Provides the latest RSS feeds for Europe News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page The Italy News.net http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/cat/88176adfdf246af5/ en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 16:37:28 -0400 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:37:28 -0400 30 Russian counter-terrorism agents have foiled a terrorist attack on Moscow, killing two of the plotters and arrested another. The National Anti-Terrorism Committee said the terrorist group was located in a house in the town of Orekhovo-Zuyevo, east of the capital. According to the BBC, the suspects are said to be Russian citizens who had undergone training in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region. ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214657387/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:40:02 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214657387/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad and Minister of Health Switzerland Alain Berset held a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of World Health Assembly at Geneva with the aim of giving further impetus to cooperation in the field of healthcare. Speaking on the occasion, Azad said that friendship between India and Switzerland goes as back as Independence of India, strongly ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214655604/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:30:03 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214655604/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Zach Sobiech, an 18-year-old whose battle with cancer became a global story, has died. The Minnesota native became famous when his song "Clouds,rdquo; which is about facing death, became a viral sensation on YouTube, topping 3 million views. The song was originally released in December of last year. The video was so popular that a group of celebrities were inspired to create a video ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214643754/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:15:07 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214643754/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Public diplomacy experts say a difference in perceptions dating back to the Cold War era could hamper U.S. and Russian efforts to deal with the ongoing civil war in Syria. Heritage Foundation senior fellow Helle Dale said there is a "love-hate" relationship between the United States and Russia that is "quite complicated." On VOA's Encounter program, Dale said she agrees with an ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214643753/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:15:06 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214643753/scat/88176adfdf246af5 U.S. President Barack Obama praised Burma's president on Monday for his leadership in pushing through political reforms, while warning that ethnic and communal violence targeting minority Muslims in Burma must stop. Mr. Obama spoke Monday at the White House, alongside Burmese President Thien Sein, the former general who in 2011 became president after Burma's first democratic polls in more than ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214643751/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:15:04 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214643751/scat/88176adfdf246af5 ISLAMABAD Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif, who is set to become prime minister for a third time after his party won recent parliamentary elections, on Monday called for peace talks with domestic Taliban extremists, saying "this is the best optionrdquo; to fight militancy. Addressing newly elected federal and provincial lawmakers of his Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) party in Lahore, Sharif ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214643749/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:15:03 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214643749/scat/88176adfdf246af5 The White House says U.S. President Barack Obama will travel to Africa this summer, visiting three countries. In a statement Monday, the White House says President Obama along with his wife, Michelle, will travel to Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania in late June and early July. The administration says Obama will meet with government officials as well as leaders from business, civil ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214643750/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:15:03 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214643750/scat/88176adfdf246af5 WASHINGTON -- A non-profit technology company based in Kenya has created a wireless internet router that it says will help people living in places where electricity is spotty and internet service is unreliable. Founded in early 2008, Ushahidi is known primarily for its open-source software applications, but is now launching its first piece of hardware, called the BRCK. One of the BRCK's ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214669663/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:02:11 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214669663/scat/88176adfdf246af5 By Paul Carrel and Eva KuehnenFRANKFURT (Reuters) - A top U.S. Federal Reserve official urged the European Central Bank on Tuesday to consider employing a U.S.-style quantitative easing programme to counter slowing inflation and recession in the euro zone.The ECB has engaged in bond purchases in the past but has always withdrawn an equivalent amount of money from markets to ensure its ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214669308/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:00:46 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214669308/scat/88176adfdf246af5 ABU DHABI // The European Parliament will consider granting Emiratis visa-free entry to the European Schengen area next year, the Foreign Minister told the FNC yesterday. Over the past year the UAE has increased its efforts to win visa-free entry to the Schengen area - a group of 26 countries in western Europe. In February, Sheikh Abdullah Al Hamed, undersecretary at the Ministry of Foreign ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214669309/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:00:10 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214669309/scat/88176adfdf246af5 BRASILIA, Brazil -; Spain's development minister is urging Brazil to hire some of the engineers that her own economy doesn't have room ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214669405/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:57:30 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214669405/scat/88176adfdf246af5 In a statement released on Monday (20), Andressa Urach said he traveled to Spain to ask for a retraction of the Real Madrid player Cristiano ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214669700/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:53:54 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214669700/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Championships, with world champions Steven Judge and Iain Dawson heading the 17-man squad searching for further glory on the international stage. Three reigning European champions in Jane Egan, Charlotte Ellis and Dawson are selected in for the team heading ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214669702/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:50:24 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214669702/scat/88176adfdf246af5 May 21 - Europe's Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley has had the amount of player picks he is permitted to make for the 2014 event at Gleneagles in Scotland increased to three after gaining permission from the European Tour. Speaking today at Wentworth, host venue for this week's Professional Golfers Association (PGA) Championship, the Irishman said that although it will be tough for ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214669701/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:50:24 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214669701/scat/88176adfdf246af5 The red Volkswagen came a few metres on to the parliamentary estate at the Carriage Gates before being halted by a security ramp.Witnesses said the driver demanded to see an MP as she was wrestled out of the vehicle by officers.The incident took place as the House voted on controversial legislation ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214669703/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:50:21 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214669703/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Getting around Toledo itself is best on foot, but public bus no. 12 can be handy if you run out of steam. The cheesy Tren Imperial Tourist Tram is a fine way for non-drivers to enjoy views of the city from across the Tajo River ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214669704/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:47:31 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214669704/scat/88176adfdf246af5 MOSCOW, May 21 (RIA Novosti) - Russia has made a mistake by branding some of its NGOs as "foreign agents," Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland said Tuesday following a meeting to discuss the issue with State Duma speaker Sergei ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214669614/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:39:30 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214669614/scat/88176adfdf246af5 View Photo Reuters/Reuters - Lebanon's Hezbollah members carry Hezbollah and Lebanese flags as they parade during a rally marking the party's Martyrs Day in Beirut's suburbs November 12, 2012. REUTERS/Sharif ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214669706/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:36:26 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214669706/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Mark Carney, the incoming Bank of England Governor, has warned that Europe could face a decade of stagnation unless it takes the kind of bold measures seen in Japan. In words that will underline his status as a monetary activist and fuel speculation that he will try to relaunch quantitative easing (QE) when he arrives in the UK, Mr Carney applauded Japan's "bold policy ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214669705/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:36:26 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214669705/scat/88176adfdf246af5 BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is willing to deepen trade ties with China but wants to see concessions from Beijing first, documents seen by Reuters on Tuesday ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214669263/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:32:01 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214669263/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (Image credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) MOSCOW – A delegation of American lawmakers will travel to Russia next week in part to investigate last month’s Boston Marathon bombings, ABC News has learned. The group, led by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., wants to find out why a 2011 Russian request that the United States investigate Tamerlan Tsarnaev, one of ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214669639/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:23:49 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214669639/scat/88176adfdf246af5 * Euro rises to session high vs dollar * Gold's appeal hurt by fears the Fed will ease stimulus * Spot silver cuts loss to 0.6 percent, platinum to 1.65 pct (Recasts, updates prices, adds comments, adds byline, changes dateline (previous LONDON) By Carole Vaporean and Clara Denina NEW YORK/LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - Gold trimmed its losses on Tuesday as the euro regained strength ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214669316/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:22:23 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214669316/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Aljaz Bedene, a late entry into the main draw, collected an upset win Tuesday in the first round of the ATP's Power Horse Cup tennis tournament in Germany. Bedene was given a slot in the tournament ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214669709/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:19:07 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214669709/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Rain forced the postponement of Tuesday's schedule at the WTA's Brussels Open. There are still 10 first-round matches to be completed and the tournament is scheduled to conclude Saturday. The original schedule had called for the second round to be played Wednesday. Rain, however, is predicted for Brussels through the week. Among the matches that had been on Tuesday's schedule ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214669708/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:19:07 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214669708/scat/88176adfdf246af5 LONDON -; Dozens of Mohandas Gandhi's personal items have been sold at an auction, but a sample of blood purportedly from the Indian independence leader didn't draw high enough ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668172/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:48:23 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668172/scat/88176adfdf246af5 WASHINGTON -; Republicans are trying to block Obama administration overtures to Russia on missile defense, creating a potential obstacle to arms control ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668111/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:48:23 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668111/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Iran says a conservative body has barred two prominent figures from competing in next month's presidential election - moderate former president Hashemi Rafsanjani and a leading conservative allied to current president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The Iranian interior ministry said Tuesday the Guardian Council of clerics and jurists excluded the two politicians from a final list of eight ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214667758/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:48:17 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214667758/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Major League Baseball's New York Yankees and English Premier League football club Manchester City are joining together to enter an expansion team in U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS). The new team will be named New York City Football Club and expects to begin play in 2015 as MLS's 20th franchise. MLS Commissioner Don Garber said "this is a transformational development that will ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668075/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:48:17 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668075/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Reuters © Men are silhouetted against a video screen with an Apple logo as they pose with an Apple iPhone 4 smartphone in this photo illustration taken in the central Bosnian town of Zenica, May 17, 2013. REUTERS/Dado ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668897/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:46:23 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668897/scat/88176adfdf246af5 MADRID (AFP) - Spain's top department store chain El Corte Ingles must restructure five billion euros ($6.5 billion) of debt, the company said Tuesday, citing economic conditions as Spaniards shop less in the recession.El Corte Ingles, whose green logo is a familiar sight on Spanish high streets, employs 98,000 people, selling a variety of products including clothes, food and travel ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668112/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:46:20 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668112/scat/88176adfdf246af5 PARIS -; Officials say Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has left the French military hospital where he has been treated for nearly a month and transferred to another ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668009/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:43:57 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668009/scat/88176adfdf246af5 PARIS | Tue May 21, 2013 2:43pm EDT PARIS (Reuters) - France Telecom plans to invest between 30 and 50 million euros ($64 million) in its video-sharing website Dailymotion and begin a fresh search for a partner in the autumn, its chief executive said on Tuesday. Stephane Richard also said in an interview with RTL radio that "the door is not closed" to Yahoo Inc, which had been in ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214669315/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:43:25 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214669315/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Microsoft Corp has given a first look at its new game console, hoping the newly named Xbox One will build on a solid core of gamer fans and become a hub for living room entertainment. The third-generation console, coming eight years after the Xbox 360, was unveiled by games unit chief Don Mattrick at an event at the software company's campus near ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214667574/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:43:12 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214667574/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Brussels, May 21 (Prensa Latina) The European Commission (EC) reaffirmed today the importance of adopting effective measures to fight tax fraud in the European Union (EU) despite the reluctance of some members to eliminate the secret banking tactic. Head of the EC Jos Manuel Durao Barroso urged States in the group to encourage the exchange of data on all income as a means to fight that crime. The ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668028/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:42:28 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668028/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Rome, May 21 (Prensa Latina) Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta demanded today that the European Union (EU) prioritize regional growth and employment instead of focusing on austerity policies. During his speech to the Senate, before attending the EU Summit to deal with tax evasion and other current topics, Letta insisted on the need to agree on policies to fight unemployment, especially among ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668029/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:42:27 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668029/scat/88176adfdf246af5 (MENAFN) Russia's Rostelecom announced that its net income plunged by 49 percent in the first quarter from a year before to USD205 million, reported Reuters.The state-controlled telecoms operator added that the decline resulted from one-off gains in 2012's same period when the government ordered live video surveillance at polling stations during elections, in addition to higher interest ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668113/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:39:46 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668113/scat/88176adfdf246af5 CANNES, France -- La dolce vita came to Cannes on Tuesday, thanks to a pair of films set in Italy exploring lives of affluent ennui.Paolo Sorrentino's "The Great Beauty" and Valeria Bruni Tedeschi's "A Castle in Italy" both feature wealthy characters whose lives have an emptiness at their center.Bruni Tedeschi - the only woman among the 20 directors competing for ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668114/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:39:29 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668114/scat/88176adfdf246af5 (MENAFN - Arab News) The European Union has asked its citizens to brace for further economic misery. In a report on European economic prospects released on May 3, the European Commission said that further deterioration is expected to last at least until 2015. But, as every such report says, things will then get better! Unemployment in the euro area is expected to climb to 12.2 percent this year, ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668115/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:39:11 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668115/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Energy minister reveals that Enemalta never pursued EUR4 million claim against BWSC for turbine damage because legal consultants felt legal grounds were too ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214667657/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:39:09 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214667657/scat/88176adfdf246af5 PARIS ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214669298/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:34:37 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214669298/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Japan edged past Denmark 3-2 in Group D at the 13th Sudirman Cup team badminton championships here on Tuesday in a thrilling encounter which lasted more than five hours.Matsutomo Misaki/Takahashi Ayaka defeated last year's Malaysia Open champions Christinna Pedersen/Kamilla Rytter Juhl 22-20, 21-16 in the women's doubles to deliver Japan's winning point.Denmark took the lead first ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668100/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:34:16 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668100/scat/88176adfdf246af5 