Grillo says Berlusconi should go to jail
Source: Ansa
Milan :: Italy | updated 2013-05-09 07:27:23 -0700 | political-news
Comedian Beppe Grillo, leader of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement, said on Thursday that Silvio Berlusconi should go to jail. Speaking a day after a Milan court upheld a four-year conviction against Berlusconi for tax fraud, Grillo also said his movement...
Venturino ousted from 5-Star Movement, Grillo blog says
Source: Ansa
Rome :: Italy | updated 2013-05-09 07:27:18 -0700 | political-news
Interim Deputy Parliament Speaker Antonio Venturino, who ran in the last regional elections under the banner of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S), has been ousted from the group for going against party rules and keeping part of the compensation he...
Cannabis up among 15-19-year-olds in Italy
Source: Ansa
Bologna :: Italy | updated 2013-05-09 04:47:51 -0700 | political-news
Cannabis consumption is on the rise among Italians between the age of 15 and 19 while its use by the population in general is shrinking, according to preliminary data from the 2013 report on drug use in Italy released on...
Grasso calls for more light on Italy's years of terrorism
Source: Ansa
Rome :: Italy | updated 2013-05-09 04:47:43 -0700 | political-news
The Senate Speaker on Thursday said much needed to be done to ensure that the whole truth be revealed behind Italy's decades of political violence and terrorism. "Remembering is not enough," said Pietro Grasso on Victims of Terrorism Memorial Day....
Italy: 'No sign' of Italian journalist missing in Syria says minister
Source: AKI
Rome :: Italy | updated 2013-05-09 05:34:56 -0700 | political-news
Italy's foreign minister on Thursday said the government had no information on war reporter Domenico Quirico, who vanished in western Syria in early April. -"Regrettably, until now we have received no sign, but are following the case extremely closely," Emma...
Syria: Assad must go, insists John Kerry in Rome
Posted by: rsa76
Rome :: Italy | updated 2013-05-12 16:33:48 -0700 | political-news
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, which connects three days of meetings on Syria, repeated Thursday during a visit to Rome that President Bashar al-Assad could not be part of a transitional government . All parties involved are working "to...
Italian Startups Growing Together
Source: Epoch Times
Florence :: Italy | updated 2013-05-09 03:54:00 -0700 | political-news
From a young age they can understand that cooperation with common goals can make a difference in the future. ItalyEntrepreneurship in Italy is taking on a communal character. Startups have had trouble securing loans, but other supports have developed, including...
Virginia International University is Rich in Diversity
Source: Epoch Times
Viù :: Italy | updated 2013-05-09 03:53:52 -0700 | political-news
Sarmiento arrived at the airport in Dallas from Columbia with two pieces of luggage. Not familiar enough with English to understand the green and yellow signs that he saw, he was lost. Sarmiento had to approach five different people to...
The guilty verdict was upheld Berlusconi
Posted by: magdochka
Milan :: Italy | updated 2013-05-12 11:10:10 -0700 | political-news
Milan Court of Appeal upheld the conviction to former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi confirmed his guilt in tax evasion. The Court confirmed that Berlusconi should wait for a prison term of 4 years, and for 5 years he cannot hold...
Letta says cabinet to scrap double minister salaries
Source: Ansa
Rome :: Italy | updated 2013-05-09 03:03:20 -0700 | political-news
Premier Enrico Letta said his left-right executive will scrap the system in which cabinet members get two salaries, one for being a minister and one for being a lawmaker, on Thursday. "At today's cabinet meeting will be proceed to eliminate...
Brent Batten: Red flags over the beach, and it's only May
Source: The Naples Daily News
Naples :: Italy | updated 2013-05-09 02:27:13 -0700 | political-news
Red flags are going up over the beach at Naples and it has nothing to do with the impending hurricane season. An idea being floated to look for new sources of money for beach renourishment has city officials worried that...
More insults for Italy's first black minister
Source: Ansa
Macerata :: Italy | updated 2013-05-09 11:46:08 -0700 | political-news
Italy's first black cabinet member, Integration Minister Cecile Kyenge, received the latest volley in a barrage of racist abuse on Thursday when she was told to go back to Congo. Italian prosecutors have opened a probe into online abuse directed...
Court Upholds Berlusconi Tax Fraud Verdict
Source: Newyork Times
Milan :: Italy | updated 2013-05-09 06:14:29 -0700 | political-news
An appeals court in Milan upheld a conviction on Wednesday of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi for tax fraud, sentencing him to four years in prison and imposing a five-year ban on holding public office. The ruling was a blow...
UTA board: Is transit police just well-armed customer service?
Source: The Salt Lake City Tribune
Uta :: Italy | updated 2013-05-08 17:29:12 -0700 | political-news
The agency's board is exploring whether to keep or dump its 82-officer police department...Transit » Officials say they will look at needs, costs and comparisons. The Salt Lake Tribune First Published 1 hour ago Updated 1 hour ago Several Utah...
Formula One remains largely a man's world
Source: Taiwan News
Rome :: Italy | updated 2013-05-08 15:19:40 -0700 | political-news
From the moment Susie Wolff first got into her Williams car, she heard the snickers from those questioning whether women belong in Formula One. There were more than a few cynical looks from teammates before the development driver completed 100...
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