Italy

ROME - An outcry over corrupt governments ousted several leaders last year but levels of abuse of power, bribery and secret dealings are still very high in many countries.

The Italian justice system doesn’t have the best reputation, but just like in Italian politics, we keep looking for a sign of change. And sometimes we find it.

ROME – The police have discovered burnt remains which they believe to belong to Lea Garofalo, murdered by the mafia in 2009.

ROME – Ten Tottenham Hotspur supporters, in Rome for a football match, were injured in an anti-semitic attack Thursday morning. One was seriously hurt.

ROME – Violence in last week’s demonstrations was "inadmissible" on both sides.

ROME - The European Commission has launched an international communication campaign which highlights the diverse cultural and natural heritage Europe has on offer at any time of the year.

VATICAN CITY-A Holy See court has sentenced a computer technician to two months imprisonment for obstructing justice in connection with recent information leaks from Pope Benedict XVI's apartment.

ROME -  American student Fabio Malpeso, 19, is recovering after he was stabbed 25 times in his flat on Halloween by fellow student.

ROME - Sergio Marchionne, FIAT CEO, was used in an electoral video by Barack Obama to highlight Mitt Romney’s lies.

ROME - Record abstention levels and the crushing defeat of Silvio Berlusconi have marked Sicilian elections.

ROME- Silvio Berlusconi has threatened to withdraw his party’s support from the Italian government, accusing Prime Minister Mario Monti of worsening the recession.

ROME – One dead and widespread panic as an magnitude 5 earthquake hits the Pollino area between Basilicata and C

ROME - The European Investment Bank (EIB) has made 200 million euro worth of credit lines available to local companies and entities that were affected by the earthquakes in Emilia

ROME - The Minister of Culture reiterates this week that he made the right decision, yet the appointment of Giovanna Melandri as MAXXI's new president remains controversial.

ROME - Claudio Scajola, Minister for Industry in Berlusconi’s government, has been placed under investigation on charges of corruption in supplying navy frigates to Brazil.

ROME – Six seismologists and one government official received prison sentences for failing to adequately warn of the danger of the 2009 Aquila earthquake.

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