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August 2007
- Sharapova Advances in Style
  
  ESPN | Aug 29, 07 4:45 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Maria Sharapova dazzled in her US Open performance last night. The 2006 champion, bedecked in a crystal-studded red dress, downed Italy's Roberta Vinci 6-0, 6-1 in only 50 minutes. The tennis ace, who has struggled with a shoulder injury this year, was all confidence in her custom-made togs, smashing 30 winners to Vinci's 3 and advancing easily to the Open's second round. More »
- Grapevine Genome Yields Secrets
  
  McClatchy Newspapers | Aug 27, 07 4:24 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Grapevines have extra genes that are responsible for making wine taste and smell so good, a new study finds. A team of researchers from France and Italy (where else?) mapped a pinot noir-related grapevine's genome and found it has twice as many genes linked to resin and oil—which give wine its "nose"—as regular plants do, McClatchy reports. More »
- 11 Top Italian Cooking Schools
  
  Food & Wine | Aug 25, 07 8:46 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Savor that Italian vacation by taking a short course at one these cooking schools, highly recommended by Food & Wine magazine: Cucina con Vista, Florence Castello Banfi–Il Borgo, Montalcino Italian Food Artisans, Montepulciano More »
- Italian Grapes Make Early Debut
  
  Chicago Tribune | Aug 16, 07 4:53 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - This year's grape harvest in Italy will be unlike any one in living memory—for starters because it's happening in August. Because of sky-high temperatures and scanty rainfall, grapes are ripening three to four weeks ahead of normal schedules. Some grape growers blame it on global warming, but scientists warn not to be too hasty. More »
- Pavarotti Extends Stay in Hospital
  
  Associated Press | Aug 14, 07 11:22 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Tenor Luciano Pavarotti has decided to extend his stay in the hospital a few more days, his wife said, saying the star feels “more tranquil” there and denying rumors that he had pneumonia. The opera luminary, who had surgery for pancreatic cancer in 2006, was hospitalized last week when a checkup revealed he had a fever. Doctors cleared him to go home yesterday. More »
- Getty Sends Looted Art Home
  
  Los Angeles Times | Aug 2, 07 4:49 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles will return to Italy 40 works of art, including some of the finest in the museum's collection, following a decades-long legal battle. The museum has agreed to give up dozens of masterpieces that Italy claims were looted, including its signature 5th-century marble Aphrodite, the LA Times reports. More »
July 2007
- Antonioni Dead at 94
  
  Associated Press | Jul 31, 07 9:36 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Michelangelo Antonioni, one of Italy’s most beloved filmmakers, died yesterday at age 94, after directing 25 films over nearly 50 years. His masterpieces of alienation, known for their nearly wordless, melancholic style, included "Red Desert" and "The Passenger." Immobilized by a stroke that left him mute, he still managed to helm "Beyond the Clouds" in 1994. More »
- Mama Mia! Italian Foodies Raise a Stink About Garlic
  
  NPR | Jul 9, 07 5:47 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Rome's trendiest chefs and diners are trash-talking garlic, contending it's time to replace the smelly bulb, and claiming it overpowers everything it touches, NPR reports. Once the only tool peasant farmers had to flavor their meager meals, garlic should give way to a subtle array of flavors available in an increasingly sophisticated Italy, they argue. More »
- Pavarotti's New Album Could Be Finale
  
  Associated Press | Jul 5, 07 6:09 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Opera singer Luciano Pavarotti is recording songs for what could be his last album as the 71-year-old tenor battles pancreatic cancer. His elder daughter reportedly told a magazine that he "knows he will die soon," but later insisted her words had been twisted. Doctors discovered the cancer last summer during a break in the singer's farewell tour. More »
June 2007
- Police Nab 'Ninja' in Italy
  
