http://www.newsvine.com/italyNewsvine - italyen-usCopyright 2013Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:24:26 +0000Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:36:34 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17775350-italy-orders-seizure-of-18bn-euro-from-nomurahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17775350-italy-orders-seizure-of-18bn-euro-from-nomuraeuitalynomuraworld-newsmonte-paschieuropean-ceoTue, 16 Apr 2013 09:48:45 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17745208-milan-show-mixes-design-fashion-architecturehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17745208-milan-show-mixes-design-fashion-architectureeuitalyworld-newsdesign-fairSun, 14 Apr 2013 10:03:56 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>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)</p><p>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)</p><p>A man touches a lamp called "Light Sister" 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)</p><p>A woman touches a furniture creation called "Matrioshka" 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)</p><p>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)</p><p>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)</p><p>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)</p><p>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)</p><p>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)</p><p>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)</p><p>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)</p><p>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)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17705644-italy-wise-men-urge-political-financial-reformshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17705644-italy-wise-men-urge-political-financial-reformseuitalypoliticsworld-newsbeppe-grilloThu, 11 Apr 2013 15:10:59 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17689157-schiavone-pennetta-back-on-italys-fed-cup-teamhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17689157-schiavone-pennetta-back-on-italys-fed-cup-teamsportsitalytennisczech-republicfrancesca-schiavoneflavia-pennettafed-cupWed, 10 Apr 2013 15:41:29 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17685633-concordia-ship-owner-seeks-victim-status-in-wreckhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17685633-concordia-ship-owner-seeks-victim-status-in-wreckeuitalyshipworld-newsagroundcosta-concordiacosta-crociere-spaWed, 10 Apr 2013 10:39:24 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>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)</p><p>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)</p><p>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)</p><p>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)</p><p>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)</p><p>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)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17668669-fiat-chrysler-merger-path-to-clarifyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17668669-fiat-chrysler-merger-path-to-clarifybusinesseuitalyfiatchrysler-ceo-sergio-marchionneceo-sergio-marchionneTue, 9 Apr 2013 10:28:39 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>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</p><p>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)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/08/17656661-bandits-rob-millions-in-italian-highway-heisthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/08/17656661-bandits-rob-millions-in-italian-highway-heisteuitalyrobberyworld-newshighwayMon, 8 Apr 2013 17:06:50 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/08/17654986-koolhaas-unites-architecture-design-and-fashionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/08/17654986-koolhaas-unites-architecture-design-and-fashioneuitalydesignworld-newsrem-koolhaaskoolhaasknoll-koolhaasMon, 8 Apr 2013 14:11:49 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A woman passes by an installation called "Transition", 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)</p><p>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 "puritanical" 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)</p><p>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 "puritanical" 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)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/06/17630652-italian-govt-speeds-state-payments-to-vendorshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/06/17630652-italian-govt-speeds-state-payments-to-vendorseufinancialitalycrisisworld-newsSat, 6 Apr 2013 16:00:07 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17622897-raonic-lifts-canada-by-italy-into-davis-cup-semishttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17622897-raonic-lifts-canada-by-italy-into-davis-cup-semiscanadasportsitalytennisdavis-cupfabio-fogninimilos-raonicSat, 6 Apr 2013 03:04:56 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>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)</p><p>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)</p><p>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)</p><p>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)</p><p>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)</p><p>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)</p><p>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)</p><p>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)</p><p>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)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17629235-4-italian-journalists-held-in-syriahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17629235-4-italian-journalists-held-in-syriaeuitalysyriajournalistsworld-newsitalian-foreign-ministrySat, 