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Knox Will 'Run Away Abroad': Prosecutor

Italian media says she has private jet waiting

(Newser) - In his closing statement today, a prosecuting attorney said Amanda Knox will "run away abroad" if found innocent of murdering Meredith Kercher, the BBC reports. "We know that if the verdict is overturned, there will be an immediate escape overseas," attorney Ciuliano Mignini told jurors, wrapping up...

Kobe to Play in Italy During NBA Lockout

He's reached verbal agreement with club: source

(Newser) - Kobe Bryant won’t be resting on his laurels during the NBA lockout . The Los Angeles Laker has verbally agreed to a $3 million contract to play with Italian club Virtus Bologna for the first 40 days of the Italian league season, a source tells the AP . Bryant grew up...

As Verdict Nears, Tired Knox Dreams of Seattle, Family

Nerve-wracking appeal taking its toll

(Newser) - In a letter to an Italian lawmaker, an increasingly frazzled Amanda Knox admits she's exhausted and often dreams of Seattle. Knox, who is appealing her murder conviction and 26-year sentence in the horrific death of her roommate in their Italian apartment, could be deemed innocent and freed in a...

Prosecutors Want Life Sentence for Amanda Knox

They demand stiffer sentence in closing arguments of appeal

(Newser) - Amanda Knox's murder appeal could result in one of two extremes: freedom or a longer sentence of life in prison. Prosecutors today wrapped up their closing arguments by asking the judge to extend Knox's sentence from 26 years to a life term, reports ABC News . For good measure,...

Amanda Knox Prosecutors: Don't Forget Meredith

Closing arguments under way in Italy

(Newser) - Two days of closing arguments have begun in the Amanda Knox appeal, and prosecutors urged jurors not to forget victim Meredith Kercher. One juxtaposed grisly photos from the murder scene with images of Knox and boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito huddling together the following day, reports AP . "The victim has sunk...

Parents in Italy Fight to Evict Son

They're now threatening 41-year-old with legal action

(Newser) - An exasperated couple in Italy has turned to the law to try to get their 41-year-old son to leave home, reports the AFP . The son "has a good job but still lives at home," says dad. "He demands that his clothes be washed and ironed and his...

Italy Lashes Out After S&P Downgrade

Says it was swayed by 'political considerations'

(Newser) - Silvio Berlusconi’s office reacted angrily to Standard & Poor’s downgrade of Italy’s credit rating today, insisting that it had a solid majority in parliament and was taking the necessary steps to solve Italy’s debt crisis, the New York Times reports. “The evaluations of Standard &...

Italian Scientists on Trial Over Earthquake Deaths

Group met six days before L'Aquila quake, but raised no alarm

(Newser) - Predicting earthquakes is shaky business at best, but that detail isn't stopping Italian officials from prosecuting a group of prominent scientists over their failure to do exactly that. Six scientists and one government official face charges of manslaughter for allegedly failing to provide adequate warning of imminent disaster to...

S&amp;P Downgrades Italy

 S&P Downgrades Italy 
Sep 19, 2011 8:21 PM CDT

S&P Downgrades Italy

Euro falls on the news

(Newser) - The US isn’t singing the downgrade blues alone; S&P knocked Italy down a peg today, citing concerns about its economic growth and its fragile governing coalition. The agency slashed Italy’s rating to “A,” or five ranks above junk status, and maintained its negative outlook, according...

Berlusconi Brags of 8 Women in a Night

And complains he did not have energy for 3 more women waiting for him

(Newser) - Silvio Berlusconi, who should probably be worried about rescuing Italy from financial ruin, has been caught boasting on tape of having sex with eight women in one night—and lamenting that he did not have the energy to get around to three more who were waiting for him, reports...

8 Charged With Supplying Berlusconi Hookers

Wiretap dishes yet more dirt on Italian PM

(Newser) - Pimps, prostitutes, wiretaps, and blackmail: It's another week for the Berlusconi administration. Italian prosecutors have charged eight people with supplying prostitutes for sex parties at the prime minister's residence, reports the BBC . The ring was allegedly run by businessman Giampaolo Tarantini, who is already behind bars on charges...

