Tuscany
Carnival cruise passengers to fly home after fault on ship
Mar 14, 2013 11:38 EDT
Cruise operator Carnival said Thursday it was arranging to fly as many as 4,300 passengers home after the Carnival Dream moored for repairs in the Dutch Caribbean island of St Maarten.
Carnival Cruise ship moors for repairs amid complaints
Mar 14, 2013 11:00 EDT
A Carnival Cruise ship was moored in St Maarten for repairs Thursday with a boatload of passengers, the US Coast Guard said, a month after a hellish ordeal aboard another of its ocean liners.
Carnival cruise line faces new fiasco
Feb 16, 2013 11:10 EST
A year after the tragic Costa Concordia shipwreck, cruise industry leader Carnival faces a new public relations fiasco that reveals the downsides of the sector's recent high-speed growth.
Zenit secure Europa spot with win over Milan
Dec 04, 2012 17:50 EST
A 35th minute strike from Danny secured a 1-0 away win over seven-time champions AC Milan and a Europa League spot for Russia side Zenit St Petersburg here on Tuesday.
Revamped John Paul II statue in Italy critiqued as 'uglier'
Nov 20, 2012 16:52 EST
A revamped statue of pope John Paul II in Rome, modified after complaints that it was an eyesore, was criticised Tuesday by believers and non-believers alike for being even uglier that the original.
Cavendish 'ok' after training crash
Nov 19, 2012 11:01 EST
British cycling star Mark Cavendish has said he is "relatively ok" after colliding with a car while training in Italy.
World's oldest bank Monte dei Paschi reports Q3 loss
Nov 14, 2012 03:09 EST
Italy's Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena reported a loss of 47.4 million euros ($60.3 million) in the third quarter and of 1.664 billion euros for the first nine months of the year.
Venice flooded as 200 evacuated in Tuscany
Nov 11, 2012 07:38 EST
Floodwaters drenched most of the tourist destination of Venice and led to the evacuation of 200 people in Tuscany, as bad weather hit northern Italy at the weekend, authorities said Sunday.
UCI unveil Pinocchio as mascot for road race champs
Oct 26, 2012 13:00 EDT
With world cycling chiefs reeling from the fall-out of the Lance Armstrong doping scandal, an unlikely mascot has been unveiled for next year's UCI World Road Race Championships in Italy - Pinocchio.
Italy court hearings set scene for Concordia shipwreck trial
Oct 19, 2012 17:59 EDT
A series of pre-trial hearings into the Costa Concordia shipwreck with captain Francesco Schettino wrapped up on Friday, paving the way for a trial on a tragedy in which 32 people died.
Italy court hearings set scene for shipwreck trial
Oct 19, 2012 16:34 EDT
A series of pre-trial hearings into the Costa Concordia shipwreck with captain Francesco Schettino wrapped up on Friday, paving the way for a trial on a tragedy in which 32 people died.
Cruise ship crew member dies of meningitis in Italy
Oct 16, 2012 21:19 EDT
An Indonesian cruise ship crew member died of meningitis, nine days after being hospitalised with three colleagues in the western Italian port city of Livorno, health sources said.
Romania rising as New World of wine in 'old' Europe
Oct 11, 2012 08:39 EDT
On the gentle slopes of the Dealu Mare (Big Hill) region, winemakers are striving to make Romania the New World of wine in Europe.
Italy names Shakespeare play docu-drama for Oscars
Sep 26, 2012 11:06 EDT
Italy on Wednesday nominated as its submission for Oscar for best foreign movie the Taviani brothers' docu-drama "Caesar Must Die" -- an adaptation of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" staged in a prison.
Science fiction comes to life in Italian lab
Jul 29, 2012 00:34 EDT
Once the preserve of science fiction, increasingly sophisticated robotic devices are vying for a place side by side with humans in the real world.
Lorenzo storms ahead in Mugello
Jul 13, 2012 11:47 EDT
Championship leader Jorge Lorenzo of Spain dominated practice on his Yamaha despite windy conditions during the first two sessions on Friday ahead of this weekend's Italian Grand Prix.
More German and Austrian tourists heading to Italy
Jul 09, 2012 13:30 EDT
Rising numbers of German and Austrian tourists, as well as visitors from outside Europe, are offsetting a decline in people coming to Italy from other European nations, the tourist agency said Monday.
Italy's sculpture capital honours Botero
Jul 07, 2012 11:39 EDT
Colombian artist Fernando Botero is celebrating his 80th birthday in the renowned sculpture centre of Pietrasanta in Tuscany with a new exhibition of statues, including huge cats, horses and large women.
Stricken Italian cruise ship captain guided by 'divine hand'
Jul 05, 2012 14:12 EDT
The captain of a cruise ship that ran aground in January killing 32 people said a "divine hand" had guided him and saved lives the night of the disaster, as he was released from house arrest on Thursday.
Italian cruise ship captain freed from house arrest
Jul 05, 2012 10:28 EDT
Italian judges released from house arrest on Thursday the captain of a cruise ship that ran aground in January killing 32 people, but said he must not leave his home town near Naples while his trial continues.
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| Tuscany Toscana | |||
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| — Region of Italy — | |||
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| Country | Italy | ||
| Capital | Florence | ||
| Government | |||
| - President | Claudio Martini (Democratic Party (Italy)) | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 22,990 km2 (8,876.5 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2008-09-30) | |||
| - Total | 3,701,243 | ||
| - Density | 161/km2 (417/sq mi) | ||
| - Demonym | Tuscan | ||
| Citizenship [1] | |||
| - Italian | 93% | ||
| - Albanian | 2% | ||
| - Romanian | 1% | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| GDP/ Nominal | € 99.1 billion (2006) | ||
| NUTS Region | ITC | ||
| Website | www.regione.toscana.it | ||
