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Workers clear rubble at the site of a car bomb explosion near the Italian Consulate in downtown, Cairo, Egypt, on Saturday.

ISIS Claims Responsibility For Attack On Italian Consulate In Cairo

Jul 11, 2015
A group calling itself Islamic State in Egypt said it carried out the car-bomb attack that killed one person and caused serious damage to the diplomatic compound.
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A plaque featuring a quote from Federico Fellini adorns his favorite studio: "When I'm asked what city I'd like to live in, London, Paris or Rome, to be honest my answer is Cinecittà. Cinecittà Studio 5 is actually my ideal place, this is how I feel be

Rome's Cinematic 'Dream Factory' Ramps Up Production Once Again

May 21, 2015
Blockbusters like Ben-Hur were filmed at Cinecittà, a 100-acre movie metropolis, during its heyday. After decades of hard times, a tax credit has sparked a revival of "Hollywood on the Tiber."
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Migrants arriving at the Lampedusa island harbor aboard an Italian Coast Guard ship early Sunday. Ships rescued 3,690 migrants in just one day from smugglers' boats on the Mediterranean Sea off the Libyan coast, the Italian Coast Guard says.

Italian Coast Guard Rescues 3,700 Migrants In Mediterranean

May 03, 2015
A series of small operations in a single day managed to pick up the refugees fleeing North Africa in smugglers' boats in hopes of reaching Europe.
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Hundreds of migrants have found support at the mess hall of the Caritas help center in Catania, where one volunteer says the crisis is pitting the poor against the poor, referring to homeless Italians and the newly arrived migrants.

For Europe-Bound Migrants, Desperation Outweighs Risks

Apr 27, 2015
At a charity center in Sicily, survivors of the dangerous sea crossings from Libya to Italy face legal and economic limbo and a frosty welcome. But it's still better than the places they fled.
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Mohammed Ali Malek is seen at Catania's tribunal, on Friday. Italian prosecutors blamed the captain of a grossly overloaded fishing boat for a collision that capsized and sank his vessel off Libya, drowning hundreds of migrants.

Alleged Skipper Of Migrant Boat Appears In Italian Court

Apr 24, 2015
The 27-year-old man faces homicide and human trafficking charges. He says he was only a passenger, but survivors from the disaster that killed at least 700 are likely to testify that he was captain.
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Giovanni Lo Porto, Slain Italian Aid Worker, Loved Pakistan And Its People

Apr 23, 2015
Lo Porto was kidnapped in January 2012 soon after he returned to work in Pakistan. President Obama announced Thursday that the Italian aid worker was inadvertently killed in January in a U.S. strike.
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In this photo made available Thursday, April 23, 2015, migrants crowd and inflatable dinghy as the Italian Coast Guard approaches them, off the Libyan coast, on Wednesday.

EU Leaders Pledge More Ships To Patrol Mediterranean For Migrants

Apr 23, 2015
Days after 900 were feared drowned in a single accident, the European Union is struggling to forge a new policy to combat the flow of people setting off mostly from Libya in overcrowded boats.
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Italian authorities aboard the Italian coast guard vessel Bruno Gregoretti check on migrants who survived a recent sinking in the Mediterranean Sea. The coast guard vessel arrived at Catania's port in Sicily on Tuesday.

Site Of Capsized Migrant Boat Was 'Like A Floating Cemetery'

Apr 22, 2015
Even to experienced emergency crews that have been working to save migrants at sea, it was a shocking sight: survivors bobbing among corpses in the Mediterranean.
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Mahmud Bikhit (left) and Mohammed Ali Malek were arrested and charged with manslaughter and aiding human trafficking; they're seen here in handout pictures released by Italian police in Catania, Sicily.

Captain In Deadly Migrant Boat Sinking Charged With Manslaughter

Apr 21, 2015
The captain and a crew member are among the boat's 28 survivors; the U.N. says more than 800 would-be migrants died after cramming themselves onto the 66-foot boat.
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An Italian Coast Guard vessel took part in a large search and rescue operation Sunday after a boat carrying migrants capsized overnight.

