<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - italy</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/italy</link><description>Newsvine - italy</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 14:32:33 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2013 09:28:03 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Merkel's charm offensive? - Germany offers 5.000 vocational training jobs for young Spanish expatriates  </title>
<description><![CDATA[It's sounds like a 'miracle'. Only 7.6 pc of young people (under age of 25)&nbsp; are unemployed in Germany, whereas Spain has a whopping 56 pc rate of youth unemployment, the second highest in the EU, only topped by Greece.
Oddly enough, Germany's businesses in trade and industr&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Rosenroth]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Josh Rosenroth]]></source><link>http://josh-rosenroth.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/22/18414096-merkels-charm-offensive-germany-offers-5000-vocational-training-jobs-for-young-spanish-expatriates</link><guid>http://josh-rosenroth.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/22/18414096-merkels-charm-offensive-germany-offers-5000-vocational-training-jobs-for-young-spanish-expatriates</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>germany</category><category>italy</category><category>spain</category><category>europe</category><category>portugal</category><category>greece</category><category>youth-joblessness</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 09:47:15 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Europe Failing to Combat Youth Unemployment - SPIEGEL ONLINE</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Europe is failing in the fight against youth unemployment. While  the German government's efforts remain largely symbolic, Southern  European leaders pander to older voters by defending the status quo.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Rosenroth]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Josh Rosenroth]]></source><link>http://josh-rosenroth.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/22/18413987-europe-failing-to-combat-youth-unemployment-spiegel-online</link><guid>http://josh-rosenroth.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/22/18413987-europe-failing-to-combat-youth-unemployment-spiegel-online</guid><category>eu</category><category>germany</category><category>italy</category><category>spain</category><category>europe</category><category>portugal</category><category>greece</category><category>world-news</category><category>youth-joblessness</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 08:21:03 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Berlusconi's Bunga-Bunga Parties Featured Women Dressed as President Obama</title>
<description><![CDATA[Silvio Berlusconi&rsquo;s private disco featured women dressed not just as sexy nuns and nurses but also as President Barack Obama and a prominent Milan prosecutor the former Italian premier has accused of persecuting him.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[secaa23]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[secaa23]]></source><link>http://secaa23.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/21/18406013-berlusconis-bunga-bunga-parties-featured-women-dressed-as-president-obama</link><guid>http://secaa23.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/21/18406013-berlusconis-bunga-bunga-parties-featured-women-dressed-as-president-obama</guid><category>italy</category><category>europe</category><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 01:29:56 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>British tourists' complaint over £54 ice cream hits a nerve in Rome  - Telegraph</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Roger Bannister, his brother Steven and their wives Wendy and Joyce were astounded to be charged 16 euros (&pound;13.50) each on Sunday after ordering four ice creams at the Antica Roma bar and gelateria close to the Spanish Steps.
&nbsp;"And when we paid up, they didn't even &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></source><link>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/07/18105754-british-tourists-complaint-over-54-ice-cream-hits-a-nerve-in-rome-telegraph</link><guid>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/07/18105754-british-tourists-complaint-over-54-ice-cream-hits-a-nerve-in-rome-telegraph</guid><category>italy</category><category>world-news</category><category>the-best-ice-cream-around</category><category>when-we-say-big-we-mean-big</category><pubDate>Tue, 7 May 2013 15:41:30 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=margaretkatheryn0DE5F6C8-18CB-4F03-B59C-D814D98BD3CB.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="250" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=margaretkatheryn0DE5F6C8-18CB-4F03-B59C-D814D98BD3CB.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>British tourists in Rome complain about £54 ice creams | Metro News</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[manzil]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[manzil]]></source><link>http://manzil.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/07/18103299-british-tourists-in-rome-complain-about-54-ice-creams-metro-news</link><guid>http://manzil.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/07/18103299-british-tourists-in-rome-complain-about-54-ice-creams-metro-news</guid><category>italy</category><category>tourists</category><category>world-news</category><category>ice-cream</category><pubDate>Tue, 7 May 2013 12:55:54 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=manzilF3210B67-4D7A-E54D-2BF5-A8BB3E4E75A1.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="599" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=manzilF3210B67-4D7A-E54D-2BF5-A8BB3E4E75A1.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Amanda Knox: Top 10 Points That Raised Questions During Her Murder Trial </title>
<description><![CDATA[
For the first time, Amanda Knox tells her story in her own words.
The 25-year-old American student spent four years in prison before an Italian appeals court threw out her murder conviction in 2011, but her case is not closed. The Supreme Court of Italy annulled her acquittal &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></source><link>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/01/17998380-amanda-knox-top-10-points-that-raised-questions-during-her-murder-trial</link><guid>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/01/17998380-amanda-knox-top-10-points-that-raised-questions-during-her-murder-trial</guid><category>italy</category><category>supreme-court</category><category>world-news</category><category>life-in-prison</category><category>roomate</category><category>perugia</category><category>british-student</category><category>amanda-knox</category><category>meredith-kercher</category><category>american-student</category><category>murder-conviction</category><category>italian-appeals</category><category>waiting-to-be-heard</category><pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2013 10:34:39 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprah854CCFDD-D3D8-2005-B8FE-39F0D5C05F87.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprah854CCFDD-D3D8-2005-B8FE-39F0D5C05F87.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>BBC News - Italy PM-designate Enrico Letta agrees new government</title>
<description><![CDATA[
A deal on the formation  of a new government has been reached in Italy, ending two months of  political deadlock since the general election.
