BERLUSCONI LAWYERS DENY ‘BUNGA BUNGA’ PAYOFF
By NICOLE WINFIELD In this picture taken on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013, one of Silvio Berlusconi’s lawyers, Nicolo Ghedini, speaks at a press conference in Rome. An Italian court has…
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POPE WANTS CLOSER LOOK AT VATICAN’S FINANCE REFORM
By NICOLE WINFIELD Pope Francis grabs a shirt thrown to him by faithful as he leaves at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the…
IRAN INVITES UN EXPERTS TO ARAK HEAVY WATER PLANT
By GEORGE JAHN Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Yukiya Amano of Japan addresses the media during a news conference after a meeting of the IAEA board…
ITALY SENATE EXPELS 3-TIME EX-PREMIER BERLUSCONI
By NICOLE WINFIELD and COLLEEN BARRY A supporter displays a poster depicting Italian Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi on the backdrop of former Italian terrorist group Brigate Rosse (Red Brigates) and…
UN: Syrian government and opposition to meet
By JOHN HEILPRIN Russian deputy Foreign Ministers Mikhail Bogdanov, background 3rd left, and Gennady Gatilov, center, arrive for a meeting with UN Joint Special Representative for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi and…
Prosecutor argues to reinstate Knox guilty verdict
FILE – In this Friday Nov. 2, 2007 file photo Amanda Marie Knox, left, and Raffaele Sollecito, stand outside the rented house where 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher was found…
Easing of Iran sanctions could start in December
By JOHN-THOR In this photo released by the Iranian Students News Agency, ISNA, Iranians hold posters of President Hassan Rouhani as they welcome Iranian nuclear negotiators upon their arrival from…
Berlusconi fights to the end to keep Senate seat
By NICOLE WINFIELD Italian Senator Silvio Berlusconi prepares to speak at a press conference in Rome, Monday, Nov. 25, 2013. Berlusconi claimed Monday that new affidavits from 12 witnesses and…