Italy
Berlusconi revamps media tactics to woo Italian voters
ROME - Silvio Berlusconi has always been most formidable with his back to the wall and he has played a bold gamble by leaving the comfortable studios of his own television empire to take on some of his fiercest critics ahead of next month's Italian election.
Italy's Monti calls for "radical reforms" in campaign launch
ROME - Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti launched his campaign for a second term on Sunday with a speech calling for deep-rooted reforms to kick start economic growth, four weeks ahead of a parliamentary election.
Emergency meeting ends strike at Italy's troubled ILVA plant
ROME - Italian metal workers called off a strike at Europe's biggest steel plant on Saturday after an emergency meeting between government, unions and company management to save the ILVA factory from closure.
Berlusconi poll recovery shakes up Italy election race
ROME - Four-time Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi extended his surge in Italy's opinion polls on Friday, increasing prospects that the center-left Democratic Party now leading the race will have to seek a pact with Mario Monti's centrist bloc.
Generali has offers for Swiss and U.S. arms: CEO
MILAN/LONDON - Generali has received non-binding offers for Swiss-based private bank BSI and U.S. reinsurance business, chief executive Mario Greco said, as the Italian insurer seeks to strengthen its capital to meet new industry rules.
Restorers discover colorful frescoes in Rome's Colosseum
ROME - Italian restorers cleaning the Colosseum have discovered remains of frescoes indicating the interior of one of the world's most famous monuments may have been colorfully painted in Roman times.
Italian court rejects Berlusconi bid to halt tax fraud trial
MILAN - A Milan court on Friday rejected a request from Silvio Berlusconi's lawyers to suspend a tax fraud trial involving the purchase of broadcasting rights by his Mediaset media group until after the February 24-25 election.
Berlusconi poll recovery shakes up Italy's election race
ROME - Four-time Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi extended his surge in Italy's opinion polls on Friday, increasing prospects that the center-left Democratic Party now leading the race will have to seek a pact with Mario Monti's centrist bloc.
India has jurisdiction to try Italian marines for fishermen deaths: court
NEW DELHI - India has jurisdiction to try two Italian marines charged with killing two fishermen, the country's Supreme Court said in a long-awaiting ruling on Friday, setting the stage for a criminal trial that could further sour ties between India and Italy.
Italian mafia revenues much lower than thought: study
MILAN - Italy's organized crime networks take in around 10.5 billion euros ($13.96 billion) a year, a fraction of previous estimates of their turnover, a government-funded report said on Wednesday.
Algeria says 37 foreigners died in siege led by Canadian
ALGIERS - A total of 37 foreigners and an Algerian died at a desert gas plant and five are still missing after a four-day hostage-taking coordinated by a Canadian gunman, Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal said on Monday. | Video
Ethiopia and Eritrea: An elusive peace on the cards?
Ethiopia and Eritrea are still at each others’ throats. The two neighbours fought hammer and tongs in sun-baked trenches during a two-year war over a decade ago, before a peace deal ended their World War I-style conflict in 2000. Furious veRed Sea, UNrbal battles, however, have continued to this day.
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