http://www.mail.com/locations/1568-italy.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.23/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/1568-italy.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1862552-film-blocked-italy-election-campaign.html ROME (AP) — Producers of a documentary that takes a sharply critical view of the political, economic and social trends in Italy in recent decades are protesting they are victims of censorship after the culture ministry blocked the film's Italian debut during the run-up to elections. "Girlfriend in a Coma" is billed as a documentary on "the decline" of Ita... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1862552-film-blocked-italy-election-campaign.html 2013-02-01T19:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1862534-us-firm-raises-stake-itays-unicredit.html MILAN (AP) — U.S. investment firm Blackrock has increased its stake in Italian bank UniCredit to become its second-largest shareholder. The Italian stock market watchdog, Consob, said Blackrock raised its stake to 5.036 percent, from 3.103 percent at the end of November. Institutional investors are required to disclose publicly when their stakes exceed th... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1862534-us-firm-raises-stake-itays-unicredit.html 2013-02-01T17:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1861756-milan-court-convicts-3-americans-cia-kidnapping.html MILAN (AP) — 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 abduction of an Egyptian terror suspect from a Milan street as part of the CIA's extraordinary rendition program. The decision means that all 26 Americans tried in absentia for the abduction now hav... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1861756-milan-court-convicts-3-americans-cia-kidnapping.html 2013-02-01T17:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1858688-fiat-industrial-sees-growth-us-unit-merger.html MILAN (AP) — Italian heavy-duty vehicles maker Fiat Industrial reported a 20 percent increase in fourth quarter profit Thursday and forecast revenue would increase 5 percent in 2013 as it completes the full merger with its U.S.-based farm and construction equipment maker, CNH. Chairman Sergio Marchionne told analysts that he expects the new company will b... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1858688-fiat-industrial-sees-growth-us-unit-merger.html 2013-01-31T17:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1859338-body-us-pilot-missing-f-16-adriatic.html ROME (AP) — The body of a U.S. Air Force pilot whose F-16 fighter jet went missing Monday during a nighttime training mission has been found in the Adriatic Sea. The family of Capt. Lucas Gruenther said his body was found on Thursday afternoon. Italian rescue teams were joined by F-16s in the search for Gruenther, and earlier in the week recovered debris ... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1859338-body-us-pilot-missing-f-16-adriatic.html 2013-01-31T15:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1857826-column-balotelli-shake-clown-tag-italy.html "A riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma:" Winston Churchill's famous description of Russia easily could be applied to Mario Balotelli. With one important difference: Hidden inside the jumble of myths, stories and questions that Balotelli lugs around is a fabulous soccer player. Is, not was. It will be great for him and for soccer if he now gets ... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 22:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1857826-column-balotelli-shake-clown-tag-italy.html 2013-01-30T22:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1856218-us-helps-fiat-q4-profit-than-double.html MILAN (AP) — Fiat SpA, the Italian automaker that controls Chrysler LLC, said Wednesday it had reduced its fourth-quarter losses in Europe last year, helping earnings more than double as North American sales continued to surge. The carmaker based in the northern Italian city of Turin posted net profit of €102 million ($138 million), up from €43 million in... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1856218-us-helps-fiat-q4-profit-than-double.html 2013-01-30T15:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1854858-italian-bank-official-nationalization.html MILAN (AP) — The chairman of embattled Italian bank Monte dei Paschi says nationalizing the world's oldest running bank remains "potentially" possible — but emphasized managers' commitment to avoid that outcome. Alessandro Profumo told RAI state television Tuesday evening that the bank's reorganization plan should ensure that it can repay €3.9 billion ($5... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1854858-italian-bank-official-nationalization.html 2013-01-29T21:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1854162-italians-seek-return-salieris-remains.html MILAN (AP) — Residents of a provincial city in northern Italy are seeking to reclaim the remains of its best-known son, composer Antonio Salieri. Salieri left his birthplace of Legnago, south of Verona, as a teen in 1766 to pursue his musical ambitions in Vienna, where he mostly remained until his death in 1825. He was one of the Habsburg court's favorite... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1854162-italians-seek-return-salieris-remains.html 2013-01-29T17:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1853132-lombardy-stars-kingmaker-national-elections.html MILAN (AP) — One region looms large over Italy's upcoming election: Lombardy. The nation's industrial powerhouse and home to its financial capital, Milan, the region generates a fifth of Italy's wealth and boasts one-sixth of its population. The way Lombardy goes will likely determine whether the eurozone's third-largest economy gets the stable government... