Rome, Feb 20 (IANS) Computer modelling has predicted parts of the Pacific experiencing the highest rates of rise in sea levels, while it may actually fall in some polar regions, owing to the interaction of sea, land and ice.

Rome, Feb 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Italy's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has said he will celebrate if caretaker premier Mario Monti and his allies lose the coming parliamentary elections.

Rome, Feb 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The conclave to elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI could start before March 15 if all the cardinals were already in Rome, the Vatican has announced.

Rome, Feb 14 (IANS/AKI) Italy's former premier Silvio Berlusconi Thursday drew criticism from the country's magistrates and centre-left politicians over his remarks defending bribery.

Rome, Feb 12 (IANS/AKI) Police have arrested the chief executive of Italian aerospace and defence firm Finmeccanica on corruption charges relating to a deal with India worth over 500 billion euros.

Rome, Feb 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) No prospects can be seen yet of a settlement to the Syrian crisis, a Russian minister has said.

Milan (Italy), Feb 6 (IANS) Italy's fashion world can kickstart a recovery process this year with a flywheel effect on the recession-hit country, the chairman of the National Chamber of Italian Fashion (CNMI) Mario Boselli said.

Muro Lecce (Italy), Feb 4 (IANS) Kush Maini, the 12-year-old from Bangalore, became the first Indian to win a World Masters Series Karting race when he took the top honours in the 60 Mini category at the La Conca International Circuit here.

Milan, Feb 4 (IANS) AC Milan head coach Massimiliano Allegri has admitted that Udinese were hard done by as they lost to his side 1-2 due to a dubious penalty in the Italian Serie A football.

Rome, Feb 4 (IANS) Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne has said that he expects to complete the merger of the Italian carmaker with its US partner Chrysler in 2014.

Rome, Feb 3 (IANS) Napoli beat Catania 2-0 to move level on points with Serie A leaders Juventus.

Rome, Feb 3 (IANS) Following are the Davis Cup World Group first round results till Saturday:

Milan, Feb 3 (IANS) AC Milan head coach Massimiliano Allegri has confirmed that their new signing Mario Balotelli could make his debut against Udinese Sunday.

Milan, Feb 2 (IANS) Italian striker Mario Balotelli said, when he was unveiled to the press, that it is "a dream" to join Italian football giants AC Milan.

Milan, Feb 2 (IANS) AC Milan vice president Adriano Galliani admitted the negotiations with Manchester City to bring in Mario Balotelli were "hard and difficult".

Milan, Feb 2 (IANS) New Juventus signing Nicolas Anelka said that he is delighted to have joined the Serie A champions.

Rome, Jan 30 (IANS) Lazio advanced to the Coppa Italia final at the expense of Juventus thanks to an injury-time winner from Sergio Floccari,

Rome, Jan 30 (IANS/EFE) Manchester City and AC Milan reached an agreement that will send Italian international Mario Balotelli home to play for the Rossoneri, the acquiring club said Tuesday.

Rome, Jan 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A search is underway for a US F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet that went missing on a training flight off the coast of Italy.

Milan, Jan 28 (IANS) French striker Nicolas Anelka underwent a medical ahead of his proposed move to Juventus.

Milan, Jan 27 (IANS) Former French international Nicolas Anelka arrived in Torino to sign a five-month contract with Juventus, the Italian Serie A champions club general manager Beppe Marotta confirmed.

Milan, Jan 27 (IANS) Juventus missed the opportunity to move eight points clear on top of Italian Serie A standings after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Genoa side at home.

Milan, Jan 24 (IANS) Italian football league leaders Juventus confirmed Thursday that Spanish international striker Fernando Llorente will join them July 1 this year.

Rome, Jan 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has signed a contract extension with Juventus till 2015.

Rome, Jan 24 (IANS) Roma beat Inter 2-1 in the first leg of the Coppa Italia semifinal at home.

Rome, Jan 22 (IANS/EFE) Negotiations aimed at bringing Brazilian midfielder Kaka back to AC Milan from Real Madrid have ended in failure, the Italian club's chief executive said Monday.

