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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• December 1st 2009 – October 20th 2009
• October 20th 2009 – September 19th 2009
• September 18th 2009 – August 12th 2009
• August 10th 2009 – July 10th 2009
• July 9th 2009 – May 27th 2009
• May 27th 2009 – April 30th 2009
• April 29th 2009 – April 6th 2009
• April 6th 2009 – February 19th 2009
• February 19th 2009 – January 24th 2009
• January 23rd 2009 – November 19th 2008
• November 19th 2008 – October 23rd 2008
• October 23rd 2008 – September 18th 2008
• September 17th 2008 – August 7th 2008
• August 6th 2008 – June 25th 2008
• June 25th 2008 – May 22nd 2008
• May 21st 2008 – April 11th 2008
• March 28th 2008 – January 30th 2008
• January 29th 2008 – December 18th 2007
• December 17th 2007 – November 2nd 2007
• November 1st 2007 – September 2nd 2007
• August 30th 2007 – June 16th 2007
• June 15th 2007 – April 13th 2007
• April 13th 2007 – March 10th 2007
• March 10th 2007 – February 8th 2007
• February 8th 2007 – December 18th 2006
• December 16th 2006 – October 23rd 2006
• October 22nd 2006 – September 14th 2006
• September 12th 2006 – July 18th 2006
• July 14th 2006 – June 11th 2006
• June 7th 2006 – May 8th 2006
• May 5th 2006 – April 7th 2006
• April 6th 2006 – February 7th 2006
• February 7th 2006 – December 14th 2005
• December 8th 2005 – November 11th 2005

Italy: news

Beijing medallists test positive

Wednesday, April 29th 2009, 12:49
related countries: Bahrain, China
related places: Beijing

Bahrain athlete Rashid Ramzi, who won gold in the 1500m, and Italian cyclist Davide Rebellin, who won a silver, are among the six athletes who are found positive for doping in re-testing of Beijing samples.
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Cyclist Rebellin tests positive

Wednesday, April 29th 2009, 8:25
related countries: China
related places: Beijing

Olympic cycling road race silver medallist Davide Rebellin from Italy is among the six athletes who are found positive for doping in retesting of Beijing samples.
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Sharing the pain

Tuesday, April 28th 2009, 18:46

Pope Benedict tours Italy's quake-devastated region
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Pope urges quake area 'rebirth'

Tuesday, April 28th 2009, 13:33

Pope Benedict XVI tells survivors of the recent quake in central Italy that they must work for the area's "rebirth".
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Spanish capture 'Somali pirates'

Monday, April 27th 2009, 21:14
related countries: Somalia, Spain

Spanish forces arrest nine Somalis suspected of being the pirates who attacked an Italian cruise ship.
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Italian cruise ship foils pirates

Sunday, April 26th 2009, 14:52
related countries: India, Indian Ocean

A captain of an Italian cruise ship gives the BBC a dramatic account how his crew fended off a pirate attack off the coast of Somalia.
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'Suicide bid' in abandoned children's case

Sunday, April 26th 2009, 7:13
related countries: Germany

A German man attempts to kill himself after he and his girlfriend abandoned three children at a restaurant in Italy, reports say.
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From 'palazzo' to pastures new

Saturday, April 25th 2009, 10:43
related places: Rome

As he prepares to leave Rome, David Willey reflects on the microcosm of daily life in a former Roman palace.
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US and Russia hold nuclear talks

Friday, April 24th 2009, 13:27
related countries: Russia, United States
related places: Rome

Negotiators for the US and Russia meet in Rome to begin work on a new treaty to curb nuclear weapons.
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Pizzeria children 'abandoned over money'

Friday, April 24th 2009, 9:50
related countries: Germany

A German couple who left three children in an Italian pizzeria have told police they fled because they had no money, reports say.
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Italian police find German couple

Thursday, April 23rd 2009, 15:51
related countries: Germany

Italian police say they have found a German couple who vanished in northern Italy on Sunday, leaving three children behind.
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Rome wants G8 talks in quake town