6 Apr 2013 00:48:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17618348-italy-pardons-us-air-force-officer-in-cia-casehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17618348-italy-pardons-us-air-force-officer-in-cia-caseeuusitalyair-forceworld-newspardonFri, 5 Apr 2013 18:04:19 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/04/17600419-police-italian-priest-stole-51m-from-hospitalhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/04/17600419-police-italian-priest-stole-51m-from-hospitaleuitalyarresthospitalworld-newsThu, 4 Apr 2013 15:04:10 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>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)</p><p>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)</p><p>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)</p><p>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)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/04/17596499-woman-in-berlusconi-sex-trial-denounces-tacticshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/04/17596499-woman-in-berlusconi-sex-trial-denounces-tacticseuitalytrialberlusconiworld-newssilvio-berlusconiThu, 4 Apr 2013 09:42:31 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>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)</p><p>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)</p><p>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)</p><p>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)</p><p>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)</p><p>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)</p><p>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)</p><p>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)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/03/17580832-italy-seizes-record-17-billion-euro-from-sicilianhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/03/17580832-italy-seizes-record-17-billion-euro-from-sicilianeuitalyseizuremafiaworld-newsWed, 3 Apr 2013 08:56:28 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/02/17564758-indian-court-ends-travel-ban-on-italian-envoyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/02/17564758-indian-court-ends-travel-ban-on-italian-envoyitalyindiashipsupreme-courtfiringworld-newsasindia-supreme-courtTue, 2 Apr 2013 08:27:18 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/29/17519998-italys-10-sages-try-to-help-form-governmenthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/29/17519998-italys-10-sages-try-to-help-form-governmenteuitalypoliticsworld-newsFri, 29 Mar 2013 20:12:47 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Five Star Movement Senate coordinator Vito Crimi, left, and Lower Chamber coordinator Roberta Lombardi arrive to meet reporters at the end of their talks with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano on the formation of a new government, at the Quirinale presidential palace in Rome, Friday, March 29, 2013. Napolitano is holding a day of consultations Friday after the center-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani announced he had failed to form a government, to "personally ascertain the developments possible," the president's secretary general, Donato Marra, said. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)</p><p>Civic Choice party's spokesmen Lorenzo Cesa, left, and Andrea Olivero, meet journalists at the end of their talks with the President Giorgio Napolitano on the formation of a new government, at the Quirinale presidential palace in Rome, Friday, March 29, 2013. Napolitano is holding a day of consultations Friday after the center-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani announced he had failed to form a government, to "personally ascertain the developments possible," the president's secretary general, Donato Marra, said. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)</p><p>SEL (Left, Ecology, and Freedom) party leader and Puglia region president Nichi Vendola talks to reporters at the end of their talks with the President Giorgio Napolitano on the formation of a new government, at the Quirinale presidential palace in Rome, Friday, March 29, 2013. Napolitano is holding a day of consultations Friday to "personally ascertain the developments possible," the president's secretary general, Donato Marra, said. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)</p><p>Italian President Giorgio Napolitano meets reporters at the Quirinale presidential palace in Rome, Saturday, March 30, 2013. Napolitano announced he's asked outside advisers to help him end the political gridlock that has prevented the formation of a government more than a month after inconclusive elections. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)</p><p>Italian President Giorgio Napolitano meets reporters at the Quirinale presidential palace in Rome, Saturday, March 30, 2013. Napolitano announced he's asked outside advisers to help him end the political gridlock that has prevented the formation of a government more than a month after inconclusive elections. