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Murray through to Rome last four

Friday, May 13th 2011, 12:02
related countries: Germany Germany
related places: Rome

Andy Murray becomes the first British player to make the last four of Italy's premier tournament since 1932 after beating Florian Mayer.
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Live - Murray v Mayer

Friday, May 13th 2011, 11:50
related countries: Germany Germany

Andy Murray beats Germany's Florian Mayer 1-6 6-1 6-1 to be the first Briton to reach the Rome Masters semi-finals.
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Two-phone bus driver shocks Rome

Friday, May 13th 2011, 11:10
related places: Rome

The governor of the region around Rome asks for action over a bus driver filmed using two phones at the wheel and steering with his elbows.
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Merkel could back Draghi for ECB

Wednesday, May 11th 2011, 13:02
related countries: Germany Germany

The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, tells a newspaper she "could support" Italy's Mario Draghi as the next ECB head.
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Unease in Rome over 'cataclysmic prediction'

Wednesday, May 11th 2011, 8:50
related places: Rome

Thousands of people plan to stay away from Rome on 11 May, fearing predictions from a dead seismologist of a massive quake.
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Italy police seize mafia assets

Tuesday, May 10th 2011, 11:44

Italian police say they have seized assets worth 600m euros ($860m) in their latest action against mafia groups.
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Lone raider

Tuesday, May 10th 2011, 2:51

The Italian pilot who gave birth to air warfare, 100 years ago
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Weylandt dies after Giro d'Italia crash

Monday, May 9th 2011, 18:36
related countries: Belgium Belgium

Belgian cyclist Wouter Weylandt dies after crashing during Monday's third stage of the Giro d'Italia.
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Italy army clears Naples rubbish

Monday, May 9th 2011, 11:12
related places: Naples

The Italian army has arrived in Naples to help the southern city deal with its continuing rubbish crisis.
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Berlusconi in court in Mills case

Monday, May 9th 2011, 10:57
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi appears in court on charges he bribed UK lawyer David Mills to provide false testimony.
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VIDEO: Army deployed to Naples rubbish crisis

Monday, May 9th 2011, 1:50
related places: Naples

The Italian army is being sent to Naples to deal with the city's continuing rubbish collection crisis.
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Sea rescue of 400 Libya migrants

Sunday, May 8th 2011, 13:49
related places: Lampedusa

Italian coastguards rescue 400 African migrants after their boat hits rocks on the small island of Lampedusa.
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Libya rebels to get foreign funds

Thursday, May 5th 2011, 21:35
related countries: Libya Libya
related places: Rome

The international Libya contact group agrees to set up a temporary fund to assist Libyan rebels fighting Col Muammar Gaddafi, amid talks in Rome.
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Clijsters will miss Italian Open

Thursday, May 5th 2011, 6:47
related places: Rome

World number two Kim Clijsters fails to recover from an ankle injury in time to play in next week's Italian Open in Rome.
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VIDEO: Libya summit set to start in Rome

Thursday, May 5th 2011, 5:48
related countries: Libya Libya
related places: Rome

The International Contact Group on Libya will meet in Rome later to discuss the conflict.
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Ferrari eye 'important' progress

Wednesday, May 4th 2011, 13:01
related places: Ferrari

Ferrari hope new improvements can close the gap on their title rivals over the next month, a period the Italian team call 'very important'.
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News Corp and Exor explore F1 bid

Tuesday, May 3rd 2011, 18:11
related places: Ferrari

Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation and an Italian investment firm linked to Ferrari are working on a possible bid to take control of Formula 1.
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Italy PM Berlusconi back in court

Monday, May 2nd 2011, 13:09

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi appears in court, lambasting prosecutors and complaining that he has better things to do.
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John Paul II beatified in Vatican

Sunday, May 1st 2011, 9:20
related places: Rome

Late Pope John Paul II is beatified, the last stage before sainthood, at the Vatican in front of hundreds of thousands of Catholic pilgrims.
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VIDEO: Crowds flock to Rome for beatification

Sunday, May 1st 2011, 2:58
related places: Rome

Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe is among the hundreds of thousands of people gathering in Rome to celebrate the beatification of Pope John Paul II.
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VIDEO: Thousands in Rome for beatification

Saturday, April 30th 2011, 20:11
related places: Rome

Thousands of people have gathered in Rome's Circus Maximus, ahead of the ceremony to beatify the late Pope John Paul II.
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Mugabe in Rome for beatification

Saturday, April 30th 2011, 12:48
related places: Rome

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe arrives in Rome for the beatification of the late Pope John Paul II despite an EU travel ban.
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Hunt begins for Mona Lisa model

