Saturday 19th May, 2012

• Briefs: Fiat to layoff 5,000 in Italy as sales drop

  The Detroit News

  Reports from Italy say Chrysler Group LLC's parent company, Fiat SpA , plans to lay off approximately 5,000 white-collar workers at its Mirafiori complex in Turin for three days in June and ...

• Yachting: Team NZ better on day two in Venice

  New Zealand Herald

  Team New Zealand managed an improved performance on the second day of the America's Cup world series in Venice overnight, moving up to fourth after four fleet races. After a sixth and third in ...

• Fishermen killings: Italy calls back ambassador after charge-sheet filed against marines

  NDTV

  Rome: Italy has recalled its ambassador to India after a charge-sheet was filed against two Italian marines in the killings of two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast, which took place three ...

• Avs re-sign Milan Hejduk to one-year contract

  Denver Post

  (Karl Gehring, The Denver Post) Milan Hejduk did not want it to end like that. The Avalanche captain did not want to see his career end after what he admitted was a poor second half of the season. ...

• Italian envoy in India rushes home over marines row

  New Kerala

  New Delhi, May 18 : With its diplomatic efforts failing to free the two marines held in India for killing two fishermen at sea, Italy has asked its ambassador Giacomo Sanfelice di Monteforte to ...

• Italy recalls ambassador to New Delhi

  General Sources

  Italy has recalled its ambassador from India after two Italian members of an anti-piracy unit were charged with the murder of two Indian fishermen. The Italian marines - members of a security ...

• Removal of Grounded Costa Concordia Is Set to Begin in Italy

  New York Times

  ROME - One of the most expensive and challenging salvage operations ever planned, the removal of the luxury liner Costa Concordia from granite rocks off the Tuscan coast, where it ran aground in ...

• Italy court upholds ruling clearing Berlusconi

  The Star

  ROME (Reuters) - Italy's highest appeals court on Friday upheld a decision that cleared former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in a fraud and embezzlement case related to his private ...

• Italian Court Upholds Apple Warranty Fine

  General Sources

  An Italian court has upheld a €900,000 (US$1.2 million) fine imposed on Apple by Italy's competition authority for allegedly violating consumer protection laws, Italian media reported late ...

• IMF: Italy has made remarkable progress

  General Sources

  International Monetary Fund official on Wednesday said the eurozone's third-largest economy is "on the right track" and has made notable progress in the six months since ...

• Ethan Rome: More Hypocrisy From GOP's Crack Team of Health Care Con Artists

  Huffington Post

  The Republican leaders in Congress have mostly defined themselves by what they're against, but now they've announced what they're for -- the most popular parts of the Affordable Care ...

• Djokovic, Federer in heavyweight Rome semi

  SBS

  Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have all progressed through to the semi-finals of the crucial French Open warm-up event in ...

• Big names on Rome collision course

  ABC Australia

  Italy Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal moved a step closer to another possible final showdown after recording straight-set wins in the quarter-finals of the Rome Masters.Holder and top seed ...

• Police open tomb as part of Vatican girl mystery

  Irish Times

  PADDY AGNEWConspiracy theories prevail since a teenager disappeared close to the Vatican in 1983IN A country sadly notorious for never-ending, unsolved ';mysteries';, the disappearance of ...

• A very modern fleet conquers Venice

  The Independent

  The event, in the waters of the Italian city, will close tomorrow. It is one of several venues for the America's Cup World Series, which features tight, short racecourses designed to deliver ...

• Federer, Djokovic to Battle in Italian Open Semis, Li Faces Serena: Fan Take

  General Sources

  Both the men's and women's draws are down to the final four at the Italian Open in Rome. On the men's side, the top three are all there. From the women's draw, only one of the ...

• Caustic Comedian Alters Italy’s Political Map

  General Sources

  GARBAGNATE MILANESE - A rapt crowd gathered in this drab town in the Milanese hinterland one evening this week to hear the Italian comedian Beppe Grillo serve up his characteristically caustic take ...

• Djokovic, Nadal make Rome semis

  Sportal

  World No.1 Novak Djokovic reached the Internazionali BNL d'Italia semi-finals with a 7-5 6-1 win over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.The reigning champion and No.1 seed found it tough in the first set ...

• Italy's dog and cat tax muzzled after uproar

  ABC Australia

  Italy A proposal to levy a tax on cats and dogs that stunned Italy has been withdrawn the same day it was made public, after a wave of popular anger.Italy was abuzz for hours after local media ...

• Police remove boars from Italian city

  UPI

  Police in an Italian city said they were able to round up a pair of wild boars and take them back to the nearby countryside. Florence police said the boars were spotted running between parked cars ...

• Fast start has Federer in Rome semifinals

  UPI

  Roger Federer rode a near-perfect start to a straight-set victory Friday in quarterfinal play at the Italian Open. Federer raced past Andreas Seppi 6-1, 6-2 in 54 minutes. He was up 5-0 after just ...

• Serena wins but Venus loses in Rome

  UPI

  Maria Sharapova . Serena Williams, seeded ninth, is 17-0 on clay courts this year after she moved into the semifinals. She was up 4-0 in the first set ...

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