Italy

Italian Prosecution Highlights Inaction of US Justice Department

November 3, 2009 -- (Milan) - The verdict expected Wednesday in a landmark case may present a historic legal challenge to the US Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) rendition program, Human Rights Watch said today.

The trial in Milan of 26 Americans in absentia and seven Italians for the 2003 abduction of an Egyptian imam began in 2007.    » read more »

Developed to Help Customers Meet Environmental Challenges

FLORENCE, Italy--22 April 2009-- A cogeneration power plant in Cremona, Italy is the site of the world’s first commercial application of new 15 ppm Dry Low NOx (DLN) technology developed by GE Oil & Gas, which is capable of meeting the strictest DLN emissions standards in Europe.

Thanks to this technology breakthrough, the GE10 gas turbine at the plant is setting a new standard for controlling the NOx emissions for mechanical drive gas turbines, demonstrating the capability of the 15 ppm NOx emissions across a wide 50 to 100% load range.    » read more »

WASHINGTON, April 6, 2009 -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today said that he will attend the Group of Eight (G8) Agricultural Ministerial in Treviso, Italy, April 18-20.

"Hunger and malnutrition afflict more than one billion people around the world, causing human suffering, political instability and economic stagnation," said Vilsack. "This ministerial affirms our strong commitment to global food security and provides a unique opportunity to work with other agriculture ministers in developing a shared strategy to deal with food security issues."    » read more »

ROME, July 02, 2008 -- Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company, successfully completed destructive testing on the horizontal stabilizer of the Boeing [NYSE: BA] 787 Dreamliner. The test took place at Alenia's Pomigliano plant in Naples with Boeing engineers and representatives of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in attendance. The stabilizer is made at the Alenia Aeronautica plant at Foggia in Italy's Puglia region.    » read more »

Leading Kids’ TV Brand Will Be Included in Mediaset Premium Gallery

Milan, 29th May 2008 -- Disney Channel Italy today announced that from July 1st it will increase its reach by launching on pay digital terrestrial television (DTT), as part of the new Mediaset Premium Gallery offer.

This new step perfectly reflects the Company’s global strategy to make its programming available as widely as possible and to continually explore opportunities to take its programming to viewers via new platforms.    » read more »

Salt Lake City - Utah Governor Jon Huntsman decided Tuesday to direct Bill Sinclair, who represents Utah on the Northwest Interstate Low-Level Waste Compact, to vote against any proposals for foreign nuclear waste to come in to Utah. The issue is on the Compact's May 8 agenda.

Skull Valley, Utah: Photo by Rylan S L (CC)    » read more »

Rome Should Seek Extradition of 26 Americans in Cleric’s Abduction

(Milan, April 16, 2008) – The alleged kidnappers of an Egyptian cleric in 2003 will go on trial in Milan on April 16 in what is the first ever legal challenge to the CIA’s controversial rendition program, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch urged the newly-elected Italian government to seek the extradition of 26 American CIA agents implicated in the abduction.

CIA and Italian military intelligence personnel are believed responsible for abducting Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr, who is known as Abu Omar, from a Milan street on February 17, 2003. He was then transferred to Egypt, where, Nasr claims, he was badly tortured in detention.    » read more »

25 February 2008 -- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced an agreement with SKY Italia for the broadcast rights within Italy for the Vancouver 2010 and London 2012 Olympic Games.

SKY Italia, Italy’s leading digital satellite television network, acquired the rights across all broadcast platforms, including free-to-air television, subscription television, internet and mobile phone.    » read more »

Number of tournament teams to expand through qualifying rounds in 2013

02/19/2008 -- World Baseball Classic, Inc. (WBCI) today announced the final eight teams that will be invited to participate in the 2009 World Baseball Classic next March, as endorsed by the tournament's Steering Committee.    » read more »

14 February 2008 -- Iron Maiden’s year has got off to a roaring start with the February 4th release of the band’s long-awaited DVD Live After Death smashing straight into the UK music DVD charts at Number One not only outpacing its nearest competitor by three to one, but outselling the rest of the Top 6 combined!    » read more »

29 January 2008 -- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today held a productive meeting with a number of EU Sports Ministers and their representatives at its headquarters in Lausanne. Aimed at fostering stronger dialogue between the governments and the Olympic Movement, this first gathering was a concrete step towards closer collaboration now that sport is mentioned in the EU Treaty - agreed upon by heads of states in Lisbon in October last year.    » read more »

29 January 2008 -- Italian President Giorgio Napolitano says he needs more time to decide the next step in resolving Italy's political crisis, following the resignation of Prime Minister Romano Prodi.

Mr. Napolitano described the situation as complicated and difficult, after wrapping up four days of talks with political leaders. The Italian president met Tuesday in Rome with conservative opposition leader Silvio Berlusconi, who called for immediate parliamentary elections    » read more »

Agreements for Serie A and Italian Cup Matches Adds to Lineup of Top Global Soccer

January 23, 2008 -- ESPN360.com, the signature broadband sports network from ESPN, has reached agreements to add two more of the world’s top International soccer competitions to its programming lineup – Italy’s Serie A (aka Serie A TIM) and Coppa Italia (aka TIM Cup, Italian Cup).    » read more »

24 January 2008 -- Prime Minister Romano Prodi Thursday handed his resignation to the Italian president after losing a confidence vote in the upper house of parliament. Mr. Prodi will continue as caretaker leader while the president decides whether to hold early general elections.

For 20 months it had not been easy to maintain power for Prime Minister Romano Prodi's center-left government. The coalition has been dogged by a host of problems, including political squabbling and allegations of corruption.    » read more »

15 January 2008 -- Pope Benedict XVI has canceled a visit to one of Rome's best-known universities, because protests threatened to overshadow the event.

Dozens of students and teachers at La Sapienza University say they condemn the pontiff's conservative stand on many scientific issues. A total of 67 professors signed a letter calling the Pope a backward-thinking theologian who forces religion into science, and asked that he not be allowed to speak at the school.    » read more »