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Jan 29, 2010 5:46 AM CST

Mussolini iPhone App a Hit

iMussolini seizes control of Italian sales charts

(Newser) - An iPhone app that offers the full text of over 100 speeches from Benito Mussolini has been selling briskly in Italy. The iMussolini application has been downloaded over 1,000 times a day since its launch last week, and is in second place in popularity on the Italian version of...

Italian Senate Passes Bill to Shorten Trials...

Jan 20, 2010 3:46 PM CST

Italian Senate Passes Bill to Shorten Trials...

...and, conveniently, end corruption cases against Berlusconi

(Newser) - Italy’s Senate today gave the green light to a bill that critics say is designed to quash the pending criminal cases against Silvio Berlusconi. The prime minister’s ample Senate majority passed the so-called “short trial” bill 163 to 130. The bill aims to speed up Italy’s...

Pope Meets, Forgives
Female Assailant

Jan 13, 2010 11:44 AM CST

Pope Meets, Forgives Female Assailant

Benedict offers 'best wishes' for Susanna Maiolo's health

(Newser) - The pope met today with Susanna Maiolo, the mentally distressed woman who tackled him to the ground on Christmas Eve. The Vatican says Maiolo “apologized for what happened” during a “brief private meeting” in which Benedict showed “her his forgiveness.” He also “expressed his interest...

Italy Plans Prison for Transgendered Cons

Jan 13, 2010 8:32 AM CST

Italy Plans Prison for Transgendered Cons

Gay rights groups hail move to create special detention center

(Newser) - Italy plans to convert an almost-empty women's prison into one of the world's first jails for transgender inmates. The nation has been holding transgender cons in women's prisons where they are segregated for their own safety, the BBC reports. The jail near Florence is expected to house some 30 transgender...

Mafia Linked to
Italian Race Riots

Jan 11, 2010 3:54 AM CST

Mafia Linked to Italian Race Riots

Squalid conditions, poor pay tied to mobbed-up contractors

(Newser) - The Mafia is suspected of helping to spark Italy's worst race riots in years. More than 1,000 African workers in southern Italy were shipped to detention centers following weekend clashes sparked after a legal immigrant was wounded in a mystery pellet attack. Immigrants blamed racism for the shooting, and...

7 Die in Avalanches
in Italian Alps

Dec 28, 2009 1:50 AM CST

7 Die in Avalanches in Italian Alps

4 were rescuers searching for victims

(Newser) - Seven people were killed in avalanches in the Italian Alps, including four rescuers who were searching for missing tourists skiing in the Trentino region. A government spokesman blamed the deaths on skiers' refusal to heed warnings about conditions. Officials had recently boosted the avalanche alert level.

Pope Bounces
Back, Visits
Soup Kitchen

Dec 27, 2009 4:48 PM CST

Pope Bounces Back, Visits Soup Kitchen

Security heavy for first trip since Christmas Eve attack

(Newser) - On his first trip outside the Vatican since being knocked to the ground in a Christmas Eve incident at St. Peter's, Pope Benedict XVI visited a soup kitchen in Rome today. The pontiff, 82, was unharmed when a woman vaulted a barrier and accosted him before Mass. Today he mingled...

Big Freeze Kills
90 in Europe

Dec 23, 2009 2:29 AM CST

Big Freeze Kills 90 in Europe

Winter weather causes chaos from Scandinavia to Italy

(Newser) - A fierce blast of winter has brought travel chaos to much of Europe and is being blamed for at least 90 deaths. The cold snap left tens of thousands of travelers stranded as airports in Britain and Germany were forced to reduce schedules, the BBC reports. Trains are moving through...

Obama, Leaders Reach Agreement on Emissions

climate summit

Dec 18, 2009 3:51 PM CST

Obama, Leaders Reach Agreement on Emissions

Copenhagen summit yields basic deal to fight climate change

(Newser) - President Obama and the leaders of China, India, and South Africa reached a "meaningful agreement" tonight in Copenhagen on steps to curb greenhouse gas emissions, the White House announced. The deal requires the nations of the world to list their actions to curb emissions and sets up a framework...

Fugitive Doctor Caught Camping in Italian Alps

america's most wanted

Dec 18, 2009 11:21 AM CST

Fugitive Doctor Caught Camping in Italian Alps

Mountain guide leads authorities to Mark Weinberger's tent

(Newser) - A fugitive American doctor accused of widespread fraud and malpractice was found and arrested this week on a snowy mountain in Italy after 5 years on the run. Mark Weinberg, an Indiana ear, nose, and throat specialist, was living in a tent in Val Ferret. When police cornered him, Weinberg...

