Italy

Maestro Muti to direct Chicago symphony

Washington  - Italian star maestro Riccardo Muti, 66, was named Monday as the new conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Gaddafi son's remarks on Berlusconi cabinet sparks row

Rome  -  A diplomatic crisis was brewing Saturday over remarks by Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi's son, Saif el-Islam, against the possible inclusion in Italy's government of a former minister embroi

Concern about environment enters world of home furnishings

Milan - The environment and climate change have become current and definitive topics in the design of home furnishings.

Berlusconi's conservatives complete parliament "double"

Rome  -  Italy's lower house of parliament elected Wednesday as speaker Gianfranco Fini, a close ally of prime minister-elect Silvio Berlusconi.

Italy's parliament convenes to the new Berlusconi era

Rome  -  Italy's two houses of parliament convened Tuesday for the first time since the centre-right led by Silvio Berlusconi convincingly won parliamentary elections two weeks ago.

Visit a monastery and learn to sing like a Gregorian monk

Rome - If you are seeking an extraordinary holiday away from the rat race, then a monastery in the Italian Tuscany region might be something for you where you can take singing lessons from Gregori

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