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TIME. For exactly a century, mystery has wrapped the most famous art crime in history -- the theft of the Mona Lisa.What many consider the greatest portrait of all time, painted by Leonardo da Vinci from 1503 to 1507, disappeared from the Louvre on August 21, 1911. It was stolen by Vincenzo Peruggia (1881-1925), an Italian immigrant who lived in Paris with the masterpiece for over two years. The truth in the new documentary "The missing piece." (Read the article)
THE GUARDIAN. According to a Police investigation, two men from Central Italy are suspected of blackmailing up to 100 priests and used Facebook and Messenger to snare them. The men demanded up to €10,000 from them in return for keeping quiet about their activities. (Read the article)
THE LOS ANGELES TIMES. Italian players reiterated that they will strike at the weekend if the League does not sign a new collective agreement. The problem revolves around article seven of the proposed agreement relating to the protection of players who are omitted from their club's squads. The clubs want greater flexibility but players are worried that they could be forced to train separately or accept a transfer. (Read the article)
ANSA. Seven months after thieves stole the body of Italian quiz show king Mike Bongiorno police appear to be no closer to solving the crime. Bongiorno's body was taken from his tomb at Dagnente Cemetery on Lake Maggiore on the night of January 24-25. (Read the article)
CORRIERE DELLA SERA. Following months of mysterious activity and a spooky photo taken at the Naples National Archaeological Museum, experts have been called to examine what some believe to be the presence of ghosts. (Read the article)
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. Italy, under pressure from financial markets and the European Central Bank to overhaul its economy, is trying to tackle one of its most persistent economic flaws: the lack of opportunities for young people. Italy's Parliament is due to start debating a package of reforms aimed at speeding up growth in late August that includes a tentative move to relax layoff rules. (Read the article)
ANSA. Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi called on rebels to avoid reprisals in their advances on embattled Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and his supporters in the capital Tripoli. "The Italian government is on their side," said Berlusconi. (Read the article)
ANSA. Italian scientists confirm that they may be within weeks of finding the Higgs boson, the elementary particle that could explain such scientific mysteries as why matter has mass and if dark matter exists. (Read the article)
AMERICA OGGI. Despite the economic crisis, the exports of Italian wines to the US is incredibly positive for the first semester of 2011. The Italian Trade Commission has released information provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce. The wine sector is at the moment the first one in exports, amounting to 3,1 billion US dollars in 2010. (Read the article in Italian)
THE HUFFINGTON POST. Reading international fashion magazines can be tough because of the language barrier. Words appear out of place, phrases get lost in translation, meaning gets misconstrued. The Italian edition of fashion magazine Vogue has apologized for a feature it published on "slave earrings" which it said were "worn by women of colour ... during the slave trade". (Read the article)