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Italian miners barricade themselves to call attention to mineupdated: Mon Aug 27 2012 12:16:00

More than 100 miners have barricaded themselves with explosives inside a carbon mine on the Italian island of Sardinia as they seek to persuade the government to invest in the mine's future.

Where in the world ... ?updated: Mon Aug 29 2011 15:00:00

[Updated 3 p.m. ET, Monday, August 29] These beachgoers are enjoying themselves on Isola dei Conigli ("Rabbit Island") in Lampedusa, Italy.

Sailing the emerald waters of Sardiniaupdated: Tue Aug 23 2011 07:12:00

A summer playground for Hollywood a-listers, European elites as well as us ordinary mortals, the Italian island of Sardinia is the place to go for sea, sun and celebrities.

Quiz: How good is your sign language?updated: Fri Jul 08 2011 15:18:00

What do you do if you're searching for the airport meditation zone but you can't speak a word of English? If you're traveling through Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, you can be sure they'll be a handy pictogram to help you.

CNNMoney: Enron exec Andy Fastow nears prison releaseupdated: Wed May 18 2011 16:24:00

Former Enron executive Andrew Fastow has been transferred from prison to a halfway house, the last stage of incarceration before his scheduled release later this year, according to the federal Bureau of Prisons.

Mini to make rallying return in Sardiniaupdated: Mon Apr 11 2011 16:12:00

Mini will be returning to the World Rallying Championship next month after the new Mini John Cooper Works car was unveiled in Oxford, England on Monday.

Fortune: Dennis Kozlowski's real (estate) problemsupdated: Thu Nov 04 2010 13:19:00

We don't have guillotines here, so the best we can do with our miscreants is to torment them with news of a better life they may never experience again. Dennis Kozlowski --- Wall Street crook and notorious party reveler who gave Stolichnaya a bad name-welcome to today's real estate report!

People.com: Elisabetta Canalis Brings George Clooney Home to the Folksupdated: Sun Sep 19 2010 07:07:00

The couple spend two days together in her hometown of Tresnuraghes, in Sardinia

Esimit Europa 2 takes Maxi spoilsupdated: Tue Sep 14 2010 12:30:00

Slovenia's Igor Simcic and his yacht Esimit Europa 2 were the biggest winners on the final day of the Maxi Rolex Cup in Sardinia on Saturday.

Secret Sardinia: True Mediterranean blissupdated: Tue Sep 14 2010 09:30:00

Striking expanses of coastline aren't exactly in short supply across the Mediterranean. But for some reason, only a few marquee spots -- the Greek Isles, the Amalfi Coast, the south of France -- get all the love. Chances are, Sardinia doesn't even make the list.

'Tuscan Sun' author on Italy's pleasuresupdated: Mon Mar 22 2010 11:34:00

Many authors can move readers with their words, but Frances Mayes has the power to actually make readers move.

Uncovering secrets to a longer lifeupdated: Tue Jan 26 2010 15:02:00

In the same way organisms select for characteristics that favor the survival and well-being of its species over successive generations, so too do cultures. With organisms, we call this process evolution and it represents a sort of accumulated wisdom. There is no word for this process in cultures, but there is one for the result. And that word is tradition.

How to live to 100updated: Tue Jan 26 2010 15:02:00

National Geographic writer and explorer Dan Buettner talks about finding the path to long life and health.

The Clinic: How to live longerupdated: Mon Nov 30 2009 13:31:00

CNN.com today featured a live Webcast of The Clinic, looking at how science is making progress in the quest for immortality.

Tips to add years to your lifeupdated: Mon Nov 30 2009 13:31:00

CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta teams with anti-aging experts to bring you an in-depth discussion on the search for immortality.

Court overturns Berlusconi's immunity lawupdated: Wed Oct 07 2009 15:29:00

Italy's top court has overturned a law that shielded Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi from possible prosecution.

Italy court drops shield lawupdated: Wed Oct 07 2009 15:29:00

Italy's top court annuls law shielding Prime Minister Berlusconi from possible prosecution. CNN's Paula Newton reports.

