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Italy nominates youngest prime minister in years
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.ROME -- Italy turned the corner on two months of political stalemate Wednesday by nominating center-left leader Enrico Letta as prime minister after inconclusive elections in February left parties struggling to form a government. Letta, 46, is set to...Tags: Nelson Mandela, Iran, Parliament, Politics, Mario Monti
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The Week Ahead: Suu Kyi sojourn, Thatcher farewell, Italy adrift
Testing the waters for a revitalized Asian alliance Now through Saturday, April 20: Democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi’s visit to Japan this week is purportedly unofficial, but the Nobel Peace Prize laureate probably has more clout than any...
Tags: Tokyo (Japan), Italy, Entertainment Events, Elizabeth II, Nobel Prize Awards
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Pope Benedict hailed by crowds, may be papal advisor in retirement
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI was given a rapturous reception by the public at a general audience Wednesday, and the Vatican said he may offer his successor advice on papal duties after he resigns at the end of the month. Benedict, 85, announced...
Tags: Mario Monti, Vatican City, Benedict XVI, Religion and Belief, The Pope
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Italian seismologists ordered to prison for not warning of quake risk
World NowSix Italian scientists and a government official were sentenced to six years in prison Monday for failing to warn residents in the city of L'Aquila of the risk of an impending earthquake that killed more than 300 people. Scientists around the world... -
Italy's (unelected) prime minister hints he might stay on
World NowMario Monti, Italy's unelected prime minister, hinted Thursday that he might stay on past elections next year despite having insisted he would step down. Monti has been trying to implement unpopular economic and labor reforms in Italy, whose economy has... -
Daniel Barenboim conducts Israeli-Arab orchestra for Pope
Pope Benedict XVI attended a classical concert Wednesday that doubled as a political event in which the leader of the Catholic Church called for peace in the Middle East. Conductor Daniel Barenboim led members of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, a...
Tags: Italy, Concerts, Richard Wagner, World War II (1939-1945), Music
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PASSINGS: Dick Kniss, Kazimierz Smolen, Miguel Nazar Haro, Dimitra Arliss, Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
Dick Kniss
Bass player with Peter, Paul and Mary
Dick Kniss, 74, who played stand-up bass with the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary and co-wrote the John Denver hit "Sunshine on My Shoulders," died Wednesday of pulmonary disease at a hospital near his...Tags: Music, Religion and Belief, Hospitals and Clinics, Peter Yarrow, Holocaust Remembrance Day
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Britain, Italy at odds over failed hostage-rescue mission
World NowItaly complained that it was not informed of a joint British-Nigeria rescue mission to free two hostages held by suspected Islamic terrorists in Nigeria. The two hostages, a Briton and an Italian, were both killed before they could be rescued.... -
Italy's Silvio Berlusconi agrees to resign
World NowSilvio Berlusconi agrees to step down as Italy’s prime minister after Parliament passes economic reforms demanded by European leaders to contain the region's debt crisis. The announcement comes after Silvio Berlusconi loses support among a... -
Italy's president: 'No uncertainty' about Berlusconi resignation
World NowItaly’s president says there should be “no uncertainty” about the promised resignation of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. President Giorgio Napolitano said Italy's Parliament will approve a package of measures to reduce the government&... -
Italy's Senate approves economic reform measures
World NowItaly's Senate has passed economic measures demanded by the European Union to contain Italy's debt crisis. The economic stability bill is expected to clear Parliament's lower chamber on Saturday, when Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi could tender his... -
Economist Mario Monti is named to form new Italian government
World NowNew Italian leader: Italy’s president Sunday night named economist Monti Mario to lead the country’s new government. The appointment came almost 24 hours after Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi tendered his resignation amid widespread...
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