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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• 'Berlusconi bill' passed in Italy – Aftershocks hamper Italian rescue
• Aid workers snatched in Somalia – Ban criticises G8 climate efforts
• Bank of Italy governor resigns – Berlusconi gets partial reprieve
• Berlusconi illness delays trial – Big trio in tough Euro 2008 group
• Bilic explains England comments – Carbon-dating challenges 'ancient' origins...
• Cardinals issue marriage warning – Cycling: Petacchi to miss Tour
• Cyclist Rebellin tests positive – Eight die in Italian helicopter
• Election cliffhanger grips Italy – Europeans angry at Ryanair move
• Europeans plan new oil pipeline – Five ancient Roman shipwrecks offer unusua...
• Five French die in Alps avalanche – Four get life for 'mafia' killing
• France 0-2 Italy – Gunmen attack Nigeria oil complex
• Hamilton puts Spa saga behind him – It's quiz time!
• Italian 'Fritzl' and son arrested – Italian finance bosses 'arrested'
• Italian firms win Yukos auction – Italian PM vows to defeat mafia
• Italian police 'bust drug cartel' – Italian trawler seized by Croatia
• Italian trio relegated to Serie B – Italy and Libya accused of abuse
• Italy angered by 'fascist' label – Italy editor quits in row over PM
• Italy evacuates burning car ferry – Italy man wins life support plea
• Italy may recognise unwed couples – Italy police raid 'terror school'
• Italy police seek 'Satan squad' – Italy seeks Condor plot suspects
• Italy Senate battle in disarray – Italy-Libya in immigration deal
• Italy-Romania plea over migrants – Libya given migrant patrol boats
• Life term call at Kercher hearing – Mafia fugitive 'visited France'
• Mafia glamour – Mills' Italian hearings under way
• Miriam Makeba dies: Your reaction – North Korea gets its first pizzeria, staff...
• Nun, 106, to back Obama after not voting s... – Playwright Fo faces Milan voters
• Pledge time – Power handover in Iraqi province
• Powerful Italian quake kills many – Reply here
• Reporter abducted in Afghanistan – Rugby: France thrash Italy
• Rugby: France win Six Nations – Shopping joys in Europe's boutiques
• Sicilian anti-Mafia raids net 45 – Talks to end Italian crisis begin
• Taxi strikes bring chaos to Italy – Troops patrolling Italian cities
• Truffles and parmesan at the corner shop – Venice is hit by serious flooding
• Venice launches tourist website – Zidane given ban and fine by Fifa

Italy: news

'Berlusconi bill' passed in Italy

Wednesday, June 25th 2008, 0:30

Italy's Senate passes legislation which opponents of PM Silvio Berlusconi say will help him in his legal battles.
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'Censored' ad sparks row in Spain

Tuesday, March 13th 2007, 23:42
related countries: Spain

Italian fashion house Dolce & Gabbana stops all advertising in Spain after being forced to withdraw an ad.
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'Gladiator' character tomb discovered in Rome

Friday, October 17th 2008, 12:05
related places: Rome

The tomb of an ancient Roman general, thought to have been an inspiration for the film Gladiator, is discovered in Rome.
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'Mafia boss' arrested in Italy

Tuesday, February 19th 2008, 11:24

Police in southern Italy hold the head of the powerful 'Ndrangheta mafia syndicate, Pasquale Condello.
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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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'Mafia crocodile' seized in Italy

Wednesday, September 23rd 2009, 14:26

Italian police say they have seized a crocodile used by a suspected mafia boss to extort protection money.
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'Mafia man' arrested in Venezuela

Sunday, June 21st 2009, 17:58
related countries: Venezuela

A Mafia fugitive, listed as one of the Italy's 30 most dangerous men, is arrested in Venezuela, Italian police say.
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'Mafiosi' held in US and Sicily

Thursday, February 7th 2008, 20:35
related countries: United States
related places: Sicily

Dozens of people are held by US and Italian authorities targeting an alleged drug-trafficking racket.
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'Many dead' as migrant boat sinks

Monday, June 16th 2008, 17:22
related countries: Libya

There is believed to be just one survivor from a boat that sank while carrying 150 migrants from Libya to Italy.
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'Mobster' held in surgery sting

Friday, November 7th 2008, 17:29

A suspected Italian mobster is caught by under-cover police as he comes round from a liposuction operation.
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'Mobsters' held in Naples raids

Tuesday, September 30th 2008, 12:45
related places: Naples

Italian police arrest some 30 alleged gangsters in the Naples area, in what is described as a "war" with the mafia.
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'Murder charge' over fan's death

Thursday, November 15th 2007, 17:39

An Italian policeman who shot dead a Lazio fan last weekend faces a murder charge, his lawyer says.
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'Neighbour rage' case grips Italy

Tuesday, January 29th 2008, 16:00
related places: Milan

Italians are gripped by the Milan trial of a middle-aged couple accused of killing four neighbours.
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'Parmalat founder's art' seized

Saturday, December 5th 2009, 17:30

Italian officials say they have seized art worth more than 100m euros (£90m) concealed by the convicted founder of Parmalat.
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'Pro-family' groups rally in Rome

Saturday, May 12th 2007, 21:12
related places: Rome

Hundreds of thousands of conservative activists protest in Rome against a law giving more rights to gay couples.
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'Slaves' saved from Italy circus

