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Vatican raises possibility of early March conclave
The Vatican raised the possibility Saturday that the conclave to elect the next pope might start sooner than March 15, the earliest date possible ...
Police track elusive figure in soccer match-fixing
At 5:45 a.m. on Nov. 4, 2011, when early risers would have been sipping espressos and buttering toast, a man dressed in black disembarked at Milan's ...
Finmeccanica names interim CEO
The board of Italian defense and aerospace company Finmeccanica on Wednesday named Chief Operating Officer Alessandro Pansa as interim chief executive ...
Finmeccanica CEO arrested in corruption probe
The chief executive of Italian defense and aerospace giant Finmeccanica was arrested in a corruption probe Tuesday, the third corporate scandal to ...
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 ...
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 ...
Milan court convicts 3 Americans in CIA kidnapping
A Milan appeals court on Friday vacated acquittals for a former CIA station chief and two other Americans, and instead convicted them in the 2003 ...
Merkel optimistic ahead of European budget talks
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she is optimistic that negotiations on the European Union's seven-year budget next week will be successful.
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 ...
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 ...
Italian bank scandal becomes electoral issue
An Italian comedian-turned-political activist attacked the head of Monte dei Paschi bank over a trading scandal on Friday. Angry shareholders, ...
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 ...
Cameron: I don't want a country called Europe
British Prime Minister David Cameron wants nothing to do with a United States of Europe, an idea that's gaining currency as the countries that use the ...
Cameron proposes British vote on EU relationship
British Prime Minister David Cameron pledged Wednesday to offer citizens a vote on whether to leave the European Union if his party wins the next ...
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 ...
Italy steel exec arrested in UK over ILVA plant
An Italian steel executive turned himself into British authorities on Tuesday after being placed under investigation in Italy over environmental and ...
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 ...
Italy offers air logistic support for Mali
Italy is prepared to offer logistical support for air operations against Islamic extremists in Mali, officials said Wednesday, as French troops ...
European leaders headlining annual forum in Davos
Promoting measures to get the global economy out of its crisis mode will be the focal point of next week's annual gathering of world leaders and power ...