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Big name Italy elex produce surprise frontrunner
If opinion polls are right, he's the man headed to win Italy's elections this month. No, not Silvio Berlusconi, the flamboyant media mogul chased out ...
How many votes is a photo op with the pope worth?
How much weight does an endorsement from a lame-duck pope carry in the upcoming election? No, not that election — the one to pick the next leader of ...
UK royals condemn plans to publish Kate pictures
An Italian magazine that published topless photos of Prince William's wife last year is reportedly printing new pictures of the pregnant duchess on ...
Polls show Berlusconi gaining in national election
The last political polls to be published before Italy's national elections suggest that ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi is gaining ground on the ...
Milan denies Balotelli argument with police
AC Milan denied reports striker Mario Balotelli was involved in an argument with police after parking illegally on Thursday. "Today at Milan airport ...
Netherlands and Italy draw 1-1 in friendly
Marco Verratti scored a 92nd minute equalizer as Italy salvaged a 1-1 draw against an experimental Netherlands team in a friendly on Wednesday.
Berlusconi brother slammed for soccer player slur
Last week it was Silvio Berlusconi who got into hot water for praising Benito Mussolini. This week it's the former premier's younger brother who has ...
Berlusconi: if I win, Italians get home tax back
Media mogul Silvio Berlusconi on Sunday promised Italians that if they vote him back into office, he will abolish an unpopular tax on primary ...
Balotelli wants 'to win as a protagonist' at Milan
Mario Balotelli declared his lifelong love for AC Milan during a packed presentation with his new club Friday. There wasn't much love for England, ...
Balotelli arrives in Milan to finalize move
Italy striker Mario Balotelli landed in Milan to frenzied scenes on Wednesday to finalize his move from Manchester City to AC Milan. Milan announced ...
AC Milan set to sign Balotelli from Man City
AC Milan announced on Tuesday that it has reached an agreement with Manchester City to sign Italy striker Mario Balotelli from the English champions.
Lombardy stars as kingmaker in national elections
One region looms large over Italy's upcoming election: Lombardy. The nation's industrial powerhouse and home to its financial capital, Milan, the ...
Italian borrowing costs drop on 6-month auction
Italy raised €8.5 billion ($11.44 billion) in an auction of six-month bonds, as markets continue to shrug off any concern about political uncertainty ...
Probe sought over Berlusconi's praise of Mussolini
An Italian political candidate has asked prosecutors to investigate former Premier Silvio Berlusconi for allegedly defending fascism after the media ...
Berlusconi defends Mussolini for backing Hitler
Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi praised Benito Mussolini for "having done good" despite the Fascist dictator's anti-Jewish laws, immediately ...
Holocaust victims mourned at Auschwitz and beyond
Holocaust survivors, politicians, religious leaders and others marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday with solemn prayers and the ...
Monti won't say who he prefers as coalition ally
Outgoing Premier Mario Monti is refusing to reveal who he would like to be his coalition partner should he be in a position to help form a government ...
Berlusconi vows to cancel property tax on Day 1
Silvio Berlusconi is vowing to scrap Italy's property tax in his first Cabinet meeting if his coalition is elected, zeroing in on Italians' deep ...
AC Milan won't sign Kaka or Balotelli
AC Milan president Silvio Berlusconi says it will not be signing Kaka or Mario Balotelli. When asked on Thursday who of the duo was more likely to ...
Monti ally: If we lose, we back reformists only
Italian Premier Mario Monti's ally has signaled the leader could be a political spoiler by refusing to back any election winner who doesn't pledge to ...
Berlusconi sex-for-hire verdict after Italy vote
Judges hearing ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi's sex-for-hire trial on Monday pushed back the verdict and the sentencing in the case until after Italy's ...