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Italian farmer turns field into Putin portrait ahead of G20

An Italian artist has used his tractor to transform a field near the Italian city of Verona into a giant portrait of Russian ...

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The Latest: Vatican hospital says AP investigation is 'hoax'

The Latest on the AP investigation into the Vatican children's hospital (all times local): 9:20 p.m. The Vatican's children's ...

The Latest: Italy says migrant arrivals up 20 pct this year

The Latest on Europe's migration crisis (all times local): 8:10 p.m. Italy's interior ministry says the number of migrant ...

Qatar stands firm, rejecting Arab demands as deadline looms

Qatar said Saturday it doesn't fear any military retaliation for refusing to meet a Monday deadline to comply with a list of ...

Pope's top aide is charged in sex assault case in Australia

Pope Francis suffered a major blow when his top financial adviser, Cardinal George Pell, was charged in his native Australia ...

Italy threatens to close ports to NGO migrant rescue ships

Italy threatened Wednesday to close its ports to aid groups rescuing migrants off Libya's coast as it struggles to cope with ...

Right-wing basks, leftists regroup after local vote in Italy

Italy's ruling center-left Democratic Party is picking up the pieces after a weekend drubbing in local elections while former ...

Ex-CIA agent plans return to Italy to serve kidnap sentence

A former CIA agent says she is returning to Italy this week to serve a three-year sentence for taking part in the kidnapping ...

Italy giving 5.2B euros in resources to keep 2 banks open

The Italian government on Sunday made 5.2 billion euros ($5.8 billion) of resources immediately available to keep operative ...

Italian PM 'guarantees' savers' accounts in 2 troubled banks

Italy's premier says holders of accounts in two troubled Italian banks will have their savings guaranteed despite insolvency ...

Italian farmers alarmed as dry spell prompts water rationing

Italy's farm lobby is warning that agricultural production is plummeting nationwide because of prolonged heat and dry weather ...

Genoa makes special airport waiver for famed pesto sauce

The Italian port city of Genoa has taken pride in its famed pesto sauce to new heights by granting special airport waivers ...

Pope honors 'rebel' priests censured for commitment to poor

Pope Francis made a pilgrimage to northern Italy on Tuesday to honor two 20th-century parish priests whose commitment to the ...

Italy says G-20 a chance to pressure Trump on climate pact

Italy's premier says that world leaders will keep up the pressure on President Donald Trump to re-think his opposition to the ...

The Latest: Poland reacts to EU legal action over refugees

The Latest on migrants and asylum-seekers in Europe (all times local): 5 p.m. The Polish government spokesman says that ...

Italy nabs migrant smugglers who planned jihadi transport

Authorities in Sicily say they have detained 15 people accused of running a high-end migrant smuggling racket that planned ...

Donald Trump

Trump makes personal appeal to both sides for Mideast peace

President Donald Trump made a personal appeal for peace between Israel and the Palestinians, calling on both sides to put ...

Donald Trump, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Ivanka Trump

Ivanka Trump to take part in presidential trip

Ivanka Trump will travel with the president to Saudi Arabia, Israel and Italy on his upcoming foreign trip, a White House ...

The latest: Australia says China responsible for NKorea

The Latest on North Korea's missile launch (all times local): 12:30 p.m. Australia's prime minister has called on China to ...

'Angry, isolated' Muntari overturns ban for racism protest

Angered that he was treated like a "criminal," Sulley Muntari won his fight with Italian soccer authorities on Friday to ...