The agreement was announced after Prime Minister-designate Enrico Letta met President Giorgio Napolitano.
The formation of the new gove&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[rufusthedog]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rufusthedog]]></source><link>http://rufusthedog.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/27/17946717-bbc-news-italy-pm-designate-enrico-letta-agrees-new-government</link><guid>http://rufusthedog.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/27/17946717-bbc-news-italy-pm-designate-enrico-letta-agrees-new-government</guid><category>italy</category><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:26:50 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=rufusthedog0AD6B481-3012-AFD6-BE3A-8F55B23A8F6F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="81" width="144" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=rufusthedog0AD6B481-3012-AFD6-BE3A-8F55B23A8F6F.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>BBC News - Italian voters declare opposition to austerity</title>
<description><![CDATA[
As one office worker succinctly put it to a reporter, the Italian  election result shows that the country isn't united - and that it isn't  working.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[rufusthedog]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rufusthedog]]></source><link>http://rufusthedog.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/27/17946357-bbc-news-italian-voters-declare-opposition-to-austerity</link><guid>http://rufusthedog.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/27/17946357-bbc-news-italian-voters-declare-opposition-to-austerity</guid><category>italy</category><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 18:18:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=rufusthedogF82C92AF-7D6B-FA98-BABE-45BE718498E9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="81" width="144" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=rufusthedogF82C92AF-7D6B-FA98-BABE-45BE718498E9.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Italy orders seizure of 1.8BN euro from Nomura</title>
<description><![CDATA[Italian authorities on Tuesday ordered the seizure of 1.8 billion euro from Japan's Nomura bank and placed its former European CEO under investigation as part of its probe into the trading scandal at Monte Paschi di Siena bank.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Colleen Barry]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Colleen Barry]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17775350-italy-orders-seizure-of-18bn-euro-from-nomura</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17775350-italy-orders-seizure-of-18bn-euro-from-nomura</guid><category>eu</category><category>italy</category><category>nomura</category><category>world-news</category><category>monte-paschi</category><category>european-ceo</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:48:45 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Milan show mixes design, fashion, architecture</title>
<description><![CDATA[Bathrooms that beg indulgence. Tiles that reduce pollution. Lighting that mimics a rainbow.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Colleen Barry]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Colleen Barry]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17745208-milan-show-mixes-design-fashion-architecture</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17745208-milan-show-mixes-design-fashion-architecture</guid><category>eu</category><category>italy</category><category>world-news</category><category>design-fair</category><pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2013 10:03:56 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3fc85151-1797-4a9a-a2a4-eeef250d9abc.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3fc85151-1797-4a9a-a2a4-eeef250d9abc.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Suspension lamp called 'Flying Flames' designed by german designer Ingo Mauer is displayed at Milan's Design Fair, in Milan, Italy, Friday, April 12, 2013. The Milan furniture and design week fair is a six-day event which ends next Sunday. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5105e194-151e-4759-b4e4-cb5959aa93f5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="326" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5105e194-151e-4759-b4e4-cb5959aa93f5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="188" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A table lamp made from an old iron is displayed at the 'Unico' showroom during the Milan's Design Fair, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, April 11, 2013. The Milan furniture and design week fair, showcasing the latest in furniture and design from countries around the world, will continue until Sunday. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=471ebd22-0fb1-4e18-b43e-fde06349eb50.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="272" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=471ebd22-0fb1-4e18-b43e-fde06349eb50.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A man touches a lamp called &quot;Light Sister&quot; on display at the Milan Design Fair, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, April 11, 2013. The Milan furniture and design week fair, showcasing the latest in furniture and design from countries around the world, will continue until Sunday. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a0dc6955-9bf7-423c-b663-ceb4669fa085.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="264" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a0dc6955-9bf7-423c-b663-ceb4669fa085.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A woman touches a furniture creation called &quot;Matrioshka&quot; on display at the Milan Design Fair, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, April 11, 2013. The Milan furniture and design week fair, showcasing the latest in furniture and design from countries around the world, will continue until Sunday. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=19be1bc0-62df-44a4-b844-9306650fd120.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="275" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=19be1bc0-62df-44a4-b844-9306650fd120.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This rattan and crystal made lamp designed by Brazilian designers Fernando and Humberto Campana for Baccarat is displayed at Milan's Design Fair, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, April 11, 2013. The Milan furniture and design week fair, showcasing the latest in furniture and design from countries around the world, will continue until Sunday. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=65ae5537-0f23-4951-b032-6809bdcc6fa6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="275" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=65ae5537-0f23-4951-b032-6809bdcc6fa6.