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)</p><p>Democratic Party leader Pierluigi Bersani leaves after meeting with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano at the Quirinale presidential palace in Rome, Thursday, March 28, 2013. Italy's center-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani says talks to form a new government have failed. Bersani told reporters that some of the conditions set by other parties during nearly a week of talks were "unacceptable." He informed President Giorgio Napolitano Thursday that his attempts to form a government failed. It will be up to Napolitano to decide the next step. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)</p><p>Italian President Giorgio Napolitano meets reporters at the Quirinale presidential palace in Rome, Saturday, March 30, 2013. Napolitano announced he's asked outside advisers to help him end the political gridlock that has prevented the formation of a government more than a month after inconclusive elections. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/28/17503904-italys-montepaschi-loses-3-billion-euros-in-2012http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/28/17503904-italys-montepaschi-loses-3-billion-euros-in-2012businesseuitalyearnsmontepaschiThu, 28 Mar 2013 17:44:34 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/26/17476965-italy-foreign-minister-quits-over-india-casehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/26/17476965-italy-foreign-minister-quits-over-india-caseeuitalyresignsministerworld-newsTue, 26 Mar 2013 22:01:35 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/26/17475392-a-look-at-different-versions-of-kerchers-deathhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/26/17475392-a-look-at-different-versions-of-kerchers-deatheuitalydifferentworld-newsknoxversionsamanda-knoxTue, 26 Mar 2013 19:03:32 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - This Friday Nov. 2, 2007 file photo shows Amanda Knox, left, and Raffaele Sollecito, looking on outside the rented house where 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher was found dead Friday, in Perugia, Italy. Italy's highest criminal court has overturned the acquittal of Amanda Knox and of her former Italian boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, in the slaying of her British roommate and ordered a new trial. The Court of Cassation ruled Tuesday, March 26, 2013 that an appeals court in Florence must re-hear the case against the American and her Italian-ex-boyfriend for the murder of 21-year-old Meredith Kercher (AP Photo/Stefano Medici, file)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/26/17471683-text-of-statement-issued-by-amanda-knoxhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/26/17471683-text-of-statement-issued-by-amanda-knoxeuitalytextworld-newsknoxamanda-knoxdavid-marriottTue, 26 Mar 2013 13:03:23 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/26/17469996-key-dates-in-the-amanda-knox-casehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/26/17469996-key-dates-in-the-amanda-knox-caseeuitalychronologyus-newsknoxmeredith-kercherTue, 26 Mar 2013 10:47:24 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - This Nov. 2, 2007 file photo shows Amanda Marie Knox, of the U.S., left, and her then-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, of Italy, outside the rented house where 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher was found dead in Perugia, Italy. The Court of Cassation on Monday March 25, 2013 is considering prosecutors' contentions that the 2011 acquittals of American Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend in the murder of British student Meredith Kercher should be thrown out and a new trial ordered. (AP Photo/Stefano Medici, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/25/17453899-italy-pays-higher-borrowing-rates-in-bond-salehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/25/17453899-italy-pays-higher-borrowing-rates-in-bond-salebusinesseufinancialitalycrisisMon, 25 Mar 2013 11:12:08 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Italian Democratic party leader Pier Luigi Bersani speaks to reporters in Rome Saturday, March 23, 2013. Italy's president has tapped center-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani to form a new government following national elections that produced no clear winner. Italian President Giorgio Napolitano said Friday that Bersani was best positioned to create a government given "the most difficult circumstances." Bersani's coalition won control of the lower house but not enough seats to control the Senate, creating political gridlock. (AP Photo/Mauro Scrobogna, Lapresse)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/25/17452095-italian-appellate-judge-stands-by-knoxs-acquittalhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/25/17452095-italian-appellate-judge-stands-by-knoxs-acquittaleuitalyunited-statesworld-newsknoxamanda-knoxitaly-knoxMon, 25 Mar 2013 09:10:36 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - This Nov. 2, 2007 file photo shows Amanda Marie Knox, of the U.S., left, and her then-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, of Italy, outside the rented house where 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher was found dead in Perugia, Italy. The Court of Cassation on Monday March 25, 2013 is considering prosecutors' contentions that the 2011 acquittals of American Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend in the murder of British student Meredith Kercher should be thrown out and a new trial ordered. (AP Photo/Stefano Medici, File)</p><p>Giulia Bongiorno, lawyer of Amanda Knox's ex-boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, talks to reporters in front of the Italy's Court of Cassation, in Rome, Monday, March 25, 2013. Amanda Knox was waiting anxiously Monday to hear whether her ordeal is over or whether she will face trial again, as Italy's top criminal court considered whether to overturn her acquittal in the murder of her roommate. Prosecutors are asking the high court to throw out the acquittals of American Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend in the murder of 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher, and order a new trial. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)</p><p>File photos combo shows, from left; Italian student Raffaele Sollecito, slain 21-year-old British woman Meredith Kercher, her American roommate Amanda Knox. Amanda Knox was waiting anxiously Monday, March 25, 2013 in Seattle to hear if she will face trial again as Italy's top criminal court considered whether to overturn her acquittal in the murder of her roommate in Italy. Italian prosecutors have asked the high court to throw out the acquittals of Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend in the murder of 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher and order a new trial. The court's decision has been postponed to Tuesday. (AP Photo/files)</p><p>FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011 file photo Amanda Knox gestures at a news conference in Seattle Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011, after returning home from Italy. Italy's highest criminal court has overturned the acquittal of Amanda Knox in the slaying of her British roommate and ordered a new trial. The Court of Cassation ruled Tuesday, March 26, 2013 that an appeals court in Florence must re-hear the case against the American and her Italian-ex-boyfriend for the murder of 21-year-old Meredith Kercher. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, file)</p><p>FILE - This is a Monday, Oct. 3, 2011 file photo of Amanda Knox as she breaks into tears after hearing the verdict that overturns her conviction and acquits her of murdering her British roommate Meredith Kercher, at the Perugia court, central Italy. Italy's highest criminal court Tuesday March 26, 2013 has ordered a new trial in the case of Amanda Knox in the slaying of her British roommate. The court ruled that an appeals court in Florence must re-hear the case against the American and her Italian-ex-boyfriend. Knox has been living back in the U.S. while her former boyfriend continues studies in Italy. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito, File)</p><p>Giulia Bongiorno, lawyer of Amanda Knox's ex-boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, talks to reporters as she leaves Italy's Court of Cassation, in Rome, Monday, March 25, 2013. Italy's highest court delayed until Tuesday a decision on whether American student Amanda Knox will face a new trial in the murder of her British roommate - an unsual but not unprecedented move. The court heard six hours of arguments Monday and spent several hours deliberating that and a handful of other cases on its docket before announcing it would issue decision at 10 a.m. (0900 GMT) Tuesday on whether the 2011 acquittals of Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend Sollecito will stand. Italian prosecutors have asked the high court to throw out the acquittals of Knox and Sollecito in the murder of 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher and order a new trial. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)</p><p>Francesco Sollecito, father of Amanda Knox's ex-boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, speaks to reporters outside Italy's Court of Cassation, in Rome, Monday, March 25, 2013. Italy's highest court delayed until Tuesday a decision on whether American student Amanda Knox will face a new trial in the murder of her British roommate - an unsual but not unprecedented move. The court heard six hours of arguments Monday and spent several hours deliberating that and a handful of other cases on its docket before announcing it would issue decision at 10 a.m. (0900 GMT) Tuesday on whether the 2011 acquittals of Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend Sollecito will stand. Italian prosecutors have asked the high court to throw out the acquittals of Knox and Sollecito in the murder of 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher and order a new trial. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)</p><p>FILE - This Nov. 2, 2007 file photo shows Italian student Raffaele Sollecito outside the rented house where 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher was found dead on Nov 1, in Perugia, Italy. Amanda Knox was waiting anxiously Monday, March 25, 2013 in Seattle to hear if she will face trial again as Italy's top criminal court considered whether to overturn her acquittal in the murder of her roommate in Italy. Italian prosecutors have asked the high court to throw out the acquittals of Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend in the murder of 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher and order a new trial. The court's decision has been postponed to Tuesday. (AP Photo/Stefano Medici, file)</p><p>FILE - This undated file photo released on Nov. 3, 2007 by the Italian Police shows 21-year-old murdered British university student Meredith Kercher. Amanda Knox was waiting anxiously Monday, March 25, 2013 in Seattle to hear if she will face