EU Holds Emergency Meeting After Migrant Boat Capsizes; Hundreds Feared Dead

Apr 20, 2015
With 28 survivors reported and 24 bodies recovered, only a fraction of the hundreds of people who were reportedly on board are accounted for.
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Archbishop Cesare Nosiglia presents the Holy Shroud during a preview for the news media at the Cathedral of Turin, Italy, on Saturday. The shroud — believed by many to be the burial cloth of Christ — will go on display for the first time in five year

Shroud Of Turin Goes Back On Display In Italy For A Limited Engagement

Apr 19, 2015
The 14-by-3.5-foot cloth, believed by many faithful to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ, will be shown to the public until June 24.
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Personnel at work in the operations room of the Italian Coast Guard in Rome, Italy on Sunday during the coordination of relief efforts after a ship carrying hundreds of migrants capsizes off Libyan coast occurred in the Strait of Sicily.

Hundreds Of Migrants Feared Dead In Capsized Boat Off North Africa

Apr 19, 2015
The vessel, carrying would-be migrants, appears to have been headed for the Italian island of Lampedusa.
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Amanda Knox prepares to leave the set following a television interview on Jan. 31, 2014.

Italy's Highest Court Overturns Amanda Knox Conviction

Mar 27, 2015
The decision puts an end to a story that began in 2009 when Knox was found guilty of murdering 21-year-old Meredith Kirchner two years earlier.
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Born in Malta, Lucky (shown here with her father, Hussein Mohamed Abdi) was given that name by her mother because she survived the trip from Africa to Europe. Her mother was pregnant and at sea for six days. Several in her boat did not survive the journe

Couple Spends Millions To Save Migrants In The Mediterranean

Mar 25, 2015
With record numbers fleeing the Middle East and Africa in overcrowded boats, the Catrambone family is conducting private rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, seen here in 2012.

Italy's Top Court Upholds Berlusconi's Acquittal In 'Bunga Bunga' Case

Mar 10, 2015
Last year an appeals court overturned the seven-year sentence against the controversial former Italian leader. Judges on the Court of Cassation backed that decision Tuesday.
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Migrants who survived a shipwreck are escorted as they arrive at the Lampedusa harbor on Wednesday. Some 300 others drowned in the latest such disaster triggered by people fleeing conflicts in North Africa.

U.N. Calls On EU To Expand Rescue Of Migrants In Mediterranean

Feb 12, 2015
The High Commissioner for Refugees wants the European Union to expand its Operation Triton to intercept and rescue would-be migrants, most of them trying to reach Italy.
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Francesco Schettino attends his trial in Grosseto, Italy, on Wednesday. The captain of the capsized Costa Concordia luxury liner has been convicted of multiple charges of manslaughter and sentenced to 16 years in jail.

Costa Concordia Captain Found Guilty Of Manslaughter

Feb 11, 2015
Captain Francesco Schettino was sentenced to 16 years in prison for his role in the disaster, in which an Italian cruise ship hit rocks in 2012 and sank, killing 32 people.
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At Least 300 Migrants Feared Dead Off Italian Coast

Feb 11, 2015
The refugees and migrants had tried to cross the frigid Mediterranean in open vessels without food and water. The estimate comes from the U.N. refugee agency, which spoke to survivors.
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Anita Ekberg in a 1956 photo taken during rehearsals for a guest appearance on the <em>Frankie Laine Time.</em>

Anita Ekberg, '50s Screen Star And Sex Symbol, Dies At 83

Jan 11, 2015
The Swedish-born actress' most famous role was as Sylvia in Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita. She died outside Rome this morning.
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Abandoned Ship Carrying Hundreds Of Syrian Migrants Towed To Italy

Jan 02, 2015
The vessel, carrying about 450 people trying to reach Europe, was towed to an Italian port after smugglers jumped ship in rough seas.
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Defying Evil: How the Italian Army Saved Holocaust Jews

Mar 29, 2012
It's a little-known story: how the Italian army saved Croatian Jews during the Holocaust.  Ben Wood stumbled across that line in a history book, and he started digging deeper.
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