…ices opening up,” said Diego Sabatinelli, secretary for the Italian League for Quick Divorce, an association affiliated with the Radical Party, which was instrumental in legalizing divorce in Italy in 1970. “If there is a market, there is a need.” Diego Sabatinelli has been lobbying the Italian government to get rid of the required three-year separation, which is meant to act as “a per…
…operation as the intelligence emerged and then as the decision was taken to act… I don’t think they specifically approved it – they were informed of what was happening.” Number 10 said earlier that no official complaint had been received from the Italian government, and the UK had not made an apology. It said the UK and Italy had been in contact ever since the men were kidn…
…’s interest. President Giorgio Napolitano said he appreciated their “sense of responsibility” and said Italy would remain by their side. The Italian foreign ministry’s decision 10 days ago not to return the two men had prompted a bitter diplomatic row, with Indian PM Manmohan Singh warning of “consequences” if it was not reversed. Then the Delhi Supreme Court or…
Former Italian PM Giulio Andreotti, one of the most prominent political figures of post-war Italy, has died aged 94. Giulio Andreotti was prime minister seven times between 1972 and 1992. He led the Christian Democrat party, which dominated Italian politics for decades. He was dogged in later years by allegations of corruption and Mafia links. Giulio Andreotti had been seriously ill for some time…
…Napolitano. The coalition brings together Enrico Letta’s Democratic Party (PD) and the People of Freedom party (PDL) of former PM Silvio Berlusconi. The swearing-in is to take place on Sunday at 11:30 local time. Silvio Berlusconi had said he would not be a minister, but had pushed for leading figures from his party to be given top posts. Angelino Alfano, the PDL’s secretary, will beco…
Italian Nobel prize-winning neurologist Rita Levi-Montalcini has died at the age of 103. Rita Levi-Montalcini lived through anti-semitic discrimination under fascism to become one of Italy’s top scientists and most respected figures. She won acclaim for her work on cells, which furthered understanding of a range of conditions, including cancer. In 1986 Rita Levi-Montalcini shared the Nobel…
…for a year on an exchange programme, in her bedroom with the help of a third man, Ivorian immigrant, small-time drug-dealer and petty-thief Rudy Guede. Rudy Guede he pleaded guilty and is serving just 16 years. Amanda Knox has always denied being at the house that night, and when she rises to re-state her innocence on Monday she is expected to strike a more measured tone. “Amanda has had four year…
…everyone was accounted for, but that they did not have a definitive list of names. The huge ship, which was lying on its side in shallow water Saturday evening, was carrying about 3,200 passengers and 1,000 crew members when it ran aground at about dinner time. Costa Concordia, built in 2006, was on a Mediterranean cruise from Rome with stops in Savona, Marseille, Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, Cag…
…ain, La Repubblica reports. In the closing statement, the prosecution quoted one of its witnesses, whose father died in the earthquake. It described how Guido Fioravanti had called his mother at about 11pm on the night of the earthquake – straight after the first tremor. “I remember the fear in her voice. On other occasions they would have fled but that night, with my father, they repe…
Michaela Biancofiore, an Italian junior equal opportunities minister, has resigned the day after being sworn in to new coalition, having said gay people invited discrimination by “ghettoizing” themselves. Michaela Biancofiore was defending herself against accusations of homophobia made by human rights groups. But she invoked more wrath with Saturday’s comments to Italian media….
