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Amanda Knox, the American student accused of murdering her British flatmate Meredith Kercher, told her trial today that she had been struck by police during questioning.
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By STACY MEICHTRY ROME — Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's wife said she will seek a divorce, after years of public sparring with her husband over his public flirtations with women whom he has also drawn into his political ranks.
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AP The Italian cruise ship MSC Melody is escorted by the Spanish Frigate Marques de la Ensenada. The cruise ship's security forces fight off the six assailants with gunfire far off the Somalia coast.
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ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP) - An Italian Red Cross worker held by Muslim extremists in the Philippines is still alive, a senior police official said Sunday, amid growing concern about the hostage's health.
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Pope Benedict is to visit the site of the earthquake in central Italy which claimed 295 lives and made at least 50000 homeless, the Vatican says.
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The misery of survivors of the Italian earthquake is being compounded by heavy rain and plummeting temperatures. A week after the catastrophe and many thousands made homeless by the tremor are still being accommodated in tents.
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L'AQUILA, Italy (CNN) — Authorities on Saturday ended a rescue operation at a site thought to hold a survivor from this week's earthquake, the L'Aquila fire brigade told CNN.
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By Steve Scherer and Flavia Krause-Jackson April 8 (Bloomberg) — A week ago, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was lampooned in the press after Queen Elizabeth II publicly questioned why he shouted out the name of President Barack Obama during …
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At least 27 people have been killed in a powerful earthquake that struck central Italy, Italian officials say. Five children are said to be among the dead and at least 30 people remain unaccounted for as a massive search for the trapped is under way.
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