Court to rule on Berlusconi's immunity lawupdated: Wed Oct 07 2009 08:08:00

Italy's flamboyant Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will soon learn whether a controversial law granting top officials immunity from prosecution will remain on the books, after the country's top court heard arguments about it Tuesday.

'Never paid,' says Italy PMupdated: Thu Jun 25 2009 02:38:00

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi denies prostitution allegation. CNN's Atika Shubert reports.

Berlusconi: 'I've never paid a woman'updated: Thu Jun 25 2009 02:38:00

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has refuted allegations that he paid prostitutes to attend parties he hosted at his various homes.

Latvala victory ends Loeb's winning streakupdated: Sun May 24 2009 09:24:00

Sebastien Loeb's unblemished start to the World Rally Championship came to a shuddering halt on Sunday as Jari-Matti Latvala eased to victory at the Rally d'Italia in Sardinia.

Hirvonen slashes Latvala's rally leadupdated: Sat May 23 2009 13:46:00

Jari-Matti Latvala saw his lead of the Rally d'Italia slashed by 30 seconds during Saturday's second leg as the Finn failed to match the pace of charging BP Ford team-mate Mikko Hirvonen.

French battleship intact after nearly a century under waterupdated: Thu Feb 19 2009 16:37:00

A French battleship sunk by German torpedoes in 1917 is lying upright and almost intact at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea, where it was found by an unmanned submarine surveying a proposed gas pipeline route between Italy and Algeria.

Italian PM under fire after 'rape' commentupdated: Mon Jan 26 2009 06:51:00

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, no stranger to verbal gaffes, has come under fire again for a remark that critics say makes light of rape.

Onboard with Eric Claptonupdated: Wed Nov 26 2008 09:35:00

In his autobiography, Eric Clapton admits that he enjoys nothing more than sitting in a deck chair on a white sandy beach watching his children playing in the sea.

Dettori's magnificent dayupdated: Mon Jun 16 2008 07:24:00

Few racing fans will forget the day Frankie Dettori stormed into the history books as the first man to take seven winners past the post on a seven-race card.

Magnificent 7updated: Mon Jun 16 2008 07:24:00

Nick Smith, head of public relations for Ascot was in the crowd when Frankie Dettori won his "Magnificent 7", in September 1996.

Loeb takes command in Acropolis rallyupdated: Fri May 30 2008 15:20:00

Sebastien Loeb is heading for his second successive victory in this year's world rally championship after taking a commanding lead on the first day of the Acropolis Rally in Greece.

Loeb achieves 40th career rally triumphupdated: Sun May 18 2008 10:25:00

Four-time world champion Sebastien Loeb of France won the Rally of Sardinia on Sunday to record his 40th career triumph.

Loeb fights hard to maintain Sardinia leadupdated: Sat May 17 2008 15:41:00

Reigning champion Sebastien Loeb maintained his lead in the Rally of Italy in Sardinia but came under pressure on the second day from the Ford pair of Jari-Matti Latvala and Mikko Hirvonen.

CNNMoney: Breaking up is good to doupdated: Tue Feb 05 2008 10:29:00

Remember Tyco, the poster child for an overzealous acquisition strategy run amok?

Imperious Inter stroll in Sardiniaupdated: Sun Dec 16 2007 16:51:00

Italian champions Inter Milan extended their Serie A lead to seven points with a comfortable 2-0 win away to struggling Cagliari on Sunday night.

Last-minute goal keeps Juve on topupdated: Sun Sep 02 2007 04:18:00

A last minute goal from Giorgio Chiellini earnt Juventus a 3-2 win at Cagliari and allowed the former champions to hold onto top spot in Serie A on Sunday.

Langer pair suffer mixed fortunesupdated: Thu Aug 23 2007 03:04:00

While Bernhard Langer showed he can still challenge strongly when nearly 50 years old, his 17-year-old son Stefan plummeted to a 28-over 98 in Thursday's Dutch Open first round.