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A crystal chandelier designed by French designer Philip Stark for Baccarat is displayed at Milan's Design Fair, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, April 11, 2013. The Milan furniture and design week fair, showcasing the latest in furniture and design from countries around the world, will continue until Sunday. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f58038c1-053d-4433-ad49-5c0973df6a24.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f58038c1-053d-4433-ad49-5c0973df6a24.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A table lamp called 'Broken Egg' designed by German designer Ingo Mauer is displayed at Milan's Design Fair, in Milan, Italy, Friday, April 12, 2013. The Milan furniture and design week fair is a six-day event which ends next Sunday. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=24c1133b-bf7d-4eaf-be0b-1a1da8cdb54e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="334" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=24c1133b-bf7d-4eaf-be0b-1a1da8cdb54e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="184" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A table lamp designed by German designer Ingo Mauer is displayed at Milan's Design Fair, in Milan, Italy, Friday, April 12, 2013. The Milan furniture and design week fair is a six-day event which ends next Sunday. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bad2207f-8ccd-4434-aa3a-b4c5d039e9f1.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="281" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bad2207f-8ccd-4434-aa3a-b4c5d039e9f1.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Table lamps designed by German designer Ingo Mauer are displayed at Milan's Design Fair, in Milan, Italy, Friday, April 12, 2013. The Milan furniture and design week fair is a six-day event which ends next Sunday. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c95783d3-6fc0-4d74-a08c-9465c2f447f5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c95783d3-6fc0-4d74-a08c-9465c2f447f5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A table lamp made from an old telephone is displayed at the 'Unico' showroom during the Milan's Design Fair, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, April 11, 2013. The Milan furniture and design week fair, showcasing the latest in furniture and design from countries around the world, will continue until Sunday. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=296de51b-176d-4bb7-a7e3-fdb7ed7498eb.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=296de51b-176d-4bb7-a7e3-fdb7ed7498eb.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Lamps designed by French conceptual artist Yann Kersale' are displayed at Milan's Design Fair, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, April 11, 2013. The Milan furniture and design week fair, showcasing the latest in furniture and design from countries around the world, will continue until Sunday. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1c5e2a59-993e-4758-bfd1-d3a1395bbaf6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1c5e2a59-993e-4758-bfd1-d3a1395bbaf6.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Mobile chandeliers designed by Israeli designer Arik Levy for Baccarat are displayed at Milan's Design Fair, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, April 11, 2013. The Milan furniture and design week fair, showcasing the latest in furniture and design from countries around the world, will continue until Sunday. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Italy `wise men' urge political, financial reforms</title>
<description><![CDATA[Two task forces appointed by Italy's president to help break the country's political gridlock have proposed a host of government and financial reforms that have long been discussed but never taken up by Italy's squabbling politicians.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17705644-italy-wise-men-urge-political-financial-reforms</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17705644-italy-wise-men-urge-political-financial-reforms</guid><category>eu</category><category>italy</category><category>politics</category><category>world-news</category><category>beppe-grillo</category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:10:59 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Italy tourism</title>
<description><![CDATA[Great historical sites are main attractions of Italy and you will eventually fall in love with the beautiful sites and culture of Italy.&nbsp;
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Manya Singh]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Manya Singh]]></source><link>http://manyasingh.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17697530-italy-tourism</link><guid>http://manyasingh.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17697530-italy-tourism</guid><category>travel</category><category>italy</category><category>tourism</category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 05:17:45 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Schiavone, Pennetta back on Italy's Fed Cup team</title>
<description><![CDATA[Francesca Schiavone and Flavia Pennetta are back in Italy's team for a Fed Cup semifinal against the Czech Republic.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17689157-schiavone-pennetta-back-on-italys-fed-cup-team</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17689157-schiavone-pennetta-back-on-italys-fed-cup-team</guid><category>sports</category><category>italy</category><category>tennis</category><category>czech-republic</category><category>francesca-schiavone</category><category>flavia-pennetta</category><category>fed-cup</category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:41:29 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Concordia ship owner seeks victim status in wreck</title>
