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Italian engineer kidnapped in west Nigeria

May 31, 2012 07:58
A spokeman for Italian building and civil engineering firm Borini Prono confirmed that one of their employees had been abducted on Monday.

Indian court bails Italian marines charged with Kerala fishermen murder

May 30, 2012 08:46
Bail for Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, who have been in jail for three months, was set at 10 million rupees each.

India charges Italian marines with murder of Kerala fishermen

May 18, 2012 12:43
Friday’s charges came as Italy's foreign ministry said it was recalling its ambassador to India for "consultations on the matter of the marines.”

Bones found in gangster tomb as Vatican mystery deepens

May 14, 2012 12:04
On Monday police exhumed the body of mobster Enrico De Pedis, whose ex-girlfriend claims he kidnapped a 15-year-old girl in 1983 and whose involvement was also suggested by an anonymous caller to a TV show who said the secret to the case lay in his tomb.

Italy in shock as two men torch themselves over hardship

March 29, 2012 17:40
Unions say austerity measures introduced to try and dig Italy out of its current economic woes – including spending cuts, tax hikes and pension reforms – have a particularly negative impact on ordinary workers.
March 27, 2012 11:56
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Eurozone economies: signs continue mixed

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Some unexpected positive news for euro zone and some expected negative news, as well, today.

The OECD has broken ranks with the IMF and the European Commission and predicted that the euro zone economy will avoid recession and grow a fraction this year, reports the FT.

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Italian hostage Claudio Colangelo released in India

March 25, 2012 12:37
Claudio Colangelo, who had travelled from Italy to visit the region, said his captivity had been difficult but that he had been treated well and hoped his companion, Paolo Bosusco, would also be freed soon.

Costa Concordia: five more bodies found in wreck

March 22, 2012 14:06
The bodies were reportedly found in a small space outside the ship, between the wreck and the seabed. 

Nigeria kidnap 'mastermind' dies in custody

March 14, 2012 15:05
Abu Mohammed died of “severe bullet wounds” sustained when he was arrested in the town of Zaria along with five other suspects on March 7.
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