For this reason, British and American forces decided instead to attack the Italian and German troops occupying North Africa.

VOA: special.2011.06.02

The Obamas also ate at Spiaggia, an Italian restaurant famous for its food and its view of Lake Michigan.

VOA: special.2009.01.12

But Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was the only leader from a major industrial nation in the Group of Eight.

VOA: special.2009.11.23

One was by the Dutch artist Rembrandt, another by the Spanish artist Velazquez, and another was by the Italian artist, Titian.

VOA: special.2009.01.11

The Punch and Judy tradition of puppet shows has its roots in the sixteenth century Italian Commedia dell'Arte theater.

VOA: special.2009.09.23

The place is New York City. The New York City Opera Company just finished performing the Italian opera "Pagliacci."

VOA: special.2010.03.07

The Italian cities of Genoa and Venice became powerful because they were at the center of the spice trade.

VOA: special.2010.06.01

The famous Italian violinist Niccolo Paganinni played and wrote music for the guitar in the early eighteen hundreds.

VOA: special.2010.05.12

The Italian government is trying to fix the problem with the construction of a seven billion dollar system of moving flood barriers.

VOA: special.2009.04.22

This is a cowboy. They were actually drawing influence from Italian puppetry which is this very realistic puppetry.

VOA: special.2009.09.23

Part of the book talks about the defeat of the Italian army at a place called Caporetto.

VOA: special.2011.06.26

Historians say the Italian scientist and mathematician may not have been the first to get a good look at the moon and planets.

VOA: special.2009.10.27

The many Italian and Northern European paintings hang in rooms with wall and floor coverings, lamps,and furniture.

VOA: special.2010.08.04

Created around fifteen oh three, this is a painting of an Italian woman named Lisa Gherardini.

VOA: special.2010.06.23