Topic: Milan

Homeless Japanese soccer player finds team spirit at Milan world cup

After playing in Milan's world cup for the homeless, things are looking up for Japan's Yutaro Gomikawa.

Milan's fashionistas are reeling from the recession

At Milan's fashion week, the festivities are more subdued this year, with big names like Fendi bowing out and other fashion houses cutting costs.

Need a job? Move to Italy.

Despite the economic downturn, many firms cannot fill empty positions ranging from plumbers to pastry chefs. The reason? A stigma on blue-collar jobs.

Soccer skills – and a little media savvy – get one man off Japan's streets

Yutaro Gomikawa used his small-time fame on the national homeless soccer team to get government aid usually unavailable to young people.

Why is Italy honoring Libya's Qaddafi on coup anniversary?

As trade between Italy and Libya expands, Italy to honor Qaddafi with Air Force's aerobatics team. But some Italians compare this 'undeserved' honor to Scotland's release of Lockerbie bomber.

Senator wants to change Italy's national anthem – to opera

Umberto Bossi has proposed replacing the current military march with “Va Pensiero,” an aria from Giuseppe Verdi's masterpiece “Nabucco.”

A parking lot becomes an heirloom garden to benefit abused women

Italy: Sparkling water on tap

Why Italy is taking Gitmo prisoners

Although President Obama has had difficulty convincing allies to take Gitmo detainees, Italy is eager to receive these inmates so that it can further its own investigation.

Friday's coverage agenda: Iran votes, China censors, Security Council meets

Vanished Smile

The true story of the stranger-than-fiction heist of the Mona Lisa in 1911.

Carrying a heavy load of history, Libya's Qaddafi arrives in Italy

Qaddafi and Berlusconi are set to discuss energy and immigration deals, but a colonial past overhangs the meetings.

Italy: Should Europe take a cue from the US on Muslim relations?

Algerian-born Italian sociologist, says: "America is teaching Europe a lesson."

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Egypt: A taste of Italy

Italy's Berlusconi remains popular – though not with his wife

The economy is in tatters, he's been accused of having an affair with a teenager, and his wife announced her intentions to divorce in a newspaper, but Berlusconi's popularity remains strong.

Italy to stem a human tide of immigrants

The Italian Navy this week will begin turning back Africans who have transformed Lampedusa, Italy, into the site of a humanitarian crisis.

After the quake, Italy's prime minister vows to rebuild

Italy offers banks a $15.5 billion lifeline

A caveat: More credit must go to small firms. Obama is also pushing aid to small businesses.

After a 20-year ban, France helps Italy embrace nuclear energy

To shelter its cuisine, Italian city bans foreign flavors

New eateries that serve kebabs, couscous, and even pineapple are no longer welcome in Tuscan town of Lucca.

Review: 'The International'

Thriller races around the globe like a scruffy Bond movie but without the moral clarity.

For Italians, past domestic terror still a taboo topic

Reaction to a recently released documentary on the Red Brigades underscores the difficulty of coming to grips with the violence of the 1970s.

World's most expensive new book?

Brussels sprouts relaxed rules for fruits and vegetables

Changes will allow twisted, misshapen, and oddly colored produce on Europe's tables.