<description><![CDATA[The owner of the shipwrecked Costa Concordia asked a court on Monday to consider it a victim of the disaster, saying it too wants to seek damages for the 2012 grounding off Tuscany that killed 32 people.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paolo Santalucia]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Paolo Santalucia]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17685633-concordia-ship-owner-seeks-victim-status-in-wreck</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17685633-concordia-ship-owner-seeks-victim-status-in-wreck</guid><category>eu</category><category>italy</category><category>ship</category><category>world-news</category><category>aground</category><category>costa-concordia</category><category>costa-crociere-spa</category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:39:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=0c5a76d2-6ba4-40d5-8161-c22383d21ade.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=0c5a76d2-6ba4-40d5-8161-c22383d21ade.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2012 file photo provided by the Guardia di Finanza (border Police), the luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia leans on its side after running aground off the tiny Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy. A judge in Tuscany fined Italian cruise line Costa Crociere SpA 1 million euros ($1.3 million) Wednesday, April 10, 2013 for the shipwreck that killed 32 people. (AP Photo/Guardia di Finanza, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=58e42fc8-debb-45e7-a575-6d86e1448f6a.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="258" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=58e42fc8-debb-45e7-a575-6d86e1448f6a.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Francesco Pepe, lawyer of Capt. Francesco Schettino, talks to the media prior to the preliminary, closed-door hearing for the 2012 grounding off Tuscany that killed 32 people, in Grosseto, Italy, Monday, April 15, 2013. An Italian court is mulling whether to hand down indictments against the captain and some crew of the Costa Concordia cruise ship for the 2012 grounding off Tuscany that killed 32 people. Prosecutors want Capt. Francesco Schettino to stand trial for alleged manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning the ship before all passengers had been evacuated. They want four other crew members and a Costa manager to face charges of having botched the emergency Schettino attended the preliminary, closed-door hearing Monday in the Tuscan city of Grosseto; the timing of a decision was unknown. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=049fed0e-5b49-4c85-a52c-4210edad3ca7.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="396" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=049fed0e-5b49-4c85-a52c-4210edad3ca7.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="155" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Capt. Francesco Schettino arrives to attend a preliminary, closed-door hearing for the 2012 grounding off Tuscany that killed 32 people, in Grosseto, Italy, Monday, April 15, 2013. An Italian court is mulling whether to hand down indictments against the captain and some crew of the Costa Concordia cruise ship for the 2012 grounding off Tuscany that killed 32 people. Prosecutors want Capt. Francesco Schettino to stand trial for alleged manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning the ship before all passengers had been evacuated. They want four other crew members and a Costa manager to face charges of having botched the emergency Schettino attended the preliminary, closed-door hearing Monday in the Tuscan city of Grosseto; the timing of a decision was unknown. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=692f3192-6c47-4476-a28a-3475d94a8cb0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="343" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=692f3192-6c47-4476-a28a-3475d94a8cb0.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="103" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Prosecutors Stefano Pizza, left, and Maria Navarro, right, arrive for the preliminary, closed-door hearing for the 2012 grounding off Tuscany that killed 32 people, in Grosseto, Italy, Monday, April 15, 2013. An Italian court is mulling whether to hand down indictments against the captain and some crew of the Costa Concordia cruise ship for the 2012 grounding off Tuscany that killed 32 people. Prosecutors want Capt. Francesco Schettino to stand trial for alleged manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning the ship before all passengers had been evacuated. They want four other crew members and a Costa manager to face charges of having botched the emergency Schettino attended the preliminary, closed-door hearing Monday in the Tuscan city of Grosseto; the timing of a decision was unknown. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5c021cab-0e3d-47f7-8029-6287d3ef6dc5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5c021cab-0e3d-47f7-8029-6287d3ef6dc5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Prosecutor Stefano Pizza, center, arrives for the preliminary, closed-door hearing for the 2012 grounding off Tuscany that killed 32 people, in Grosseto, Italy, Monday, April 15, 2013. An Italian court is mulling whether to hand down indictments against the captain and some crew of the Costa Concordia cruise ship for the 2012 grounding off Tuscany that killed 32 people. Prosecutors want Capt. Francesco Schettino to stand trial for alleged manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning the ship before all passengers had been evacuated. They want four other crew members and a Costa manager to face charges of having botched the emergency Schettino attended the preliminary, closed-door hearing Monday in the Tuscan city of Grosseto; the timing of a decision was unknown. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=57fe7c3c-c7de-4845-af1d-df8488ec2d25.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=57fe7c3c-c7de-4845-af1d-df8488ec2d25.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Chief prosecutor Francesco Verusio arrives for the preliminary, closed-door hearing for the 2012 grounding off Tuscany that killed 32 people, in Grosseto, Italy, Monday, April 15, 2013. An Italian court is mulling whether to hand down indictments against the captain and some crew of the Costa Concordia cruise ship for the 2012 grounding off Tuscany that killed 32 people. Prosecutors want Capt. Francesco Schettino to stand trial for alleged manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning the ship before all passengers had been evacuated. They want four other crew members and a Costa manager to face charges of having botched the emergency Schettino attended the preliminary, closed-door hearing Monday in the Tuscan city of Grosseto; the timing of a decision was unknown. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Fiat-Chrysler merger path to clarify</title>
