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Italy faces fresh elections as coalition talks fail |
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Italy election: Projections point to hung parliament Rome: Italy is on course for a hung parliament after voters backed right-wing and populist parties, vote projections based on partial results sugg...
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G7 summit agrees on countering terrorism but not climate change
Sicily: Leaders of the world's leading industrial nations, the G7, have agreed on new action to counter terrorism at a summit in Taormina, Sicily
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| Jan.20 |
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Rigopiano avalanche: 10 found alive in Italy hotel after two days |
| Jan.19 |
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Avalanche rescuers race to find Rigopiano hotel survivors
Map of Rigopiano hotel Abruzzo Italy An avalanche at a mountain hotel in Italy has left at least two people dead and dozens more buried under rubble and snow, including children
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Berlin truck attacker Anis Amri killed in Milan |
| Dec.11 |
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Paolo Gentiloni, Italian foreign minister, appointed PM. Rome
| Dec.4 |
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PM Matteo Renzi resigns after clear referendum defeat. Rome
| Oct.30 |
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Italy quake: Thousands spend night in temporary accommodation |
| Aug.26 |
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Italy earthquake: Day of national mourning for victims |
| Aug.25 |
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Emergency declared as hopes for more survivors fade |
| Aug.24 |
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Italy earthquake: Search for survivors as death toll tops 240 |
| Aug.23 |
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Earthquake leaves at least 250 dead in central Italy
Map of Accumoli Italy A magnitude 6.2 earthquake has struck central Italy, leaving at least 250 people dead and others trapped under rubble, Italian officials said
Its epicentre was close to Accumoli, with its hypocentre at a depth of 4.2 km,[2] approximately 75 km (47 mi) southeast of Perugia and 45 km (28 mi) north of L'Aquila, in an area near the borders of the Umbria, Lazio, Abruzzo and Marche regions
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25 people died in train collision. Southern Italy
| May.28 |
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Ronaldo fires Real Madrid to Champions League glory |
| May.25 |
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Capsized boat horror caught on camera |
| Feb.26 |
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Gianni Infantino crowned new FIFA president |
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Italy arrests two over migrant boat sinking |
| Apr.19 |
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Hundreds feared dead after Mediterranean boat capsizes
| Mar.27 |
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Italian court acquits Knox and Sollecito |
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Italy takes over 'migrant ship' after distress scare |
| Jul.27 |
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Costa Concordia makes final voyage |
| Mar.8 |
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Two aboard missing Malaysia Airlines jet traveling with stolen passports |
| Feb.17 |
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Italian president asks Renzi to form government |
| Jan.30 |
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Amanda Knox found guilty of murder again |
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Berlusconi expelled from Italy Senate |
| Oct.13 |
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Italy steps up migrant boat patrols |
| Oct.3 |
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Hundreds feared dead in Italy shipwreck
Southern Italy: At least 130 African migrants have died and many more are missing after a boat carrying them to Europe sank off the Italian island of Lamped...
| Oct.2 |
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Enrico Letta survives confidence vote after Berlusconi backtracks |
| Sep.28 |
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Berlusconi resignations spark crisis |
| Sep.26 |
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Human remains found on wrecked Costa Concordia |
| Sep.16 |
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Costa Concordia ship set upright
Engineers in Italy have succeeded in setting the cruise ship Costa Concordia upright, 20 months after it ran aground off the island of Gigli...
| Aug.1 |
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Berlusconi rages at prison ruling |
| Jul.28 |
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Italy coach plunge 'leaves 36 dead'
Southern Italy: A coach plunged 30m (98ft) down a steep slope, Italian media report
| Jul.20 |
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Italian court convicts 5 for Costa Concordia |
| Jun.24 |
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Berlusconi convicted in sex trial
Milan: Italy's former PM Silvio Berlusconi has been sentenced to seven years in jail and banned from public office for having sex with an underage ...
