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Italy PM Renzi suffers vote setback as 5-Star makes breakthrough INTERNATIONAL

Italy PM Renzi suffers vote setback as 5-Star makes breakthrough

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi was trounced by the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement in local elections in Rome and Turin, clouding his chances of winning a do-or-die referendum in October.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Italy goes to polls in test for Renzi INTERNATIONAL

Italy goes to polls in test for Renzi

Italians voted yesterday for mayors of their largest cities in ballots which were testing Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s popularity...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Christo fans told rain may prevent walking on water INTERNATIONAL

Christo fans told rain may prevent walking on water

Fans of renowned artist Christo faced disappointment for a second day Sunday after his latest work in northern Italy was partly closed by rain.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Rome set to elect first female mayor INTERNATIONAL

Rome set to elect first female mayor

Voters in the Italian capital went to the polls on Sunday with all signs indicating that they will elect Virginia Raggi as the first female mayor of the Eternal City.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Italy's Fincantieri signs €4bn deal to build ships for Qatar ARABIA

Italy's Fincantieri signs €4bn deal to build ships for Qatar

Fincantieri has signed a deal worth almost €4bn ($4.47bn) to build seven ships for Qatar, the Italian state-controlled shipbuilder said on Thursday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Berlusconi on mend after life-saving heart surgery INTERNATIONAL

Berlusconi on mend after life-saving heart surgery

Italy's controversial former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi underwent apparently successful open heart surgery on Tuesday, just over a week after a heart attack his doctor said could have killed him.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Italy out-think Belgium to claim a shock win CULTURE

Italy out-think Belgium to claim a shock win

Underdogs Italy produced a tactical masterclass to defeat Belgium 2-0 in Lyon yesterday and inflict a shock defeat on one of the favourites for Euro 2016.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Ex-Italian PM Berlusconi hospitalised for heart problem INTERNATIONAL

Ex-Italian PM Berlusconi hospitalised for heart problem

Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, one of Italy's richest and most polarising men, was hospitalised on Tuesday for a heart problem but his condition was not life-threatening, a spokesman said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Italy arrests 16 suspected boat migrant traffickers INTERNATIONAL

Italy arrests 16 suspected boat migrant traffickers

Italian police have arrested 16 people suspected of trafficking migrants across the Mediterranean from Libya after a week in which thousands were rescued and hundreds drowned trying to make the journey.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Forty children drown as shipwrecks claim up to 700, survivors say INTERNATIONAL

Forty children drown as shipwrecks claim up to 700, survivors say

A week of shipwrecks and death in the Mediterranean culminated with harrowing testimony from migrant survivors who said another 500 people had drowned, bringing the number of feared dead to 700.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Italy says migrant boat capsized, second in two days INTERNATIONAL

Italy says migrant boat capsized, second in two days

A migrant boat capsized in the Mediterranean on Thursday and about 100 of its passengers have been rescued while the number of dead is unknown, officials said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
India allows accused Italian marine to go home INTERNATIONAL

India allows accused Italian marine to go home

India's top court Thursday allowed an Italian marine accused of killing two fishermen to return home pending arbitration, the latest twist in a long-running case that has soured ties between the two countries.

4:45 AM November 25 2016