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Fredrik Kessiakoff, Kazakhstan Pro Team Astana cyclist, finished second in the Giro dell’Emilia one-day race in Italy.

• 09 октября 2012, 12:07

Giorgio Armani may have dazzled Milan fashion week with a series of glittering stellar creations, but Dolce & Gabbana pulled off the most innovative and fun look of the season with wicker bustiers.

• 24 сентября 2012, 12:05

Milan fashion week will open Wednesday on an apprehensive note amid poor sector results and calls for Italy's top designer brands to overcome rivalries and pull together to beat the economic crisis.

• 18 сентября 2012, 11:49

Marina Berlusconi, the daughter of Italy's former prime minister and the head of publishing house Mondadori, on Sunday defended the publication of topless photos of Prince William's wife Catherine.

• 17 сентября 2012, 17:53

Movies from France, South Korea and the United States are tipped by critics as the favourites to win this year's Golden Lion award at the Venice film festival due to be announced on Saturday.

• 08 сентября 2012, 17:46

Arab cinema is witnessing a new wave of creativity in the wake of the Arab Spring revolts, said directors at the Venice film festival where some of the emerging talent from the region was on show.

• 08 сентября 2012, 10:03

Internationally-acclaimed directors Takeshi Kitano from Japan and Kim Ki-duk from South Korea told AFP at the Venice film festival that making art house films in Asia is a daunting task.

• 06 сентября 2012, 11:56

French director Olivier Assayas says he wanted to to pay tribute to the freedom of the politically engaged 1970s of his youth in his new film "Apres mai," in competition at the Venice film festival.

• 05 сентября 2012, 11:02

For all the glamorous seaside partying at the Venice film festival, there is a distinct air of austerity at this year's edition for an industry that is questioning its economic future.

• 03 сентября 2012, 11:21

French film "Superstar" shone a harsh spotlight on celebrity culture at the Venice festival this week.

• 01 сентября 2012, 14:25

The Venice film festival kicks off on Wednesday with the arrival of stars on water taxis for an art house dominated line-up dealing with issues from religious extremism to economic crisis.

• 30 августа 2012, 16:51

Architects from around the world have converged on Venice for the Biennale show which opens on Wednesday, showcasing designs aimed at bringing urban designs more in touch with the general public.

• 29 августа 2012, 12:47

With oyster, tobacco and watermelon flavoured brews, Italy's craft beers are flourishing despite a punishing recession that is putting thousands of other businesses out of work.

• 29 августа 2012, 10:05

Hollywood veterans will brush shoulders with up and coming starlets and auteurs in Venice starting on Wednesday for the film festival in which women directors are set to take centre stage.

• 24 августа 2012, 14:42

The euro must not become a "break-up factor" that pits northern Europe against crisis-choked nations in the south of the continent.

• 20 августа 2012, 14:32

Kazakhstan national team is ranked 8th by medal count after the 5th day of London Olympics-2012.

• 02 августа 2012, 11:46

Sunbed users run a 20 percent higher risk than non-users of developing skin cancer, according to a report that blamed some 800 melanoma deaths in Europe every year on indoor tanning.

• 25 июля 2012, 18:05

Italian veteran Valentina Vezzali will seek to bring the curtain down on her career at the London Games by claiming a record sixth fencing gold.

• 04 июля 2012, 13:17

Spain confirmed their status as one of the greatest national teams in football history by overwhelming Italy 4-0 in Sunday's Euro 2012 final in Kiev to retain their European crown.

• 02 июля 2012, 10:11

World stock markets surged Friday, the euro jumped against the dollar, and oil prices rocketed after a key EU summit delivered surprise emergency measures to fight the eurozone debt crisis.

• 01 июля 2012, 10:39