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Unemployment at highest level since 1977

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31 October 2013

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31 October 2013

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ROME - Unemployment in Italy rose to 12.5 percent in September, leaving jobless Italians to face the toughest job market since the first quarter of 1977, national statistics office Istat reported

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Turkey vows long term aid to Arab Spring

John Phillips

31 October 2013

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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.

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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

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Lea Garofalo credited for arrest of 17 'Ndrangheta members

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29 October 2013

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29 October 2013

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ROME - Police have arrested 17 suspected members of the 'Ndrangheta mafia due to the posthumous help of former informant Lea Garofalo, investigators announced on Tuesday.

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Police foil child prostitution ring

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29 October 2013

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29 October 2013

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ROME - Police arrested five people on Monday in connection to a prostitution ring that involved two teenage girls, aged 14 and 15, who "worked" as prostitutes n

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Poverty has doubled but Italy will prevail

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29 October 2013

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29 October 2013

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ROME -- The number of people living in absolute poverty in Italy has doubled from 2.4 million to 4.8 million, but the country is expected to rise from the recession by year's end, the national

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Special Arabic and spook talk

JAMES WALSTON

29 October 2013

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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

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29 October 2013

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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.

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Brother of crime boss murdered in Milan

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28 October 2013

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28 October 2013

ROME - Police in Milan have discovered the bodies of two men inflicted with multiple gunshot wounds and have identified one as the brother of a former crime boss.

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Security increased at US embassy amid Datagate backlash

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28 October 2013

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28 October 2013

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ROME -- Italian police have boosted security around the United States embassy and other diplomatic missions in Rome as tensions continue to rise following disclosures that US agencies have spied

Maradona wants tax help from Sophia Loren

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25 October 2013

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25 October 2013

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ROME - Diego Maradona has stated that he "wants to meet" famous actress Sophia Loren to find out how she "beat the taxman."

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The unaddressed immigration questions

JAMES WALSTON

25 October 2013

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25 October 2013

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ROME - At the European Council Thursday, immigration policy was once again on the agenda.

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Lithuanians charged with murder for Maidstone attack

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25 October 2013

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Rome - Four Lithuanians have been charged with murder and assault in what had initially appeared to be a racial attack against two Italians on Sunday.

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Datagate Scandal: Britain spied on Italy too

ANDREW GARGANO

24 October 2013

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24 October 2013

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ROME - New Datagate details have emerged revealing Britain has also played a key role in spying on Italians, using information to further the country's interests while passing data to the NSA.

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Katainen: Finland has strong commitment to fight unemployment

Gianfranco Nitti

24 October 2013

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24 October 2013

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ROME - At a press conference with Enrico Letta during his recent visit to Rome, we asked the Finnish Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen about the measures Finland has taken to tackle the problem of

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Caffo Group saves 18 jobs by reviving Elisir San Marzano

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24 October 2013

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ROME - The Calabrian alcohol manufacturer, the Caffo Group, has revived the award-winning liqueur Elisir San Marzano after the 170-year-old Borsci company went bankrupt, while also saving 18 jobs

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EU addresses immigration as another boat of migrants is rescued

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24 October 2013

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ROME - The Italian Coast Guard rescued another 150 migrants aboard a distressed vessel near Lampedusa on Thursday, as

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Officials bust 5 in Pesaro mortuary scandal

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24 October 2013

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ROME - Italian authorities have arrested five people in Pesaro in connection to a scandal involving bribery, inflated funeral costs, and the dissection of corpses in order to retrieve pacemakers.

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Alberto Musy dies after nearly two years in coma

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23 October 2013

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23 October 2013

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ROME - The former Christian Democrat councillor of Turin, Alberto Musy, died on Tuesday night in a Piedmont hospital after spending 19 months in a coma.

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Quagliariello mulls new centre-right

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23 October 2013

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ROME - Italian Minister for Constitutional Reforms Gaetano Quagliariello stated Tuesday that "another group will be born" if any threats arise against the current government.

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Italian killed after attack in UK

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23 October 2013

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ROME - A group of eight youths attacked two Italians living in the English town of Maidstone on Sunday night, killing one and severely injuring the other, police said.

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Letta: Peace in the Middle East is our objective

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23 October 2013

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ROME - Ahead of a meeting with the US Secretary of State John Kerry Wednesday morning, Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta has said that "peace in the Middle East is our common objective."

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Supreme Court calls for new Ustica trial

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22 October 2013

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22 October 2013

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ROME - The Italian Supreme court has ruled that a new civil process is required to evaluate the responsibility of the Italian Ministers of Defence and Transport in the failure of Itavia Airlines.

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COPASIR probes "US spying on Italy"

ANDREW GARGANO

22 October 2013

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22 October 2013

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ROME - As tensions grow between France and the United States over illegal spying, Italian parliamentarians are preparing for a meeting on Wednesday to address concerns over the actions by the US.

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