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- Italian women testify to defend Ghanaian student in Parma
We saw Emmanuel being beaten by Policemen Three Italian women have all jumped to the defence of the Ghanaian in Italy, who claimed he was severely beaten by the Italian Municipal Police. The story which broke out on September 30, a day after the
- Indians flock Rome for Sister Alphonsa
It's the biggest moment for Indian Christians in centuries. The Pope will elevate a Kerala-born nun -- who died more than 60 years ago -- to sainthood.She will be the first Indian woman to have travelled from a small village in Kerala to join a list of
- Rome Eternal love
Previous of Images Next Rome really is a city for lovers, discovers Philip Norman, who found the Italian capital 'the most companionable of cities' Photo: The Sistine Chapel, home to 'history's longest-running sell-out show' Grandeur is all around in
- Promotion for Afghanistan
Afghanistan crushed Italy by 93 runs on Friday to secure a fifth win in five matches and secure promotion to the Division Three of the World Cricket League.The victory represented Afghanistan's second successive promotion and their next aim will be to
- Yellow Bird's 'Millennium' Films Sold To Italy
Producer Yellow Bird's productions of Stieg Larsson's three books in the 'Millennium' series are now conquering Europe as distributor Zodiak International has closed a major deal with Italy's top film distributor BIM Distribuzione. Yellow Bird is
- Italy: Muslims Protest Against Mosque Closure
-- Muslims in the northern Italian city of Sassuolo plan to protest on Friday against the town council's refusal to allow them to build a mosque. 'Tomorrow we will perform Friday prayers in the street, to protest against the municipality for not allowing
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Italy became a nation-state belatedly - in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula and Sicily were united under King Victor Emmanuel. The Fascist dictatorship of Benito Mussolini that took over after World War I led to a disastrous alliance with Nazi Germany and Italian defeat in World War II. Revival followed. Italy was a charter member of NATO and the European Economic Community (EEC) and joined the growing political and economic unification of Western Europe, including the introduction of the euro in 1999.
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Reuters - A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying a U.S. space tourist blasted off on Sunday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome to the International Space Station.
Reuters - U.S. video game magnate Richard Garriott will blast off into space aboard a Russian spaceship on Sunday watched by his father, a NASA astronaut who went into space at the height of the Cold War.
Reuters - The IMF warned on Saturday the world's financial system was near meltdown and France promised that a meeting of European leaders in Paris will detail measures to keep a market panic from triggering the most severe global downturn in decades.
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