8 February 2012, 12:08 am
An Italian court refused Tuesday to lift an order of house arrest for Francesco Schettino, the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship that ran aground off a Tuscan island last month.... Read More »
7 February 2012, 4:04 am
Rome (dpa) - Italy on Tuesday recalled its ambassador to Syria for consultations over the "unacceptable violence" in the country, the Italian Foreign Ministry said.Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi had recalled ambassador Achille Amerio to Rome, the ministry said in a statement.The decision foll... Read More »
6 February 2012, 11:24 am
The two-man workshop close to the Vatican had been busy when tax police raided it last week, seizing about a million religious articles and souvenirs ranging from rosaries to images of Pope John Paul II.... Read More »
6 February 2012, 9:12 am
Makers of Vatican souvenirs and vacationers at Alpine resorts are among those being caught in a high-profile effort to find billions in undeclared income to help balance Italy's budget.... Read More »
6 February 2012, 12:10 am
ROME (Reuters) - The two-man workshop close to the Vatican had been busy when tax police raided it last week, seizing about a million religious articles and souvenirs ranging from rosaries to images of Pope John Paul II. "It was a pretty substantial operation," said Lieutenant Colonel Davide Cardia ... Read More »
4 February 2012, 11:15 am
ROME: An Italian man on Saturday threw his 16-month-old son off a bridge into the river in Rome in a fit of rage following a custody row, and was arrested by police as he fled, reports said.... Read More »
2 February 2012, 5:44 pm
LONDON (AFP) - British police are investigating The Times over claims that it hacked emails, it emerged on Thursday, as the newspaper's editor was recalled for a second appearance before an inquiry into press ethics. Related Stories Egypt marches planned as anger mounts against military Kazakh z... Read More »
28 January 2012, 12:22 pm
Talks on compensating uninjured Italy passengers ROME (AP) — Officials from Costa Crociere SpA met with consumer activists Thursday in an attempt to work out what could be a blanket compensation deal for uninjured passengers who were aboard the cruise ship that capsized off Italy's coast. The ... Read More »
24 January 2012, 5:11 am
MILAN (Reuters) - Italian tax police visited the offices of ratings agency Fitch in Milan on Tuesday to carry out checks ordered by prosecutors investigating rival agencies Standard & Poor's and Moody's, ...... Read More »
12 January 2012, 4:15 am
ROME, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- The slaying of a bar owner and his infant daughter in Rome illustrates increasing security risks for Chinese immigrants living in Italy, advocates say.... Read More »
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