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Italy PM summons coalition partners as tensions rise

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ROME - Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta called a government meeting after a coalition partner threatened to withdraw support on Monday, citing frustration with a slow pace of reforms to tackle a deep recession.

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Italy's RCS not in talks with News Corp: Elkann

MILAN - Italian publisher RCS Mediagroup's main shareholder John Elkann on Monday dismissed press reports of a link-up between the loss-making group and Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, where he sits on the board.

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Pope chooses migrant-flooded Lampedusa in first trip out of Rome

ROME - Pope Francis has chosen the southern Italian island of Lampedusa for his first trip outside Rome, to show solidarity with tens of thousands of refugees who each year brave a perilous journey there in flimsy boats, the Vatican said on Monday.

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Monti warns he may withdraw support for Italian government

ROME - Former Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti has warned he may withdraw support for the coalition government of Enrico Letta if it cannot resolve disagreements between its main partners and push ahead with economic reforms to tackle a deep recession.

World, 01 Jul 2013

Arrested Vatican monsignor felt he could act with impunity: judge

VATICAN CITY - A senior Catholic cleric arrested in a plot to smuggle tens of millions of dollars into Italy controlled vast amounts of money and felt he could act with impunity because of his connections to the Vatican bank, according to a judge's investigative document. | Video

World, 30 Jun 2013

Leading light in science, Italy's 'lady of the stars' Hack dies

ROME - Astrophysicist Margherita Hack, a popular science writer, public intellectual and the first woman to lead an astronomical observatory in Italy, died on Saturday at the age of 91.

Science, People, 29 Jun 2013

RCS Mediagroup may be split into three after cash call: report

MILAN - RCS Mediagroup , the publisher of influential Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, could be split into three units after a capital hike that is changing the balance of power among its shareholders, La Repubblica reported on Saturday.

29 Jun 2013

Italy to cut spending, sees risks of protests: report

MILAN - Italy will resume public spending cuts to find resources for tax cuts to kick start growth, Economy Minister Fabrizio Saccomanni told daily Corriere della Sera on Saturday.

World, 29 Jun 2013

Senior Vatican cleric arrested in money smuggling case

ROME - A senior Catholic cleric with connections to the Vatican bank was arrested on Friday for plotting to help rich friends smuggle tens of millions of euros in cash into Italy from Switzerland, in the latest blow to the Vatican's image.

World, Papacy in Transition, 28 Jun 2013

Berlusconi associate admits 'excess' at 'bunga bunga' parties

MILAN - A close associate of Silvio Berlusconi said on Friday he agreed with descriptions of "bunga bunga" parties at the former prime minister's palatial residence as "excess, abuse of power and degradation."

World, 28 Jun 2013

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Egypt's Mursi rebuffs army ultimatum, sets own course

CAIRO - President Mohamed Mursi rebuffed an army ultimatum to force a resolution to Egypt's political crisis, saying on Tuesday that he had not been consulted and would pursue his own plans for national reconciliation. | Video

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Ethiopia and Eritrea: An elusive peace on the cards?

Ethiopia and Eritrea are still at each others’ throats. The two neighbours fought hammer and tongs in sun-baked trenches during a two-year war over a decade ago, before a peace deal ended their World War I-style conflict in 2000. Furious veRed Sea, UNrbal battles, however, have continued to this day.

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