Italy

 ROME – The liberation of Auschwitz, the Holocaust, and the legacy of Fascism in Europe are the subject of solemn commemoration from Tuesday through Feb 15, despite high terrorism warning.

ROME – Italy’s parliament convenes Thursday to begin electing a new president -- the clock is ticking for Premier Matteo Renzi to find a candidate who can help boost his own political career.

ROME- Every day we receive striking data on issues which should create action but life goes on as if the data had nothing

 Rome -Customs officials confiscated 150,000 "dangerous" counterfeit condoms Friday at Leonardo da Vinci

 ROME - Italy is planning a decree law to make it illegal for Italians to fight for Islamic State (ISIS)

  Rome - The PMI (national association for small and medium business) and ANCE (national construction agency) have outlined that they are seeking to create growth for Italian construction companies

Rome – A court of appeal has ordered a new investigation into the suspicious death of Stefano Cucchi, who died in police custody Oct.

ROME– President Giorgio Napolitano resigned Wednesday, plunging Italy into uncertainty in a major test for Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s coalition government.

BERGAMO– A UK lecturer at the University of Bergamo has challenged cuts to his salary.

  ROME -UK Europe Minister David Lidington has pledged again to fight for Italy's British lecturers.

ROME – Scores of arrests, a former city mayor mired in controversy and a horde of promises from the government for transparency and honesty.