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Looted artifacts being returned to Italy from NYC

AP - Wed Dec 2, 5:25 pm ET

Two stolen ancient artifacts are being returned to Italy from New York City.

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Ghana target Inter forward Balotelli for World Cup
Reuters via Yahoo! Sports - Wed Dec 2, 7:12 am ET
Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac plans to meet Inter Milan's Mario Balotelli next week to try to convince the Italy Under-21 forward to play for his team at next year's World Cup finals in South Africa.
Gitmo Detainees Arrive In Italy For Trial
WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul - Mon Nov 30, 6:30 pm ET
Two Tunisians who had been detained at Guantanamo arrived in Italy late Monday and will be tried on international terrorism charges for having allegedly recruited fighters for Afghanistan, officials said. Adel Ben Mabrouk, 39, and Mohamed Ben Riadh Nasri, 43, are suspected of being members of a terror group with ties to al-Qaida. They were immediately taken into custody upon arrival in Milan and ...
Fiat, Italy Disagree on Maintaining Domestic Output (Update1)
Bloomberg - Tue Dec 1, 2:18 pm ET
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Fiat SpA’s standoff with the Italian government over production intensified as the carmaker said it would halt output at a Sicilian plant amid worker concerns that the company is moving manufacturing out of the country in concert with Chrysler Group LLC.
Fiat, Italy Are in Standoff on Domestic Car-Production Plans
Bloomberg - Tue Dec 1, 2:04 pm ET
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Fiat SpA is in a standoff with the Italian government over car production as workers fear the maker of Punto and Cinquecento models will move some manufacturing out of the country in concert with partner Chrysler Group LLC.
France not seeded for World Cup draw
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 2, 4:57 am ET
France, World Cup winners in 1998 and finalists in 2006, were not included when the top eight seeds for Friday's draw for the 2010 World Cup finals were announced on Wednesday. The eight seeds are hosts South Africa, holders Italy, Argentina, Brazil, England, Germany, Netherlands and Spain.
Italy's Gitmo detainees linked to al-Qaida base
WKBT La Crosse - Mon Nov 30, 4:07 pm ET
Two former Guantanamo detainees who will be tried in Italy on terrorism charges have been linked to an Islamic center in Milan described by U.S. authorities as al-Qaida's main station house in Europe before the Sept. 11,...
Italy cracks mob clan
The World - Wed Dec 2, 6:33 am ET
ROME (AP) — Italian police have broken up a major mafia clan, issuing 83 arrest warrants and seizing businesses, land, race horses and a London-based online betting company, officials said today.
Molinaris give Italy first World Cup title
Fox Sports - Mon Nov 30, 3:25 am ET
Brothers Francesco and Edoardo Molinari won Italy's first World Cup of Golf by one stroke Sunday, beating Ireland, which led after the first three rounds, and defending champion Sweden. The Molinari brothers shot a 4-under 68 in the alternate-shot final round, finishing at 29-under 259 in the $5.5 million tournament at Mission Hills. Francesco chipped from a greenside bunker to 3 feet on the ...
Mediaset Sees Single-Digit Italy Ad Sales Drop, Chief Tells Sole
Bloomberg - Mon Nov 30, 3:47 am ET
Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Mediaset SpA Chief Executive Officer Giuliano Adreani, in an interview with Il Sole 24 Ore, reiterated that the company expects a “single-digit” decline in ad sales in Italy this year.
Permira Sees Improved Conditions in Italy, Volpi Tells Corriere
Bloomberg - Mon Nov 30, 2:48 am ET
Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Nicola Volpi, chief executive officer for Permira Advisers in Italy, told Corriere della Sera he sees “significantly improved market conditions” for private equity companies, “especially in Italy.”
2 stolen ancient artifacts being returned to Italy during ceremony in New York City
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Wed Dec 2, 1:49 pm ET
Tale as old as time - Disney's Beauty and the Beast at the Ordway Dec 15 - Jan 3. Celebrating 35 years of a Twin Cities' holiday tradition!
Italy asks Fiat to step up auto production
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Tue Dec 1, 10:21 am ET
The Italian government urged Fiat on Tuesday to increase auto production in the country and said talks about restructuring plans would continue amid plummeting demand in the sector.
Italian Stocks: CIR, Fondiaria, Popolare Milano, Fiat, Saras
Bloomberg - Wed Dec 2, 10:03 am ET
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Italy’s benchmark FTSE MIB Index retreated 106.35, or 0.5 percent, to 22,449.70 as of 12:22 p.m. in Milan, a second loss this week.
Scientists in Italy say amputee controlled robotic hand connected to nerves, felt sensation
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Wed Dec 2, 11:24 am ET
ROME - A group of European scientists said Wednesday they have successfully connected a robotic hand to an amputee, allowing him to feel sensations in the artificial limb and control it with his thoughts.
Italy receives two Guantanamo prisoners
EARTHtimes.org - Mon Nov 30, 5:01 pm ET
Rome - Two Tunesians held captive in the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay arrived Monday in Italy, the Interior Ministry said. The two arrived in the evening in the northern Italian metropolis of Milan. ...