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.

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Italy: news

Europe toll road giants eye deal

Monday, April 24th 2006, 10:14
related countries: Spain

Italy's Autostrade and Spain's Abertis agree to merge and create the world's biggest toll road operator.
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Italian actress Alida Valli dies

Saturday, April 22nd 2006, 21:44

Italian actress Alida Valli, who starred in films by Alfred Hitchcock and Luchino Visconti, dies aged 84.
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Prodi confirmed as Italy winner

Saturday, April 22nd 2006, 14:40

A court confirms Romano Prodi's victory in the Senate allowing him to begin forming a new Italian government.
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US recognises Prodi poll victory

Thursday, April 20th 2006, 23:42
related countries: United States

The US State Department says it looks forward to working with Romano Prodi following Italy's disputed election.
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'Mafia boss' ignores questioning

Thursday, April 20th 2006, 23:04

Alleged Mafia boss Bernardo Provenzano refuses to answer questions by Italian prosecutors.
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Berlusconi unbowed by poll ruling

Thursday, April 20th 2006, 4:47

Italy's prime minister refuses to concede in the general election despite a Supreme Court ruling against his bloc.
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Italy confirms Prodi poll victory

Wednesday, April 19th 2006, 22:16

An Italian court confirms Romano Prodi's election win, but Silvio Berlusconi's coalition refuses to admit defeat.
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Terror raids in France and Italy

Wednesday, April 19th 2006, 10:33
related countries: France

French and Italian police are reported to have arrested 11 people in a joint anti-terrorism operation.
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Pope calls for end to Iran crisis

Sunday, April 16th 2006, 11:15
related places: Rome

Pope Benedict XVI urges a negotiated solution to the Iran nuclear crisis in his traditional Easter message.
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Pope holds Easter Saturday Mass

Saturday, April 15th 2006, 22:31
related places: Rome

Pope Benedict XVI leads his first Easter vigil Mass in St Peter's Basilica in Rome among thousands of pilgrims.
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Berlusconi urged to face defeat

Saturday, April 15th 2006, 18:06

Romano Prodi renews his call for Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to admit defeat in Italy's general election.
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Author Muriel Spark dies aged 88

Saturday, April 15th 2006, 17:16
related countries: United Kingdom

British novelist Dame Muriel Spark, most famous for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, dies at her Italy home.
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Berlusconi defiant on poll result

Saturday, April 15th 2006, 0:02

Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi refuses to accept he has lost the general election, saying results are "not clear cut".
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Italian poll result set to stand

Friday, April 14th 2006, 19:00

Romano Prodi looks set to be confirmed winner of Italy's election, as the number of contested votes is slashed.
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Italian rivals argue over votes

Thursday, April 13th 2006, 11:00

Italy's centre-left leader Romano Prodi insists his poll victory is valid as contested ballots are checked.
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Italy faces post-election limbo

Wednesday, April 12th 2006, 19:53

Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi refuses to accept Romano Prodi's poll win, repeating allegations of electoral fraud.
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F1: Monza cleared for Grand Prix

Wednesday, April 12th 2006, 15:54

The Italian Grand Prix is given the go-ahead following a ruling about noise pollution at the track.
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Italy halts CIA extradition bid

Wednesday, April 12th 2006, 15:25
related countries: United States

Italy's justice minister refuses to ask the US to extradite 22 suspected CIA agents over the abduction of a cleric.
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Berlusconi demands ballot review

Wednesday, April 12th 2006, 11:53

Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi asks for a review of disputed ballots as he refuses to accept poll defeat.
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Berlusconi disputes Prodi victory

Wednesday, April 12th 2006, 0:10

Centre-left leader Romano Prodi narrowly wins Italy's election - but PM Silvio Berlusconi disputes the vote.
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'Top Mafia boss' caught in Italy

Tuesday, April 11th 2006, 21:24

Bernardo Provenzano, thought to be the head of the Mafia, is arrested in Sicily after four decades on the run.
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Prodi hails Italy poll 'victory'

Tuesday, April 11th 2006, 12:10

Italy's centre-left leader Romano Prodi claims a slim poll victory but Silvio Berlusconi's bloc disputes the results.
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Election cliffhanger grips Italy

Tuesday, April 11th 2006, 0:47

Italy's election is now a very tight race, with signs that Silvio Berlusconi might retain control of parliament.
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Italy parties in final poll push

Friday, April 7th 2006, 20:48

Italian political parties hold their final rallies as a tumultuous election campaign draws to a close.
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Poll gives Italian expats a voice

Friday, April 7th 2006, 10:36

Expatriate Italians vote for their own candidates for the first time in general elections.
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Italy foils election terror plot

Thursday, April 6th 2006, 11:50

Italian authorities thwarted a terror attack ahead of the general elections, the interior minister reveals.
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Insults fly in Italy poll debate

Monday, April 3rd 2006, 22:42

Italy's PM Silvio Berlusconi and challenger Romano Prodi trade insults in a televised debate ahead of Sunday's election.
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Italian contenders face TV debate

Monday, April 3rd 2006, 13:28

Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi is due to go face-to-face with rival Romano Prodi in a final pre-election TV debate.
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Italians shocked by toddler death

Sunday, April 2nd 2006, 21:55
related places: Parma

The death of a Italian toddler kidnapped from his home prompts widespread shock and revulsion.
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Bono blasts Berlusconi

Sunday, April 2nd 2006, 17:56
related places: Bono

Rock star Bono accuses Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi of "exploiting" his image in the run-up to the country's elections.
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Italy mulls Afghan convert asylum

Tuesday, March 28th 2006, 21:48
related countries: Afghanistan

Italy considers giving asylum to the Afghan who faced execution for converting to Christianity.
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BNP moves closer to Italian deal

Tuesday, March 21st 2006, 10:13
related countries: France

France's BNP Paribas moves closer to buying Italy's BNP lender after its bid is approved by the Italian central bank.
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Italy bid for PM corruption trial

Friday, March 10th 2006, 18:52

Italian prosecutors ask a judge to indict PM Silvio Berlusconi and a UK lawyer on corruption charges.
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