Wednesday, March 26th 2008, 10:30
related countries: Bulgaria

Police in Italy rescue Bulgarian sisters from a circus where they were forced to endure piranhas and snakes.
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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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'Thou shalt not text' - Italian bishop issues Lent appeal

Wednesday, March 4th 2009, 14:45
related places: Modena

The archbishop of the Italian city of Modena wants young Catholics to give up text messaging for Lent.
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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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'Trash tsar' to clear Naples dirt

Tuesday, January 8th 2008, 17:11
related places: Naples

Italy's PM names a former police chief to tackle a waste disposal crisis in Naples and promises incinerators.
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'Two bodies' on mafia waste ship

Friday, September 25th 2009, 15:05

Investigators in Italy examining a shipwreck containing possible radioactive waste say they may have found two bodies on board.
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'Window cleaner' scoops $1m mid-day heist in Milan

Saturday, October 25th 2008, 14:08
related places: Milan

Police in Milan investigate an unusual $1m (£628,420) robbery in the heart of the Italian fashion capital.
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'World peace' hitcher is murdered

Saturday, April 12th 2008, 14:42
related countries: Turkey

A female Italian artist hitch-hiking to the Middle East to promote world peace is murdered in Turkey.
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Abortion pill approved in Italy

Friday, July 31st 2009, 11:13

Italy's drug regulators approve use of the abortion pill, RU486, prompting protests from the Vatican.
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Abortion pill gets Italy approval

Thursday, December 10th 2009, 9:33

The abortion pill RU486 gets final approval in Italy, despite protests from the government and the Vatican.
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Afghan attack targets Nato troops

Tuesday, December 20th 2005, 9:31
related countries: Afghanistan
related places: Herat

Three Italian peacekeepers are injured in an apparent suicide attack in the Afghan city of Herat, Nato says.
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Afghan bomb kills Italian troops

Friday, May 5th 2006, 16:23
related countries: Afghanistan
related places: Kabul

Two Italian soldiers in the Nato peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan are killed by a bomb south of Kabul.
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Afghan hostage deal condemned

Thursday, March 22nd 2007, 12:46
related countries: Afghanistan, United Kingdom, United States

The US and UK criticise Italy and Afghanistan over a deal made with the Taleban to release a kidnapped journalist.
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Afghan kidnappers seek deal

Wednesday, October 18th 2006, 12:17
related countries: Afghanistan

Men who seized an Italian reporter in Afghanistan offer to swap him for a convert who fled to Italy, aid workers say.
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Afghan leader appeals on forces

Friday, February 23rd 2007, 5:27
related countries: Afghanistan

Afghan President Hamid Karzai appeals to Italy not to withdraw from Nato forces operating in his country.
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Afghan leader in key Rome talks

Friday, February 16th 2007, 4:50
related countries: Afghanistan
related places: Rome

President Hamid Karzai is meeting the Italian prime minister to discuss the fight against Afghan militants.
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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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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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'Berlusconi bill' passed in Italy – Aftershocks hamper Italian rescueAid workers snatched in Somalia – Ban criticises G8 climate effortsBank of Italy governor resigns – Berlusconi gets partial reprieveBerlusconi illness delays trial – Big trio in tough Euro 2008 groupBilic explains England comments – Carbon-dating challenges 'ancient' origins...Cardinals issue marriage warning – Cycling: Petacchi to miss TourCyclist Rebellin tests positive – Eight die in Italian helicopterElection cliffhanger grips Italy – Europeans angry at Ryanair move Europeans plan new oil pipeline – Five ancient Roman shipwrecks offer unusua...Five French die in Alps avalanche – Four get life for 'mafia' killingFrance 0-2 Italy – Gunmen attack Nigeria oil complexHamilton puts Spa saga behind him – It's quiz time!Italian 'Fritzl' and son arrested – Italian finance bosses 'arrested'Italian firms win Yukos auction – Italian PM vows to defeat mafiaItalian police 'bust drug cartel' – Italian trawler seized by CroatiaItalian trio relegated to Serie B – Italy and Libya accused of abuseItaly angered by 'fascist' label – Italy editor quits in row over PMItaly evacuates burning car ferry – Italy man wins life support pleaItaly may recognise unwed couples – Italy police raid 'terror school'Italy police seek 'Satan squad' – Italy seeks Condor plot suspectsItaly Senate battle in disarray – Italy-Libya in immigration dealItaly-Romania plea over migrants – Libya given migrant patrol boatsLife term call at Kercher hearing – Mafia fugitive 'visited France'Mafia glamour – Mills' Italian hearings under wayMiriam Makeba dies: Your reaction – North Korea gets its first pizzeria, staff...Nun, 106, to back Obama after not voting s... – Playwright Fo faces Milan votersPledge time – Power handover in Iraqi provincePowerful Italian quake kills many – Reply hereReporter abducted in Afghanistan – Rugby: France thrash ItalyRugby: France win Six Nations – Shopping joys in Europe's boutiquesSicilian anti-Mafia raids net 45 – Talks to end Italian crisis beginTaxi strikes bring chaos to Italy – Troops patrolling Italian citiesTruffles and parmesan at the corner shop – Venice is hit by serious floodingVenice launches tourist website – Zidane given ban and fine by Fifa