The Italian Competition Authority has slapped Google with a hefty fine of €102 million (US$123 million) for excluding Enel’s e-mobility app from its widely-used Android system.

Italian motorcycle manufacturer Benelli, which is now owned by Chinese parent firm Geely, has launched a new all-electric scooter called the ‘Dong,’ which offers a perfect blend of pretty cool look

Rome  - The crew of an Italian container ship on Thursday thwarted an attempt by suspected pirates to board the vessel off the coast of Somalia, Italian news reports said.

Water hydrants were used to repel the morning attack which came hours after another attempt by the suspected pirates to capture the vessel, an official of the company that owns the container ship was quoted as saying by the ANSA news agency.

Stefano Messina said the assailants were armed with a bazooka and managed to inflict some damage to the vessel, the Jolly Smeraldo.

New Delhi, Apr 30 : A Delhi Court on Thursday postponed the hearing of the Bofors pay off case till September 8 after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sought two months time to decide its future course of action on the lone surviving suspect, Ottavio Quattrocchi.

The CBI on Tuesday had requested Interpol to remove the Italian businessman''s name from its list of most wanted persons.

Stuttgart - Olympic 1,500 metres gold medallist Rashid Ramzi of Bahrain and Italian cycling road race silver medallist Davide Rebellin are among the athletes who tested positive for the latest generation of the blood booster CERA at a retest of samples from the Beijing Games, it was confirmed Wednesday. Ahmad Ben Hamad Al El Khalifa, deputy general secretary of the Bahrain Olympic Committee, told German Press Agency on Wednesday that the committee has been informed about Ramzi's positive test.

At the same time the Italian Olympic Committee CONI named Rebellin as a doping suspect.

Rome - Prince Emmanuel Filiberto of Savoy, a descendant of Italy's erstwhile royal family, announced Tuesday he is to stand as a candidate in June's European Parliament elections. The 36-year-old grandson of Italy's last king, Umberto II, will run for the centrist, Catholic, Union of Christian Democrats (UDC) party.

"I commit myself... to the service of my country, the thing that I love most," Emmanuel Filiberto said.