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by ITALY | Thu, 02/22/2007 - 06:08
The nine parties in Premier Romano Prodi's centre-left coalition held a summit on Wednesday after the government lost an important parliamentary vote on its…
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by ITALY | Fri, 02/02/2007 - 06:02
Premier Romano Prodi's government has moved ahead on the issue of rights for cohabiting couples, despite the opposition of a key minister, and is now set to…
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by ITALY | Mon, 09/18/2006 - 05:41
  Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema said on Friday that the formation of a new Palestinian unity government could end a standoff between the…
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by ITALY | Tue, 08/29/2006 - 05:06
  The government on Monday approved a decree greenlighting Italy's participation in the United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon, a decision easily…
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by ITALY | Thu, 02/23/2006 - 05:57
The ransacking of the Italian consulate in Benghazi was likely sparked by a League minister's controversial support for cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad,…
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by ITALY | Thu, 01/19/2006 - 04:25
Industry Minister Claudio Scajola on Wednesday called a special meeting with Italy's leading energy utilities after Russia reduced natural gas exports to…
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by ITALY | Wed, 01/18/2006 - 05:07
The prosecutor's office here has ended its investigation into the death of an Italian intelligence officer in Iraq and is now expected to seek the indictment…
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by ITALY | Fri, 12/02/2005 - 03:05
(ANSA) - Europe and Italy must move to "defend" themselves against increasingly tough competition of Chinese products, Italian Economy Minister Giulio…
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by ITALY | Mon, 10/31/2005 - 03:41
Iraq is firmly at the forefront of political debate in Italy with Berlusconi clearly stating that he disagreed with the war and the government having to deny…