Lecce, Italy News

The region that forms the heel of Italy is famous for its golden beaches, ancient architecture, mysterious monuments and some of the best food around.

Very-high energy photons emitted by distant cosmic sources are absorbed on the extragalactic background light during their propagation.

New Holland Construction has successfully won the majority of the biggest tender ever promoted by the Italian Army for construction equipment applications.

Italian police have arrested nine people on suspicion of involvement in a Europe-wide match-fixing and bribery scandal that has rocked the sport.

Got 48 hours to spend in Puglia, southern Italy? Reuters correspondents with local knowledge help visitors to get the most from a short visit.

In Rome today, Finmeccanica a ' via its Company Alenia Aermacchi a ' and ARMAEREO signed a contract worth EUR 220 million to provide the Italian Air Force with six M-346 Master advanced trainer aircraft and related flight simulators, which together comprise an Integrated Training System .

Most people would probably think you have to be a bit odd to be excited by this news.

The Italian Ministry of Defense signed a long-awaited contract Nov. 10 for a first-tranche order of six M-346 advanced jet trainer aircraft from Alenia Aermacchi.

The remains of a mighty Persian army said to have drowned in the sands of the western Egyptian desert 2,500 years ago might have been finally located, solving one of archaeology's biggest outstanding mysteries, according to Italian archaeologists.

Cork City has been named among the top 10 in the best cities to visit in the Lonely Planet guide's 'Best in Travel 2010'. The guide praises the city saying 'Cork is at the top of its game right now: sophisticated, vibrant and diverse, while still retaining its friendliness, relaxed charm and quick-fire wit.' The book's editor said : 'Cork has been ...

Q: I will be in Taranto, Italy, next month. Any suggestions besides Lecce on things to see in that area? - T., Spokane, Wash.

Hilton Worldwide today announced that it has entered into a franchise license agreement with PROMA srl to operate an upscale Doubletree by Hilton in Olbia, Sardinia.

Astrocytes have a key role in the pathogenesis of several diseases including multiple sclerosis and were proposed as the designed target for immunotherapy.

The southern tip of the region of Apulia is far removed from the rest of Italian life.

Italy produces more juice from grapes than any other country in the world . Not long ago it all went to wine, although these days more and more of it goes to making ethanol.

All columnists get questions. Here are a few that have come to me in recent times.

They haven't been there. Those in-the-know might mention medieval towns spilling from rocky cliffs above Caribbean-blue seas and the mysterious eight-sided Castel del Monte, the cone-topped houses of Valle d'Istria and long stretches of olive groves sweeping across the hills.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES Trimek are seeking an exclusive world class English language training system that will be used in 18 Middle East learning centres.

Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity was somewhat been proved by measuring variations in satellite orbits, scientists have found the first direct evidence of one of the hallowed tenets of that the Earth and other large celestial bodies distort space and time as they rotate.

The carved limestone decorations of the basilica of the Holy Cross in Lecce . The tender stone of this land has been carved in wonderful figures, as from a fairy tale.