Italy Coming Out of Washington's Shadow
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Long considered something of a junior partner among Europe's elite nations, Italy is carving out a hefty role in world affairs.
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The Christian Science Monitor - The resignation of Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi underscores the difficulty in Europe of governments trying to support US foreign policy on terror while at the same time pleasing their own publics.
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Italy has raised the stakes in a spat with  the United States over the killing by a U.S. soldier of an  Italian intelligence agent in Iraq, saying Washington must set  things right by assuming responsibility for the death.
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As economic woes mount, Italians want to make it more difficult for members of small coalitions to topple a government.
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Forces from Muslim countries should gradually take over from troops of the US-led coalition based in Iraq, Italy's Foreign Minister Franco Frattini revealed.
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ROME  - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi yesterday welcomed the possibility of President George W Bush&#39;s re-election as the ballot count in the race for the White House went down to the wire.
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Italy's military electronics, aircraft and military industries are preparing to take off - boosted by heavy injections of American and Israeli expertise.
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Italy's centre-left government injected fresh life into its self-proclaimed reformist mission at the weekend by promising potentially far-reaching changes in the fields of banking and professional services.Comment
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Roma. &#39;&#39;L&#39;Italia paghera&#39; un prezzo molto alto per la sua sudditanza ad un&#39;amministrazione americana screditata in tutto il mondo e anche negli stessi Usa e per la sua insensata ostilita&#39; nei confronti dei
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Finding a working majority for a transitional government in Italy is proving extremely difficult
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Romano Prodi's center-left government has a new lease on life. But if the past nine months are any indication, his allies will not make it easy for him.Comment
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Italy moves a step closer to resolving its pensions crisis, which has been a key political issue.
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If all goes according to plan, there will be about twice as many U.S. soldiers stationed in Italy in 2010 as there are now.
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Ties among Italy, the US and Latin America are strengthening with creation of an Italian-Latin American Studies Center in Coral Gables.
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How is this for a literary conceit? Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's rotund, irrepressible prime minister, is entertaining Vladimir Putin, Russia's trim, self-disciplined president, in Sardinia at the prime ...
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ROME, Jan 30 (IPS) - Following the resignation of prime minister Romano  Prodi last week after just 20 months in office, the future of  economic and social reforms due to be implemented by his  centre-left government appears uncertain.
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is aiming to make cooperation with Libya a model for Europe's efforts to stem a tide of illegal immigration from Africa, but further talks are still needed between Tripoli, Rome and the EU to resolve the crisis.