<description><![CDATA[The CEO of Fiat, the Italian carmaker that controls Chrysler, said Tuesday he expects to have "clarity" by the end of the year on how it will achieve a full merger with the U.S. auto group.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Colleen Barry]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Colleen Barry]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17668669-fiat-chrysler-merger-path-to-clarify</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17668669-fiat-chrysler-merger-path-to-clarify</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>italy</category><category>fiat</category><category>chrysler-ceo-sergio-marchionne</category><category>ceo-sergio-marchionne</category><pubDate>Tue, 9 Apr 2013 10:28:39 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a0347f73-e54f-4309-a595-239523dcb535.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="266" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a0347f73-e54f-4309-a595-239523dcb535.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Fiat and Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne attends a Fiat shareholders' meeting in Turin, Italy, Tuesday, April, 9, 2013. Marchionne forecasts sales of between 4.3 million and 4.5 million cars in 2013, slightly higher than last year. Marchionne told shareholders Tuesday the company expects growth in the U.S., Latin America and Asia, while sales in Europe are forecast to decline for a sixth straight year. (AP Photo/ Marco Alpozzi, Lapresse) ITALY OUT&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=06764e59-6f49-476e-a72f-893d83630adb.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=06764e59-6f49-476e-a72f-893d83630adb.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Juventus goalie Gianluigi Buffon warms up during a training session ahead of Wednesday's Champions League, round of eight, return-leg soccer match against Bayern Munich, in Turin, Italy, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Daniele Badolato, Lapresse)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Bandits rob millions in Italian highway heist</title>
<description><![CDATA[Bandits armed with Kalashnikovs stole an estimated (EURO)2 million ($2.6 million) Monday by setting a big-rig truck on fire to block a highway in northern Italy and then blowing open an armored truck, a company official said.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/08/17656661-bandits-rob-millions-in-italian-highway-heist</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/08/17656661-bandits-rob-millions-in-italian-highway-heist</guid><category>eu</category><category>italy</category><category>robbery</category><category>world-news</category><category>highway</category><pubDate>Mon, 8 Apr 2013 17:06:50 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Koolhaas unites architecture, design and fashion</title>
<description><![CDATA[Shedding his `'puritanical" attitude against architects designing objects, Rem Koolhaas has shifted scale to create 11 pieces of furniture for the U.S. industrial design house Knoll.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Colleen Barry]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Colleen Barry]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/08/17654986-koolhaas-unites-architecture-design-and-fashion</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/08/17654986-koolhaas-unites-architecture-design-and-fashion</guid><category>eu</category><category>italy</category><category>design</category><category>world-news</category><category>rem-koolhaas</category><category>koolhaas</category><category>knoll-koolhaas</category><pubDate>Mon, 8 Apr 2013 14:11:49 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6eb54977-8723-41c4-b104-0223eed19138.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6eb54977-8723-41c4-b104-0223eed19138.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A woman passes by an installation called &quot;Transition&quot;, made with lipstick packages, part of the Milan's Furniture Fair, in Milan, Italy, Monday, April 8, 2012. The 52nd International Furniture Fair (Salone del Mobile) opens in Milan on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 until April 14. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=7c3b05f5-5aee-4413-976e-1505f08f0f71.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="433" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=7c3b05f5-5aee-4413-976e-1505f08f0f71.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="130" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Dutch architect Rem Koolhose gestures at the Knoll industrial design house's space, part of the Milan's Furniture Fair, in Milan, Italy, Monday, April 8, 2013. Rem Koolhaas says he has shed his &quot;puritanical&quot; attitude against architects designing objects, and has shifted scale to create 11 pieces of furniture for U.S. industrial design house Knoll. The Dutch architect's creations, premiered Monday ahead of Milan Design Week, include a dynamic counter a stack of three horizontal beams that can be transformed from a screen-like unit to cantilevered shelves and benches that invite people to sit, climb and lean in a sort of social/intellectual romper room. The Koolhaas collection, celebrating Knoll's 75th anniversary, previewed at the Prada showroom linking architecture, design and fashion. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d9af0ef8-d0b3-4123-969c-38ddbcdb4593.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="219" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d9af0ef8-d0b3-4123-969c-38ddbcdb4593.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="66" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A sofa is displayed at the Knoll industrial design house's space, part of the Milan Furniture Fair, in Milan, Italy, Monday, April 8, 2013. Rem Koolhaas says he has shed his &quot;puritanical&quot; attitude against architects designing objects, and has shifted scale to create 11 pieces of furniture for U.S. industrial design house Knoll. The Dutch architect's creations, premiered Monday ahead of Milan Design Week. The 52nd International Furniture Fair (Salone del Mobile) opens in Milan on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 through April 14. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Italian govt speeds state payments to vendors</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Italian government has approved a decree to pay 40 billion euros ($52 billion) owed by government entities to private businesses over the next 12 months to help relaunch Italy's stagnant economy.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/06/17630652-italian-govt-speeds-state-payments-to-vendors</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/06/17630652-italian-govt-speeds-state-payments-to-vendors</guid><category>eu</category><category>financial</category><category>italy</category><category>crisis</category><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Sat, 6 Apr 2013 16:00:07 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Raonic lifts Canada by Italy, into Davis Cup semis</title>