In a house raid turned gunfight Russian security forces killed two suspected militants outside the capital of Ingushetia, west of Chechnya, on Tuesday. A spokesman for ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668116/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:33:45 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668116/scat/88176adfdf246af5 's reveal of the Xbox One could have broad implications for what happens when both the PS4 and the Xbox One hit the market this fall. EA Sports announced a vague "special relationship" with Microsoft, and said that the Xbox One would receive some sort of exclusive content for FIFA -- arguably the most popular game in the world. This could have make a real difference when these ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214667671/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:33:34 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214667671/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue May 21, 2013 2:28pm EDT * Binding bids for DEPA due May 29 * Sintez, SOCAR to bid for DEPA's gas grid unit DESFA (Adds meeting between Gazprom chief and Greek Prime Minister) By Harry Papachristou ATHENS, May 21 (Reuters) - Gazprom is squeezing Athens for better terms to buy DEPA, Greece's sole retail gas distributor, a Greek official said, as the Russian gas export monopoly ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214669707/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:28:36 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214669707/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Britain has some of the worst quality bathing water in Europe, with six per cent of its beaches and other swimming spots failing to meet the minimum EU ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214667539/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:24:44 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214667539/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Mally the Monkey was seized by German customs March 28 when Justin Bieber failed to produce required vaccination and import papers for the animal after landing in ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214667872/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:23:47 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214667872/scat/88176adfdf246af5 (By Christopher Livesay) (ANSA) - Rome, May 21 - Italian Premier Enrico Letta said Tuesday that the European Union risks imploding if it does not do more to address people's problems in the midst of the economic crisis. "I have the impression that the EU cannot keep going as it has up to today, with timidness or a lack of decisions," Letta told the Senate one day before ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668117/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:22:00 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668117/scat/88176adfdf246af5 "Rubber Seals (Gaskets, Washers, Etc.): European Union Market Outlook 2012 and Forecast till 2017" report to their offering. The report provides a complete overview of the rubber seals (gaskets, washers, etc.) market in EU countries in a comprehensive and easily accessed format. Market current state, historical figures and future development are in the ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668118/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:21:59 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668118/scat/88176adfdf246af5 KYIV, Ukraine, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The powerful pro-European civil movement in Ukraine made the country's European choice irrevocable, stated the head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine Jan Tombinski at the celebration of Europe Days in Kyiv. The diplomat highlighted that the signing of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement required efforts from both - authorities and the civil ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668119/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:21:55 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668119/scat/88176adfdf246af5 MONTREAL, May 21 (Reuters) - Europe could face a decade of stagnation unless it makes big reforms and should heed the lessons of Japan, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney said on Tuesday as he highlighted Japan's bold moves to bolster ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668936/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:17:29 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668936/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Telefnica’s dismal results for the beginning of 2013 show serious weakness in southern Europe. Today, Vodafone reported its worst annual fall in service ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668040/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:17:05 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668040/scat/88176adfdf246af5 24/11/2012 15:07 CET An Italian beach resort manager has been spending a second day perched on a ledge of St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican demanding the end to what he calls Italy’s social ';massacre'; and ';political horror show';. It is the third time in a year that Marcello De Finizio has climbed the dome to protest against the government and EU-imposed ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668073/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:13:02 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668073/scat/88176adfdf246af5 17/05/2013 11:07 CET Russia and Azerbaijan are joining forces to investigate a Eurovision scandal that saw votes for Russia’s entry vanish. Moscow’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has described as ';outrageous'; the revelations by Azerbaijan that although its country’s voters had put Dina Garipova’s ballad second, she got ';nul points'; instead of ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668071/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:13:02 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668071/scat/88176adfdf246af5 EU arms embargo - doing so, minister Gerald Klug told Reuters, would rob Austrian troops of their neutrality in a Syrian conflict that has already seen foreign peacekeepers come under fire and some even held hostage. He stopped short of saying an end to the EU arms ban would automatically prompt the departure of the 380 Austrian soldiers. But their withdrawal after four decades keeping the peace ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668121/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:12:23 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668121/scat/88176adfdf246af5 WASHINGTON ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214667516/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:10:02 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214667516/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Bullion traders say the refining of these impure gold bars will be a new line of business in India and jewellers may also look at setting up refineries to ensure a steady supply of the ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668122/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:09:05 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668122/scat/88176adfdf246af5 LONDON (AFP) - Europe's main stock markets closed on an upbeat note on Tuesday as London recorded a new 13-year high amid stimulus policies from top world central banks and a barrage of company results, dealers said.Eyes were also on Fed chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony to Congress on Wednesday on the US economic outlook."Global equity markets have held their levels this morning, ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214667609/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:08:43 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214667609/scat/88176adfdf246af5 MOSCOW ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214669204/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:07:10 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214669204/scat/88176adfdf246af5 By Daniel Bases and Doug Palmer Tue May 21, 2013 1:37pm EDT May 21 (Reuters)- NEW YORK/WASHINGTON - Europe and the United States both said on Tuesday they were not holding coordinated talks to negotiate an end to a trade dispute with China over the dumping of solar panels onto their respective markets. The European Union has until June 5 to decide whether to impose duties averaging 47 percent on ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668106/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:37:16 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668106/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Spain said Tuesday it favors a partial lifting of sanctions against Syria that would allow the delivery of "defense material" -- that could include weapons to help protect the ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665757/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:30:08 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665757/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Philippe Montanier, whose Real Sociedad de Ftbol side occupy a UEFA Champions League qualifying spot in Spain, will become coach of Stade Rennais FC on 1 ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665758/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:28:56 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665758/scat/88176adfdf246af5 The pack pedals through mountain landscape during the 16th stage of the Giro d'Italia, Tour of Italy cycling race, from Valloire, France, to Ivrea, Italy, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (Fabio ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665530/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:27:54 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665530/scat/88176adfdf246af5 EU regulators confirmed on Tuesday they will cap bonuses of bankers earning more than EUR500,000 a year and added other conditions to make the pay ceiling harder to smash.The headline figure was leaked last Friday, triggering warnings by banks in the European Union that they may lose staff to other parts of the world, and that London, the bloc's top financial centre, could be ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665759/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:27:38 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665759/scat/88176adfdf246af5 The European Parliament appears to be set to produce an Irish language version of its website. It is currently the only one of the EU's 23 official languages not used. The move follows a meeting between a delegation of Irish MEPs and European Parliament President Martin Schulz today. It is understood the decision will formally be made at a meeting of the European Parliament's Bureau ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665760/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:25:07 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665760/scat/88176adfdf246af5 BERLIN -- German software giant SAP AG says it plans to recruit hundreds of staff with autism to make full use of their talents to process information.Autism is a developmental disorder characterized by difficulties in communicating, emotional detachment and rigid or repetitive behavior.But some people with autism can perform complex mathematical tasks much better than the average population. ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665761/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:21:46 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665761/scat/88176adfdf246af5 The Austrian government adopted a draft bank insolvency law on Tuesday that would give the state more powers to intervene early at struggling lenders. This would allow the government to head off worse problems that could require taxpayer support.The draft legislation being sent to parliament would let regulators force ailing banks to sell assets, cut risks or raise ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665762/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:21:22 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665762/scat/88176adfdf246af5 MOSCOW, May 21 (Itar-Tass) - More than 80 votes are needed for Russia to have its city of Yekaterinburg win a bid to host EXPO-2020, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich told journalists on ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665763/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:19:02 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665763/scat/88176adfdf246af5 ST. PETERSBURG, May 21 (Itar-Tass) - Ninety Georgian wines have been allowed on the Russian market, Russian chief sanitary doctor and head of the federal consumer rights protection authority Gennady Onishchenko said on ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665764/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:19:01 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665764/scat/88176adfdf246af5 will add more air freight capacity to and from Brussels, starting June 6.In addition to the MD-11 freighter service between Helsinki and Brussels on Saturdays and Sundays, Finnair's passenger flight to and from Brussels on Thursday mornings will now be flown with an Airbus A340 aircraft."This enables us to offer fast transport between Central Europe and Asia also for large ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665216/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:18:58 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665216/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Russia was Tuesday set to question the sole survivor of a deadly police raid outside Moscow that authorities said had prevented a major attack in the capital.The operation in the Moscow region town of Orekhovo-Zuyevo took place shortly after twin car bombs killed four and injured more than 40 in the Dagestan region, a province bordering Chechnya to the east."The decisive actions of the law ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665765/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:18:45 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665765/scat/88176adfdf246af5 In this image made from video provided by APTN, Pope Francis lays his hands on the head of a young man on Sunday, May 19, 2013, after celebrating Mass in St. Peter's Square. The young man heaved deeply a half-dozen times, convulsed and shook, and then slumped in his wheelchair as Francis prayed over him. The television station of the Italian bishops' conference said it had surveyed ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214666144/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:18:06 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214666144/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Nicolas Bertin - 21 May 2013 POLICE evacuated Paris' Notre Dame cathedral on Tuesday after a well-known far-right former activist committed suicide by shooting himself in the mouth in front of its main altar, a police source ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665766/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:18:02 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665766/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Trevor Mason - 21 May 2013 More than 50 alleged child grooming gangs are being investigated in the ongoing police crackdown on sexual abuse, peers were told ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665767/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:18:01 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665767/scat/88176adfdf246af5 The Dubliner is not exhibiting in the annual show this year, but he is acting as commentator for television stations.Diarmuid (right) said he was bitterly disappointed after the exhibition opened yesterday. "It's dull. It is unbelievable," he said. "I've been coming to Chelsea since 1995. Chelsea is always exciting, it's always quite brilliant. "(This year) ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665768/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:18:01 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665768/scat/88176adfdf246af5 A Russian ATR-42 turboprop passenger plane made an emergency landing early Tuesday at Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine without casualties, local authorities said.The UTair airline-operated plane, en route from Donetsk to Moscow, encountered a technical problem shortly after taking off, and made a safe emergency landing at 6.30 a.m. local time (0330 GMT), the Donetsk airport press service ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665769/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:15:48 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665769/scat/88176adfdf246af5 /enpproperty--> BlackRock Inc announced on Tuesday that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MGPA, a private equity real estate investment advisory company in Asia-Pacific and Europe, significantly extending its real estate investment capabilities in these regions. MGPA owns a retail mall in Chengdu and a grade A office building in Shanghai, while in Hong Kong it has a ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665740/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:12:50 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665740/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue May 21, 2013 1:12pm EDT * Commission sends list of questions to market participants * Seeks discrepancies between prices submitted to Platts and actual deals (Adds list of requests for information from Commission) By Dmitry Zhdannikov and Peg Mackey LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - The European Commission is asking oil traders across the continent to provide evidence of market abuse to determine ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668039/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:12:45 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668039/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Some 200 youths hurled rocks at police and set cars ablaze in a largely immigrant suburb of Stockholm on Tuesday, the second day of rioting triggered by the fatal police shooting of a man wielding a ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665770/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:12:18 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665770/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Terrorism A key militant leader, described as the right-hand man of the Chechen warlord Doku Umarov, was killed by special operations soldiers in a shootout in the North Caucasus, the Russian National Anti-Terrorist Committee said. Dzhamaleil Mutaliev, also known by the nickname 'Adam,' was killed in Nazran District of the North Caucasus Republic of Ingushetia on Tuesday. Mutaliev ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665771/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:08:19 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665771/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Russia Gazprom officials are in Athens for talks on acquiring Greece's public gas distributor DEPA. Gazprom is already DEPA's major supplier and there are concerns the EU could block the deal in an attempt to limit Russia's presence in its energy market. According to local media reports, Gazprom head, Aleksey Miller himself is taking part in the negotiations.Gazprom is trying to ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665772/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:08:18 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665772/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Debit and credit card fraud losses rose 14 percent in the UK last year but that wasn’t enough to stop France deposing it as the top country for plastic crime, analytics ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665773/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:06:36 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665773/scat/88176adfdf246af5 MOSCOW, May 21 (RIA Novosti) - The visa requirement for travel between the European Union (EU) and Russia should be scrapped as soon as possible, Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland said Tuesday."My personal opinion is that Greater Europe without visas should be the common European idea," Jagland said in the State Duma, the lower house of Russia's ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665627/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:06:34 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665627/scat/88176adfdf246af5 John Lichfield has been The Independent's man in Paris since 1997, covering French news. Before that, he was the paper's Foreign Editor and he has also worked in Brussels and ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214664976/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:06:03 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214664976/scat/88176adfdf246af5 John Lichfield has been The Independent's man in Paris since 1997, covering French news. Before that, he was the paper's Foreign Editor and he has also worked in Brussels and ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214664977/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:06:02 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214664977/scat/88176adfdf246af5 The desperate patchwork of fixes for Europe is deluding the best financial minds, including Goldman Sachs' Lloyd Blankfein, into believing that the euro is virtually certain to ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665633/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:05:45 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665633/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Europe misses out on one trillion euros in taxes each year. Little wonder its leaders are stepping up efforts to tackle fraud and aggressive tax ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665152/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:05:33 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665152/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Justin Bieber’s pet monkey Mally is set to become the property of Germany. Customs authority will transfer ownership of the animal to the German state on ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665432/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:04:45 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665432/scat/88176adfdf246af5 John Lloyd (Reuters) - The pace of European disintegration continues to quicken. Recession deepens in the 17-member euro zone. It is now the longest downturn since the currency was launched in 2000. In Italy, a new left-right government, launched on an anti-austerity program, finds the neighborhood more austere than it had hoped. ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665774/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:02:58 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665774/scat/88176adfdf246af5 news ) falls 0.1 pct * Charts show scope for EuroSTOXX pullback towards 2,745 * Nomura recommends hedge on long equity bets By Toni Vorobyova LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - European shares stalled around multi-year peaks on Tuesday, bolstered by a crop of upbeat corporate reports but pinned back by concerns about a possible end to the U.S. Federal Reserve remains committed to stimulus ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665775/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:02:56 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665775/scat/88176adfdf246af5 * Meat traders should be supervised - French ministers * Call for more EU anti-fraud measures * Fading media focus softens will to reach EU meat label deal By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS, May 21 (Reuters) - The European Union should introduce a specific licence for meat traders to prevent frauds such as the one that duped Europeans across the bloc into eating horsemeat labelled as beef in ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665778/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:02:55 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665778/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Government bonds should be excluded from the European Union's planned financial-transaction tax because the levy would drive up sovereign borrowing costs, a panel of European debt-management officials said. Primary issuance, secondary-market trading, related derivatives and repurchase agreements all affect borrowing costs, which would rise unless transactions involving government debt ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665777/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:02:53 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665777/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Canada as a model as the continent tries to avoid a "decade of stagnation," Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney said in his last scheduled public speech before taking over the Bank of England. "Relative to our peers, Canada is working," Carney, 48, said in the text of a speech he's giving today in Montreal, which will be followed by a press conference. "The ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665776/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:02:53 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665776/scat/88176adfdf246af5 VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Francis has expressed his `'closeness to the families of all who died in the Oklahoma tornado," with special concern for `'those who lost young ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665676/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:00:36 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665676/scat/88176adfdf246af5 LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European stocks inched higher on Tuesday, with investors cautious about making any major moves before clarification on the U.S. Federal Reserve's potential exit from easing ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665159/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:56:40 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665159/scat/88176adfdf246af5 BAKU/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow has clashed with the European Union over human rights and with NATO over security. Now another longstanding European institution is causing anger in the Kremlin and tension between Russia and Azerbaijan: the Eurovision Song ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665641/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:54:39 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665641/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) shakes hands with former Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, head of the centrist Hatenuah party, during their joint statement at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem February 19, ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214664993/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:54:35 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214664993/scat/88176adfdf246af5 10/04/2013 17:48 CET The European Union can’t afford to let tax evasion go on the way it is. That is why EU leaders will meet at a one-day summit in Brussels on Wednesday May 22 to try to negotiate a solution. Potential revenues that escape the net of tax collectors reportedly amount to one trillion euros. Such large amounts of money, currently sitting in tax havens, would be greatly ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665133/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:53:56 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665133/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Samsung Galaxy S4 versus HTC One: Which is a better buy? The mobile giants step back into the ring for another round, as we referee the fight between ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665784/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:50:07 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665784/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue May 21, 2013 12:48pm EDT * Russian state bank raising $3.3 bln * Share sale to close by weekend * Loan book to grow 15-20 pct - CEO * Sees 2013 net profit at over 100 bln rbls LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - Russia's second-largest bank VTB expects to close its $3.3 billion offering of new shares by the end of the week, with three sovereign wealth funds investing about $500 million each, ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668120/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:48:11 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214668120/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Turkish dailies covered the bomb blasts in the border town of Reyhanli, the derby between Turkish football teams Galatasaray and Fenerbahce, and the interaction between civillians and retreating PKK terrorists in Tunceli ANKARA - The Anadolu Agency does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.All of the dailies covered the details gathered about the two car bomb blasts in ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665785/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:47:42 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665785/scat/88176adfdf246af5 President of S&D in European Parliament Swoboda cancelled his scheduled meeting with Kilicdaroglu. BRUSSELS - President of the Social and Democrat Group in the European Parliament Hannes Swoboda has said that the comparison of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad by main opposition Republican People`s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu was ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665786/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:47:42 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665786/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Kilicdaroglu meets EU officials in Brussels BRUSSELS - Chairman of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Kemal Kilicdaroglu on Wednesday met with European Commissioner for Enlargement Stefan Fule and President of the European Parliament (EP) Martin Schulz in Brussels.Kilicdaroglu's separate meetings with Fule and Schulz took place behind closed doors. Wednesday, May 15, ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665787/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:47:41 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665787/scat/88176adfdf246af5 The Netherlands is seeking to continue training its F-16 pilots in the United States through a $191 million Foreign Military Sales arrangement. The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency, in a required notification to Congress, said the package deal sought covers the Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16 Formal Training Unit in Arizona, associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support. ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665788/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:45:38 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665788/scat/88176adfdf246af5 ISTANBUL | Tue May 21, 2013 12:30pm EDT ISTANBUL May 21 (Reuters) - European energy exchanges ICE Endex and EEX are competing for a slice of Turkey's booming power market as the country prepares to open its first electricity exchange, executives from the companies said on Tuesday. Turkey, with $60 billion of annual energy imports, is liberalising its energy market and plans to open ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665482/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:30:19 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665482/scat/88176adfdf246af5 A stent is a tiny mesh tube implanted during an angioplasty procedure improve blood flow. A Hong Kong-based medical device manufacturer thats been accusing Boston Scientific Corp. (NYSE:BSX) of patent infringement since at least 2009 upped the ante last week, seizing more than 190 heart stents from a BSX site in Germany with the help of police. OrbusNeich Medical Inc., which has U.S. offices in ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665357/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:24:51 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665357/scat/88176adfdf246af5 VIENNA, AUSTRIA -- A U.N. nuclear agency report due this week is expected to show Iran further increasing its capacity to produce material that its adversaries fear could eventually be used to develop atomic bombs, Western diplomats said on Tuesday. But they said it also is likely to indicate that growth in Iran's most sensitive nuclear stockpile has been held back because some of it has ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663835/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:19:55 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663835/scat/88176adfdf246af5 