Rome, Jan 21 (IANS) Thanks to a brace from Giampaolo Pazzini, AC Milan beat Bologna 2-1 to climb to the sixth place in the Italian football league Serie A.

Rome, Jan 20 (IANS) French midfielder Paul Pogba scored a brace to help Juventus extend their lead at the top of Serie A to five points with a 4-0 win over Udinese.

Rome, Jan 18 (IANS) Napoli are back in second place in Serie A standings after having had their two-point penalty annulled on appeal in the match-fixing scandal.

Milan, Jan 18 (IANS) Serie A giants Milan have confirmed that they are talking with Real Madrid about a possible January move for Kaka.

Rome, Jan 16 (IANS) Inter Milan scored a last-gasp winner in extra time to beat Bologna 3-2 and reach the semifinals of Coppa Italia football tournament.

Milan, Jan 13 (IANS) Inter Milan head coach Andrea Stramaccioni said his side was rediscovering their balance following their 2-0 victory over Pescara in the Italian Serie A football league.

Milan, Jan 13 (IANS) Inter Milan midfielder Wesley Sneijder said he will make up his mind whether or not to accept Turkish football club Galatasaray's offer for him by Monday.

Rome, Jan 10 (IANS) Mirko Vucinic hit in an extra-time winner to help Juventus beat AC Milan 2-1 in the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia football.

Milan, Jan 9 (IANS) AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi said he is keen to bring former Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola to the San Siro though the chances are very low.

Milan, Jan 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) World Cup winner Patrick Vieira has praised AC Milan's players for walking off the pitch in protest after alleged racist abuse at a friendly in Italy.

Rio de Janeiro, Jan 3 (IANS) Former Brazil striker Adriano has promised to return to the football pitch this year.

Rome, Dec 26 (IANS) Pope Benedict XVI, in his Christmas message, called for ending the violence in Syria and urged for showing greater respect for religious communities in China, which does not allow Catholics to respect papal authority.

Rome, Dec 24 (IANS) Italian caretaker prime minister Mario Monti has not diminished the possibility of becoming the country's premier again, Xinhua reported.

Rome, Decem Dec 23 (IANS) Italian football club AC Milan head coach Massimiliano Allegri said his side needed to improve defending after they lost 2-4 to Roma in the Serie A.

Rome, Dec 23 (IANS) AS Roma ended their 2012 campaign on a resounding note thrashing AC Milan 4-2, while their cross-city rivals Lazio moved up to second spot in Italian Serie A football with a 1-0 win at Sampdoria.

Rome, Dec 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Italian President Giorgio Napolitano has dissolved the country's parliament, the latest development in the ongoing political crisis.

Rome, Dec 22 (IANS) Juventus extended their lead to ten points in Italian Serie A football beating 10-man Cagliari 3-1.

Milan, Dec 21 (IANS) Italian Serie A giants AC Milan head coach Massimiliano Allegri said his side had drawn "the strongest team in the world" after they were paired with Barcelona in the Champions League football knock-out stage.

Milan, Dec 19 (IANS) Newly crowned World Champions, Corinthians could sign Milan and Brazil football striker Alexandre Pato.

Rome, Decem Dec 17 (IANS) Manager Walter Mazzarri ruled out Napoli's chances of winning the Italian Serie A following his side's 2-3 defeat to Bologna.

Rome, Dec 17 (IANS) Juventus thrashed 10-man Atalanta 3-0 to extend their lead at the top of the Italian Serie A football table to seven points.

Rome, Dec 16 (IANS) Miroslav Klose scored the winner as Lazio beat Inter Milan 1-0 in the Italian football league Serie A at home.

Rome, Dec 13 (IANS) Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti has accused his predecessor Silvio Berlusconi of having "left very much to be done" and thus the next government will have to work hard to continue the reforms, Xinhua reported.

Rome, Dec 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, leader of the centre-right People of Freedom (PDL) party, said Saturday that he would run for office again next year.