http://www.mail.com/int/locations/19482-florence.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/int/locations/19482-florence.html http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2073512-patriarch-fashion-brand-missoni-dies-italy.html MILAN (AP) — Ottavio Missoni, the patriarch of the iconic fashion brand of zigzag-patterned knitwear that helped launch Italian ready-to-wear and turn Milan into a fashion mecca, died Thursday just months after his eldest son disappeared without a trace. He was 92. Missoni "passed away serenely" in his home in the town of Sumirago, north of Milan, where M... Thu, 09 May 2013 19:03:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2073512-patriarch-fashion-brand-missoni-dies-italy.html 2013-05-09T19:03:51Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2031896-italy-parliament-fails-to-tap-president.html ROME (AP) — Italy's polarized Parliament failed in a second day of balloting Friday to elect a president, as the high-profile candidacy of ex-Premier Romano Prodi fell far short of the votes needed. The rebuff deepened the political paralysis gripping the eurozone's third-largest economy. Prodi, the only politician to defeat media mogul Silvio Berlusconi ... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:15:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2031896-italy-parliament-fails-to-tap-president.html 2013-04-19T21:15:32Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2009684-mexico-investigates-officials-frenchwoman-case.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's prosecutor for human rights says it has begun investigating former high-ranking law enforcement officials who were involved in the case of a Frenchwoman freed in January after seven years in prison on kidnapping charges. Federal prosecutor Francisco Garcia says he started the probe in the case of Florence Cassez after the Natio... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 03:34:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2009684-mexico-investigates-officials-frenchwoman-case.html 2013-04-10T03:34:24Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1979526-italian-court-orders-trial-amanda-knox.html ROME (AP) — Italy's highest criminal court ordered a whole new trial for Amanda Knox and her former Italian boyfriend on Tuesday, overturning their acquittals in the gruesome slaying of her British roommate. The move extended a prolonged legal battle that has become a cause celebre in the United States and raised a host of questions about how the next pha... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:14:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1979526-italian-court-orders-trial-amanda-knox.html 2013-03-26T17:14:38Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/1978548-leonardo-da-vinci-batman-treatment-starz.html NEW YORK (AP) — In these 500 years since Leonardo da Vinci, he has upstaged every genius multi-tasker in his wake. Da Vinci was a whiz as a painter (hint: "Mona Lisa" and "The Last Supper"), a scientist and engineer, and a futurist dead-set on fighting the gravitational pull of his own times. He was an intellect, free thinker, vegetarian and a humanist wh... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:59:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/1978548-leonardo-da-vinci-batman-treatment-starz.html 2013-03-25T18:59:20Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/us/1953056-criminal-complaint-mexico-frenchwoman-case.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's top human rights body says it is bringing a criminal complaint against former and current high-ranking law enforcement officials in the case of a Frenchwoman freed after seven years detention on kidnapping charges. The National Human Rights Commission said Wednesday that it will deliver a complaint to prosecutors this week agai... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:37:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/us/1953056-criminal-complaint-mexico-frenchwoman-case.html 2013-03-13T22:37:25Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/1853596-twain-then-us-now-italian-time-travel-trip.html FERRARA, Italy (AP) — I came to Italy to test a French adage by way of an American writer, Mark Twain. "Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose." The more things change, the more they remain the same. The saying had been on my mind while traveling before, usually with a book from the past clutched in my hands. On a 1991 honeymoon in the Greek Cyclades wi... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/1853596-twain-then-us-now-italian-time-travel-trip.html 2013-01-29T14:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1845864-quake-rattles-north-italy-felt-milan-florence.html ROME (AP) — A moderately-strong earthquake has rattled much of north-central Italy, including Milan skyscrapers, but authorities say first reports indicate there are no injuries or major damage. Italy's National Institute of Geology said the temblor had a magnitude of 4.8 and struck shortly before 4 p.m. Friday. Institute official Alberto Michelini told S... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1845864-quake-rattles-north-italy-felt-milan-florence.html 2013-01-25T14:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1841086-mexican-court-orders-release-french-woman.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican Supreme Court panel voted Wednesday to release Florence Cassez, a Frenchwoman who says she was unjustly sentenced to 60 years in prison for kidnapping. Cassez has become a cause celebre in France, and irregularities in her case strained relations between the countries. President Francois Hollande went on French television to s... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1841086-mexican-court-orders-release-french-woman.html 2013-01-23T21:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/1761930-italy-brings-michelangelos-david-apollo-to-us.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelangelo's "David-Apollo" will be showcased publicly beginning Thursday at the National Gallery of Art to open a yearlong celebration of Italian culture in more than 30 U.S. cities. The sculpture from 1530 was unveiled Wednesday by Italy's foreign minister to launch "2013: The Year of Italian Culture," which will showcase Italy's art... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/1761930-italy-brings-michelangelos-david-apollo-to-us.html 2012-12-12T18:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1723576-run-off-needed-italys-center-left-primary.html ROME (AP) — Italy's center-left will have to choose between a veteran party official and the 37-year-old mayor of Florence after a primary aimed at choosing a candidate for premier failed to produce an outright winner. Virtually complete results give the 61-year-old leader of the Democratic Party Pier Luigi Bersani 44.9 percent of the votes while Matteo R... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 10:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1723576-run-off-needed-italys-center-left-primary.html 2012-11-26T10:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1721262-australia-holds-italy-22-19.html FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Australia survived a torrid comeback from Italy to hold on to win 22-19 and barely keep their perfect winning record against the Azzurri intact on Saturday. Australia took a 22-3 lead into halftime and nearly blew it all. Luciano Orquera, who had knocked over each of his previous five kicks, put a penalty heartbreakingly wide in the... Sat, 24 Nov 2012 22:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1721262-australia-holds-italy-22-19.html 2012-11-24T22:07:00Z