MOSCOW -- The right-hand man of Russia's most wanted insurgent was killed by security forces on Tuesday, officials said, as Moscow tries to contain militancy in its Caucasus region before it hosts the Winter Olympics near there next February. Dzhamaleil Mutaliyev, a senior figure in a group fighting to establish an Islamist state, was killed along with another militant in a shootout in ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663836/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:19:53 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663836/scat/88176adfdf246af5 U.S. search and rescue crews are digging for survivors in miles of wreckage, after a massive tornado leveled neighborhoods Monday in the central U.S. state of Oklahoma, killing at least 24 ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663837/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:19:53 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663837/scat/88176adfdf246af5 PHNOM PENH -- A gold mine shaft has collapsed in the Preah Vihear province of Cambodia, trapping at least seven miners, officials said Monday. Police said late Monday they are trying to rescue the trapped miners, near Romtum village, Rovieng district, but the shaft is very deep and old, making rescue efforts difficult. "We don’t have the identities or the exact number of people, ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663838/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:19:53 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663838/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday, the highest number since the Taliban were toppled almost 12 years ago. Running away from home, usually from abuse and forced marriage, and alleged adultery, which often involves rape, have landed most of the 600 women in prison. That figure is an increase of 50 percent over the last 18 months. "That increase reflects a shameful lack and failure ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663839/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:19:52 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663839/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Emergency water supplies are being rushed to southeastern Chad where about 50-thousand people have fled fighting in Sudan’s Darfur region. Several Arab tribes have been battling for control of mining operations there. to De Capua report on Darfur displaced The refugees and migrants have been gathering around the village of Tissi since January. Felix Leger is the country director ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663840/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:19:52 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663840/scat/88176adfdf246af5 ALGIERS -- Algeria's prime minister, reacting to reports that President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is seriously ill, said the 76-year-old was recovering in France but had been ordered to take complete rest by his doctors. Since he was rushed to hospital in Paris on April 27 with what was officially described as a minor stroke, Bouteflika has been neither heard nor seen in public, raising ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663846/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:19:51 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663846/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Germany and Hamburger SV midfielder Tolgay Arslan will not realise his "big ambition" of playing at next month's U21 finals in Israel because of a ligament injury in his left ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663891/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:17:21 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663891/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Reuters © An organiser walks on a large European Union flag displayed in front of Romania's Parliament Building to mark EU Day in Bucharest May 9, 2013. REUTERS/Bogdan ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663676/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:16:47 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663676/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Last week when I arrived in Reyhanli, a Turkish town on the border with Syria, I was met with an air of anxiety, anger and an unsettling chaotic calm. An hour earlier, two car bombs had exploded, resulting in 51 dead and more than 140 injured. The town's main commercial street was blown apart, the buildings windowless, and the residents and shop owners dazed, some with bloodied clothes, ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663892/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:16:43 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663892/scat/88176adfdf246af5 WARSAW, Poland -; Boruch Spiegel, one of the last remaining survivors of the Warsaw ghetto uprising, a 1943 revolt by poorly armed Jewish insurgents against the powerful Nazi German force that occupied Poland during World War II, has died. He was ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214664128/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:13:15 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214664128/scat/88176adfdf246af5 A GROUP of armed and masked robbers have looted a jewellery shop in broad daylight in Milan's luxury shopping quarter, thowing Molotov cocktails in the street and wounding two people in their escape. Wielding baseball bats and pickaxes, between six and 10 men burst into the Franck Muller shop on the northern Italian city's famous Via della Spiga and smashed the glass cabinets, grabbing ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665782/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:12:24 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665782/scat/88176adfdf246af5 n tour, but ended up leaving Malley behind after the creature was taken into custody. Bieber had until midnight last Friday to submit the proper documentation for the monkey and secure ownership, but according ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663894/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:12:17 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663894/scat/88176adfdf246af5 SOME 200 youths have hurled rocks at police and set cars ablaze in a suburb of Stockholm in the second day of rioting triggered by an incident in which police shot and killed a man wielding a knife. Dozens of windows were smashed, 10 cars and several containers were set on fire, and seven police were injured. Cars and containers were also set ablaze in another Stockholm suburb, Fittja, although ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665783/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:12:16 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665783/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Madrid, May 21 (Prensa Latina) The well-known corrupt Gurtel network financed part of the expenses of the 2002 wedding of then Spanish government president Jose Maria Aznar, of the right-wing Popular Party (PP), according to reports published today. The El Pais newspaper has revealed that the network allocated nearly 32,452 Euros as a wedding gift to Ana Aznar and Alejandro Agag, who married on ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663895/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:11:36 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663895/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Geneva, May 21 (Prensa Latina) Cuba and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) analyzed in this capital ways to encourage cooperation and use the Caribbean island's experience in protecting populations affected by natural ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663896/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:11:35 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663896/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Members of the Parliament vote during a plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, 21 May 2013. Photo by ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663897/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:09:58 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663897/scat/88176adfdf246af5 NANTERRE, France -- A French drug company and its founder are on trial on charges of misleading the public about a diabetes drug marketed as a weight loss method and suspected in hundreds of deaths.But after years of delays in one of France's biggest recent health scandals, the proceedings could still be pushed back further.Between 1976 and 2009, around 5 million people took Mediator, ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663898/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:07:47 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663898/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Oh dear, cronyism rears it's ugly head again. I thought we'd seen the last of that kind of thing. + Moral, NEVER believe what a politician says; lying to the people is part of their ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663451/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:07:20 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663451/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Accra, May 21, GNA - Former President John Agyekum Kufour on Monday returned home from South Africa and Switzerland after engagements to woe investors to ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663854/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 11:54:50 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663854/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Accra, May 20, GNA - The Youth Bridge Foundation (YBF), a Non-governmental organisation, is representing Ghana at the 72nd International Session of the European Youth Parliament (EYP) in ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663856/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 11:54:48 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663856/scat/88176adfdf246af5 MILAN | Tue May 21, 2013 11:50am EDT MILAN May 21 (Reuters) - Italian biggest retail bank Intesa Sanpaolo said on Tuesday it named Stefano Del Punta as its new chief financial officer. The nomination was approved by the management board which also appointed Carlo Messina, general manager deputy to the chief executive, head of retail banking division. (Reporting by Jennifer Clark; editing ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665780/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 11:50:44 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665780/scat/88176adfdf246af5 * Shares flat ahead of Bernanke testimony on Wednesday, Home Depot rallies * Dollar index firmer, but down from near 3-year high * Yen dips after Japanese minister says seeks 'balance' for currency * Commodities fall, gold and oil weaker on the day By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, May 21 (Reuters) - Stock markets around the world were little changed on Tuesday as investors