Workers of the world unite for May Day rallies
Workers, students and leftists took to the streets for May Day rallies that stuck to tradition but also showed how the world is changing.
Nations:Cuba Turkey Russia Italy China Bangladesh People:Angela Merkel Fidel Castro Hugo Chavez
2007-05-01
Chicago is U.S candidate to host 2016 Games
Chicago was selected by the U.S. Olympic Committee on Saturday to be the U.S. candidate to host the 2016 Summer Games.
Nations:U.S. Brazil India Spain Italy U.K. Activities:2016 Summer Olympics
2007-04-14
Pope: 'Nothing positive' from Iraq
In an Easter litany of the world's suffering, Pope Benedict XVI lamented that "nothing positive" is happening in Iraq and decried the unrest in Afghanistan and bloodshed in Africa and Asia.
Nations:Italy Afghanistan Netherlands Somalia Russia East Timor Activities:Darfur Genocide Crisis
2007-04-08
Christians worldwide mark Good Friday
Some in agony, others in ecstasy, Christians around the world marked Good Friday with prayer, processions and pleas for peace.
Nations:Italy Israel Philippines Mexico India Paraguay
2007-04-06
Italian prime minister Prodi quits after vote defeat
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi resigned after his centre-left coalition lost a Senate vote on foreign policy, including Italy's military deployment in Afghanistan.
Nations:Italy Afghanistan People:Romano Prodi Silvio Berlusconi Activities:Italy Prodi Admin.
2007-02-21
Radiation found on 2 jets in spy probe
Officials found traces of radiation on two British Airways jets, and the airline appealed Wednesday to tens of thousands of passengers who flew to Moscow or other cities to come forward -- the latest twist in the inquiry into the poisoning death of a former Russian spy.
Nations:U.K. Russia Italy Germany Switzerland Spain People:Vladimir Putin Tony Blair Activities:2006 Russian Spy Poisoning
2006-11-29
European minorities torn between worlds
Nacera Berrouba, a young Algerian in Paris, says she couldn't get the job she dreamed of until she dyed her hair blond.
Nations:Netherlands U.K. France Spain Germany Italy People:Nicolas Sarkozy Tony Blair
2006-11-25
Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes to wed in Italy
Hollywood's most high-profile engaged couple have finally set a wedding date. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes will marry in Italy on Nov. 18, Cruise's representative, Arnold Robinson, confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Nations:Italy People:Giorgio Armani Katie Holmes Penelope Cruz Nicole Kidman Tom Cruise
2006-10-24
1 killed, 60 hurt in Rome subway crash
A subway train plowed into another during morning rush hour Tuesday in a central Rome station, killing a woman and injuring about 60 others, authorities said.
Nations:Italy
2006-10-17
No consensus in Lebanon cease-fire talks
Top U.S. and European officials agreed Wednesday on urgent action to halt the fighting in Lebanon and on the creation of a multinational force to keep the peace. But the two sides had starkly divergent views of what that means.
Nations:Syria Italy Israel Lebanon Iran Germany People:Romano Prodi Kofi Annan Activities:2006 Lebanon War
2006-07-26
Tom Cruise on a mission in Rome
Tom Cruise said he almost decided not to embark on a tour to promote "Mission: Impossible III" because of the birth of his baby daugher Suri last week, but reconsidered after discussing the trip with the girl's mother Katie Holmes.
Nations:Italy People:Jonathan Rhys-Meyers Philip Seymour Hoffman Ethan Hawke Katie Holmes Nicole Kidman Tom Cruise
2006-04-24
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