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Italy, US urged to remain in Afghanistan

ANDREW GARGANO

21 November 2013

ANDREW GARGANO

21 November 2013

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ROME - If NATO troops leave Afghanistan when the ISAF mission ends in 2014, social progress will be set back by a decade and the country will turn into a second Iraq, Afghan MP Fawzia Koofi told

Italian Greenpeace activist granted bail

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19 November 2013

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19 November 2013

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MOSCOW - A St Petersburg court has granted bail to six members of the Arctic 30, including the 32-year-old Italian, Cristian D'Alessandro, who had been arrested in Russia in September.

Western Sahara territorial dispute opens old sores

ABDELKADER CHEREF

19 November 2013

ABDELKADER CHEREF

19 November 2013

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NEW YORK -- None of the participants at the African Conference of Solidarity with the Saharawi people, held in Nigeria last month, expected that the gathering would reactivate the long-festering

Lettori: Open letter to Enrico Letta

DAVID PETRIE

13 November 2013

DAVID PETRIE

13 November 2013

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Dear Mr Letta-This month I testify to the European Parliament Petitions Committee and meet UK Europe Minister David Lidington in London.

Immigration growth benefits Italy

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13 November 2013

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13 November 2013

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ROME -- The population of immigrants in Italy has grown to nearly 5.2 million people, which has benefited the Italian economy with 1.4 billion euros, according to the 2013 Immigration Statistics

Italian Navy destroyer sails to Helsinki

Gianfranco Nitti

12 November 2013

Gianfranco Nitti

12 November 2013

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ROME – The Italian Navy destroyer and missile launcher, the Caio Duilio, will arrive in Helsinki for a public showcasing on Wednesday, following a seven day NATO "Steadfast Jazz 2013"

Italian astronaut lands safely on Earth

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11 November 2013

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11 November 2013

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ROME - The first Italian to walk in space, Luca Parmitano, landed safely in Kazakhstan aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft on Monday.

UK charity to offer 50 free stays in historic properties

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11 November 2013

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11 November 2013

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ROME- The Landmark Trust, an organisation which saves and restores important historic buildings, has launched a campaign to offer 50 free stays in its historic p

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Cameron urges EU to annul Gelmini law

ANDREW GARGANO

11 November 2013

ANDREW GARGANO

11 November 2013

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ROME - British Prime Minister David Cameron has written a formal letter to European Commissioner Viviane Reding, urging her to resolve Italy's illegal discrimination against foreign lecturers.

Lampedusa traffickers arrested on rape charges

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8 November 2013

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8 November 2013

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ROME-Two foreign men have been arrested after survivors of the October 3 Lampedusa shipwreck identified them as operators in the trafficking ring and accused them of raping every female passenger

Finnish Border Guard joins Mediterranean patrol

Gianfranco Nitti

8 November 2013

Gianfranco Nitti

8 November 2013

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ROME – The Finnish Border Guard has sent six units, aboard a Dornier DO-228 aircraft, to Lampedusa to collaborate with Italian authorities in patrolling the Mediterranean Sea.

Greek police evict protesters from former TV building

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7 November 2013

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7 November 2013

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ROME - Riot police in Athens have broken through locks, fired teargas, and evicted nearly 50 journalists who had staged a five-month sit-in at the headquarters of former state television network

A sneak preview of the International Rome Film Festival

SHARON WALIA

5 November 2013

SHARON WALIA

5 November 2013

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ROME - The 8th International Rome Film Festival at the grand Auditorium Parco della Musica (near Villa Borghese) Nov 8-17, sees American, Italian and Japanese cinema dominating the competition.

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Missile strikes Vatican embassy in Syria

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5 November 2013

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5 November 2013

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VATICAN CITY - A missile has struck the Vatican embassy in the Malki district of Damascus, Syria.

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Prodi joins UN and World Bank for visit to the Sahel

Gianfranco Nitti

4 November 2013

Gianfranco Nitti

4 November 2013

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ROME-Underscoring the need for collective international action to build peace, stability and development in the crisis-torn Sahel region, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced at a Headquarters

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Italy working to return two marines detained in India

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4 November 2013

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4 November 2013

ROME- Efforts are "moving" in the process of returning two Italian marines held on murder charges in India, Foreign Minister Emma Bonino said Monday on Italian National Unity and Armed Forces Day

"Traffickers" targeted custody battle kids

ANDREW GARGANO

1 November 2013

ANDREW GARGANO

1 November 2013

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ROME- Sicilian police have arrested a statuesque former Olympian from Ukraine and two Scandinavians on charges of abducting children in custody battles and "recovering" them for high fees.

Turkey vows long term aid to Arab Spring

John Phillips

31 October 2013

John Phillips

31 October 2013

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ROME – Ankara will give “long-term” support for Arab Spring movements until “democratic expectations and aspirations” prevail in Syria and Egypt, the Turkish Ambassador to Italy, Hakki Akil, says.

EU ministers propose initiatives to boost tourism

Gianfranco Nitti

31 October 2013

Gianfranco Nitti

31 October 2013

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ROME - European tourism needs visa facilitation measures, initiatives to extend the tourism season, and new sources of funding.

Business

Did the NSA spy on Pope Francis?

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30 October 2013

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30 October 2013

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VATICAN CITY - The United States National Security Agency (NSA) monitored incoming and outgoing calls from the residence of Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio (now Pope Francis) during the March

Vatican

Special Arabic and spook talk

JAMES WALSTON

29 October 2013

JAMES WALSTON

29 October 2013

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ROME- The office dealing with the prying and spying on Chancellor Angela Merkel

Vesuvius appeal to European Court

ANDREW GARGANO

29 October 2013

ANDREW GARGANO

29 October 2013

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ROME - A group of 12 residents living in the "red zone" of Mount Vesuvius has appealed to the European Court of Human Rights for a solution to what they call "inadequate" evacuation plans.

World Bank President and Pope fight poverty together

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28 October 2013

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28 October 2013

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VATICAN CITY - President of the World Bank Jim Yong Kim was "inspired" after meeting with Pope Francis on Monday, stating that the pontiff could "ignite a movement" to end global poverty.