Gianni Alemanno's surprising victory over Francesco Rutelli brings about the first rightist mayor since World War II
Italian prime minister-elect Silvio Berlusconi believes Italian investors are ready to bid for ailing airline Alitalia -- but also warned that workers for the national airline faced job cuts, agencies report local media as saying.
Troubled Italian airline Alitalia got an emergency short term loan of 300 million euros ($478 million) from the Italian government Tuesday, a government official told CNN.
Billionaire conservative former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is on track to become Italy's next leader after his center-left rival Walter Veltroni Monday conceded general election defeat.
A third election as prime minister vindicates the often controversial Italian politician, but this time, there's little euphoria among his supporters
Italians began voting Sunday in snap general elections that could bring the return of a familiar face in Italian politics: former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
Italians will go to the polls Sunday and Monday for general elections that could bring the return of a familiar face in Italian politics: former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
The board of Alitalia has agreed to a buyout by Air France-KLM, a deal that still needs the approval of the Italian government. The problem is, the government is in limbo.
Viewpoint: Italy cannot fix its broken political system until it summons the anger and determination needed to fight the scourge of organized crime
Unable to form a new government, Italian President Giorgio Napolitano dissolved parliament Wednesday, paving the way for new elections that could see a return to power by former premier Silvio Berlusconi.
Gianni Alemanno's surprising victory over Francesco Rutelli brings about the first rightist mayor since World War II
Italian prime minister-elect Silvio Berlusconi believes Italian investors are ready to bid for ailing airline Alitalia -- but also warned that workers for the national airline faced job cuts, agencies report local media as saying.
Troubled Italian airline Alitalia got an emergency short term loan of 300 million euros ($478 million) from the Italian government Tuesday, a government official told CNN.
Billionaire conservative former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is on track to become Italy's next leader after his center-left rival Walter Veltroni Monday conceded general election defeat.
A third election as prime minister vindicates the often controversial Italian politician, but this time, there's little euphoria among his supporters
Italians began voting Sunday in snap general elections that could bring the return of a familiar face in Italian politics: former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
Italians will go to the polls Sunday and Monday for general elections that could bring the return of a familiar face in Italian politics: former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
The board of Alitalia has agreed to a buyout by Air France-KLM, a deal that still needs the approval of the Italian government. The problem is, the government is in limbo.
Viewpoint: Italy cannot fix its broken political system until it summons the anger and determination needed to fight the scourge of organized crime
Unable to form a new government, Italian President Giorgio Napolitano dissolved parliament Wednesday, paving the way for new elections that could see a return to power by former premier Silvio Berlusconi.
I know, news of yet another Italian political crisis is not very exciting, certainly not easy to explain and in the end chances are that the next prime minister will keep his job for a year or two, and then the circus will start again.
The Italian Parliament is expected to be dissolved, with national elections scheduled in April
Finding a working majority for a transitional government in Italy is proving extremely difficult
Italian opposition leader Silvio Berlusconi has told Italy's president that only early elections can end the political crisis sparked by the resignation of Premier Romano Prodi last week.
Italy's president is starting consultations with political leaders to decide if he should call immediate elections or push for a caretaker government after Premier Romano Prodi lost a confidence vote and resigned.
With spumante and melodrama spilling out among legislators, Prime Minister Roman Prodi submits his resignation
Italy's prime minister lost a confidence vote Thursday in the Senate and will be resigning his office.
"Mamma mia, dotto', che sta succedendo?"
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi won a confidence vote Wednesday in the lower house of parliament, but faces a seemingly insurmountable hurdle in the Senate -- where a key ally's withdrawal of its support for the government ignited the crisis.
Prime Minister Romano Prodi no longer has a working majority in the Italian Senate. Does it spell the end for him?
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi sought to shore up his fragile government by calling for a vote of confidence from parliament Tuesday.
The police and military will joins forces in Naples to deal with a garbage crisis that has led to mountains of trash piling up across the city, the Italian prime minister said Tuesday.
Italy's prime minister held emergency meetings on Monday to discuss the growing garbage problem in Naples, where more than two weeks of closed dumps and uncollected garbage has led to mountains of trash across the city.
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi arrived in Afghanistan Sunday morning to meet with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and to visit with his country's troops participating in the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, a spokesman for Afghanistan's Foreign Ministry said.
A strike by Italy's truck drivers that has caused shortages of food, fuel and medicine across the country has ended -- at least for now, government officials and labor leaders said Wednesday.
A strike by Italian truck drivers that has caused shortages of food, fuel and medicine across the country has ended -- at least for now.
Air One has pulled out of the bidding for Alitalia citing impossible conditions, leaving Rome's plans to auction the loss-making carrier in tatters ahead of Monday's deadline for final offers.