Wednesday, April 27th 2011, 21:47

Researchers in Italy begin a search for the tomb of a woman who may have been the model for Leonardo Da Vinci's painting Mona Lisa.
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Europeans urge sanctions on Syria

Tuesday, April 26th 2011, 21:38
related countries: Syria Syria, United Kingdom United Kingdom

The UK, France and Italy call for tough measures against Syria, after troops there fire on anti-government protesters.
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France-Italy seek Schengen reform

Tuesday, April 26th 2011, 14:58
related countries: France France

Europe's open-border Schengen treaty should be reformed, say France and Italy, amid tensions over an influx of migrants from North Africa.
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VIDEO: Italy to France: A migrant's journey

Tuesday, April 26th 2011, 10:05
related countries: France France
related places: Ventimiglia

Many North African migrants who want to get into France start their journey in Ventimiglia, in northern Italy.
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Lactalis launches Parmalat bid

Tuesday, April 26th 2011, 8:51
related countries: France France

French dairy group Lactalis has launched a 3.4bn euro takeover bid for Italian rival Parmalat.
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Italy 'to join attacks in Libya'

Monday, April 25th 2011, 20:25
related countries: Libya Libya

Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi approves the use of his country's air force in Nato military strikes enforcing a UN resolution to protect civilians in Libya.
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Three arrests over couple murder

Monday, April 25th 2011, 9:35

Three men are arrested on suspicion of murdering an Italian couple at their home in Wolverhampton.
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Man attempts Alitalia hijacking

Monday, April 25th 2011, 8:54
related countries: France France, Libya Libya
related places: Paris, Rome, Tripoli

A man is subdued by cabin crew after he pulls out a knife and demands that a Paris-Rome Alitalia flight divert to Tripoli.
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Recovering Kubica leaves hospital

Sunday, April 24th 2011, 11:24

Renault driver Robert Kubica is released from the Italian hospital where he has been recovering from serious injuries after his rally accident in February.
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Police arrest Puglia 'mafia boss'

Saturday, April 23rd 2011, 21:02

The suspected head of an organised crime group based in the southern region of Puglia has been arrested, Italian police say.
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VIDEO: Police seize 'Mafia football clubs'

Friday, April 22nd 2011, 5:47

Police in Italy have seized hundreds of millions of dollars of suspected Mafia assets, including two football clubs, 44 houses, 60 plots of land and 164 vehicles.
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Italian 'mafia' seizure nets football clubs

Thursday, April 21st 2011, 23:48

Italian police seize the assets of two football clubs they suspect were controlled by the 'Ndrangheta crime syndicate.
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VIDEO: French and Italians to aid Libya rebels

Wednesday, April 20th 2011, 21:19
related countries: France France, Libya Libya, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Italy and France joined Britain in saying they will send up to a dozen military officers each to help Libya's rebels with organisational, logistical and communication skills, but will have no combat role
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'Kidnap suspects' killed in Gaza

Tuesday, April 19th 2011, 17:16

Two suspects in the killing of Italian citizen Vittorio Arrigoni in Gaza die during a bloody siege by Hamas police.
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Chocolate tycoon dies in S Africa

Monday, April 18th 2011, 20:25
related countries: South Africa South Africa

Italian chocolate tycoon Pietro Ferrero has died in an accident in South Africa, a spokesman for his company says.
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France 'had right to halt trains'

Monday, April 18th 2011, 14:56
related countries: France France

France acted within its rights when it halted trains carrying North African migrants crossing its border from Italy, the European Commission says.
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Banks acquitted in Parmalat case

Monday, April 18th 2011, 12:39

Four banks are acquitted by a court in Italy over accusations they did not do enough to stop the Parmalat fraud.
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VIDEO: France and Italy in migrant row

Sunday, April 17th 2011, 21:06
related countries: France France

French authorities have blocked trains from Italy in an attempt to stop north African migrants from entering the country.
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France stops Italy migrant trains

Sunday, April 17th 2011, 20:13
related countries: France France

A row escalates as French authorities block Italian trains for hours in an attempt to stop migrants from north Africa entering the country.
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Russia oust Italy to reach final

Sunday, April 17th 2011, 13:43
related countries: Russia Russia

Russia beat defending champions Italy 3-0 to reach the final of the Fed Cup.
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VIDEO: Rare view of Renaissance frescoes

Sunday, April 17th 2011, 13:23

Art lovers in Italy will soon be able to get much closer to some of the finest Renaissance-era paintings, but they'll need a hard hat to do it.
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American takes control of AS Roma

