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Berlusconi says crucifix ruling denies Europe's roots

Reuters Life! Online Report yesterday

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's Silvio Berlusconi said on Wednesday a European Court of Human Rights ruling that called for crucifixes to be removed from Italian classrooms was a nonsensical attempt to deny Europe's Christian roots. The Roman Catholic country has reacted with ...

We are underdogs without Serena, say U.S. Fed Cup team

Reuters US Online Report Sports News yesterday

REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy (Reuters) - The United States feel like underdogs in their Fed Cup final against Italy this weekend after Serena Williams pulled out, captain Mary Joe Fernandez said on Friday. World number one Serena, whose sister Venus is also not ...

Beckham says leaving family for six months "kills" him

Reuters US Online Report Sports News yesterday

MIAMI (Reuters) - David Beckham's loan move to AC Milan means he faces six months away from the family home and the England midfielder says the absence "kills" him. The 34-year-old will stay in Italy from January to June before returning to ...

Italy v USA - Fed Cup World Group Final Previews

Getty Images yesterday

REGGIO CALABRIA, ITALY - NOVEMBER 06: Francesca Schiavone and Flavia Pennetta of Italy practice ahead of their Fed Cup Final meeting against the United States of America at Circolo del tennis,Rocco Polimeni on November 6, 2009 in Reggio Calabria, Italy. (Photo by ...

Pressure on Italy in Fed Cup final, says Fernandez

AFP American Edition yesterday

United States team captain Mary Joe Fernandez insisted the pressure was on Italy ahead of this weekend's 2009 Fed Cup final here. With both Williams sisters, Serena and Venus, having pulled out, the underdog Americans are lining up with a teenager ranked ...

ITALY US TENNIS FED CUP

AP News yesterday

Italy's Francesca Schiavone talks as Flavia Pennetta looks on ahead of the Fed Cup tennis final between Italy and the United States, in Reggio Calabria, Italy, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Adriana Sapone) Copyright 2009 AP News

Grand Stadium Jacket Cocktail Party At Fay Boutique

Getty Images 2 days ago

MILAN, ITALY - NOVEMBER 05: Robert F. Kennedy III attends the Grand Stadium Jacket cocktail party at the Fay Boutique on November 5, 2009 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images) Copyright 2009 Getty Images

Mont Blanc shrinks by foot-and-a-half

AFP Global Edition 2 days ago

Western Europe's tallest peak, the snow-capped Alpine giant Mont Blanc, has shrunk by 45 centimetres (18 inches) in two years, experts said Thursday following an official survey. The new height of Mont Blanc, which lies on the three-way border between France, Italy ...

Italy convicts 23 US agents in CIA kidnapping trial

AFP Global Edition 3 days ago

An Italian judge convicted 23 US and two Italian secret agents for the CIA's kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in 2003, as Washington expressed dismay over the ruling. The CIA's Milan station chief at the time, Robert Seldon Lady, was sentenced Wednesday ...

US 'disappointed' at Italy verdict in CIA case

AFP American Edition 3 days ago

The United States said Wednesday it is "disappointed" with the convictions in Italy of 23 US and two Italian secret agents for the CIA's kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in 2003. "We are disappointed by the verdicts against the Americans and Italians ...

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