Italy's Muslims Join Demonstrations Against Kidnappings
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Italy's small Muslim community took part  in demonstrations around the country on Saturday to add its  voice to a chorus of calls for the release of two Italian  female aid workers abducted in Iraq last week.
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VICENZA, Italy  - Tens of thousands of Italians under heavy police guard marched on Saturday through the city of Vicenza to protest against the expansion of a U.S. military base that has divided the center-left government.
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ROME -- Italian politicians pledged yesterday to put aside their differences over the Iraq war and work together to free two female aid workers abducted in Baghdad, the third time Italian citizens have been taken hostage in Iraq over the past six months.
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KUWAIT CITY -- Foreign Minister Franco Frattini of Italy appealed for a &quot;civilized dialogue&quot; between religions as he stood inside Kuwait's Grand Mosque at the start of a Middle East visit he hopes will help win the release of two Italian women kidnapped in Iraq.
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Thousands of Muslims protest in Istanbul against Pope Benedict XVI's forthcoming visit to Turkey.
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Tens of thousands of protesters demonstrated in Vicenza, Italy, against the planned expansion of a US military base, an issue which has split Italy's centre-left government.
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Police fired into the air and arrested several people demonstrating Friday in support of an Islamic group that is vying for authority in Somalia and against calls for the deployment of peacekeepers here.
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Demonstrators rallied Friday in Pakistan's major cities to denounce a government assault on a radical mosque that left more than 100 dead, and security forces were deployed to foil revenge attacks by extremists, officials said.
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KUWAIT CITY -- Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini appealed for a &quot;civilized dialogue&quot; between religions as he stood inside Kuwait&#39;s Grand Mosque at the start of a Middle East visit he hopes will help win the release of two Italian women kidnapped in
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An Italian envoy flew to the Middle East  on Thursday to urge freedom for two female Italian aid workers  held in Iraq as the French government and opposition showed  rare unity to appeal for the release of two Frenchmen.
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ROME, Italy -- Italy reacted with horror at the killing of hostage Enzo Baldoni in Iraq, with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi insisting that Italian troops would not leave.
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Thousands of Italians rallied on Saturday for legal rights for unmarried gay and heterosexual couples while Roman Catholics launched a movement against what many of them consider an attack on the "traditional" family.
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Police conducted raids across northern Italy on Monday, breaking up a leftist militant group that was allegedly planning kidnappings or kneecappings of victims to finance its plots, Milan prosecutors said. Police said they arrested 15 suspects in Milan, Turin, Padua and other northern Italian cities.
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A previously unknown Islamic group claiming loyalty to a leader of Al Qaeda took responsibility on Wednesday for the kidnapping Tuesday of two Italian aid workers.
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Muslim leaders will call for calm following nine arrests under terror laws and accusations of a kidnap plot.
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A bitter row breaks out in Italy over a decision  to dismiss terrorist charges against five Islamic fundamentalists
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MOSCOW - Tens of thousands of demonstrators waving banners and flags gathered in Red Square in a show of unity against terrorism as the country mourned the hundreds of victims of a hostage-taking at a school in southern Russia.    More than 100,000 people were expected to take part in the evening rally in the capital, organized by a pro-government trade union and advertised on state-controlled television by celebrities who appealed to citizens to turn out to say no to terror...