Clooney Ad Sparks
Coffee Feud

Dec 17, 2009 3:36 PM CST

Clooney Ad Sparks Coffee Feud

European rivals fight over 'coffee in heaven' campaign

(Newser) - An ad featuring George Clooney and John Malkovich has sparked a feud between European coffee marketers. In Nespresso's new spot, Clooney dies and goes to heaven but works out a deal by trading St. Peter—aka Malkovich—a Nespresso coffee maker. Rival company Lavazza says the concept is a ripoff...

Battered Berlusconi
Leaves Hospital

Dec 17, 2009 10:52 AM CST

Battered Berlusconi Leaves Hospital

Doctors tell Italian PM to rest two weeks following attack

(Newser) - A heavily bandaged Silvio Berlusconi left San Raffaele Hospital in Milan today, though doctors told him to get a few weeks rest following his assault. The Italian prime minister waved to the media as he was driven away in his motorcade. Before heading home he was taken to his dentist,...

Italy Raids Pasta Makers in Price-Fixing Probe

Dec 16, 2009 11:57 AM CST

Italy Raids Pasta Makers in Price-Fixing Probe

Companies accused of colluding to drive prices up 36%

(Newser) - Financial police have searched the offices of Italy’s top five pasta makers to investigate claims that they’ve rigged the price of rigatoni—and you know, other pasta, too (rigatoni was just alliterative). The investigation has been ongoing since 2007, after consumer groups complained that prices were up as...

Aides Blame Facebook
for Berlusconi Attack

Dec 16, 2009 5:20 AM CST

Aides Blame Facebook for Berlusconi Attack

Italy plans crackdown on social networking sites

(Newser) - The attack on Silvio Berlusconi will likely deal a blow to freedom of speech in Italy. Members of his government have publicly blamed social networking sites—where anti-Berlusconi pages have proliferated—for the assault. Interior Minister Roberto Maroni has announced plans for a crackdown, saying that the Internet could spawn...

Berlusconi: Love Triumphs Over Hate

Dec 15, 2009 3:49 PM CST

Berlusconi: Love Triumphs Over Hate

PM thanks supporters; government will go after enemy websites

(Newser) - Silvio Berlusconi thanked his supporters from a Milan hospital today, encouraging them to remain calm in his first statement since the attack that broke his nose and two teeth. "Sincere thanks to the very many who have sent me messages of solidarity and affection," the Italian PM's statement...

Berlusconi Leaving
Hospital Tomorrow

Dec 15, 2009 6:23 AM CST

Berlusconi Leaving Hospital Tomorrow

Premier advised to avoid public appearances for 2 weeks

(Newser) - Silvio Berlusconi will be spending another night in the hospital recovering from injuries he sustained at the hands of a statue-wielding attacker. The Italian leader will be released tomorrow, but has been advised to avoid public appearances for at least two weeks, according to a statement from Milan's San Raffaele...

Berlusconi Still
Hospitalized as
Italy Parses Attack

Dec 14, 2009 10:33 AM CST

Berlusconi Still Hospitalized as Italy Parses Attack

Some fear return to the bad old days of the violence-ridden 70s

(Newser) - A “shaken and disheartened” Silvio Berlusconi remains hospitalized after being smashed in the face even as recriminations fly amid predictions of a return to the political violence of the 1970s and '80s. Though the attacker at last night's rally apparently acted alone, both sides of the Italian political spectrum...

Italy to Ban Teen Boob Jobs

Dec 14, 2009 2:37 AM CST

Italy to Ban Teen Boob Jobs

Girls too young, surgery too dangerous

(Newser) - Italy is about to pass legislation barring girls under 18 from having breast enhancement and other plastic surgery. A burgeoning number of teens are having the operations, which are frequently a gift from parents. "Far too many adolescent girls are unaware that there are risks with this surgery. We...

Berlusconi
Hit in Face,
Hospitalized

UPDATED

Dec 13, 2009 4:16 PM CST

Berlusconi Hit in Face, Hospitalized

Protester assaults Italian PM after rally in Milan

(Newser) - Silvio Berlusconi is hospitalized tonight after being hit in the face and falling to the ground following a speech in Milan. The Italian PM has a fractured nose, two broken teeth, and a cut on his lip. The alleged assailant is under arrest. The man, who reportedly has a history...

Amanda Knox:
'I Am Scared'

Dec 13, 2009 12:35 PM CST

Amanda Knox: 'I Am Scared'

In jailhouse interview, American says she remains hopeful

(Newser) - Amanda Knox is scared but hopeful 8 days after an Italian court sentenced her to 26 years in prison for the murder of her British roommate."I am scared because I don't know what is going on," the 22-year-old American said during a 10-minute visit to her 97-square-foot...