CNNMoney: Super yachts for the ultra richupdated: Thu Aug 16 2007 06:57:00

In the summer months, when the beaches get overrun with sun bathers, the super rich secure a yacht and head a little farther out to find solace on the high seas.

People.com: Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes Go Yachting on the Mediterraneanupdated: Sun Aug 05 2007 12:03:00

Another yacht sighting is nothing special to those along Corsica's southern port of Bonafacio - but vacationing pedestrians still did a double-take around 10 p.m. on Thursday.

Di Luca triumphs in Giro d'Italiaupdated: Sun Jun 03 2007 12:27:00

Danilo Di Luca wrapped up overall victory in the Giro d'Italia on Sunday as he safely negotiated the final stage in Milan which was won by star sprinter Alessandro Petacchi.

'Stunning' Capri impresses Shirleyupdated: Wed May 30 2007 09:10:00

CNN MainSail presenter and double Olympic gold medallist, Shirley Robertson blogs from Rolex Capri Sailing Week

SI.com: Justin Gimelstob: Sights and sounds during the pre-French Open lullupdated: Thu May 24 2007 23:18:00

PARIS -- The French Open is undoubtedly the toughest Grand Slam of the year for me. The clay-court surface is like kryptonite for most Americans.

CNNMoney: Ex-Tyco exec returns to prisonupdated: Thu Jan 11 2007 12:13:00

Former Tyco International chairman Dennis Kozlowski returned to prison early Thursday afternoon after being hospitalized, according to a prison spokeswoman.

Gronholm sweeps to impressive leadupdated: Fri Jun 02 2006 14:13:00

Marcus Gronholm made the early running in the Acropolis Rally, winning all six of Friday's stages to put his Ford firmly on top of the leaderboard.

Ballack will miss weekend warm-upupdated: Fri May 26 2006 10:10:00

Germany captain Michael Ballack will miss the World Cup warm-up match against Luxembourg on Saturday because of an ankle strain..

Injured Lahm undergoes operation updated: Wed May 17 2006 07:45:00

Germany defender Philipp Lahm will not return to full training for two weeks because of an elbow injury but the World Cup hosts are confident he will be fit for the June 9-July 9 tournament.

Germans prepare to name Cup squadupdated: Thu May 04 2006 07:03:00

Germany coach Juergen Klinsmann will announce his squad for the World Cup on Monday, May 15 at 1100 GMT in Berlin, the German Football Association have announced.

Review: In praise of 'Humble Masterpieces'updated: Wed Dec 14 2005 14:09:00

Oh, to see the world as Paola Antonelli sees it.

Zola brings down curtain on careerupdated: Wed Jun 29 2005 07:36:00

Italian forward Gianfranco Zola announced his retirement on Wednesday bringing to an end a 21-year glittering career that graced the English premier league and Serie A.

CNNMoney: Ex-Tyco CEO Kozlowski found guiltyupdated: Fri Jun 17 2005 14:32:00

In a major victory in the government crackdown on corporate corruption, former Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski and ex-CFO Mark Swartz were found guilty Friday of stealing hundreds of millions of dollars from the manufacturing conglomerate.

Vieri double puts Inter into finalupdated: Wed May 18 2005 15:58:00

Inter Milan reached the final of the Italian Cup after a double strike from Christian Vieri led them to a 3-1 victory over Cagliari.

Loeb wraps up third successive winupdated: Sun May 15 2005 08:00:00

Frenchman Sebastien Loeb won the incident-packed Cyprus rally on Sunday for his third consecutive victory, keeping on course for a successful defense of his world title.

Solberg is confident of repeat winupdated: Wed Apr 27 2005 07:37:00

Championship leader Petter Solberg is confident of a second consecutive Rally of Italy victory, even though the event has undergone a radical overhaul since last year's Sardinia debut.

