Italy Travel Information

'Spoon'-fed: Classic Italian cookbook now available for American readers (Boston Herald)
If you were allowed only one Italian cookbook in your kitchen, it might be "The Silver Spoon." It's Italy's "Joy of Cooking." First published in 1950, "The Silver...

Statue's restorers hope to repair Greco-Italian rift (Guardian Unlimited)
Italians to begin attempted restoration of Greek goddess statue, holding the future of cultural relations with Athens in their hands.

Italy's ski team knows it's good to be home (MSNBC)
BORMIO, Italy - The Italian ski team is taking advantage of its home Olympics with access to the courses in Sestriere and San Sicario. The entire men's and women's teams have trained on the various courses the past few weeks.

ZENIT - The World Seen From Rome (Zenit News Agency)
VATICAN CITY, JAN. 1, 2006 ( Zenit.org ).- Benedict XVI says that terrorism, nihilism and fanatic fundamentalism are the current threats to world peace.

Tribesmen threaten to kill Italian hostages if army attacks (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Yemeni tribesmen holding five Italian tourists have threatened to kill the hostages if government forces besieging their hideout launched an assault, a tribal source close to the captors told AFP.

Italy's Cassano close to Real move claim reports (ESPN Soccernet.com)
Cassano close to Real move by Europe

Italian American Vets host coffee and doughnut hour (TimesLeader.com)
The Italian American Veterans of Luzerne County Post 1 hosted a coffee and doughnut hour at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Nursing Home. Front: Vito Vitorio, member, Post 1, and nursing home guest.

Bowl games can't match Italian beef (Northwest Herald)
Had a lot of fun Monday, going to a friend's house and watching on TV many of the various and wonderful bowls that this country offers a sports fan.

Bodies of missing Rome daughter, pilot found (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The news spread quickly in Rome Monday and it was something people needed to hear but didn't want to hear. The bodies of Gary Tillman and his 16-year-old daughter, Hannah, had been found in the cold, choppy Atlantic Ocean about a mile off Vilano Beach near St. Augustine.

Aberdeen man meets Pope during family trip to Rome (AberdeenNews.com)
When Stan and Ilene Schmidt of Aberdeen recently traveled to Rome, they knew they'd have good seats to hear Pope Benedict XVI give his weekly mass.

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