Italy
Italy court rejects bid to block Berlusconi fraud verdict
ROME - Italy's constitutional court on Wednesday rejected a bid by Silvio Berlusconi to block a tax fraud conviction linked to his Mediaset television empire, clearing the way for a final verdict and deepening uncertainty facing Prime Minister Enrico Letta.
With Russian help, Europe prepares to search for life on Mars
PARIS - The European Space Agency signed final contracts with Thales Alenia Space Italy for work on a pair of missions to assess if the planet Mars has or ever had life, officials said at the Paris Airshow this week.
Italy's 5-Star expels rebel Senator who criticised leader
ROME - Italy's anti-establishment 5-Star Movement on Wednesday kicked out a lawmaker for criticising its leader Beppe Grillo in the latest sign of growing internal strife in the party that took a quarter of votes at February's election.
Exclusive: Parmalat should cut LAG price by $151 million, report to court says
PARMA, Italy - A court-appointed commissioner has recommended Italian dairy group Parmalat cut the price it paid to its parent company Lactalis to acquire its North American cheesemaking division by $151 million, a move that will please minority shareholders.
Italian designers Dolce and Gabbana convicted of tax evasion
MILAN - Fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana were handed a 20-month suspended prison sentence and a heavy fine on Wednesday for hiding hundreds of millions of euros from the Italian tax authorities.
Italy court rejects bid to block Berlusconi tax fraud verdict
ROME, June 19 - Italy's constitutional court on Wednesday rejected a bid by Silvio Berlusconi to block a tax fraud conviction from October, clearing the way for a final verdict this year and deepening the uncertainty facing Prime Minister Enrico Letta.
Former Italy midfielder Gattuso named Palermo manager
ROME - Former Italy and AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso has been appointed Palermo manager with the task of steering the relegated team straight back to Serie A, the club said on Wednesday.
Soccer-Former Italy midfielder Gattuso named Palermo manager
ROME, June 19 - Former Italy and AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso has been appointed Palermo manager with the task of steering the relegated team straight back to Serie A, the club said on Wednesday.
IAAF denies prior knowledge of Italian Schwazer's doping
- The world athletics body (IAAF) on Wednesday denied that it had any prior knowledge or evidence of Italian 2008 Olympic race walk champion Alex Schwazer's doping practices before he was caught with a positive test last year.
Doping-IAAF denies prior knowledge of Italian Schwazer's doping
June 19 - The world athletics body (IAAF) on Wednesday denied that it had any prior knowledge or evidence of Italian 2008 Olympic race walk champion Alex Schwazer's doping practices before he was caught with a positive test last year.
Obama challenges Russia to agree to deeper nuclear weapon cuts
BERLIN - U.S. President Barack Obama used a speech in Berlin on Wednesday to call on Russia to revive the push for a world without nuclear weapons, offering to cut deployed nuclear arsenals by a third, but Moscow immediately poured scorn on his proposal.
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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