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 11:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1853132-lombardy-stars-kingmaker-national-elections.html 2013-01-29T11:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1851966-us-fighter-jet-missing-training-mission.html WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and Italian aircraft on Monday searched the Adriatic Sea after losing contact with a U.S. fighter jet believed to have crashed during a training mission off the coast of Italy. The headquarters of the 31st Fighter Wing, at Aviano Air Base in Italy, said in a statement that the F-16 fighter had one pilot aboard when contact was lost ... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1851966-us-fighter-jet-missing-training-mission.html 2013-01-28T23:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1851444-italian-court-missile-caused-1980-plane-crash.html ROME (AP) — Italy's top criminal court has ruled there is "abundantly" clear evidence that a stray missile caused an Italian passenger jet to crash into the Mediterranean Sea in 1980, killing all 81 people aboard. Quoting from the Rome ruling on Monday, the Italian news agency LaPresse said the court upheld a Palermo appeals ruling that Italian radar syst... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1851444-italian-court-missile-caused-1980-plane-crash.html 2013-01-28T17:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1851342-romes-trevi-fountain-29-facelift.html ROME (AP) — Rome's 18th-century Trevi Fountain, famed as a setting for the film "La Dolce Vita," is getting a €2.18 million ($2.9 million) restoration courtesy of the Fendi fashion house. The 20-month project on one of the city's most iconic fountains was unveiled at a city hall press conference Monday featuring Fendi designers Karl Lagerfeld and Silvia V... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1851342-romes-trevi-fountain-29-facelift.html 2013-01-28T16:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1850816-monte-paschi-raised-aid-demand-to-trade-loss.html MILAN (AP) — Embattled bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena increased its request for government aid by €500 million ($672 million) in October after incoming managers found a document indicating possible trading losses, the chief executive said Monday. As he provided reporters with details on a scandal involving complex loss-making financial trades that were no... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1850816-monte-paschi-raised-aid-demand-to-trade-loss.html 2013-01-28T16:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1850660-italy-through-2-year-bond-auction-with-ease.html ROME (AP) — Italy has easily sold €4 billion ($5.4 billion) in 24-month bonds in an auction that saw the country's borrowing rates fall, in a further sign that investors are shrugging off uncertainty ahead of elections next month and Italy's latest financial scandal. The Italian Treasury said Monday the interest rate on the bonds was 1.434 percent, down f... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1850660-italy-through-2-year-bond-auction-with-ease.html 2013-01-28T10:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1849266-berlusconi-defends-mussolini-backing-hitler.html ROME (AP) — Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi praised Benito Mussolini for "having done good" despite the Fascist dictator's anti-Jewish laws, immediately sparking expressions of outrage as Europe on Sunday held Holocaust remembrances. Berlusconi also defended Mussolini for allying himself with Hitler, saying he likely reasoned that it would be bet... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 17:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1849266-berlusconi-defends-mussolini-backing-hitler.html 2013-01-27T17:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1849300-austrias-hirscher-win-slalom-fans.html KITZBUEHEL, Austria (AP) — Marcel Hirscher won a World Cup slalom for the 10th time in his career Sunday, drawing roars from a home crowd that included Austria-born Arnold Schwarzenegger. Hirscher became the first Austrian since Klaus Kroell in 2009 to win a race at the Hahnenkamm event, one of the classic stops on the men's World Cup calendar. Ivica Kost... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 14:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1849300-austrias-hirscher-win-slalom-fans.html 2013-01-27T14:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1847964-monti-wont-who-prefers-coalition-ally.html ROME (AP) — 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 after Italy's general election next month. Monti said Saturday in Milan he'd discuss potential government coalition partners only after the votes have been counted. Opinion polls show no party, o... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 15:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1847964-monti-wont-who-prefers-coalition-ally.html 2013-01-26T15:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1845352-italian-bank-scandal-electoral-issue.html MILAN (AP) — An Italian comedian-turned-political activist attacked the head of Monte dei Paschi bank over a trading scandal on Friday. Angry shareholders, meanwhile, sought explanations for millions in expected losses before accepting a capital increase needed to safeguard the bank. Beppe Grillo, a popular comedian whose anti-establishment 5 Stelle movem... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1845352-italian-bank-scandal-electoral-issue.html 2013-01-25T15:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1844722-wind-snow-thwart-search-plane-antarctica.html WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Hurricane-force winds and snow were preventing searchers Friday from reaching a plane believed to have crashed in an Antarctic mountain range while carrying three Canadians. Its emergency locator started transmitting late Wednesday about 680 kilometers (420 miles) north of the South Pole, but the weather has prevented search... