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Defiant Berlusconi taken down by markets
Tue Nov 8, 2011 3:16 PM EST
Silvio Berlusconi survived sex scandals and corruption trials. Tawdry accounts of sexy "bunga bunga" parties turned him into an international laughing stock. Prosecutors pursued him over a mind-boggling array of suspected improprieties.
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Italy's new premier Monti rushes to build new govt
Mon Nov 7, 2011 12:01 PM EST
Italy's premier-designate Mario Monti began talks on Monday to create a new government of non-political experts tasked with overhauling an ailing economy to keep market fears over the country from threatening the existence of the euro.
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Colonel Gaddafi dead: Libyan tyrant's body stored in shopping centre freezer - mirror.co.uk
Seeded on Fri Oct 21, 2011 6:56 PM EDT (Mirror.co.uk)
Qaddafi is dead, and many images were collected to support this.
Life sentences given in Argentine torture trial
Thu Jul 14, 2011 5:29 PM EDT
Two former military officers were convicted Thursday of murder, kidnapping and torture at one of the most notorious prisons run by Argentina's former dictatorship. Both got life sentences for crimes against humanity.
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Row erupts over measure that could aid Berlusconi
Thu Jun 30, 2011 4:13 PM EDT
Italian opposition parties and the media claimed Tuesday that a measure buried in Italy's euro47 billion ($68 billion) austerity package would allow Premier Silvio Berlusconi's family investment company to avoid a heavy fine, at least temporarily.
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Italy delivers 4 frigates to Tunisia
Fri May 13, 2011 3:00 PM EDT
The Tunisian interior minister says Italy has delivered four frigates to Tunisia's government to help patrol its coasts as part of efforts to curb illegal immigration toward Europe.
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Italian police save 400 migrants off Lampedusa
Sun May 8, 2011 2:37 AM EDT
Italian police and coast guard officials on Sunday rescued some 400 illegal migrants coming from Libya whose boat was tossed against rocks near port in southern Italy after the steering malfunctioned, officials said.
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Muammar Gaddafi son killed by Nato air strike � Libyan government
Seeded on Sat Apr 30, 2011 8:22 PM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)
A NATO airstrike has claimed the son of Gaddafi and three of his grandchildren.
Italy's La Scala honors Japanese quake victims
Mon Mar 21, 2011 2:58 PM EDT
Milan's La Scala opera house paused for a minute of silence to honor the victims of Japan's earthquake and tsunami.
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Human rights: meeting the leaders of oppressed populations, near Rome
Seeded on Sat Feb 19, 2011 5:34 PM EST (Radio radicale)
Rebya Kader, the leader of the Uyghurs, the President of the Tibetan Parliament in exile Penpa Sering, the leader of the Montagnards Kok Ksor, Rubina Greenwood (Sindhi), Joel Batila ( Republic of Cabind ), and many more, this week-end are near Rome to talk about human rig …
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