George W. Bush said on Saturday he felt awe in the presence of Pope Benedict XVI, who urged the U.S. president to seek "regional and negotiated" solutions to Middle East conflicts like Iraq.
Italian journalist Daniele Mastrogiacomo has been released two weeks after he was reportedly taken captive by the Taliban, according to the Italian Foreign Ministry and the reporter's employer, La Repubblica newspaper.
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano on Saturday rejected Romano Prodi's resignation earlier this week from the post of the country's prime minister, a move designed to end the country's political upheaval.
Italy's president Giorgio Napolitano is holding crisis talks with political leaders to see if Romano Prodi, who resigned as prime minister after nine months in power, can continue to lead a government or must be replaced.
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi on Wednesday offered his resignation to President Giorgio Napolitano.
Italian football has come to a standstill after the killing of a policeman during clashes at a Serie A local derby between Catania and Palermo on Friday evening.
Two subway trains collided at the end of morning rush hour in central Rome on Tuesday, killing one person and injuring at least 60 others, authorities said.
Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has expressed strong opposition to the deployment of U.N. troops along his country's border with Lebanon, saying such a move would be "hostile" to Syria and create problems between the two nations.
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan will head for the Middle East Friday to push for the cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon.
Italy's new Prime Minister Romano Prodi has said the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq was a "grave error."
Italy's new prime minister, Romano Prodi, Tuesday received a mandate to form a new government from new president Georgio Napolitano.
Italy's goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has been questioned by magistrates over alleged betting improprieties -- part of a string of scandals which has rocked the nation just weeks before the start of the World Cup.
The biggest scandal to hit Italian football in 20 years has mushroomed after prosecutors revealed they were investigating top clubs, referees and officials for suspected match-fixing.
Italy's parliament has elected a new president, which will bring Romano Prodi one step closer to forming a new government and taking the helm as prime minister.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has handed in his resignation, but with his elected successor facing an extended wait before forming a new government, the country's policital uncertainty was far from over.
Three Italian soldiers and one Romanian -- were killed when a bomb struck their military convoy in Iraq, according to the Italian military.
Silvio Berlusconi's allies seem ready to cede victory to Romano Prodi in the Italian election, even if the outgoing prime minister does not.
A top Italian court has confirmed center-left leader Romano Prodi's narrow victory in last week's general election, but Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's conservative coalition is not conceding defeat.
Several ballot boxes have been found in Rome, officials said, a day after Premier Silvio Berlusconi rejected the center-left's victory claim and demanded a recount.
Italian opposition leader Romano Prodi has said he is on the brink of choosing his new government, shrugging off Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's refusal to concede defeat.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has refused to concede in the country's elections, despite official results showing opposition leader Romano Prodi's center-left coalition taking control of both houses of Parliament.
Italian opposition leader Romano Prodi claimed victory Tuesday for his center-left coalition in parliamentary elections, but Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was contesting the claim.
Italians began voting Sunday in parliamentary elections following an often-volatile political campaign by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and his opponent, Romano Prodi.
One evening this winter the Italian talk-show host Enrico Mentana played a clip for his guest, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, in which Oscar-winning actor Roberto Benigni mocked Berlusconi's fiv...
The European Commission is expected to recommend that Turkey start accession talks with the European Union after 40 years of stop-go negotiations.
The European Commission has recommended -- with conditions -- that the European Union start accession talks with Turkey after 40 years of on-off negotiations.
The European Parliament has approved former Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Manuel Durao Barroso as the next president of the European Union's executive commission.
European Union leaders have unanimously nominated Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Manuel Durao Barroso as next European Commission president.
Portugal's prime minister will be officially proposed as the next European Commission president following a painstaking search for a replacement for the outgoing Romano Prodi, it has been announced.
European Union leaders are facing a new round of difficult talks to strike a deal on a historic constitution, six months after a first attempt collapsed amid acrimony.
At a summit that begins this week, European leaders have to agree not only on a new constitution but also on a new President of the European Commission -- the EU's executive arm.
European Parliament President Pat Cox has announced he will not run for re-election in June, ending more than two years as leader of the EU legislature.
Capitals across Europe celebrated Friday night and into Saturday morning as the European Union marked the largest expansion in its history.
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has appealed to all nations to follow his country's example and eliminate all weapons of mass destruction.
European Union foreign ministers have warned partner countries their relations with the powerful EU bloc will suffer if they fail to cooperate in the fight against terrorism.
Jewish and European leaders have called for concrete action to combat a resurgence of the "monster" of anti-Semitism on the continent.
A letter bomb exploded at the office of a British member of the European Parliament, but no one was hurt, a parliamentary official said.
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