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 01:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1844722-wind-snow-thwart-search-plane-antarctica.html 2013-01-25T01:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1843388-italian-bank-seeks-to-calm-investors-trades.html MILAN (AP) — Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena sought Thursday to calm investors over a trading scandal that has caused its share price to slump and led to much finger-pointing ahead of general elections next month. Former managers of bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena, the world's oldest running bank, hid complex financial transactions that were reveale... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1843388-italian-bank-seeks-to-calm-investors-trades.html 2013-01-24T20:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1841768-plane-carrying-3-canadians-missing-antarctica.html WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Bad weather has forced rescuers to wait until Friday to try to reach a small plane believed to have crashed in an Antarctic mountain range while carrying three Canadians between scientific research stations on the continent. The plane was flying from a U.S. station near the South Pole to an Italian research base in Terra Nov... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 07:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1841768-plane-carrying-3-canadians-missing-antarctica.html 2013-01-24T07:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1841234-mexican-court-orders-release-french-woman.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican Supreme Court panel voted Wednesday to release Florence Cassez, a Frenchwoman who says she was unjustly sentenced to 60 years in prison for kidnapping. Cassez has become a cause celebre in France, and irregularities in her case strained relations between the countries. President Francois Hollande went on French television to s... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1841234-mexican-court-orders-release-french-woman.html 2013-01-23T21:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1839888-monte-dei-paschi-shares-suspended-trading.html MILAN (AP) — Shares in the world's oldest running bank, Monte dei Paschi di Siena, have been suspended from trading after reports claimed that its profits will be hurt by financial derivatives it has bought. The bank has come under market scrutiny after the daily Il Fatto Quotidiano reported that a purchase of derivatives three years ago threatens to cut ... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1839888-monte-dei-paschi-shares-suspended-trading.html 2013-01-23T09:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1834852-amsterdam-brussels-high-speed-rail-link-halted.html BRUSSELS (AP) — It was supposed to be the perfect 21st century link between two bustling European capitals. Instead, the new high-speed Fyra line connecting Amsterdam and Brussels turned into the missing link. One month after the maiden trip, the Italian-built trains have been taken out of service. Technical problems dogged the sleek new trains — which ca... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1834852-amsterdam-brussels-high-speed-rail-link-halted.html 2013-01-21T16:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1834684-berlusconi-sex-for-hire-verdict-italy-vote.html MILAN (AP) — 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 Feb. 24-25 national election. Prosecutors, meanwhile, pressed to make sure they can give their closing arguments, which include their sentencing demands, before the vote, in which Berlusconi is ... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1834684-berlusconi-sex-for-hire-verdict-italy-vote.html 2013-01-21T11:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1833032-berlusconi-wont-premier-party-wins.html ROME (AP) — Silvio Berlusconi insisted on Sunday he won't be premier again if his conservative party, now trailing in opinion polls, wins Italian elections next month. The media mogul told an interviewer on Sky TG24 TV that his political heir and former justice minister, Angelino Alfano, is his choice to head Italy's next government. For months, Berlusco... Sun, 20 Jan 2013 14:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1833032-berlusconi-wont-premier-party-wins.html 2013-01-20T14:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1832702-fiscal-crisis-budget-battle-mark-panettas-tenure.html WASHINGTON (AP) — As Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's plane returned home Saturday night, completing his final official overseas trip, his staff gathered to salute his time as Pentagon chief and present him with a symbol of his tenure: a plastic meat ax. After 19 months at the helm of the world's largest military, Panetta may go down in history as the CIA... Sun, 20 Jan 2013 08:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1832702-fiscal-crisis-budget-battle-mark-panettas-tenure.html 2013-01-20T08:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1831794-vonn-wins-wc-downhill-1st-victory-5-weeks.html CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Lindsey Vonn is back at full speed. Vonn won a World Cup downhill Saturday for her first victory in more than five weeks, beating overall leader Tina Maze by nearly half a second. And most importantly, she's back to being fully healthy after a nasty bacterial problem that ate away the muscles in her powerful legs and sapped... Sat, 19 Jan 2013 14:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1831794-vonn-wins-wc-downhill-1st-victory-5-weeks.html 2013-01-19T14:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1831688-vonn-wins-wc-downhill-victory-5-weeks.html CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Lindsey Vonn showed she's back in form Saturday, winning a World Cup downhill for her first victory in more than five weeks. The four-time overall World Cup champion, who took three weeks off recently to regain her strength following an intestinal ailment, clocked 1 minute, 38.25 seconds down the sun-drenched Olympia delle ... Sat, 19 Jan 2013 11:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1831688-vonn-wins-wc-downhill-victory-5-weeks.html 2013-01-19T11:17:00Z