Amanda Knox Edges Closer to Freedom

Even prosecutor now thinks she may be released

(Newser) - Amanda Knox can almost see daylight. Court developments in her murder trial appeal are all falling her way, strongly indicating that she could soon be released. Even the once-confident prosecution is prepared for the case to go either way, reports ABC News . "The judge and his assistant are clearly...

Obama, Jay-Z, Steve Jobs: America Is World's Coolest Country, Poll Says


 It's Official: 
 US Is World's 
 Coolest Country 
15-country poll
Sep 6, 2011 11:26 AM CDT

It's Official: US Is World's Coolest Country

Obama, Jay-Z, Steve Jobs help win crown

(Newser) - When it comes to foreign policy, perhaps Americans aren’t the world’s favorite nationality. But the US has clearly cornered the market on coolness. Just ask the 30,000 people from 15 different countries polled by social networking site Badoo.com. When asked to choose the coolest country, America...

Businessman Blackmailed Berlusconi: Cops

Italian PM ready to leave his 'shitty' country

(Newser) - The “bunga bunga” fallout continues: Police nabbed an Italian businessman for allegedly blackmailing Silvio Berlusconi in the sex scandal that’s clouded his tenure as prime minister. Giampaolo Tarantini has acknowledged recruiting women for Berlusconi’s alleged sex parties, but he’s maintained that the PM didn’t know...

Sleeping Gas Bandits Robbing Italy's Rich

Burglary victims waking up dizzy, poorer

(Newser) - In the billionaires’ retreat of Porto Cervo on Sardinia, burglars are causing sleepless nights for some rich families—and soporific ones for others. Police say thieves who are apparently pumping sleeping gas into homes before breaking in robbed at least two homes on the island last week, making off with...

Art Restorers Accused of Wiping Out Fresco Penises

'Fertility Tree' not so fertile any more

(Newser) - What a bunch of weenies. A group of Italian restorers has been accused of scrubbing away several phallic symbols in a refurbished fresco. Some 25 penises and testicles appear to have gone missing from the medieval Tree of Fertility art work, reports the Telegraph . "Many parts of the work...

European Central Bank Mulls Vast Bond Buys to Bail Out Italy, Spain
Eurozone Agrees to Huge Spain, Italy Bailouts
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Aug 7, 2011 4:18 PM CDT

Eurozone Agrees to Huge Spain, Italy Bailouts

Massive action would dwarf those in Greece, Ireland, Portugal

(Newser) - Europe's central banking system has agreed to buy huge quantities of Spanish and Italian government bonds in an attempt to stem the debt crisis overwhelming the eurozone, a source told Reuters after an ECB conference call today. “The Euro system will intervene very significantly,” the source said....

Next Up: Italy's Cratering Economy

Spreads on 10-year bonds between Germany, Italy hit 14-year high

(Newser) - With the US debt ceiling crisis finally sort of resolved, the markets are turning their attentions to Europe, and they don't like what they see, reports Reuters . Italy is being hit especially hard, with the yield gap between Italian and relatively stable German 10-year bonds reaching 3.7 percentage...

Knox's Mom Confident as Trial Recesses for Summer

Prosecutors try to salvage credibility of DNA evidence

(Newser) - Prosecutors at Amanda Knox's appeals trial battled it out today with independent forensic experts who say some of the key DNA evidence used to convict her of murder is bogus. Prosecutor Manuela Comodi sought to undermine the experts' conclusions and show that the forensic evidence used to convict Knox...

Venice Tourists to Pay Tax to Save City

Minimal tax on overnight visitors could raise millions

(Newser) - Vacationing in Venice is about to get a wee bit pricier. In a bid to save the slowly sinking city, Venice will next month start levying a tourist tax. Those lucky enough to stay in a five-star hotel will see a nightly per-person charge of nearly $6.50 added to...

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