World & Nation
ROME -- Italy’s former prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, has made a last-minute U-turn on plans to bring down the Italian government, backing premier Enrico Letta in a crucial confidence vote after members of his own party threatened to desert him.
Oct. 2, 2013
ROME -- Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta on Thursday announced his resignation after surrendering to a leadership challenge from a party colleague who is widely expected to become Italy’s youngest-ever prime minister.
Feb. 13, 2014
In 180-degree reversal, Berlusconi backs Italian premier
Italy nominates youngest prime minister in years
April 24, 2013
Italian Prime Minister Letta resigns with push from Florence’s mayor
Italy’s Berlusconi backs off on plan to bring down government
ROME -- Matteo Renzi, 39, was sworn in as Italy’s youngest ever prime minister Saturday alongside the most youthful Cabinet of ministers ever to govern Italy, half of whom are women.
Feb. 22, 2014
ROME -- The Senate in Italy voted to eject Silvio Berlusconi from its ranks on Wednesday, bringing a temporary end to the parliamentary career of the three-time prime minister who has dominated the country’s politics for two decades.
Nov. 27, 2013
ROME — An Italian tour bus plowed through cars, crashed through the side wall of a highway bridge and plunged into a ravine, killing at least 38 people, authorities said Monday.
July 29, 2013
Italian authorities have arrested a 35-year-old Tunisian with a reported history of human smuggling in last week’s deadly sinking of a boat packed with some 500 Africans migrants trying to reach Europe, according to media reports.
Oct. 9, 2013