GENOA, Italy :At least eight people were feared dead after a container ship smashed into a control tower in Italy's busiest port in Genoa, where local media reported rescuers plucked a badly injured survivor from the ruins on Wednesday. The 50-metre  high glass-topped tower was destroyed when ...

ROME: They may be short of ways of making some dough but recession-hit Italians are reportedly reluctant to become pizza makers because of long hours and average pay. The country is short of about 6,000 ‘pizzaioili’ to deal with the nation’s insatiable hunger for a lunch-time ...

ROME Italy’s new coalition government was sworn in on Sunday, but a ceremony symbolising a fresh start for a country mired in recession and dogged by political feuds was overshadowed by a shooting outside government headquarters.As Prime Minister Enrico Letta and his 21 ministers took the ...

ROMEItaly’s prime minister finally unveiled a new government on Saturday, breaking a two-month stalemate that shook market confidence in the recession-hit country and tested the patience of European partners.Centre-left moderate Enrico Letta named as his deputy Angelino Alfano, from the ...

PARIS - Petra Kvitova led holders Czech Republic into the Fed Cup semi-finals by giving them a winning lead with a three-set victory over Australia's Samantha Stosur in Ostrava on Sunday. The Czechs also won the dead doubles rubber later on Sunday for an overall 4-0 win.Russia also reached in ...

Italy was in shock on Saturday after a 16-year-old girl died and five other teens were gravely injured in a bomb blast at a school, as investigators cast doubt on possible involvement by the mafia. There were scenes of chaos and carnage when the powerful blast went off at the entrance of the ...

President Musharraf on Friday accused PML(N) chief Nawaz Sharif of creating political instability in the country. He expressed his views in meeting with Ch Shujaat Hussain and Ch Pervaiz Elahi at the President Camp office today. Issue of president's impeachment also came under discussion in the ...

Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) at the onset of the trading week today went buoyant and upbeat spurred by the news of Moody's retaining Pakistan's rating at B2, which saw the KSE-100 index soared by 262 points and wrapping up at 10172. Today's trade, which already began upbeat, got further dynamic ...