Italy
Europe's crisis: Beyond finance (Stratfor)
November 15, 2011By George Friedman/ Stratfor/ Austin, Texas -- Everyone is wondering about the next disaster to befall Europe. Italy is one focus; Spain is also a possibility. But these crises are already under way. Instead, the next crisis will be political, not in...
Libya conflict: Italy urges suspension of hostilities
June 22, 2011Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini has called for a suspension of hostilities in Libya to allow humanitarian aid to be brought to the war-torn country. Mr Frattini also said Nato must provide data on results of its bombing campaign and guidelines...
Italy election run-offs test Silvio Berlusconi
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May 30, 2011Italians are voting for the second and final day in local election run-offs seen as a major test for embattled Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. The key battlegrounds are Mr Berlusconi's home city of Milan and also Naples, where the centre-right ruling...
Italy PM Berlusconi in court over Mills 'bribery' case
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May 10, 2011Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has appeared in court on charges he bribed a witness to perjure himself in another trial. It is the first time he has appeared in court over allegations he paid his former British lawyer David Mills to provide...
Lampedusa: 400 Libyan migrants in dramatic sea rescue
May 09, 2011More than 400 migrants from Libya had to be rescued by Italian coast guards after their fishing boat hit rocks on the small island of Lampedusa. TV images of the dramatic night-time rescue showed some migrants jumping or falling into the sea. Others...
Libya: Berlusconi backs Nato strikes by Italy jets
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April 26, 2011Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi has approved the use of his country's air force in Nato's Libya mission. Italy was ready to allow its jets to take "targeted military action", he said in a statement. Earlier, a Nato air strike badly damaged buildings...
Silvio Berlusconi vows not to run for new term in 2013
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April 14, 2011Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has confirmed that he will not run for office again when his current term expires in 2013. He told reporters he intended to complete his plan to amend Italy's judicial system, and to change the country's constitution...
Silvio Berlusconi condemns 'disgusting' prosecutors
February 09, 2011Italy's prime minister has said a request by prosecutors in Milan to have him put on trial immediately over his alleged relationship with an underage prostitute is "disgusting". Silvio Berlusconi said the prosecutors' case was a "pretext...
Silvio Berlusconi refuses to quit in Italy sex scandal
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January 23, 2011Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has told his People of Freedom party he has no intention of resigning over allegations he had sex with an under-age prostitute. Mr Berlusconi also accused magistrates investigating the case of illegally spying...
Berlusconi sex case: President says Italy in turmoil
January 19, 2011Italy's president has said the country is in "turmoil" over the under-age prostitution accusations against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Giorgio Napolitano said he hoped Mr Berlusconi would respond to Milan prosecutors as soon as possible...