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Juventus general manager Beppe Marotta confirmed that the Italian Serie A champions are in contact with Carlos Tevez in an attempt to sign the Argentine striker. Marotta said Juventus could have some meetings with Tevez's team, reports Xinhua. "It is clear that at this stage of the season agents step forward and I will not rule out a meeting in that sense. We could reach an agreement with them, ...

Pope Francis launches app Missio as Vatican Church embraces smartphone era

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:40:04 -0400

Pope Francis and the US Pontifical Mission Societies have joined the smartphone league by launching a new mobile application called Missio featuring latest news and video about the Catholic Church. Marking a unique connection between the digital and the religious, the application is designed to give Catholic perspectives on world news and also moral discourses by the Pope, New York Daily News ...

Sampdoria beat Juventus 3-2 in Serie A final round

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:20:02 -0400

Sampdoria beat Juventus 3-2 at home in the final round of the season to complete a double over the Italian Serie A champions. Sampdoria striker Fabio Quagliarella put Juventus ahead, but Eder, Lorenzo De Silvestri and Mauro Icardi scored in a row to put the hosts 3-1 in front. Emmanuel Giaccherini scored a consolation goal for the champions in stoppage time Saturday, reports Xinhua. Juventus ...

Berlusconis bunga bunga parties featured nuns and nurses but no sex

Sun, 19 May 2013 04:50:02 -0400

The exotic dancer, who was at the center of Silvio Berlusconi's sex trial, revealed at her first court appearance that young women wore nun and nurse costumes to perform "sensual" dances at his "bunga bunga" parties. Karima El Mahroug said that she often received envelopes filled with notes of 500 euros from the former Italian prime minister, but asserted that the money was not in return for ...

Vatican turns to art patronage roots for Venice Biennale

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:25:54 -0400

The Vatican is returning to its ancient tradition of art patronage with a biblical show at the Venice Biennale commissioned to revive the rapport between art and faith.The exhibition explores themes from the Book of Genesis, so there are no images of the Madonna or suffering Christs, the Vatican said ...

Federer Nadal to meet in Rome final

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:16:13 -0400

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal meet for the title Sunday at the Rome Masters in their first final since the 2011 French Open. Photo by:Tony ...

Nibali extends Giro lead over Evans

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:26:41 -0400

Italian Vincenzo Nibali extended his lead over Australia's Cadel Evans as Mauro Santambrogio won a shortened 14th stage of the Giro d'Italia to claim his maiden win on the race Saturday. Nibali, of the Astana team, had launched a decisive attack in the final kilometres and came over the finish line in second place after giving his fellow Italian the nod to take the stage win ...

Two policemen shot as new Italy government sworn in

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:05:53 -0400

Enrico Letta was sworn in as Italy's new prime minister on Sunday and immediately faced an emergency after an unemployed man shot two police officers outside his office. The 49 year-old gunman, from the poor southern region of Calabria, told investigators he had planned to attack politicians but had found none within range. One of the officers was shot in the neck, hitting his spinal cord, ...

Italys Impregilo leads $2bn Doha metro deal win

Sun, 19 May 2013 05:40:14 -0400

A consortium led by Italian construction giant Impregilo has been awarded the $2bn design contract for the Red Line North of Doha Metro, according to reports in the Italian ...

Ukrainians WWII love for Italian immortalised in sculpture

Sun, 19 May 2013 05:34:31 -0400

The sculpture shows two elderly people hugging each other in an embrace that defies age, immortalising a reunion 60 years after the end of World War II and descent of the iron curtain tore their love apart. A new monument in Kiev unveiled this month preserves for future generations the extraordinary story of Ukrainian Mokryna Yurzuk and Italian Luigi Pedutto who were finally rewarded for never ...

Roger-Rafa in Rome final

Sun, 19 May 2013 04:55:30 -0400

In Saturday's semifinals at the Foro Italico, Federer held off a stiff challenge from rising Frenchman Benoit Paire 7-6 (5), 6-4, and six-time Rome champion Nadal defeated sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych 6-2, ...

Lucinda Lambtons family at war over fathers estate

Sun, 19 May 2013 04:09:19 -0400

Lady Anne Lambton, top left, Lady Beatrix Neville, below left and Lady Lucinda Lambton are seeking a share of their late fathers fortune (centre). Their brother Lord Durham, pictured with his wife Marina is fighting them in the High ...

Italy Sampdoria defeats newly-crowned Juventus

Sun, 19 May 2013 03:53:44 -0400

Carlo Baroncini/AP MILAN (AP) -- Sampdoria became the only team to beat Juventus twice in the league under Antonio Conte as it secured a 3-2 victory over the newly-crowned Serie A champion on Saturday. Eder, Lorenzo De Silvestri and Mauro Icardi helped Sampdoria come from behind after Fabio Quagliarella had scored against his old team. Emanuele Giaccherini reduced the ...

Qatar said to eye stake in Italys Versace

Sun, 19 May 2013 01:27:15 -0400

Qatar Holding and an Italian state-controlled investment fund are interested in investing in Italian fashion house Versace, Il Sole 24 Ore said on ...

Works by Paraguayan Artists to Compete in 55 Venice Art Biennale

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:44:24 -0400

Asuncion, May 19 (Prensa Latina) Works of various Paraguayan artists will compete for the first time at the 55th Venice Biennale, was confirmed here. The creators selected for this occasion are Felix Toranzos, with his Lminas sobre el reloj de Atenas, for the category of consecrated, and Pedro Barrati with giant paintings on the interior facade of the pavilion Paraguay. In addition, Diana Rossi ...

Super rice top China draw for 2015 Milan Expo

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:46:25 -0400

It will cover some 4,500 square meters, second in size only to the 4,900-square-meter Germany Pavilion, said Wang Jinzhen, vice president of the China Council for the Promotion of International ...

Nadal beat Berdych to reach final in Rome

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:03:42 -0400

Fifth seed Rafael Nadal reached his eighth final in a row on Saturday as he beat Tomas Berdych 6-2, 6-4 to reach the Italian Open final.The final could be a dream for the fans if second seed Roger Federer beats French upstart Benoit Paire in the other semi-final.Berdych, who ousted world number one Novak Djokovic, was given little chance facing six-time champion Nadal, who converted three of all ...

Sports Briefing | Cycling Mauro Santambrogio Wins 14th Stage of Giro dItalia

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:37:43 -0400

Mauro Santambrogio of Italy won the 14th stage of the Giro ...

Soccer star David Beckham earns assist in likely final game

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:46:31 -0400

David Beckham assisted on a goal Saturday in what was likely the final game of his career, a 3-1 win by Paris Saint-Germain over Brest. Beckham, who was given the captain's arm band prior to the contest, set up a Paris Saint-Germain score in the 31st minute with an accurate pass to Blaise Matuidi, who fired it into the back of the net. The former England captain helped PSG claim the Ligue ...

The Venice Biennale preview Let the art games commence

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:04:53 -0400

Next month, the Vatican, Jeremy Deller and Carl Jung will be showing their etchings at the greatest art show on Earth. Marcus Field, a Giardini veteran, marks your card for the pavilions, the people ... and the ...