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Italian hostess accepts Gaddafi’s Islam plea

20 Nov 2009: One of the 200 young women invited to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s Rome Islam preaching events this Sunday and Monday has accepted his plea reported Italian daily newspaper Corriere della Sera on Wednesday. Alda Ribeiro told the Milan based newspaper

Anti-immigration law protest in Italian

18 Oct 2009: ROME - Tens of thousands of anti-racism demonstrators took to the streets of Rome on Saturday to denounce a new law passed by Silvio Berlusconi’s government which makes illegal immigration a criminal offence. The protesters marched from the Piazza della

Writers attack new Italian 'race laws'

03 Jul 2009: Italy's parliament yesterday gave final approval to a controversial law which criminalises illegal immigration and legalises unarmed vigilante patrols by citizens. The law was assured an easy final passage by being tied to a confidence vote, so that MPs

Muslim convert says son forced withdraw from local polls

08 May 2009: A prominent Italian convert to Islam, Hamza Piccardo, says his 25-year-old son Gabriele has been forced to withdraw as a conservative candidate in next month's local elections in the northern Italian city of Imperia because of his religion. "My son has

Massive earthquake strikes Italy, leaving dozens dead

06 Apr 2009: Italy has declared a state of emergency after a massive earthquake struck north of Rome during the night leaving dozens dead. By 0830 GMT, five hours after the quake struck, at least 27 people were reported to have been killed, with the death toll rising

Italian man decapitates wife for online chatting

03 Apr 2009: ROME - A man charged with slicing off his wife’s head with a boxcutter told police on the island of Sicily he was jealous because she spent so much time sending messages on the Internet, Italian media reported on Thursday. Giuseppe Castro, 35, is

Silvio Berlusconi could lose immunity from prosecution

07 Jan 2009: Mr Berlusconi has been dogged by court cases for most of his political career but on coming to power for a third time last year he forced through the controversial law, which guarantees immunity to Italy's four most senior office holders, including the

Italy considers legalising vigilante groups

10 Nov 2008: Unauthorised patrols of several northern Italian cities have been underway for the last year and authorities have turned a blind eye to them as concerned locals fight back against rising crime rates. Under the proposals by the anti-immigration Northern

Globalism tests Rome's tastebuds

02 Oct 2008: It's a bleak time for immigrants in Italy. The government tightened conditions for asylum seekers this week and there has been a wave of xenophobic attacks. A Romanian gypsy accused of the murder of a housewife in a suburb of the capital a year ago – a

New law gives Silvio Berlusconi immunity from prosecution

27 Jun 2008: The Italian Cabinet has adopted a law granting immunity from prosecution to the country's top four officials, including Silvio Berlusconi, the Prime Minister. The law was expected to be approved by Parliament by the end of July, before the summer recess.

Italian tolerance goes up in smoke as Gypsy camp is burnt to ground

16 May 2008: In cruel and unusual concert, Italy's new government, its police and paramilitary carabinieri, and even its gangsters, have turned their joint might against the nation's enemy number one: the Gypsies. Yesterday Pope Benedict XVI and a small number of

Italian leaders begin crisis talks

26 Jan 2008: Italy\'s president is holding talks with political leaders after Romano Prodi, the country\'s prime minister, stepped down on Thursday. Giorgio Napolitano has said that he wants to avoid calling a snap election after a no-confidence vote in the senate,

Romano Prodi resigns after losing confidence vote

25 Jan 2008: Silvio Berlusconi was poised to make a remarkable political comeback last night after the collapse of the Italian Government led by Romano Prodi. Only 20 months after defeating Mr Berlusconi in a close-fought general election, Mr Prodi, 68, fell from

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