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Italian police arrest ring leaders trafficking girls from Nigeria, others

Italian police on Wednesday arrested four men accused of being the leaders of a human trafficking ring which smuggled people from Africa t...

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Nigerian man beaten to death in racist attack in Italy

A Nigerian asylum seeker in Italy, Emmanuel Chidi, has been beaten to death in a racist attack by an Italian in the central town of Paolo ...

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47-year-old Italian man found dead in Kenyan hotel

A 47-year-old Italian man was on Thursday found dead in his room at the Sankara Hotel in Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya.

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Cameroonian Football Star Samuel Eto'o Joins Italian Club Sampdoria

Samuel Eto'o has completed his move from Everton to Sampdoria, signing a two-and-a-half-year deal. The 33-year-old striker joined th...

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Giorgio Napolitano Resigns: Italian Politics Bids Farewell To The Longest-Serving Head Of State

President Giorgio Napolitano, Italy’s king-maker and its longest serving head of state, is set to resign on Wednesday in a development that ...

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Roundup: Int'l Military Observers Arrive In Mozambique To End Hostilities

Ahead of the implementation of the agreement to end military hostilities between the Mozambican government and the former rebel movement Ren...

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Fernando Torres: AC Milan Make Bid For Chelsea Striker

AC Milan have made a bid to take Chelsea striker Fernando Torres on a season-long loan.  The Serie A giants are looking for a striker fo...

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Over 100 Dead, 200 Missing As African Migrant Boat Sinks Off Italy

More than 100 people drowned and over 200 were unaccounted for after a boat packed with African migrants caught fire and sank off the southe...

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Italian Teenager Gets Surprise Phone Call From Pope Francis

A 19-year-old student’s letter to the Pope was responded by a personal phone call from Francis himself, once again solidifying his status as...

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Mario Balotelli Gives Away His $250,000 Camoflauge Bentley To A Teammate

Mario Balotelli gives zero f*cks. And he hasn’t since he became a pro in 2006.  The Ghanaian-born Italian soccer star has had a past full...

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More Than 1,200 Migrants Reach Italy By Boat, Drownings Reported

More than 1,200 migrants reached Italy over the weekend after attempting the perilous sea passage from Africa in flimsy vessels, the Italian...

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Pope Francis Denounces Mafia, Asks Mobsters To ‘Convert To God’

Continuing to be an all-embracing Pope, Pope Francis has reached out to the Italian mafia to tell them to change their criminal ways and to ...

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Gunman Shoots Two Policemen In Rome As New Government Sworn In

If Italy’s new prime minister, Enrico Letta, had even the slightest doubt about the difficult task awaiting him, they were dispelled by a dr...

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Italian Coastguard Intercepts More Than 470 Suspected Nigerian Prostitutes

Italy's coastguard said on Friday it had intercepted eight flimsy and rickety boats carrying more than 470 migrants, mostly suspected to...

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An Italian Job, Why Silvio Berlusconi Won’t Be Going To Jail Anytime Soon - Time

The single most important thing to know about Silvio Berlusconi‘s Oct. 26 conviction on charges of tax fraud is that it’s not the first time...

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