Pope greets Palm Sunday pilgrimsupdated: Sun Mar 20 2005 11:10:00

A drawn-looking Pope John Paul II, unable to preside over Palm Sunday Mass for the first time in his 26-year papacy, waved an olive branch from his apartment window to tens of thousands of pilgrims who filled St. Peter's Square.

Gilardino sparks Italian victoryupdated: Wed Feb 09 2005 17:11:00

Alberto Gilardino and Simone Barone scored after coming on as second-half substitutes to give Italy a 2-0 win over Russia on Sardinia.

Ibrahimovic keeps Juve well clear updated: Sun Dec 05 2004 12:07:00

Juventus kept their firm grip on the Serie A title as Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic grabbed a 75th minute winner against Lazio at the Delle Alpi stadium on Sunday.

Italy 'bomb find' after Blair tripupdated: Wed Aug 18 2004 04:30:00

Police say they have defused an explosive device near a Sardinian villa where Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi had been entertaining his British counterpart Tony Blair, news reports said.

Fortune: Mistrials And Tribulationsupdated: Mon Apr 19 2004 00:01:00

Pete McEntegart, a writer at Fortune's sister magazine Sports Illustrated and a former Goldman Sachs banker, spent six months as a juror at the Tyco trial. After a mistrial was declared, McEntegart...

CNNMoney: Tyco jury sent home -- for nowupdated: Fri Mar 26 2004 09:48:00

The judge in the corruption trial of ex-Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski sent the jury home Friday after deliberations almost fell apart but asked the panel to come back and try again Monday.

CNNMoney: Jury squabbling at Tyco trialupdated: Thu Mar 25 2004 17:16:00

Jury deliberations in the Tyco corruption trial erupted in acrimony Thursday, raising the possibility that the panel may fail to reach a verdict in the nearly six-month long trial.

Peugeot choose Rovanpera over Loixupdated: Tue Feb 10 2004 07:23:00

Rallying team Peugeot have dropped Belgian driver Freddy Loix and recruited Harri Rovanpera for next month's Mexican rally.

Fortune: Get Ready: It's going To Be A Trying Yearupdated: Mon Jan 26 2004 00:01:00

First came the season of germination, when this lush new crop of business scandals sprang with startling brightness from the richly manured soil of the market mania.

Fortune: Eat like a Business Executiveupdated: Mon Dec 08 2003 00:01:00

It's that time of year again, when the tables that groan under their own weight are not just actuarial. Many of us enter this season as lean as Dick Grasso and waddle out the other end as plump as ...

Fortune: A Meeting in Sardiniaupdated: Mon Nov 24 2003 00:01:00

There's been a lot of nonsense criticizing Dennis Kozlowski for a perfectly innocent corporate retreat he had on Sardinia a couple of years ago. As you may know, the CEO of Tyco, with a heart as b...

Fortune: The Big Kozlowski Tyco's ex-CEO lived large on the company dime. Now the party's over. Herewith, the (pay) updated: Mon Nov 18 2002 00:01:00

Midas had his gold. Elvis had his Cadillacs. Dennis Kozlowski had his, um, shower curtain.

Fortune: Between Right And Rightupdated: Mon Nov 11 2002 00:01:00

Does EBITDA now stand for "Earnings Before I Tricked the Dumb Auditors?" As that current Wall Street joke suggests, the scope of corporate ethics has grown a bit wider in the past 12 months. The at...

Fortune: Strange In A Stranger Land Everyone who moves to the country ends up writing a book about it. Erik Torkells cobbles together hisupdated: Mon Jun 11 2001 00:01:00

I had been yearning for a field of my own for a very long time--and here it was at the end of a rainbow. Not a 7-Eleven, not a McDonald's in sight.

Fortune: THE BIGGEST BOSSES 18. CARL HAHN VOLKSWAGEN A SPEED DEMON HITS A SLIPPERY PATCHupdated: Mon Aug 03 1987 00:01:00

A trim 60-year-old, Chairman Carl Hahn loves to tear around the Volkswagen test track on the replica of an antique motorcycle his employees gave him on his last birthday. This summer he is looking ...

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