International Monetary Fund urges more progress on public finance reforms The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday urged the incoming center-right government of Silvio Berlusconi to continue efforts to correct Italy' public finances.
Luxury market unscathed by crisis, Luxottica Boss says The luxury goods sector has been virtually unscathed by the current economic slowdown and decline in spending, according to the head of the Italian eyewear giant Luxottica.
Government bios: ministers without portfolio Following are bios of ministers without portfolio in Silvio Berlusconi's new government.
Mayors can swear at useless contractors, court rules Italy's highest appeals on Thursday ruled that mayors are entitled to swear at companies who fail to carry out services necessary for citizens to go about their daily life.
Napolitano urges mideast dialogue There can be no peace in the Middle East unless Israel's right to exist is universally recognised, Italian President Giorgio Napolitano said on Thursday in his address inaugurating the Turin Book Fair.
Inter set for triumph Inter Milan will seal their third straight Serie A title and 16th in all if they beat Siena on Sunday.
Contador man to beat Spain's Alberto Contador, winner of last year's Tour de France, is the man to beat in the 91st Giro d'Italia which kicks off with a team time-trial here on Saturday.
Italian beaches get more blue flags The number of Italian beaches to be awarded a prestigious 'blue flag' for clean water and pristine sands has risen once again this year, the Foundation of Environmental Education (FEE) said Wednesday.
Berlusconi forms new government Italian President Giorgio Napolitano on Wednesday evening asked center right leader Silvio Berlusconi to form a new Italian government, the 62nd since the end of the war.
Padre Pio set to beat Lourdes Padre Pio's shrine has become a bigger attraction than Lourdes now that the saint's body has been put on show, according to an Italian business magazine.
