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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 ...
Berlusconi: I won't be premier if my party wins
Silvio Berlusconi insisted on Sunday he won't be premier again if his conservative party, now trailing in opinion polls, wins Italian elections next ...
Court refuses to halt Berlusconi fraud appeal
A Milan court has refused to halt ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi's fraud appeal until after national elections. The court ruled that the hearings, which ...
Berlusconi's wiretap trial postponed in Italy
An Italian court accepted a request from former Premier Silvio Berlusconi's defense team and agreed to postpone his wiretap leaks trial until after ...
Court denies Berlusconi bid to halt sex trial
A Milan court on Monday rejected a bid by former Premier Silvio Berlusconi to halt his sex-for-hire trial for Italy's general election campaign, a ...
Italy's 3-year borrowing rate lowest since 2010
Italy has easily raised €3.5 billion ($4.64 billion) in the sale of 3-year bonds, paying the lowest interest rates for such debt since March 2010, as ...
Berlusconi rips magistrates over divorce deal
Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi has infuriated Italy's legal establishment by blasting a group of female magistrates as "feminist" and "communist" ...
Berlusconi says Pato could return in 1 year's time
Alexandre Pato could return to AC Milan in a year's time. Milan president Silvio Berlusconi says that's what the Brazil striker promised when he ended ...
Berlusconi teams up with Northern League
Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi announced a deal Monday with the Northern League — his fractious coalition partner in three governments — to jointly ...
Criminal probe expected in Italian racism case
A public prosecutor is set to open a criminal inquiry after a friendly match between AC Milan and lower division club Pro Patria was abandoned ...