trial again as Italy's top criminal court considered whether to overturn her acquittal in the murder of her roommate in Italy. Italian prosecutors have asked the high court to throw out the acquittals of Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend in the murder of 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher and order a new trial. The court's decision has been postponed to Tuesday. (AP Photo/Italian Police, ho, file) </p><p>FILE - In this Tuesday Sept. 16, 2008 file photo, then murder suspect Amanda Knox is escorted by Italian penitentiary police officers from Perugia's court after a hearing, central Italy. Amanda Knox was waiting anxiously Monday, March 25, 2013 in Seattle to hear if she will face trial again as Italy's top criminal court considered whether to overturn her acquittal in the murder of her roommate in Italy. Italian prosecutors have asked the high court to throw out the acquittals of Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend in the murder of 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher and order a new trial. The court's decision has been postponed to Tuesday.(AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011 file photo Amanda Knox becomes emotional as she sits down for a news conference shortly after her arrival at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport , in Seattle. Italy's highest criminal court has overturned the acquittal of Amanda Knox in the slaying of her British roommate and ordered a new trial. The Court of Cassation ruled Tuesday, March 26, 2013 that an appeals court in Florence must re-hear the case against the American and her Italian-ex-boyfriend for the murder of 21-year-old Meredith Kercher. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, file)</p><p>FILE - In this Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010 file photo U.S. student Amanda Knox, right, walks past Raffaele Sollecito, as she arrives after a break to attend a hearing in her appeals trial, at Perugia's courthouse, Italy. Italy's highest criminal court has overturned the acquittal of Amanda Knox and of her former Italian boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, in the slaying of her British roommate and ordered a new trial. The Court of Cassation ruled Tuesday, March 26, 2013 that an appeals court in Florence must re-hear the case against the American and her Italian-ex-boyfriend for the murder of 21-year-old Meredith Kercher (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)</p><p>FILE - This Friday Nov. 2, 2007 file photo shows Amanda Knox, left, and Raffaele Sollecito, looking on outside the rented house where 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher was found dead Friday, in Perugia, Italy. Italy's highest criminal court has overturned the acquittal of Amanda Knox and of her former Italian boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, in the slaying of her British roommate and ordered a new trial. The Court of Cassation ruled Tuesday, March 26, 2013 that an appeals court in Florence must re-hear the case against the American and her Italian-ex-boyfriend for the murder of 21-year-old Meredith Kercher (AP Photo/Stefano Medici, file)</p><p>FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2011 file photo Amanda Knox cries after hearing the verdict that overturned her conviction and acquitted her of murdering her British roommate Meredith Kercher, at the Perugia court, central Italy. Italy's highest criminal court has overturned the acquittal of Amanda Knox in the slaying of her British roommate and ordered a new trial. The Court of Cassation ruled Tuesday, March 26, 2013 that an appeals court in Florence must re-hear the case against the American and her Italian-ex-boyfriend for the murder of 21-year-old Meredith Kercher. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito, file)</p><p>Francesco Maresca, lawyer of Meredith Kercher's relatives, center, is surrounded by journalists as he leaves Italy's Court of Cassation, in Rome, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. Italy's highest criminal court has overturned the acquittal of Amanda Knox in the slaying of her British roommate and ordered a new trial. The Court of Cassation ruled Tuesday that an appeals court in Florence must re-hear the case against the American and her Italian-ex-boyfriend for the murder of 21-year-old Meredith Kercher. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)</p><p>FILE - This is a Friday, Dec. 4, 2009 file photo Raffaele Sollecito as he looks on prior to a final hearing before the verdict, at the court in Perugia, Italy. Italy's highest criminal court has overturned the acquittal of Amanda Knox and of her former Italian boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, in the slaying of her British roommate and ordered a new trial. The Court of Cassation ruled Tuesday, March 26, 2013 that an appeals court in Florence must re-hear the case against the American and her Italian-ex-boyfriend for the murder of 21-year-old Meredith Kercher. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/22/17416017-italys-center-left-leader-fails-to-form-govthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/22/17416017-italys-center-left-leader-fails-to-form-govteuitalypoliticsworld-newspier-luigi-bersanistar-movementFri, 22 Mar 2013 14:45:38 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Democratic Party, PD, leader Pierluigi Bersani walks past a courassier presidential guard after talks with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano on the formation of a new government, in Rome's Quirinale presidential palace, Thursday, March 21, 2013. Fresh elections could soon be called if President Napolitano, after consultations on Wednesday and Thursday, decides no one can muster a reliable enough majority in Parliament to enact the economic and electoral reforms needed to pull Italy out of recession and improve future prospects for stable governments. