Security concerns force move of Italy qualifier
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Moldova authorities changed the venue of this week&#39;s World Cup qualifying match against Italy for security reasons. The match on Wednesday was scheduled for Tiraspol, the capital
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Australia&#39;s Olympic gold champion hockey team has pulled out of the Champions Trophy in Pakistan because of security concerns.
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VENICE, Italy  - Security measures at   the Venice International Film Festival are tighter than ever,   though some officials said the greatest threat this year may   come from protesters rather than any kind of terrorist plot.
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Not all that long ago, Italian football aficionados were at the end of their tether, desperately searching for answers. Their conundrum regarded European competition and the continent&#39;s most coveted club prize, the UEFA Champions League.
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On a day when police inspected Turin&#39;s financial records, the IOC urged Italian organizers to sort out their problems soon or risk a crisis of confidence in the 2006 Winter Olympics.
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Italy was on high alert as a group linked to Al-Qaeda reportedly threatened to attack, singling out Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi as a target, after the expiry of a deadline for Rome to pull its troops out of Iraq.
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Brazil&#39;s champions are being flown from Europe to compete at high altitude in Ecuador without acclimatization. Iraq is competing against the Palestinian team.
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ROME: Italy has defended as an &quot;emergency measure&quot; its draconian new policy of airlifting illegal immigrants straight back to Libya the moment they set foot on Italian soil.
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Soccer fans won't be allowed into stadiums in Italy unless security measures are met, a decision that comes days after rioting at a game in Sicily in which a police officer was killed.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Olympic field hockey champion Australia pulled out of a December tournament in Pakistan because of security fears.
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Italy made its bid to qualify for next yearâs European Championship a lot more difficult yesterday, and England made it much more likely.Italy, the World Cup champion, was held to a 0-0 tie against France yesterday, dropping them into third place in Group B with four matches to go.England defeated Israel, 3-0, in Group E. It plays host to Russia on Wednesday in a match that will probably leave one of the two teams facing elimination.
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The murder of an Italian journalist in Iraq almost caused a major diplomatic incident at the Olympics. The football teams of the respective nations met in the bronze medal match on Friday, but it emerged after
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IRAQ&#39;S dreams of winning only its second Olympic medal were shattered this morning when Italy beat them in the men&#39;s football bronze medal play-off, overshadowed by the killing of an Italian hostage yesterday.
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Italy and the Netherlands are the latest countries purportedly threatened by an Islamic militant group.
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PHILLIP ISLAND, Australia -- Italy&#39;s Valentino Rossi is on course to complete the defence of his MotoGP world championship in Sunday&#39;s Australian Grand Prix, after taking provisional pole.
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By MARIA SANMINIATELLI ROME - Only six soccer stadiums in Italy meet security requirements, meaning that league games in other arenas will be played behind closed doors.
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Italyâs fragile government snapped over internal divisions and skepticism about Europeâs role in fighting terrorism.