Saturday, April 16th 2011, 17:24
related countries: United States United States

Roma become the first major Italian team to have foreign ownership after a group of American investors sign a deal to buy the club.
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VIDEO: Hamas speaks out over Gaza killing

Friday, April 15th 2011, 16:11

Hamas has condemned the killing of an Italian pro-Palestinian activist by a rival radical group in Gaza.
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Hamas condemns activist murder

Friday, April 15th 2011, 14:13

Hamas condemns the murder of Italian pro-Palestinian activist Vittorio Arrigoni, found hanged in Gaza City hours after his abduction.
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Italian activist murdered in Gaza

Friday, April 15th 2011, 13:54
related countries: Gaza Strip Gaza Strip

An Italian pro-Palestinian activist is found dead in the Gaza Strip hours after being abducted, local security officials say.
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Berlusconi 'won't seek new term'

Thursday, April 14th 2011, 9:34

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi hints he will not run for office again when his current term expires in 2013.
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Thursday, April 14th 2011, 8:18

Italy's lower house of parliament has approved a bill that would cut the length of some trials and could end a bribery case against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
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Italian deputies back trial bill

Thursday, April 14th 2011, 2:28

Italy's lower house of parliament passes a bill that would cut the length of trials and be likely to end a bribery case against Silvio Berlusconi.
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Opera composer Catan dies aged 62

Tuesday, April 12th 2011, 10:57
related countries: Mexico Mexico

Mexican composer Daniel Catan, best known for his operatic adaptation of Italian film Il Postino for the Los Angeles Opera, dies aged 62.
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Palme d'Or honour for Bertolucci

Monday, April 11th 2011, 15:43

An honorary Palme d'Or award is to be presented annually at the Cannes Film Festival, with Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci the first recipient.
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VIDEO: 'Human tsunami' on Italian island

Sunday, April 10th 2011, 4:00
related places: Lampedusa

The Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, has warned Europe of what he called a "human tsunami" arriving on the island of Lampedusa.
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Italy and France in migrant deal

Friday, April 8th 2011, 22:33
related countries: France France

France and Italy agree to launch sea and air patrols to stop migrants fleeing North Africa from reaching Europe.
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Hopes fade for Italy boat victims

Thursday, April 7th 2011, 12:59
related places: Lampedusa

Hopes are fading for scores of migrants missing after a boat capsized off the Italian island of Lampedusa, officials say.
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VIDEO: Italian coastguard search for survivors

Wednesday, April 6th 2011, 23:48
related places: Lampedusa

The Italian coastguard are searching for migrants from North Africa whose boat capsized off the island of Lampedusa.
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Scores missing off Italian coast

Wednesday, April 6th 2011, 21:08
related places: Lampedusa

A desperate search is mounted for scores of African migrants missing after a boat capsizes off the Italian island of Lampedusa.
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Berlusconi's sex trial adjourned

Wednesday, April 6th 2011, 9:20
related places: Milan

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's trial on charges of paying for sex with an under-age prostitute opens in Milan and is immediately adjourned.
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Schalke thrash holders Inter Milan

Tuesday, April 5th 2011, 20:50

Schalke hit three second-half goals to deal Inter Milan's hopes of retaining their Champions League crown a huge blow in the first leg of their quarter-final at the San Siro.
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More RAF planes for Libya mission

Monday, April 4th 2011, 18:01
related countries: Libya Libya, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Four more British warplanes are being deployed to join the assault on pro-Gaddafi forces in Libya, the prime minister announces in Italy.
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Italy moves migrants to mainland

Friday, April 1st 2011, 10:12
related places: Lampedusa

Italy moves 1,716 North African migrants to a mainland camp site, easing overcrowding on the isle of Lampedusa.
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VIDEO: Migrants moved from Lampedusa

Friday, April 1st 2011, 5:26
related countries: Libya Libya, Tunisia Tunisia
related places: Lampedusa

The unrest in North Africa has seen thousands of migrants from Libya and Tunisia flee to Lampedusa, an Italian island in the Mediterranean.
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Berlusconi visits migrant island

Wednesday, March 30th 2011, 15:31
related places: Lampedusa

On a visit to Lampedusa, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi promises that the island will be free of migrants in 48-60 hours.
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Clooney 'witness for Berlusconi'

Tuesday, March 29th 2011, 18:18

Hollywood star George Clooney is among 78 possible witnesses named for Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi's trial on charges of sex with an under-age prostitute.
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VIDEO: Berlusconi corruption trial begins

Monday, March 28th 2011, 17:36

The Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has appeared in court to face corruption charges
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Italy PM attends corruption trial

Monday, March 28th 2011, 13:13

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi appears at a Milan court to answer charges of corruption - his first such appearance in more than seven years.
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