  BBC | Jun 13, 07 5:42 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A weeks-long manhunt in northern Italy for an elusive "ninja"-styled thief ended yesterday after cops pursued the robber as he fled through cornfields on a bicycle, the BBC reports. The culprit, his head wrapped in a black bandanna, had stolen onto several isolated farms at night and robbed victims with his bow and arrow. More »
- 'Heresy' Goes Digital
  
  Wired | Jun 8, 07 11:24 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Cutting ties with the Catholic Church is, in theory, a relatively simple matter known as "debaptism." More and more Italians who aren't worried about the Vatican's formal stance on what it calls "an act of apostasy, heresy or schism" are finding the documents they need online. Wired considers the digital angle on an ecclesiastical process. More »
- Italy Tries CIA Agents Accused of Kidnapping Terror Suspect
  
  International Herald Tribune | Jun 8, 07 7:32 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The controversial trial in absentia of 25 CIA operatives and a former head of Italian intelligence opens today in Milan, just as President Bush arrives in Italy. The International Herald Tribune reports on the implications of the case, which centers on the abduction of a Muslim terror suspect who was sent to Egypt for interrogation and, he claims, torture. More »
- Italy Acquits Five in "God's Banker" Murder
  
  Times (UK) | Jun 6, 07 9:17 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A judge in Rome exonerated five suspects on trial for the 1982 murder of Roberto Calvi, citing a lack of evidence. Calvi—known as "God's banker" for his closeness to the Vatican— was found hanged under Blackfriars Bridge in London in a presumed suicide. Newly discovered forensic evidence led authorities to suspect foul play and reopen the case. More »
May 2007
- Naples Reeks as Garbage Dumps, Landfills Close
  
  New York Times | May 31, 07 6:31 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Mounds of smelly garbage are piling up in the streets of Naples, as a shortage of places to dump it has reached a crisis: the last landfill in Naples closed Saturday. Italian President Giorgio Napolitano is pleading with politicians and citizens to save the the country's image, the Times reports. More »
- German Firm Buys Tuscan Hamlet
  
  Guardian (UK) | May 25, 07 5:21 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A German company has bought up an entire town in Northern Italy, with plans to convert it into a giant "holiday world" resort. The Guardian reports that Hanover-based tour giant TUI payed upwards of $340 million for the 13th-century Tuscan village of Tenuta di Castelfalfi, whose crumbling ramparts, squares and villas now house just five citizens. More »
- America's Cup Lacks Americans
  
  New Zealand Herald | May 21, 07 9:45 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - After a decisive 5-1 defeat by Italy's Luna Rossi, BMW Oracle Racing's leadership is in doubt; for the final race, owner Larry Ellison grounded skipper Chris Dickson, whose dictatorial style is said to have chafed the crew. Aided by the futuristic USA98, the underachieving Oracle team was predicted to challenge Alinghi for the title. More »
- Rome Deal Creates World's 5th-Largest Bank
  
  Wall Street Journal | May 21, 07 5:23 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Italian lenders UniCredit and Capitalia yesterday inked a $29.7 billion deal to create a bank with the world's fifth (and Europe's second) largest market cap. The hurried Rome merger indicates, according to the Wall Street Journal , a rush to consolidate Europe's banking sector, but also the persistent challenges to cross-border deals within the EU. More »
- Polish Artist Installs Huge Nude Balloon in Italy
  
  Associated Press | May 11, 07 3:51 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Polish artist Pawel Althamer has placed a 70-foot long nude balloon in a plaza in Milan. It is a self-portrait of the artist. In Italy such a sculpture is "nothing new." A passing American commented that it "wouldn't fly" in the U.S. More »
March 2007
- Italians Ransom Journalist for 5 Taliban Prisoners
  
  New York Times | Mar 22, 07 8:28 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Italian government bought the freedom of a kidnapped Italian journalist by arranging the release of five Taliban militants from an Afghan prison. The New York Times says it’s the first time prisoners have been openly exchanged in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan., and the move was widely condemned by U.S. and European officials. More »