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Italy: Steps to end garbage crisis OK'd

Italy's Parliament has given final approval to a set of measures proposed by Premier Silvio Berlusconi's government to solve the garbage collection crisis in Naples.

Berlusconi pledges quick Naples cleanup

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi pledged Tuesday to end the garbage crisis in Naples and the surrounding area by the end of July.

Berlusconi vows to solve Italy garbage crisis

Premier Silvio Berlusconi moved his Cabinet meeting to Naples on Wednesday, vowing to clean the city's streets of the garbage that has piled up for months and become a stinking symbol of government inadequacy.

EU: Clean Up Naples Within a Month

The EU ordered Italy on Thursday to clean up Naples within a month — or face legal action.

Naples' Trash Boats Head to Sardinia

A cargo boat laden with 500 tons of garbage from Naples docked at the island of Sardinia on Thursday as the government worked to undo a weeks-long trash emergency that left heaps of waste piled up on the streets of Naples.

Prodi Announces Naples Garbage Measures

Premier Romano Prodi announced emergency measures Tuesday to deal with Naples' garbage crisis, and pledged to curb the control that organized crime has over trash collection.

Garbage Crisis Stirs Protest in Naples

The mayor of Naples appealed to angry residents Saturday to stay calm in the city's two-week-old garbage crisis, and the prime minister called it an emergency that must to be tackled quickly.

Garbage Crisis Stirs Protest in Naples

Stinking mounds of garbage piled up on the streets of Naples Friday and officials around the country blamed organized crime and bureaucratic red tape for the city's refuse crisis.

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Cubs consider investing in Naples, Fla. training facility -- chicagotribune.com
Source: Chicago Tribune

Chicago Cubs are considering Southwest Florida for a new spring training facility. It may be a ploy to get a better deal in Arizona, where the Cubs have practiced since the 1950's.

Italy raid nets two mafia bosses
Source: BBC News

Italian police say they have arrested two more suspected mafia bosses, a day after seizing their brother in a raid near the southern city of Naples. They say Pasquale and Carmine Russo were detained in Sperone, some 30km (20 miles) east of Naples.

Naples' Surging Modern Art Scene
Source: TravelMuse

Italy's southern city offers an eclectic array of contemporary galleries and modern museums sure to impress art aficionados.

Where to Stay in Naples
Source: TravelMuse

From luxury hotels to B&Bs, our expert reviews accommodations by neighborhood.

Digging History: Naples Archaeological Sites - TravelMuse
Source: TravelMuse

Archaeology sites around Naples, Italy. Pompeii, Herculaneum and other archaeological sites provide an abundance of ancient culture on your Naples vacation.

Pizza, Pesci and Produce in Naples
Source: TravelMuse

The city is famous for inventing pizza, but don't let that narrow your taste buds.

Naples Italy Travel Guide: Attractions and Sightseeing, Amalfi Coast - TravelMuse
Source: TravelMuse

Naples is a diamond-in-the-rough, offering stunning landscapes, historical monuments and a burgeoning art scene.

TO FIND A JOB: all about someone you know - Naples Daily News
Source: naplesnews.com

Many grassroots efforts are underway to support the local job market in Collier County, Florida. Local websites are growing in popularity for this purpose.

Inmate who lost baby in Collier jail: 'I want them to make changes'
Source: naplesnews.com

NAPLES — Joan Laurel Small and her boyfriend, Elias Guzman, flip through a remembrance book showing photos of the baby girl they lost a week earlier while Small was an inmate at the Collier County jail.

Naples sex strike over fireworks
Source: BBC News

New Year's Eve could prove to be something of a damp squib for some men in the Italian city of Naples. Hundreds of Neapolitan women have pledged to go without sex unless their men promise to refrain from setting off dangerous illegal fireworks.

Italian wives demand husbands make love, not explosions
Source: Telegraph

Italian women have gone on strike in the bedroom in an attempt to stop their husbands and boyfriends from letting off dangerous fireworks over New Year.

Women use sex to stop fireworks
Source: msnbc.com

Some women in Naples said they won't make love if their men shoot off dangerous fireworks on New Year's Eve.

Driver Plows Through Crowd of Trick-Or-Treaters, Hits a Parent With Crowbar
Source: local6.com

...children and parents were trick-or-treating Friday night when a black Hyundai drove through the crowd and almost hit a child.

Italy to deploy 500 soldiers to troubled Naples region. September 23, 2008. 08:36 AM US/Eastern
Source: AFP

taly approved Tuesday the deployment of 500 soldiers to the Naples region where an attack blamed on the local mafia left an Italian and six Africans dead.

Priest to hold nun beauty pageant
Source: BBC News

"You really think all nuns are old, stunted and sad? This isn't the case anymore," he said, pointing out that many young nuns had arrived to Italy from around the world.

Police shut down 6-year-old's lemonade stand
Source: News4Jax.com - Local News

The police arrived and told them to take down the lemonade stand because Abagail was violating city laws by not having a temporary business permit.

Outrage Over Photos: Children Drown Amongst Sunbathers
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Photos of sunbathers next to drowning victims on a beach have sparked outrage. See more irresistible headlines

First army-controlled dump opens in Naples region. June 14, 2008 03:22 PM US/Eastern
Source: AFP

The Italian army on Saturday opened a dump to dozens of trucks bringing in rubbish from the Naples area under a government plan to resolve the poor southern region's chronic waste disposal crisis.

Italian children back burning of gypsy camps
Source: Telegraph

A class of primary school children in Naples has shocked Italy after submitting homework which supported the burning of gypsy camps.

Would You Spend Your Next Holidays in Italy?

After the Naples garbage crisis would You plan Your next trip to Italy?

Italian leaders head to Naples to check out garbage crisis
Source: USA Today

USA Today covers the 1st Meeting of Italian's New Govt. at Naples to address garbage crisis, imigration policy with rom and economical issues.

Naples Waste Crisis Stinks of Organized Crime
Source: Environmental Graffiti

A brief report on Naple's waste emergency

Augustan Games of Naples predated the Olympics
Source: Archaeology magazine

Even as all eyes turn to Beijing and the 2008 Olympics, archaeologists are examining newly found Greek inscriptions for clues to the Sebasta, one of the classical world's most important competitions.

Rubbish crisis shuts top restaurant
Source: The Hindu - India Daily

One of Italy's most famous restaurants, the Caruso in Naples, is being forced to close, victim of a rubbish collection crisis that has submerged the city under piles of refuse, shut schools and crippled tourism.

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