awaited an update ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665108/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 11:50:07 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665108/scat/88176adfdf246af5 NEW YORK | Tue May 21, 2013 11:34am EDT NEW YORK May 21 (Reuters) - The euro rose to a session high against the dollar on Tuesday as investors positioned ahead of testimony from U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday. Speculation the U.S. central bank will trim its bond purchases, or quantitative easing (QE), sooner than expected has mounted, given signs of an ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665132/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 11:34:51 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665132/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue May 21, 2013 11:26am EDT * Prosecutors probes tax crimes at bankrupt car maker * Former CEO, others detained, questioned, set free * Saab collapsed in late 2011 STOCKHOLM, May 21 (Reuters) - Swedish prosecutors have questioned the former head of bankrupt car maker Saab and two others in an investigation into suspected tax offences relating to the running of the company, officials said on ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665781/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 11:26:58 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214665781/scat/88176adfdf246af5 As Apple faced criticism in Washington for not paying more in taxes, Ireland defended its low rates that made it easy for multinational corporations to do business there, instead blaming ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214664950/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 11:11:41 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214664950/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Russian economy With a stagnating European economy plans to supply more gas to the West is becoming a challenge. But Russia is taking the risk. South Stream is a multinational gas pipeline project based on a strategic agreement between Gazprom (Russia) and ENI (Italy). Currently the pipeline will cross Russia by land and go under the Black Sea to Bulgaria, then to Serbia, Hungary, Slovenia ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663695/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:58:36 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663695/scat/88176adfdf246af5 MOSCOW, May 21 (RIA Novosti) - France will open visa centers in five Russian cities by the end of June 2013, the French Consulate General in Russia reported Tuesday. "During his visit to Moscow in February 2013, French President Francois Hollande pledged to simplify as much as possible the visa application conditions for Russian nationals," the consulate said in a statement. "In ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663899/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:57:23 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663899/scat/88176adfdf246af5 MOSCOW, May 21 (RIA Novosti) - Russia will decommission and scrap two of the largest submarines in the world by 2018, a defense industry source told RIA Novosti on Tuesday. The Severstal and the Arkhangelsk, both Project 841 (Typhoon-class) ballistic-missile submarines, based at Severodvinsk on the White Sea, will be withdrawn from the Navy by the end of this year and will begin to be ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663426/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:57:23 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663426/scat/88176adfdf246af5 MOSCOW, May 21 (RIA Novosti) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov condemned the disappearance of votes awarded by Azerbaijan to Russian singer Dina Garipova at the recent Eurovision Song Contest as "an outrageous action," and vowed on Tuesday that Russia would respond to the incident. "We can’t be happy with the fact that ten points were stolen from our ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663900/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:57:22 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663900/scat/88176adfdf246af5 SOCHI, May 21 (RIA Novosti) – Vladimir Shmakov, first deputy CEO of tank manufacturer Uralvagonzavod, has been appointed head of Russia’s state-run United Shipbuilding Corporation in a bid to shake up deliveries of warships to the navy, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday. "USC will be headed by Shmakov," Putin said at a government meeting at his Black Sea residence, ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663901/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:57:12 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663901/scat/88176adfdf246af5 By Marcin Goettig WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland has turned its back on policies that once made it Europe's growth leader and is flirting with the recession that it alone among its emerging European Union peers has evaded through years of crisis. It weathered the global turmoil after the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008 thanks to its 38-million-strong consumer market and a surge in ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214664129/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:54:59 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214664129/scat/88176adfdf246af5 EU governments have been criticised by the European Commission and many MEPs for failing to do enough to tackle the problem of tax evasion and tax ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663903/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:54:20 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663903/scat/88176adfdf246af5 VIRGINIA WATER, England -- Europe Captain Paul McGinley has given himself an extra pick for next year's Ryder Cup, copying American counterpart Tom Watson's decision to choose three players. McGinley made the announcement on Tuesday, after meeting the leading European players on the PGA Tour at the Players Championship and receiving their unanimous endorsement to increase his picks ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663904/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:54:15 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663904/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Human Rights Watch called on a European leader to pressure Russia to end its policy of targeting non-governmental organizations. Human Rights Watch ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663908/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:35:29 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663908/scat/88176adfdf246af5 LONDON | Tue May 21, 2013 10:05am EDT LONDON May 21 (Reuters) - European shares reversed earlier losses to trade flat on Tuesday, taking heart from solid opening gains on Wall Street. The FTSEurofirst 300 was flat at 1,251.59 points at 1400 GMT , recovering from a session low of 1,243.96 after U.S. stock markets shrugged off concerns about a possible end to the Federal Reserve's bond ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663392/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:05:55 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663392/scat/88176adfdf246af5 The fourth UEFA Grassroots Day will be marked throughout Europe tomorrow with activities celebrating the game's foundations staged by UEFA's member association ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662382/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:04:20 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662382/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Reuters © Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta gestures during a news conference with European Parliament President Martin Schulz (not pictured) at Chigi palace in Rome May 10, 2013. REUTERS/Tony ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662092/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:04:00 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662092/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Wealthy businesspeople shift millions of euros abroad while profitable companies use accounting tricks to minimize their taxable earnings and assets. The EU finally wants to create effective policies to curb these practices, but faces strong opposition from member ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662384/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:01:37 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662384/scat/88176adfdf246af5 GENEVA -- U.N. officials say there has been a sudden fall in the number of Syrian refugees arriving in Jordan, but it's unclear why.Panos Moumtzis , the top U.N. refugee official for Syria, says the usual exodus of up to about 3,000 refugees daily has "dropped to almost zero" over the past four days.Moumtzis told reporters Tuesday in Geneva that his agency is asking if ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662357/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:57:22 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662357/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Ocean carriers are paying a heavy price for failing to rein in capacity on the Asia-Mediterranean route despite the deepening economic crisis across southern Europe, according to shipping consultant Drewry.Traffic is stalling, freight rates have tumbled more than 40 percent since the beginning of the year and ships are sailing half full on the eastbound leg to the Far East."Unsustainable ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662019/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:55:29 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662019/scat/88176adfdf246af5 ? ????????????, ?????????????, ????????????, ??????????, ?????????? ????? ?????? ? ????. - ??????????? ????? ???????? ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662385/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:55:19 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662385/scat/88176adfdf246af5 MOSCOW, May 21 (Itar-Tass) - Economic topics, including the use of shale gas, will be discussed at the Russian-European Union summit in Russia’s city of Yekaterinburg, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich told journalists on ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662386/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:55:17 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662386/scat/88176adfdf246af5 May 21 - Panagiotis Giannakis, the man who led his native Greece to European glory in 2005, has taken over at the helm of the Chinese national men's basketball team, who parted company with American coach Bob Donewald Jr after they lost all five of their ties at London 2012. "The former Greek national team boss will be the national team coach," confirmed the Chinese Basketball ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662366/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:54:18 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662366/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue May 21, 2013 9:50am EDT May 21 (Reuters) -Following are terms and conditions of a bond priced on Tuesday. Borrower Compagnie Plastic Omnium SA Issue Amount 500 million ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663457/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:50:29 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214663457/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Fears are growing for the safety of Dutch international volleyball player Ingrid Visser and her partner who have been missing in Spain for two weeks. The couple disappeared in Murcia and police have found no trace of them since they checked into their hotel two weeks ago. Their black rental car has also vanished and their luggage remains at the hotel. Her family alerted the police after the ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662387/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:49:47 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662387/scat/88176adfdf246af5 MOSCOW, May 21 (RIA Novosti) - Russia and Azerbaijan are negotiating a new oil transit agreement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said during a news conference on Tuesday after a bilateral meeting with Azerbaijan’s foreign minister. "Our respective energy agencies and companies are working on preparing a new intergovernmental agreement which will reflect current ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662381/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:42:03 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662381/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Meager salaries and demanding hours for nurses, however, are not purely a Polish problem. Throughout Europe, the nursing profession is rapidly losing its appeal. An aging workforce and dwindling student enrollment in nursing schools are precipitating a looming nursing ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662102/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:40:48 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662102/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Europe captain Paul McGinley will have three wildcard picks for next year's Ryder Cup against the United States at Gleneagles in Scotland. It means there will be nine automatic qualifying places for the 12-man team, which will aim to ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662388/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:39:18 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662388/scat/88176adfdf246af5 HALO ) today announced that the European Commission has granted Baxter marketing authorization in all European Union (EU) Member States for the use of HyQvia (solution for subcutaneous use) as replacement therapy for adult patients with primary and secondary immunodeficiencies. ''HyQvia offers patients with primary and secondary immunodeficiencies the ability to administer ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662389/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:39:14 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662389/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Police in Sweden said they have arrested former Saab Automobile chief executive officer Jan Ake Jonsson on suspicion of concealing funds from tax authorities. The Swedish news agency Tidningarnas Telegrambyra reported Tuesday that Jonsson was detained along with two other "top level colleagues." The three were held for questioning in separate rooms "because the risk is that they ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662620/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:38:39 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662620/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Rabat - At least five illegal migrants drowned off the coast of northern Morocco as they were attempting to reach Spain, the Moroccan authorities said late on ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662390/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:37:26 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662390/scat/88176adfdf246af5 gardens for the past 35 years, had never visited them.It seemed that every time I mentioned this beautifully landscaped garden to the Dutch, they would smile uncomfortably as if to say, "Oh, that place full of tourist buses where you have to pay to see tulips. No thanks." No matter how hard I tried to convince them of the wonder and unique beauty of viewing seven million bulbs in bloom, ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662338/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:30:30 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662338/scat/88176adfdf246af5 RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has detained 10 more people in a spying case it announced in March that it said was linked to Iran, state television reported on ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662302/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:29:31 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662302/scat/88176adfdf246af5 MOSCOW (Reuters) - The right-hand man of Russia's most wanted insurgent was killed by security forces on Tuesday, officials said, as Moscow tries to contain militancy in its Caucasus region before it hosts the Winter Olympics near there next ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662303/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:29:30 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662303/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Internet speeds and limited access ahead of an unpredictable presidential election that has put hardline Islamist authorities on alert for possible unrest. Experts and web users say they believe the Internet obstacles are related to the June 14 presidential vote, the first since 2009 polls in which accusations of fraud - denied by the government - kindled months of protests organised in part via ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662543/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:24:43 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662543/scat/88176adfdf246af5 TBILISI, Georgia (AP) -- Prosecutors in Georgia say that the country's former prime minister has been detained and charged with abuse of office and misappropriation of ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662319/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:14:07 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662319/scat/88176adfdf246af5 In Orekhovo-Zuevo, the Moscow region, special services blocked three terrorists, who planned to conduct a terrorist attack in Moscow. Two militants were killed, one was detained. The National Anti-Terrorist Committee said that all three of them were citizens of the Russian Federation. The successful operation of the FSB helped to prevent a tragedy like the one that occurred in the Moscow subway ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662393/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:13:33 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662393/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue May 21, 2013 8:59am EDT * 21.3 mln euro Q1 net loss vs 22.2 mln profit a year earlier * Total assets 25.77 bln euros vs 27.62 bln euros at end-Dec * Still expects net loss for 2013 (Adds detail, company comment) FRANKFURT, May 21 (Reuters) - Partially state-owned Austrian lender Volksbanken AG swung to a first-quarter loss, with its drastic European Union-mandated restructuring weighing ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662391/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:59:29 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662391/scat/88176adfdf246af5 STOCKHOLM | Tue May 21, 2013 8:55am EDT STOCKHOLM May 21 (Reuters) - Swedish prosecutors have detained the former chief executive of bankrupt car maker Saab and two others in an investigation into suspected tax offences relating to the running of the company, officials said on Tuesday. In documents released by Vanersborg court in western Sweden, home to the former car maker, the ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662392/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:55:30 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214662392/scat/88176adfdf246af5 MANCHESTER, England -; Chelsea surged to the top of the weekly Associated Press global soccer poll after winning the Europa League and qualifying for the Champions League for the 11th straight ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214660676/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:52:40 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214660676/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Afghan President Hamid Karzai receives an honorary degree from his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee, second right, at the Lovely Professional University in Jalandhar, India, May 20, ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214660986/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:52:35 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214660986/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Student Pro licence coaches from nearly 40 associations have taken part in the UEFA coach education exchange programme- and learned much about what lies ahead for ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214661032/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:50:59 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214661032/scat/88176adfdf246af5 VfL Wolfsburg coachRalf Kellermannis savouring a final showcased in "the birthplace of football" against an Olympique Lyonnais side unrelenting in their pursuit of ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214661033/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:50:57 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214661033/scat/88176adfdf246af5 A man who assaulted a school principal in a row over the disciplining of his son has been fined €750 at Kilrush District Court in Co Clare. Martin James Tubridy, 55, of Quarry Vale House, Labasheeda, Co Clare, was convicted of assaulting school principal Liam Wolfe at the small rural school in Labasheeda in 2011. Tubridy was dissatisfied with the way his eight-year-old son was disciplined ... http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214660677/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:47:29 -0400 http://www.theitalynews.net/index.php/sid/214660677/scat/88176adfdf246af5 Moscow and Baku have reviewed the agenda of Russian-Azerbaijani relations and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict - the biggest problem facing Azerbaijan. The statement came from Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov after talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow. "Relations between Azerbaijan and Russia are very positive from the point of view of different areas. 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