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Kerry to return for a new effort on Mideast peace
Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday he would depart in two weeks on another trip to the Middle East to push peace between Israel and the ...
Vatican denies internal split on US nun crackdown
The Vatican on Tuesday denied there were any internal divisions over its crackdown on the largest umbrella group of U.S. nuns after a top Vatican ...
Italy's ex-premier Giulio Andreotti dies at 94
Giulio Andreotti personified the nation he helped shape, the good and the bad. One of Italy's most important postwar figures, he helped draft the ...
Spain, Italy team up to demand crisis relief
The premiers of Spain and Italy teamed up Monday to push the eurozone to focus more on spurring economic growth instead of just reducing debt — a move ...
Correction: Italy's Race Problem story
In a May 1 story about racism in Italy, datelined Rome, The Associated Press incorrectly reported that a current French minister is from the French ...
Cameras in planes show Italy thieves
Italian police have arrested 29 airport baggage handlers accused of stealing cameras, cellphones and other loot from passengers' luggage, a bust made ...
Benedict XVI returns to Vatican for first time
Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI came home to the Vatican on Thursday for the first time since he resigned Feb. 28, beginning an unprecedented era for the ...
Italy race problems seen with black gov't minister
It was hailed as a giant step forward for racial integration in a country that has long been ill at ease with its growing immigrant classes.
Italian policemen shot near new gov't swearing-in
In the very moments Italy's new coalition government was being sworn in, ending months of political paralysis in a country hoping to revive a bleak ...
Italy forms new government after 2-month stalemate
Center-left leader Enrico Letta forged a new Italian government Saturday in a coalition with former Premier Silvio Berlusconi's conservatives, an ...
Ex-bishop's widow wants optional priestly celibacy
She uses a wheelchair and carries the weight of her 87 years, but Clelia Luro feels powerful enough to make the Roman Catholic Church pay attention ...
Italian protest party: people fed up with politics
A day after Italy's president was re-elected to an unprecedented second term, the leader of an anti-establishment movement says citizens' patience ...
English football shaken by return of hooliganism
A fan punches a police horse as the streets of Newcastle are turned into a battleground. Bloodied supporters brawl inside Wembley Stadium as weeping ...
Pope tells priests: practice what you preach
Pope Francis told priests on Sunday to practice what they preach, saying the church's credibility was on the line. During a Mass to formally take ...
UN chief urges Syria to OK expanded chemical probe
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon is urging the Syrian government to accept an expanded U.N. probe into alleged chemical weapons use, saying he has ...
Hernanes, Totti trade goals as Rome derby ends 1-1
Brazil playmaker Hernanes put Lazio ahead but later missed a penalty in a 1-1 draw with Roma in the city derby Monday that left both clubs still ...
Fans stabbed, ambulance attacked before Rome derby
At least four fans have been stabbed and an ambulance attacked in clashes ahead of the Rome derby between Roma and Lazio. The ANSA news agency reports ...