, along the hilly 238 kilometers (148 miles) from Valloire, France, to Ivrea beating Tanel Kangert and Przemysl... Tue, 21 May 2013 18:01:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2100160-intxausti-wins-16th-giro-stage-nibali-leads.html 2013-05-21T18:01:58Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2100494-italian-cyclist-basso-to-resume-training-week.html MILAN (AP) — Italian cyclist Ivan Basso is set to resume training next week after medical tests revealed he doesn't need surgery on a cyst in his seat area. His Cannondale squad said Tuesday that Basso, who pulled out of the Giro d'Italia two days before the May 4 start, will undergo treatment that "should allow him to resume physical activity in the firs... Tue, 21 May 2013 17:14:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2100494-italian-cyclist-basso-to-resume-training-week.html 2013-05-21T17:14:09Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2097936-italy-coach-calls-zero-tolerance-to-racism.html FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Italy must adopt a zero tolerance policy towards racism in football if it is to eradicate the problem from the sport, national team coach Cesare Prandelli said Monday. A number of Italian clubs have been punished for racist incidents recently. "It is a serious problem, a problem that is not only the national team's or Milan's but It... Mon, 20 May 2013 15:41:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2097936-italy-coach-calls-zero-tolerance-to-racism.html 2013-05-20T15:41:46Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2097850-allegri-to-meet-milan-wednesday-to-discuss-future.html MILAN (AP) — AC Milan vice president Adriano Galliani will meet with Massimiliano Allegri on Wednesday to discuss the coach's future at the Serie A club. Allegri steered Milan to third spot and a place in the Champions League qualifiers, but his future remains uncertain, with speculation of a move to Roma after criticism from club owner and former Italian... Mon, 20 May 2013 14:27:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2097850-allegri-to-meet-milan-wednesday-to-discuss-future.html 2013-05-20T14:27:10Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2097818-milans-abbiati-signs-1-year-contract-extension.html MILAN (AP) — Veteran AC Milan goalkeeper Christian Abbiati has signed a one-year contract extension with the Serie A club. Abbiati's contract was set to expire next month but he agreed to a new deal tying him to the club until June 2014. Abbiati says "I've signed for a year and that's the club's policy, but I am happy to start another season with Milan wh... Mon, 20 May 2013 14:08:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2097818-milans-abbiati-signs-1-year-contract-extension.html 2013-05-20T14:08:42Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2096220-milan-secures-champs-league-spot-with-dramatic-win.html MILAN (AP) — AC Milan secured third spot and a place in the Champions League after coming from behind to win 2-1 at Siena on Sunday in the final Serie A round of the season. Fiorentina crushed Pescara 5-1 but remained in fourth spot and will play in the Europa League next season. Mario Balotelli leveled for Milan after it was contentiously awarded penalty... Sun, 19 May 2013 22:20:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2096220-milan-secures-champs-league-spot-with-dramatic-win.html 2013-05-19T22:20:12Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2096748-mazzarri-quits-napoli-coach-season.html ROME (AP) — Walter Mazzarri has quit as Napoli coach following the final match of a Serie A season that ended with the team finishing runner-up. Mazzarri had been in charge of Napoli for four seasons and steered the team to the Champions League for the second time in three years. He says "at this point I think it is only right to either change scenery or ... Sun, 19 May 2013 22:02:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2096748-mazzarri-quits-napoli-coach-season.html 2013-05-19T22:02:07Z