Gunmen have kidnapped a security agent working for the Italian embassy in Yemen’s capital Sanaa. The Italian man was taken to an unknown destination from a street near Italy’s embassy in south-west Sanaa, security and diplomatic sources have said. Police have said they are trying to track down and identify the gunmen. Gunmen have kidnapped a security agent working for the Italian emb…
…igrant and said she was besotted with him – but now she admits she had a “lucky escape”. Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, was killed in a stand-off with police four days after he and his brother Dzhokhar, 19, apparently set off two bombs at the Boston Marathon on April 15. Since the terror attack, which left three by-standers dead and more than 270 injured, Tsarnaev brothers’ interest in Islamic…
Kim Kardashian and her famous sisters recently launched the Kardashian Kollection at Dorothy Perkins in London, and reportedly send the Duchess of Cambridge a load of free clothing, only to get them send straight back. According to The Examiner, Kate Middleton politely declined to accept any of the free clothing received from Kim Kardashian. The Kardashian Kollection features a lot of figure-hugg…
…the eurozone, is mired in recession. On Saturday, Giorgio Napolitano became the first president in Italian history to secure a second seven-year term. He easily won the simple majority of votes out of 1,007 electors. Italy’s President Giorgio Napolitano has been re-elected following a cross-party appeal to run for office again to resolve a growing political crisis Giorgio Napolitano put forward h…
…t headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir issued a notice to the Italian ambassador, restraining him from leaving without its permission. Daniele Mancini has been asked to respond to the notice by March 18. Daniele Mancini, Italy’s ambassador to India, has been ordered not to leave the country after Rome’s refusal to return two marines charged with the murder of two fishermen in Kerala last y…
…time to “rescue Italy from financial ruin”. The withdrawal of his political support means that elections are now set for February. Mario Monti replaced Silvio Berlusconi after the Italian 10-year bond yield reached a euro-era record of 7.48% in November 2011, bringing about Berlusconi’s departure. Since then, Italy’s yields have dropped and the focus has shifted to Spain,…
The Italian coast guards have rescued the crew of a cargo ship after it ran aground on a reef off Sicily in stormy seas. All 19 crew members were ferried to shore by helicopters after the captain of the Gelso M gave the order to abandon ship. Weather conditions are deteriorating in the area near the city of Syracuse on Sicily’s south-east coast. There were no reports of any cargo aboard the…
…s and knights on horseback engaged in close combat, fighting for possession of a flag. The historic battle between Florence and its allies against a numerically superior force from Milan took place in 1440, and the Florentines won. Art historians believe that Leonardo Da Vinci, experimenting with various fresco painting techniques, started painting the battle scene in 1503, using sketches he had b…
Italian and Spanish 10-year bond yields have been rising ahead of a summit of eurozone finance ministers on Monday. The yield on Spanish 10-year bonds, which are taken as a strong indicator of the interest rate the government would have to pay to borrow money, rose above 7%, while Italian bond yields rose to 6.1%. Yields above 7% are considered to be unsustainable in the long term. Details of the…
…of Dorothy Perkins vouchers. For your chance to win, complete the entry form online. From trend-led must-haves to fashionably tailored looks and handbags, the Kardashian Kollection includes more than 100 pieces. To make sure you don’t miss out, register now to be the first to buy the Kollection on Sunday, November 4th – visit dorothyperkins.com for details. The full range will go on sale online a…
Kim and Kourtney Kardashian have landed in London in their typical glamorous style as they launch their own clothing collection with high street retailer Dorothy Perkins. Celebrating their English fashion partnership, the two famous brunettes took over Aqua club in Soho for a lavish star studded bash. The two sisters both looked the part in their matching little black dresses from their new colle…
The concept of being underdressed have been brought to another meaning by the Australian label Black Milk Clothing by launching a range of leggings that emulate muscles with the skin torn off. The new leggings are printed with the anatomically correct layout of the bare human muscle, with sinews, ligaments and muscle fibres printed in blood red. Those who enjoy pushing sartorial boundaries will n…
Italian cash-strapped budget airline Wind Jet has suspended all its flights, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded. At Rome’s Fiumicino airport, some 200 Israeli nationals – who had been due to fly to Tel Aviv – spent the night at the terminal. Another five flights to destinations across Italy were cancelled as well. Italian cash-strapped budget airline Wind Jet has suspended…
…Monti and his non-party team of ministers have implemented economic austerity measures in the form of spending cuts and tax hikes. In his last speech before his resignation, Mario Monti said the last 13 months had been “difficult but fascinating”. “The work we did… has made the country more trustworthy… more competitive and attractive to foreign investors,” he…
…sconi on corruption charges. Italian law allows for the scrapping of preliminary hearings, which can last more than a year, when evidence of the alleged crime is considered overwhelming. The judge has 10 days to decide whether to permit an “immediate trial”. Silvio Berlusconi is accused of paying a left-wing senator 3 million euros ($3.9 million) to defect to his right-wing People of F…
Amanda Bynes shaved head mug shot revealed as she appears in court for reckless endangerment Amanda Bynes appeared in a criminal court on Friday disheveled in a long blond wig and sweats where she was charged with reckless endangerment after police said she threw a…
Cannes 2013: Blue is the Warmest Colour tipped to win Palme d'Or prizeBlue is the Warmest Colour, an intimate love story between two young women, directed by Tunisian-born French director Abdellatif Kechiche, has received rave reviews in Cannes…
Justin Bieber asks guests at his parties to sign Liability Waiver and ReleaseAfter a string of negative press, it looks like Justin Bieber may be trying to curtail the less positive news by imposing a ban on people talking about his parties. Having…
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