Thursday, April 23rd 2009, 13:05
related places: L'Aquila

Italy's cabinet backs plans by PM Silvio Berlusconi to move a G8 summit to the earthquake-hit town of L'Aquila.
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Philippines mulls hostage rescue

Wednesday, April 22nd 2009, 15:15
related countries: Philippines
related places: Jolo

Philippine security forces on the southern island of Jolo are ordered to prepare to rescue an ailing Italian hostage.
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Italy takes in stranded migrants

Monday, April 20th 2009, 11:29
related countries: Malta
related places: Lampedusa

Italy agrees to accept 140 migrants rescued off the coast of Lampedusa, ending a four-day stand-off with Malta.
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Backpackers killed in beach crash

Sunday, April 19th 2009, 9:37
related countries: Australia, United Kingdom

Two tourists, a British man and an Italian woman, die on a beach in Australia after a vehicle swerves to avoid a wave.
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Row strands saved migrants at sea

Sunday, April 19th 2009, 7:53
related countries: Malta, Turkey

Scores of migrants are stranded on a Turkish cargo ship as a row rages between Italy and Malta over who will accept them.
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Pope to visit Italian quake zone

Saturday, April 18th 2009, 15:38

Pope Benedict is to pay a short visit to the site of the earthquake in central Italy at the end of April, the Vatican announces.
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Live text - Murray v Fognini

Thursday, April 16th 2009, 16:44

Andy Murray resumes his rain-delayed match with Italy's Fabio Fognini in the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters.
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EU acts to curb Italy milk scam

Wednesday, April 15th 2009, 16:07

The EU's anti-fraud body Olaf welcomes an Italian court ruling on a milk quota scam, which has paved the way for recovering millions of euros.
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Nadal & Federer win clay openers

Wednesday, April 15th 2009, 14:13

Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer open their clay-court seasons with comfortable second-round victories at the Monte Carlo Masters 1000.
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Italy quake survivors mark Easter

Sunday, April 12th 2009, 12:39

People made homeless by the recent earthquake in the Italian city of L'Aquila celebrate Easter Mass in tent cities.
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Italian town launches quake probe

Saturday, April 11th 2009, 16:41

Officials in central Italy examine allegations that poor building work worsened the damage caused by Monday's earthquake.
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Mass funeral for Italy quake dead

Friday, April 10th 2009, 15:59

A state funeral is held in Italy for 205 victims of the devastating earthquake, as the country observes a day of mourning.
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Italy extends quake rescue effort

Thursday, April 9th 2009, 9:34

The Italian government extends by two days the search for survivors of Monday's earthquake in the Abruzzo region.
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Italian man 'abducted in Nigeria'

Wednesday, April 8th 2009, 21:47
related countries: Nigeria

An Italian construction worker has been kidnapped in south-eastern Nigeria, the Italian foreign ministry says.
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Italy buries first quake victims

Wednesday, April 8th 2009, 19:01

Italy holds funerals for some of the 272 people now known to have died in Monday's quake in the Abruzzo region.
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Aftershocks hamper Italian rescue

Wednesday, April 8th 2009, 11:47

Aftershocks continue to hamper rescue efforts in central Italy, as the death toll from Monday's earthquake rises to 250.
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Aftershock hits Italy quake zone

Tuesday, April 7th 2009, 20:53

A powerful aftershock hits central Italy, nearly two days after a major earthquake caused severe damage.
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In shock

Tuesday, April 7th 2009, 20:02

Italian mountain village devastated by quake
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Death toll rises in Italy quake

Tuesday, April 7th 2009, 18:47

At least 207 people have been killed by the earthquake in central Italy, with 100 residents critically injured, PM Berlusconi says.
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Italy earthquake deaths soar - PM

Tuesday, April 7th 2009, 11:32

Rescuers in Italy dig with their hands as they search for signs of life after the devastating earthquake left at least 207 people dead.
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Italy hunts for quake survivors

Monday, April 6th 2009, 17:59
related places: L'Aquila

Rescuers search the rubble from the Italian quake which flattened buildings in the L'Aquila area, reportedly killing 150 people.
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