Monica Rossana Bellini faces charges of criminal association, corruption and money laundering in the biggest scandal to rock EU politics in decades. Source link
Read More »Who is Matteo Messina Denaro, ruthless mafia boss captured in Italy?
Matteo Messina Denaro liked designer clothes and expensive sun glasses. He loved video games and had a taste for luxury foods. He was also a ruthless killer who once claimed to have murdered enough people to fill a cemetery. Source link
Read More »Spain joins Italy in placing new curbs on Chinese travellers
South Korea also announced that it will limit flights and suspend applications for tourist visas from China Source link
Read More »Pope Francis marks 86th birthday, gives awards for charity
The Pope presented Mother Teresa Prizes to three people: a homeless man who shares his alms, a Syrian Franciscan priest and an Italian industrialist who builds schools and brings clean water to the poor. Source link
Read More »Norway to take in 20 migrants from France-Italy ship dispute
The Ocean Viking, a Norwegian-flagged vessel, had picked up 234 migrants at sea near the Libyan coast before spending weeks seeking a port to accept them. Norway’s foreign ministry said on Saturday it would accept 20 of the migrants. Source link
Read More »Women priests, homosexuality, must be discussed by Catholic Church, bishop says
German bishop Georg Baetzing spoke at the end of a week of talks between Pope Francis and Vatican officials on one side, and Germany’s bishops on the other. Source link
Read More »Italy court acquits former PM Silvio Berlusconi in prostitution bribery case
Berlusconi was charged with paying an Italian singer US$162,000 to lie in a previous trial where he was accused of paying to have sex with a 17-year-old dancer. Source link
Read More »Anti-Mafia author Roberto Saviano on trial for calling Italy PM a ‘bastard’
If convicted, Saviano could face up to three years in prison but under Italy’s legal system a fine of at least €500 or a suspended sentence are more likely. Source link
Read More »UK, France seen striking migrant deal to stop illegal Channel crossings
The two countries are set to agree a deal as soon as Monday to ramp up joint efforts to stop illegal migrants from making crossings of the English Channel. Source link
Read More »Italy stranding migrants at sea as Pope calls for EU help
Minister tells NGO boats carrying migrants to stay away from Italian ports and return to international waters; Pope Francis calls for EU to help take in migrants arriving across the Mediterranean. Source link
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