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Ex-CIA Agent Convicted Over Imam Kidnapping To Face Sentencing
A former CIA agent who was found guilty of kidnapping an Egyptian imam by an Italian court more than a decade ago said...
Thousands of Migrants Rescued In Mediterranean In Two Days
Illegal migrants, who were rescued by the Libyan coastguard in the Mediterranean Sea off the Libyan Some 6,000 migrants...
Nearly 200 Asylum Seekers Feared Dead Off Libya Coast
Eleven migrants have died and nearly 200 are missing after two boats carrying asylum seekers sank off the coast of...
6,000 Migrants Rescued In Mediterranean In Two Days
Some 6,000 migrants hoping to head to Europe were rescued in the Mediterranean on Friday and Saturday in dozens of...
Italian FM In Libya For Talks On Peace and Migrants
Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano on Saturday held talks in Tripoli with top Libyan officials on peace efforts...
Italy Brokers Deal With Libyan Tribes To Curb Migrant Influx
The Italian government said Sunday that dozens of rival tribes in southern Libya had agreed to cooperate on securing...
250 Feared Dead In New Med Migrant Boat Sinkings
Around 250 African migrants are feared to have drowned in the Mediterranean after a charity's rescue boat found five...
3,000 Migrants Rescued Off Libya
Around 3,000 migrants were rescued off the coast of Libya on Sunday as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Europe,...
Avoiding Risky Sea Journey, Syrian Refugees Head To Italy ‘pronto’
Just before midnight in a sleepy district of Beirut, dozens of Syrian refugees huddle in small groups around bulging...
Italian Boss To Stand Trial Over $1.3bn Nigerian Oil Transaction
Claudio Descalzi, chief executive of Eni, has suffered a setback after Italian prosecutors charged him with...
Italy Approves A €20bn Bailout Plan For Its Banks
The Italian parliament has approved a government plan for a possible €20bn (£16.8bn) bailout of the country's banks....
Italy Seeks €20bn For Banks As Monte Dei Paschi Flounders
The Italian government will seek parliamentary approval to borrow up to €20bn (£17bn) to support its fragile banking...
From Regeni To Libya, The Difficult Path Towards Normalization
The last, recent joint note of Italian and Egyptian attorneys on Giulio Regeni's murder shows that a good degree of...
Former Italian President Ciampi Dies At 95
The former president of the Italian Republic and central banker, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, died on Friday at the age of 95,...