Berlusconi vows to stay in politics after tax fraud verdict
A typically unabashed Silvio Berlusconi vowed on Saturday to stay in politics to reform the very justice system that sentenced him to jail for tax fraud, as the Italian press declared an emphatic end
India not amused, says F1 team decision not in spirit of sports
India on Friday disapproved of Formula One team Ferrari's decision to race with the Italian navy flag on their cars at Indian Grand Prix as a gesture of solidarity towards its marines facing trial in
Italy court convicts Berlusconi of tax evasion
A court in Italy has convicted former Premier Silvio Berlusconi of tax fraud and sentenced him to four years in prison.
The conviction on Friday was the 76-year-old media mogul's first in a long seri
Italy scientists sentenced to jail in quake trial
Six Italian scientists and a government official were found guilty on Monday of multiple manslaughter for underestimating the risks of a killer earthquake in the town of L'Aquila in 2009.
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Italian mag publishes topless Kate despite legal risk
An Italian magazine owned by Silvio Berlusconi published topless photos of Prince William's wife Catherine on Monday despite the risk of legal action, but Italian reaction to the pictures was muted.
IMF backs Draghi; says Spain, Italy have done enough
The International Monetary Fund on Sunday strongly backed the European Central Bank's plan to staunch the eurozone debt crisis with unlimited bond purchases, saying it was ready to get involved in des
Draghi gets ECB backing for unlimited bond-buying
The European Central Bank agreed on Thursday to launch a new and potentially unlimited bond-buying programme to lower struggling eurozone countries' borrowing costs and draw a line under the debt cris
Mario Draghi to deliver bond plan at crunch ECB meeting
European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi faces the most decisive moment of his presidency on Thursday when he tries to heal divisions among policymakers and deliver on his promise to save the euro.
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Italian marines enjoy no immunity, Centre tells SC
The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the Italian marines who killed two Indian fishermen in February 2012, purportedly mistaking them for pirates, did not enjoy any diplomatic immunity a
End of Italy's economic crisis getting closer: Monti
Italy's economic difficulties are not as serious as they were a year ago and the end of the crisis is getting closer, Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti said on Sunday.
"A year ago we thought less th