ROME (Reuters) - Some 84 percent of Italians oppose a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights that crucifixes should be removed from Italian classrooms, according to a poll on Sunday. The poll in the Corriere della Sera newspaper showed 84 percent of Italians want the crucifixes to stay, 14 percent said they should be taken down and two percent had no opinion. Those in favor included many who are not practicing Catholics. Some 68 percent of those who said they never attended Mass said they still wanted the crucifixes to stay in schools. Italy has said it would appeal the ruling, made ...
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While the Kerry Lugar Bill imposes strict restrictions on what can and cannot be done, US-Pakistan ROZ (Reconstruction Opportunity Zone) languishes in Congress, and the FTA still has not seen the light of day. There are other countries of the world that have assisted Pakistan as as front line state on the war on terror. China, and various Arab countries are doing their part. The Koreans see the potential and some of the biggest conglomerates from Korea are in Pakistan exploring the possibilities. Italy has forward in a big by supporting their own business interests by opening a credit line for them. This allows ...
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Getty Images Poor Valentino . The legendary fashion designer is in hot water over alleged tax evasion--a common accusation in Italy--and has been ordered to pay a $39 million fine. One good thing that could come of having to pony up that cash: without money to pay for tanning treatments, Mr. Valentino could give his poor, orange Oompa Loompa skin a rest. But Valentino just wants to fit in, see? Because all the other big name Italian designers sport skins in similar hues of mandarin. Both Donatella Versace and Giorgio Armani took vacations in St. Bart's last month, and they could have been mistaken ...
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Katie Price and Peter Andre launch the latest chapter of their reality series at The Soho Hotel on April 14, 2009 in London. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Kate price;Peter Andre (Getty Images) more pics » Peter Andre and Katie Price are not Italian. They're British—one of the most famous couples in Britain, actually—but they obviously respect Italian culture, as they are bright, bright orange. And they're coming to America! Finally, we get some mandarin-hued glamour stateside.
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Lisa Rinna (Getty Images) more pics » Accidenti! At Sunday's Grammy Awards, some stars chose to become honorary orange italians for the evening and bared their best bronzes for the flashbulbs. As always, some are more citrus-hued than others. Check it out. I wonder if Paris Hilton 's BFF accompanied her to the tanning salon: Paris Hilton (Getty Images) more pics » My mom said Sheryl Crow looked "faded" during her presentation. Maybe Crow's voice just had trouble keeping up with the rest of her heavily-hued body: Sheryl Crow (Getty Images) more pics » Giuliana Rancic may actually be at least part-Italian, so maybe ...
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