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)</p><p>Democratic Party, PD, leader Pierluigi Bersani listens to journalists' questions after talks with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano on the formation of a new government, in Rome's Quirinale presidential palace, Thursday, March 21, 2013. Fresh elections could soon be called if President Napolitano, after consultations on Wednesday and Thursday, decides no one can muster a reliable enough majority in Parliament to enact the economic and electoral reforms needed to pull Italy out of recession and improve future prospects for stable governments. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)</p><p>Italian President Giorgio Napolitano answers to journalists questions on the formation of a new government, in Rome's Quirinale presidential palace, Thursday, March 21, 2013. Fresh elections could soon be called if President Napolitano, after consultations on Wednesday and Thursday, decides no one can muster a reliable enough majority in Parliament to enact the economic and electoral reforms needed to pull Italy out of recession and improve future prospects for stable governments. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)</p><p>Italian Democratic party leader Pier Luigi Bersani speaks to reporters in Rome Saturday, March 23, 2013. Italy's president has tapped center-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani to form a new government following national elections that produced no clear winner. Italian President Giorgio Napolitano said Friday that Bersani was best positioned to create a government given "the most difficult circumstances." Bersani's coalition won control of the lower house but not enough seats to control the Senate, creating political gridlock. (AP Photo/Mauro Scrobogna, Lapresse)</p><p>Former Italian Premier and leader of the center-right coalition Silvio Berlusconi speaks in Rome, Saturday, March 23, 2013. Berlusconi presided over a massive rally in Rome's downtown Piazza del Popolo and said there was "no alternative" to new elections if center-left leader Bersani can't form a strong government. Bersani's forces finished first in the Feb. 24-25 voting and Italy's president on Friday asked him to try to form a government. He has ruled out a coalition with Berlusconi's second-place People of Freedom Party but said Saturday negotiations were possible. Sign reads "Everybody with Silvio". (AP Photo/Roberto Monaldo, Lapresse)</p><p>Italian Democratic party leader Pier Luigi Bersani speaks to reporters in Rome Saturday, March 23, 2013. Italy's president has tapped center-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani to form a new government following national elections that produced no clear winner. Italian President Giorgio Napolitano said Friday that Bersani was best positioned to create a government given "the most difficult circumstances." Bersani's coalition won control of the lower house but not enough seats to control the Senate, creating political gridlock. (AP Photo/Mauro Scrobogna, Lapresse)</p><p>Democratic Party leader Pierluigi Bersani walks past courassier presidential guards after meeting with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano at the Quirinale presidential palace in Rome, Thursday, March 28, 2013. Italy's center-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani says talks to form a new government have failed. Bersani told reporters that some of the conditions set by other parties during nearly a week of talks were "unacceptable." He informed President Giorgio Napolitano Thursday that his attempts to form a government failed. It will be up to Napolitano to decide the next step. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)</p><p>Democratic Party leader Pierluigi Bersani speaks to journalists after meeting with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano at the Quirinale presidential palace in Rome, Thursday, March 28, 2013. Italy's center-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani says talks to form a new government have failed. Bersani told reporters that some of the conditions set by other parties during nearly a week of talks were "unacceptable." He informed President Giorgio Napolitano Thursday that his attempts to form a government failed. It will be up to Napolitano to decide the next step. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)</p><p>Democratic Party leader Pierluigi Bersani speaks to journalists after meeting with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano at the Quirinale presidential palace in Rome, Thursday, March 28, 2013. Italy's center-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani says talks to form a new government have failed. Bersani told reporters that some of the conditions set by other parties during nearly a week of talks were "unacceptable." He informed President Giorgio Napolitano Thursday that his attempts to form a government failed. It will be up to Napolitano to decide the next step. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)</p>