Italian deputies visit Shalabayeva in KazakhstanFive representatives of the Italian parliament arrived in Almaty to meet with Alma Shalabayeva, the wife of former chairman of BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov.
05 August 2013
Italy government 'must forge ahead': Berlusconi Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi said Sunday the government "must forge ahead" amid high tension on the political scene after he was handed his first definitive conviction by the country's highest court.
05 August 2013
Rome diverts traffic to protect Colosseum The city of Rome from Saturday barred private vehicles from using the main road to the Colosseum in order to protect the iconic monument that has been blackened by pollution and is in a poor state.
05 August 2013
Italy's Berlusconi loses final appeal in landmark case Italy's ex-leader Silvio Berlusconi has lost his final appeal against a tax fraud sentence in a ruling that jolted the political establishment on Friday but left the government in place for now.
Kazakhstan director's movie featured in ViennaBauyr (Little Brother) movie by Kazakhstan director Serik Aprymov has been entered into the Orizzonti section of the Venice Film Festival.
31 July 2013
Italy starts investigating Shalabayeva's deportationItalian prosecutors have initiated an investigation into the deportation from Italy of Alma Shalabayeva, the wife of the exile banker from Kazakhstan Mukhtar Ablyazov.
31 July 2013
Berlusconi's fate in the balance in key trial hearings Italy's top court begins crucial hearings for former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi on Tuesday that will decide whether to confirm a one-year prison sentence and a five-year ban from politics.
Pope visits Italy refugee island Pope Francis arrived on the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa, a key destination of tens of thousands of would-be immigrants from Africa, in a visit the Vatican hopes will raise awareness of their plight.
Italy promises UNESCO it will not abandon Pompeii Italy's culture minister assured UNESCO on Sunday that efforts were being made to restore the long-neglected Roman city of Pompeii, after the United Nations organisation urged the country to speed up repairs.
01 July 2013
US intelligence targeted Italy and France embassies: report France, Italy and Greece were among 38 "targets" of spying operations conducted by US intelligence services, according to documents leaked to the Guardian newspaper by fugitive former CIA operative Edward Snowden.