News: Italy

We have started to collect the most important news related to Italy in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Italy – overview

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• December 31st 2009 – December 4th 2009
• December 4th 2009 – October 22nd 2009
• October 20th 2009 – September 19th 2009
• September 18th 2009 – August 10th 2009
• August 9th 2009 – July 9th 2009
• July 8th 2009 – May 25th 2009
• May 25th 2009 – April 28th 2009
• April 27th 2009 – March 28th 2009
• March 27th 2009 – February 17th 2009
• February 16th 2009 – January 16th 2009
• January 15th 2009 – November 12th 2008
• November 12th 2008 – October 15th 2008
• October 12th 2008 – September 3rd 2008
• September 2nd 2008 – July 22nd 2008
• July 21st 2008 – June 16th 2008
• June 16th 2008 – May 7th 2008
• May 6th 2008 – March 5th 2008
• March 4th 2008 – January 17th 2008
• January 16th 2008 – November 17th 2007
• November 15th 2007 – September 19th 2007
• September 13th 2007 – July 20th 2007
• July 18th 2007 – May 20th 2007
• May 19th 2007 – March 20th 2007
• March 20th 2007 – February 20th 2007
• February 17th 2007 – January 2nd 2007
• December 31st 2006 – November 8th 2006
• November 7th 2006 – September 22nd 2006
• September 21st 2006 – August 2nd 2006
• July 29th 2006 – June 22nd 2006
• June 22nd 2006 – May 11th 2006
• May 11th 2006 – April 11th 2006
• April 11th 2006 – February 10th 2006
• February 10th 2006 – December 15th 2005
• December 14th 2005 – November 11th 2005

Italy: news

Dead man walking

Tuesday, September 2nd 2008, 8:13
related places: Naples

The Italian author who blew the lid on the Naples mafia
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Italy seals Libya colonial deal

Saturday, August 30th 2008, 16:49
related countries: Libya

Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi signs a deal to pay Libya $5bn as part of a deal to resolve colonial-era disputes.
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Italy police probe monastery raid

Thursday, August 28th 2008, 11:16

Police probe a hooded gang's brutal attack on friars at a monastery in northern Italy, which left one victim in a coma.
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Painting for Pisa

Tuesday, August 26th 2008, 23:46
related places: Pisa

Young Italian master reviving Renaissance art
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No nuns on catwalk after priest cancels "beauty pageant"

Tuesday, August 26th 2008, 21:40

An Italian priest cancels his plans for the world's first beauty pageant for nuns after criticism from his superiors.
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Italian priest to hold world's first online beauty pageant for nuns

Monday, August 25th 2008, 15:00

The world's first online beauty pageant for nuns is being organised by a priest in Italy.
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Sign of the chimes

Monday, August 25th 2008, 0:28
related places: Rome

Time takes its toll on Rome's bell-ringers
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Shevchenko heads back to AC Milan

Saturday, August 23rd 2008, 17:23

Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko is poised to re-join Italian side AC Milan.
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Schwazer proves king of the walk

Friday, August 22nd 2008, 4:27

Italian Alex Schwazer wins the Olympic 50k walk with a new Games record.
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Century-old secret of Italian snails uncovered at British mansion

Thursday, August 21st 2008, 0:23
related countries: United Kingdom

A snail species from the Mediterranean is found in the UK at historic Cliveden House.
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Canada expels Italian 'mobster'

Wednesday, August 20th 2008, 10:03
related countries: Canada

An alleged high-ranking mafia boss, believed to be a key player in drugs trafficking, is extradited to Italy from Canada.
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Pope urges fight against racism

Sunday, August 17th 2008, 21:43

Pope Benedict urges Christians to help combat intolerance towards foreigners amid a row over criticism of Italy's government.
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Italy illegal immigration 'soars'

Friday, August 15th 2008, 21:56

The number of illegal immigrants entering Italy doubles in the first seven months of the year, the government says.
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Italy angered by 'fascist' label

Thursday, August 14th 2008, 16:55

Italian ministers attack a Catholic magazine suggesting fascism is resurfacing in government, while the Vatican distances itself.
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Europeans angry at Ryanair move

Wednesday, August 13th 2008, 16:47
related countries: Spain

Consumer groups and ministries in Spain and Italy denounce Ryanair's move to cancel tickets bought on third party websites.
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Pellegrini takes 200m free gold

Wednesday, August 13th 2008, 2:37

Italy's Federica Pellegrini breaks her own world record on the way to gold in the women's 200m freestyle final.
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Italy holds five on terror charge

Saturday, August 9th 2008, 14:06

Five North Africans are arrested in northern Italy on charges of conspiring to commit acts of international terrorism.
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Migrants rescued off Italian coast

Friday, August 8th 2008, 10:32

Hundreds of would-be migrants clinging to boats and dinghies are rescued overnight off the Italian coast.
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Italian economy shrinking again

Friday, August 8th 2008, 9:29

The Italian economy suffers its second quarter of negative growth in the past nine months and flirts with recession.
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Top Italian car designer killed

Thursday, August 7th 2008, 15:53
related places: Turin

Andrea Pininfarina, head of a world-famous Italian car design group, is killed in a road accident in Turin.
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Italy arrest over German Mafia killing

Thursday, August 7th 2008, 13:58
related countries: Germany
related places: Duisburg

Police in Italy arrest a senior member of a family allegedly linked to Mafia killings in the German city of Duisburg last year.
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Top Italian car designer killed

Thursday, August 7th 2008, 12:04
related places: Turin

Andrea Pininfarina, head of a world-famous Italian car design group, dies in a road accident in Turin.
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Red Brigades woman granted bail

Wednesday, August 6th 2008, 10:50
related countries: France

An ex-member of Italy's disbanded Red Brigades group is granted bail by a French court due to ill health.
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Italian hostages freed in Somalia

Tuesday, August 5th 2008, 17:32
related countries: Somalia

Two Italian aid workers kidnapped in Somalia in May are released and are in good health, Italy's foreign minister said.
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Troops patrolling Italian cities

Monday, August 4th 2008, 10:37

Italian troops begin patrolling cities as part of a government campaign to combat crime and boost security.
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Fencer Baldini fails drugs test

Friday, August 1st 2008, 9:27

Italy's world number one foil fencer Andrea Baldini fails a doping test, the Italian Olympic Committee reveals.
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Italian troops to patrol cities

Wednesday, July 30th 2008, 11:00

Thousands of troops will be deployed in Italian cities next week to help police fight crime, in a controversial pilot scheme.
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Mobile trading

Sunday, July 27th 2008, 23:27

Italy combats the food cost crisis with text messages
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Mafia boss arrested when shopping

Sunday, July 27th 2008, 16:10
related places: Naples, Rome

A leading member of one of the most notorious clans of the Naples mafia has been arrested while shopping in Rome.
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Pope meets Iraqi leader Maliki

Friday, July 25th 2008, 14:46
related countries: Iraq

Iraqi leader Nouri Maliki, after meeting the Pope in Italy, urges Christians who have fled the country to return home.
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Pakistan troops rescue climbers

Thursday, July 24th 2008, 12:26
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistan's army rescues two Italian mountaineers stranded for 10 days on Nanga Parbat - one of the deadliest Himalayan peaks.
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Italy targets illegal immigrants

Wednesday, July 23rd 2008, 22:24

Illegal immigrants convicted of crime in Italy face longer jail sentences than those for Italians, under new laws.
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Italian MPs approve immunity law

Tuesday, July 22nd 2008, 20:14

Italy's MPs gives their final backing to a controversial immunity bill put forward by Silvio Berlusconi's government.
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