This unusual fountain set up in Rome, Italy and is the work of Spanish artist Juan Galdeano who wanted to make a statement that would hopefully draw attention to the issue of global warming. The fountain was built to look like it’s sustaining a hatchback Seat Ibiza. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Police have rescued two teenage Bulgarian sisters from a circus in southern Italy which forced one of them to swim with flesh-eating piranhas for the amusement of guests. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 7 comments edit related share plime.com |
After months of nation-wide protests over a proposed education reform bill, university and high school students in Italy say they are committed to forcing the cabinet to back down. Personally I am happy to see there is still a country that was not completely successful in brainwashing their children into docile tuition fee payers. picked by thirDeye 9 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the richter scale struck in central italy, about 50 miles from Rome. Updates on the link. picked by Ankabout 7 months ago 2 comments edit related share world |
Italy's drug regulation agency has approved the use of the abortion pill RU486, also known as mifepristone, prompting protests from the Vatican. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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A group of 20 elderly Holocaust survivors and their descendants are rushing to aid communities that sheltered them during World War II and were hit by last week's 6.3 earthquake. Their WWII saviors are now living in tent camps and those they rescued now pledge to do anything they can to aid them. picked by equinox 7 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Just like lasagne loving Garfield, this fat cat grew to such a gargantuan size by guzzling all the food treats that his native Italy can provide. picked by deEPCHill 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share entertainment |
They made something like the shroud using medieval methods, but like with everything else involving religion, the debate seems to continue. picked by zebulor 1 month ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
Premier Romano Prodi hopes to generate enough consensus to pass a General Assembly resolution calling for a moratorium on the Death Penalty picked by DemureArt 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share politics |
In a first for Italy, they were found guilty of aggravated fraud for not alerting passengers about the change of destination. picked by kxmk 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Catholic nuns and priests in Italy are following their flocks to the beach this summer, establishing an inflatable church and a beach-convent in the sands to lure sunbathers. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Particles of invisible "dark matter" have been detected deep inside a mountain in Italy, a collaboration of Italian and Chinese physicists claims. But others remain sceptical of the result, because other experiments have failed to detect any dark matter at all. Update on this post. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share science |
What began as a glimmer in the mind's eye for one robotics researcher has grown into a national endeavor for Team Italia, one of 17 groups competing for the Google Lunar X Prize picked by bornbad 6 months ago 0 comments edit related share world |
A shipwreck apparently containing toxic waste is being investigated by authorities in Italy amid claims that it was deliberately sunk by the mafia. 0 comments edit related share world*video in link picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago |
"It's a much more useful present than something like a car, which will break down after a few years. My new breasts will last a lifetime." picked by readingitall 2 years ago 14 comments edit related share plime.com |
A CONVENT in southern Italy is being shut down after Sisters Annamaria and Gianbattista, reportedly upset about their mother superior's authoritarian ways, scratched her in the face and threw her to the ground at Santa Clara convent near Bari. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago 5 comments edit related share plime.com |
The centuries old tradition of the bride throwing the wedding bouquet to a group of single women turned into a tragedy after the happy couple hired a light plane in an effort to add some novelty to the custom. picked by kakana 4 months ago 3 comments edit related share weird |
There will be no spaghetti, fettucine or penne in Italy when the country goes on its first ever pasta strike. Italians are giving up on their favourite food on September 13 because of a 30 per cent price increase in pasta. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
This link given to me by an Italian. Italy could be NYC in my eyes. picked by bevissimo 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share entertainment |
Nervous are not allowed! picked by hamjachok 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share world |