Haul of ancient Roman coins discovered in Sicily
ROME - A rare haul of 27 silver Roman coins dated between 94 and 74 BC has been discovered on the remote island of Pantelleria, the...
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- Aug 29
- 3 min
Stars and sex by the boatload in sultry Venice Film Festival
VENICE - Stars galore will light up this year's Venice Film Festival, which opens on Wednesday, bringing sex, song and soul-searching to...
- Aug 27
- 3 min
Factbox-What we know about the sinking of Mike Lynch's superyacht off Sicily
ROME - The sinking of a luxury yacht on Aug. 19 off the northern coast of Sicily left seven people dead, including British tech tycoon...
- Aug 24
- 3 min
Body of Lynch's daughter retrieved from Sicily yacht wreck, ending search mission
PORTICELLO, Italy - Italian divers retrieved the body of British tech magnate Mike Lynch's 18-year-old daughter, Hannah, who was the last...
- Aug 19
- 3 min
British entrepreneur Mike Lynch among missing after luxury yacht sinks off Sicily
PALERMO, Sicily - One man died and six people were missing, including British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, after a luxury yacht was...
- Aug 7
- 2 min
Pope's weekly audience disrupted by animal rights activists
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis's weekly general audience at the Vatican on Wednesday was briefly interrupted by two women from an animal...
- Aug 6
- 2 min
Olympics-Gymnastics-Italy's D'Amato gets 'stroke of luck' in historic Paris beam victory
PARIS - With big names Simone Biles and Sunisa Lee up against her in Monday's balance beam final at the Paris Games, Alice D'Amato must...
- Aug 6
- 1 min
Olympics-Gymnastics-Italy's D'Amato wins women's balance beam gold medal
PARIS - Italy's Alice D'Amato won the gold medal in the women's gymnastics balance beam event at the Paris Olympics on Monday. China's...
- Aug 5
- 2 min
Olympics-Swimming-No faith in system, says Peaty after China take gold
PARIS - Triple Olympic gold medallist Adam Peaty called for stricter dope testing and said he had no faith in the system after China won...
- Aug 5
- 2 min
Olympics-Tennis-Italy's Errani and Paolini win women's doubles gold
PARIS - Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini claimed Italy's first ever Olympic tennis gold medal as they beat Mirra Andreeva and Diana...
- Aug 3
- 2 min
Olmypics-Canoeing-Stunned De Gennaro says wait for gold longest 10 minutes of life
PARIS - Giovanni De Gennaro's stunning gold medal run in Thursday's single kayak slalom final brought to an end three years of misery for...
- Aug 3
- 2 min
Olympics-Canoeing-Inspired Italian De Gennaro grabs kayak gold
PARIS - Italy's Giovanni De Gennaro pulled out a sensational run to win gold in the men's Olympic single kayak slalom event in a time of...
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