<description><![CDATA[Milos Raonic has taken Canada where it's never gone before, the Davis Cup semifinals.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17622897-raonic-lifts-canada-by-italy-into-davis-cup-semis</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17622897-raonic-lifts-canada-by-italy-into-davis-cup-semis</guid><category>canada</category><category>sports</category><category>italy</category><category>tennis</category><category>davis-cup</category><category>fabio-fognini</category><category>milos-raonic</category><pubDate>Sat, 6 Apr 2013 03:04:56 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=8167830b-9232-4391-ac8e-359a14ac22b5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="255" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=8167830b-9232-4391-ac8e-359a14ac22b5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="77" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Canada's Milos Raonic stretches to return a serve to Italy's Fabio Fognini during the third set of a Davis Cup tennis quarterfinal singles match in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, April 5, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3288510c-d848-433b-ba6f-4a1731a0f8ee.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="274" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3288510c-d848-433b-ba6f-4a1731a0f8ee.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Italy's Fabio Fognini stretches to reach the ball while playing Canada's Milos Raonic, of Toronto, during the second set of a Davis Cup tennis quarter-final singles match in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday April 5, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3d891272-68bb-4886-a6a8-95a9871d286c.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="270" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3d891272-68bb-4886-a6a8-95a9871d286c.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Italy's Fabio Fognini follows the ball as he prepares to return to Canada's Milos Raonic during a match in the Davis Cup tennis quarterfinals, in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Friday, April 5, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=65cd2e1f-519d-42ab-823f-773124e270d5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="287" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=65cd2e1f-519d-42ab-823f-773124e270d5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Italy's Fabio Fognini reacts during the third set of his loss to Canada's Milos Raonic during a Davis Cup tennis quarterfinal match in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Friday, April 5, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=344c2744-95ad-4758-8b79-36009dd3fcb5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="279" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=344c2744-95ad-4758-8b79-36009dd3fcb5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Italy's Andreas Seppi serves to Canada's Vasek Pospisil during the first set of a Davis Cup quarterfinal singles tennis match in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Friday April 5, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ae0d6049-10a3-4be9-a75e-83ec06c6b605.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="467" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ae0d6049-10a3-4be9-a75e-83ec06c6b605.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="140" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Canada's Vasek Pospisil reacts during the fifth set of his loss to Italy's Andreas Seppi during a Davis Cup tennis quarterfinal singles match in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, April 5, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=49cb65d9-9e09-46fb-8b79-5292d843da80.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="503" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=49cb65d9-9e09-46fb-8b79-5292d843da80.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="151" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A spectator holds up an oversized photograph of Canada's Vasek Pospisil as they watch him play Italy's Andreas Seppi during the first set of a Davis Cup quarterfinal singles tennis match in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, April 5, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d4de0b94-a330-43b1-b3f4-2a4adc3eedb9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="418" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d4de0b94-a330-43b1-b3f4-2a4adc3eedb9.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="125" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Canada's Milos Raonic returns to Italy's Andreas Seppi during the third set of a Davis Cup tennis tournament quarterfinal singles match in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, April 7, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1b64b4df-8955-47eb-ad11-4f09138a51a5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="275" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1b64b4df-8955-47eb-ad11-4f09138a51a5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Milos Pospisil, left, congratulates his son Vasek Pospisil after Canada defeated Italy in a Davis Cup tennis tournament quarterfinal tie in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, April 7, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>4 Italian journalists held in Syria</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Italian Foreign Ministry says that four Italian journalists have been detained in Syria.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17629235-4-italian-journalists-held-in-syria</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17629235-4-italian-journalists-held-in-syria</guid><category>eu</category><category>italy</category><category>syria</category><category>journalists</category><category>world-news</category><category>italian-foreign-ministry</category><pubDate>Sat, 6 Apr 2013 00:48:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Italy pardons US Air Force officer in CIA case</title>
<description><![CDATA[Italy's president on Friday pardoned a U.S. Air Force colonel convicted in absentia by Italian courts in the CIA-conducted abduction of an Egyptian terror suspect from a Milan street in a move he hoped would keep American-Italian relations strong, especially on security matters.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Frances D'Emilio]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Frances D'Emilio]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17618348-italy-pardons-us-air-force-officer-in-cia-case</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17618348-italy-pardons-us-air-force-officer-in-cia-case</guid><category>eu</category><category>us</category><category>italy</category><category>air-force</category><category>world-news</category><category>pardon</category><pubDate>Fri, 5 Apr 2013 18:04:19 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The Truth About Taxes and Spending in Europe</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Several European countries, including Cyprus, have been mired in economic stagnation or decline for five years or more.
Yet other countries in Asia and Latin America have flourished. What are the weakest economies doing wrong? What are the strongest doing right?
