Furor in Italy Over Scrapping of Christmas Play
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An Italian school's substitution of a Nativity play with Little Red Riding Hood so as not to offend Muslim children has raised the Vatican's ire and sparked debate on how much traditions should change to ...
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The Italian government has condemned the destruction of an Italian colonial cemetery by militiamen in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
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Unions at Alitalia called a plan to cut a quarter of the workforce &quot;unacceptable&quot; Tuesday and urged the Italian government to step in to ease the pain of restructuring the ailing state-controlled airline.
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It's been a rough year for the baby Jesus in Italy. As Christmas was approaching, several schools in the northern Italian region of Veneto decided not to put up the traditional Nativity scene, or "presepio," so ...
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The Spanish government sparked a furious row yesterday after it emerged that it had drawn up a timetable to halve state funding of the Roman Catholic Church and to ban crucifixes from public buildings.
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ROME -- Recalling the horror the nation felt when its first hostage was killed in Iraq, word that a second Italian hostage was slain brought condemnation from the pope yesterday and fueled debate over Italy's role in the war-torn country.
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Germany's interior minister condemned a leading opera house's decision to cancel a production of Mozart's "Idomeneo" out of concern a scene featuring the severed head of the Prophet Muhammad could provoke a dangerous reaction from Muslims.
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A plan to split ItalyÂs largest phone company into separate mobile and fixed-line units has led to a political slugfest.
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Italy's football industry urged government and sporting authorities meeting on Monday to lift a ban on soccer matches as the nation prepared to bury a policeman killed by rioting fans.Comment
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A second Birmingham theatre company could stage a controversial play that was dropped following protests by members of the Sikh community. Send us your reaction.
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Angry forest service workers blocked highways, halted trains and forced an airport to shut down on Thursday, effectively cutting off the southern toe of Italy in a protest against spending cuts that could cost hundreds of jobs. The demonstrations across Calabria, the region that makes up the tip of the Italian boot, are the latest by state sector workers upset by the belt-tightening 2005 budget and follows a general strike last week.
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Rome) An Italian cabinet minister Wednesday launched into a homophobic tirade in response to this weeks rebuke of the country's nominee for the European Union's Commissioner for Justice.
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LONDON: Plans to revive a play that infuriated Sikhs in Britain and triggered a mini-riot have been scrapped at the playwright&#39;s request, the manager of the theatre that was going to stage it said.
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Italian conductor Riccardo Muti pulled out of a production at the Royal Opera House in protest over changes in stage scenery, infuriating senior staff at Covent Garden.
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The battle of wills was hotting up tonight over the political fate of an Italian European Commissioner-designate who thinks homosexuality is a sin.
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Italian officials debate the future of football as Sicily buries a policeman who died during post-match riots.
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Italy and Croatia trade accusations over a war-time massacre of Italians by Yugoslav communists.