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Former European commissioner and top designated Italian Premier ...
Nov 13th, 2011
(AP) - Former European commissioner and top designated Italian Premier Mario Monti leaves the Senate, in Rome, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011. Leaders of Silvio Berlusconi's party have given their approval for economist Mario Monti to try to form a government, but say it can only last just long enough to implement measures to save Italy from financial disaster. Angelino Alfano, head of the conservative party, says whether the party will actually support any Monti government depends on who is in the Cabinet and details of his program. (AP Photo/Isabella Bonotto) -
LONDON (Reuters) - Former energy minister Chris Huhne and his ex-wife Vicky Pryce were released early from prison on Monday, just two months after being jailed for lying to police about a speeding offence. Sentenced in March to eight months behind bars each, the pair were found guilty of perverting the course of justice by falsely telling police th... [Full Article]
PARIS (AP) - Stock markets shrugged off weak economic data in Europe on Wednesday even as news hit that the 17-country euro currency bloc is now in its longest-ever recession. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
GROSSETO, Italy (AP) - Italian prosecutors on Tuesday rejected a plea bargain bid by the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship that ran aground off Italy last year, killing 32 people, defense lawyers said. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
NEW DELHI (AP) - Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier visited India on Sunday on his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to speed up efforts to settle a decades-old boundary dispute and boost economic ties. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]