Economist Jim&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></source><link>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17614221-the-truth-about-taxes-and-spending-in-europe</link><guid>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17614221-the-truth-about-taxes-and-spending-in-europe</guid><category>turkey</category><category>indonesia</category><category>russia</category><category>mexico</category><category>china</category><category>brazil</category><category>italy</category><category>india</category><category>spain</category><category>ireland</category><category>asia</category><category>portugal</category><category>greece</category><category>latin-america</category><category>south-korea</category><category>great-britain</category><category>world-news</category><category>pigs</category><category>cyprus</category><category>bric</category><category>european-countries</category><category>tax-and-spend</category><category>jim-oneill</category><category>economist-magazine</category><category>economic-stagnation</category><category>weakest-economies</category><category>high-government-spending</category><pubDate>Fri, 5 Apr 2013 11:21:40 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprahA7B10195-280E-387A-8CEA-E56D26C4F0BF.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="141" width="250" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprahA7B10195-280E-387A-8CEA-E56D26C4F0BF.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Police: Italian priest stole $5.1M from hospital</title>
<description><![CDATA[Italian police on Thursday arrested a priest accused of pocketing 4 million euros ($5.1 million) from a Catholic hospital he ran and helping run up 600 million euros ($769 million) in debts that forced it into bankruptcy.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicole Winfield]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicole Winfield]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/04/17600419-police-italian-priest-stole-51m-from-hospital</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/04/17600419-police-italian-priest-stole-51m-from-hospital</guid><category>eu</category><category>italy</category><category>arrest</category><category>hospital</category><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Thu, 4 Apr 2013 15:04:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=64cb88c8-9773-442a-8240-42f211141d50.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=64cb88c8-9773-442a-8240-42f211141d50.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rev. Franco Decaminada, second right, leaves an Italy's financial police barrack after being questioned in Rome, Thursday, April 4, 2013. Italian police have arrested a Catholic priest accused of pocketing 4 million euros ($5.1 million) from the coffers of a Catholic hospital he ran and helping run up 600 million euros in debts that forced the clinic into bankruptcy and prompted the Vatican to intervene. Italy's financial police placed the Rev. Franco Decaminada, until 2011 the CEO of the IDI dermatological hospital in Rome, under house arrest Thursday and detained two other people while seizing a Tuscan farmhouse police say he purchased with stolen money. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bc6a19a6-d4bf-4dd0-b91c-f1b70c34b751.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="269" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bc6a19a6-d4bf-4dd0-b91c-f1b70c34b751.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rev. Franco Decaminada, right, leaves an Italy's financial police barrack after being questioned in Rome, Thursday, April 4, 2013. Italian police have arrested a Catholic priest accused of pocketing 4 million euros ($5.1 million) from the coffers of a Catholic hospital he ran and helping run up 600 million euros in debts that forced the clinic into bankruptcy and prompted the Vatican to intervene. Italy's financial police placed the Rev. Franco Decaminada, until 2011 the CEO of the IDI dermatological hospital in Rome, under house arrest Thursday and detained two other people while seizing a Tuscan farmhouse police say he purchased with stolen money. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=15d15414-186c-4465-9970-8d6c929f2c99.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="242" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=15d15414-186c-4465-9970-8d6c929f2c99.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="73" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A man enters the IDI dermatological hospital, in Rome, Thursday, April 4, 2013. Italian police have arrested a Catholic priest accused of pocketing 4 million euros ($5.1 million) from the coffers of a Catholic hospital he ran and helping run up 600 million euros in debts that forced the clinic into bankruptcy and prompted the Vatican to intervene. Italy's financial police placed the Rev. Franco Decaminada, until 2011 the CEO of the IDI dermatological hospital in Rome, under house arrest Thursday and detained two other people while seizing a Tuscan farmhouse police say he purchased with stolen money. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1734391e-a550-445c-a86d-d800583ce364.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="259" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1734391e-a550-445c-a86d-d800583ce364.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A cameraman films the IDI dermatological hospital, in Rome, Thursday, April 4, 2013. Italian police have arrested a Catholic priest accused of pocketing 4 million euros ($5.1 million) from the coffers of a Catholic hospital he ran and helping run up 600 million euros in debts that forced the clinic into bankruptcy and prompted the Vatican to intervene. Italy's financial police placed the Rev. Franco Decaminada, until 2011 the CEO of the IDI dermatological hospital in Rome, under house arrest Thursday and detained two other people while seizing a Tuscan farmhouse police say he purchased with stolen money. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Woman in Berlusconi sex trial denounces tactics</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Moroccan woman at the center of ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi's sex-for-hire trial held an unusual protest Thursday in front of Milan's courthouse, accusing investigators of waging psychological warfare against her and manipulating her testimony during interrogations.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicole Winfield]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicole Winfield]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/04/17596499-woman-in-berlusconi-sex-trial-denounces-tactics</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/04/17596499-woman-in-berlusconi-sex-trial-denounces-tactics</guid><category>eu</category><category>italy</category><category>trial</category><category>berlusconi</category><category>world-news</category><category>silvio-berlusconi</category><pubDate>Thu, 4 Apr 2013 09:42:31 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e6c1d73b-b767-4913-b452-6f26b3fcc081.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e6c1d73b-b767-4913-b452-6f26b3fcc081.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Karima el-Mahroug, also known as Ruby, a Moroccan woman at the center of ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi's sex-for-hire trial, wipes away a tear as she reads a statement to reporters during a protest outside the court house, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, April 4, 2013. The Moroccan woman at the center of ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi's sex-for-hire trial has denounced what she says is psychological warfare being waged against her by Italian prosecutors. Ruby, read out a lengthy statement Thursday to a gaggle of reporters in front of Milan's courthouse denying she was a prostitute and insisting that prosecutors hear her side of the story. