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March 21, 2019

China's Xi visits Italy with Belt and Road deal as prize

At the heart of Chinese President Xi Jingping's visit to Rome that started Thursday is a key prize: a deal to make Italy the ...

March 20, 2019

Italy: Bus driver abducts 51 children, sets vehicle on fire

A bus driver in northern Italy abducted 51 children and their school chaperones Wednesday, threatening the hostages' lives ...

March 20, 2019

Italy to join China's Belt and Road initiative over US worry

Premier Giuseppe Conte pledged Tuesday to make Italy the first Group of Seven nation to join China's ambitious Belt and Road ...

March 14, 2019

EU parliament leader under fire for praising Mussolini

European Parliament President Antonio Tajani apologized Thursday for remarks interpreted as praise for Italian dictator ...

March 11, 2019

Correction: Ethiopia-Plane-Crash-The Latest story

In a story March 11 about the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft after a crash in Ethiopia, The Associated Press reported erroneously ...

March 09, 2019

Italy government fraying over high-speed rail dispute

Italy's coalition government frayed further Friday over the stalled high-speed rail line to France, with the League insisting ...

March 06, 2019

Italy PM Conte urges Kosovo to abolish taxes on Serbia goods

Italy's prime minister on Wednesday urged Kosovo to withdraw a 100-percent tariff on goods from Serbia so the former Balkan ...

March 05, 2019

Macron's plea for Europe lays down battle lines for May vote

French President Emmanuel Macron drew both support and skepticism Tuesday with a clarion call to voters in 28 nations to ...

March 05, 2019

Macron's plea for Europe lays down battle lines for May vote

French President Emmanuel Macron drew both support and skepticism Tuesday with a clarion call to voters in 28 nations to ...

February 21, 2019

Italy: Teacher's 'experiment' with black pupil arouses anger

An elementary school teacher in central Italy who told his students a black classmate was "ugly" is learning about the ...

February 21, 2019

Abuse victims: Italian law helps bishops dodge investigation

U.S. and Italian advocates for victims of pedophile priests are pressing for Italy to overhaul legislation that allows ...

February 19, 2019

Tech could unite Europe's populists ahead of EU vote in May

The web platform was named for a revered French populist philosopher and created by an Italian internet entrepreneur to ...

February 15, 2019

French ambassador returns to Italy following dramatic spat

France's ambassador returned to Italy on Friday, professing confidence that the two neighbors could deal with disagreements ...

February 15, 2019

High-speed tunnel project divides Italy's ruling populists

A strategic European Union project to build a high-speed rail tunnel through the Alps, meant to speed journeys between France ...

February 12, 2019

Italy slams EU for lack of solidarity, but faulted for same

Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte demanded "authentic" solidarity from Italy's European Union partners on the issue of migrants ...

February 12, 2019

Italy: New presidential election needed soon in Venezuela

Italy's populist government is calling for elections soon in Venezuela but is stopping short of joining its European Union ...

February 10, 2019

Italy: Regional vote pairs far-right League, centrist party

Voters in one of Italy's least populated regions are casting ballots in an election that was regarded as a limited indicator ...

February 09, 2019

French minister warns Italian populist over diplomat recall

France's Europe minister says she hopes the "message was understood" by Italy after this week's stunning recall of France's ...

February 08, 2019

France keeps up pressure on Italy in historic EU dispute

France's pro-EU government and Italy's populist leaders sparred anew Friday, as business giants from both countries appealed ...