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=79d05497-b4da-43cd-a183-5d3681cf6b4f.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="283" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=79d05497-b4da-43cd-a183-5d3681cf6b4f.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Karima el-Mahroug, also known as Ruby, center, a Moroccan woman at the center of ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi's sex-for-hire trial, is surrounded by reporters outside Milan's court house, Italy, Thursday, April 4, 2013. The Moroccan woman at the center of ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi's sex-for-hire trial has denounced what she says is psychological warfare being waged against her by Italian prosecutors. Ruby, read out a lengthy statement Thursday to a gaggle of reporters in front of Milan's courthouse denying she was a prostitute and insisting that prosecutors hear her side of the story. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=0204c999-a836-4084-98a3-7cfa671dc765.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="254" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=0204c999-a836-4084-98a3-7cfa671dc765.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="76" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A tear rolls down the cheek of Karima el-Mahroug, also known as Ruby, a Moroccan woman at the center of ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi's sex-for-hire trial, as she reads a statement to reporters during a protest outside the court house, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, April 4, 2013. The Moroccan woman at the center of ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi's sex-for-hire trial has denounced what she says is psychological warfare being waged against her by Italian prosecutors. Ruby, read out a lengthy statement Thursday to a gaggle of reporters in front of Milan's courthouse denying she was a prostitute and insisting that prosecutors hear her side of the story. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5e48a54c-eb27-49ab-b4bd-9557554cd4e0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="285" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5e48a54c-eb27-49ab-b4bd-9557554cd4e0.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Karima el-Mahroug, also known as Ruby, bottom left, a Moroccan woman at the center of ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi's sex-for-hire trial, reads a statement to reporters outside Milan's court house, Italy, Thursday, April 4, 2013. The Moroccan woman at the center of ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi's sex-for-hire trial has denounced what she says is psychological warfare being waged against her by Italian prosecutors. Ruby, read out a lengthy statement Thursday to a gaggle of reporters in front of Milan's courthouse denying she was a prostitute and insisting that prosecutors hear her side of the story. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e8cefb5f-302e-4b92-9988-374b6dc0c8cc.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e8cefb5f-302e-4b92-9988-374b6dc0c8cc.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Karima el-Mahroug, also known as Ruby, a Moroccan woman at the center of ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi's sex-for-hire trial, hands out the statement she read to reporters outside Milan's court house, Thursday, April 4, 2013. The Moroccan woman at the center of ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi's sex-for-hire trial has denounced what she says is psychological warfare being waged against her by Italian prosecutors. Ruby, read out a lengthy statement Thursday to a gaggle of reporters in front of Milan's courthouse denying she was a prostitute and insisting that prosecutors hear her side of the story. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c0ea85c7-5705-477b-b9b6-59b3b8b9a891.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="243" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c0ea85c7-5705-477b-b9b6-59b3b8b9a891.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="73" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Karima el-Mahroug, also known as Ruby, bottom left, a Moroccan woman at the center of ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi's sex-for-hire trial, holds up her passport in one hand and a stack of papers in the other as she is mobbed by reporters outside Milan's court house, Italy, Thursday, April 4, 2013. The Moroccan woman at the center of ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi's sex-for-hire trial has denounced what she says is psychological warfare being waged against her by Italian prosecutors. Ruby, read out a lengthy statement Thursday to a gaggle of reporters in front of Milan's courthouse denying she was a prostitute and insisting that prosecutors hear her side of the story. (AP Photo/Str)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3fee572d-ca7a-4d40-9a0a-e6976eb59f49.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="439" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3fee572d-ca7a-4d40-9a0a-e6976eb59f49.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="132" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Karima el-Mahroug, also known as Ruby, a Moroccan woman at the center of ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi's sex-for-hire trial, holds up her passport as she is surrounded by reporters outside Milan's court house, Italy, Thursday, April 4, 2013. The Moroccan woman at the center of ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi's sex-for-hire trial has denounced what she says is psychological warfare being waged against her by Italian prosecutors. Ruby, read out a lengthy statement Thursday to a gaggle of reporters in front of Milan's courthouse denying she was a prostitute and insisting that prosecutors hear her side of the story. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c3efe927-4df5-421a-884e-757c803f49a9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c3efe927-4df5-421a-884e-757c803f49a9.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Karima el-Mahroug, also known as Ruby, left, a Moroccan woman at the center of ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi's sex-for-hire trial, holds up her passport as she is surrounded by reporters outside Milan's court house, Italy, Thursday, April 4, 2013. The Moroccan woman at the center of ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi's sex-for-hire trial has denounced what she says is psychological warfare being waged against her by Italian prosecutors. Ruby, read out a lengthy statement Thursday to a gaggle of reporters in front of Milan's courthouse denying she was a prostitute and insisting that prosecutors hear her side of the story. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Italy seizes record 1.7 billion euro from Sicilian</title>
<description><![CDATA[Italian police have seized a record (EURO)1.3 billion ($1.7 billion) in cash and property from a single person, a Sicilian alternative energy entrepreneur alleged to have close ties to the Mafia.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/03/17580832-italy-seizes-record-17-billion-euro-from-sicilian</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/03/17580832-italy-seizes-record-17-billion-euro-from-sicilian</guid><category>eu</category><category>italy</category><category>seizure</category><category>mafia</category><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Wed, 3 Apr 2013 08:56:28 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>