| Apr.28 |
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Italy gunman 'targeted politicians' |
| Apr.27 |
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Deal reached on Italian government |
| Feb.26 |
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Europe anxious after Italy election deadlock |
| Jan.5 |
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Italian fashion boss Missoni missing off Venezuela |
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Berlusconi handed 4-year prison term for tax fraud. Milan
| Oct.22 |
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Italy's quake scientists jailed
| May.29 |
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Deadly earthquake hits northern Italy. Northern Italy
| May.19 |
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Deadly earthquake hits heritage sites |
| Mar.8 |
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Briton, Italian killed amid rescue |
| Jan.18 |
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Hope fades as search is suspended |
| Jan.17 |
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Cruise captain under house arrest |
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Five bodies found in cruise wreck |
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Cruise ship runs aground in Italy
Map of Giglio island Italy At least six people are reported dead after the Costa Concordia carrying more than 4,000 people ran aground off Italy
The ship hit a sandbar on Friday evening near the island and listed about 20 degrees, after which people tried to reach land in lifeboats or by swimming
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Monti nominated to replace Berlusconi |
| Nov.12 |
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Berlusconi resigns as Italian PM
Rome: Silvio Berlusconi has resigned as prime minister of Italy, after dominating the country's politics for 17 years
| Nov.11 |
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Italy senate passes austerity law |
| Oct.15 |
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Protest rallies grip major cities |
| Oct.3 |
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Knox murder conviction overturned |
| Feb.13 |
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Women stage anti-Berlusconi rallies |
| Jan.17 |
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Berlusconi sex allegations widen |
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PM Silvio Berlusconi is bloodied by attack. Milan
| Oct.7 |
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Berlusconi immunity law overruled |
| Jul.8 |
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G-8 leaders pledge to seek emissions cuts |
| Jun.29 |
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14 die in Italian Riviera train-gas blast |
| May.27 |
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Barcelona claim Champions League glory |
| May.3 |
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Berlusconi's wife to divorce him
| Apr.9 |
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Italy mourns earthquake victims |
| Apr.7 |
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Death toll rises to 207 in quake |
| Apr.5 |
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About 300 dead in strong quake
Map of L%27Aquila Italy A 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted central Italy, after a series of about a hundred minor tremors since January. This quake was caused by movement on a NW-SE trending normal fault.
The majority of the damage occurred in the medieval capital city of the Abruzzo region and the sur... | |
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G7 pledges to avoid protectionism |
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Summit targets global food crisis |
| May.24 |
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Violence breaks out over trash crisis. Naples
| Apr.14 |
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Billionaire Berlusconi wins election. Rome
| Jan.24 |
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Prodi resigns after losing vote |
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Fans rampage after killing |
| Sep.5 |
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Opera legend Pavarotti dies at 71
Northern Italy: Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti died at his home in the city of Modena. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year
| Aug.15 |
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6 Italians die in 'clan execution' |
| Feb.22 |
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Italian crisis talks as PM quits |
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Italy wins World Cup over France |
| Apr.11 |
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Prodi hails Italy poll 'victory'. Rome
| Feb.11 |
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Deadly bird flu spreads in Europe |
| Feb.10 |
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Torino Olympics open in spectacular style. Turin
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Pope John Paul II buried in crypt |
| Mar.4 |
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U.S. wound reporter, killing bodyguard |
| Feb.1 |
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Pope John Paul rushed to hospital |
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Berlusconi in EU 'Nazi' slur |
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Children killed in earthquake |
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Plane hits Milan skyscraper |
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Berlusconi won election |
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| Aug. 11, 1939 |
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Axis Conference at Salzburg began
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Benito Mussolini seized power in Italy Rome: King Victor Emmanuel III handed over power to Mussolini (who stayed in Milan during the talks) by asking him to form a new government | |
| Dec. 28, 1908 |
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1908 Messina earthquake. Southern Italy
| Mar. 25, 1867 |
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Arturo Toscanini born
Northern Italy: An Italian conductor. He was one of the most acclaimed musicians of the late 19th and of the 20th century, renowned for his intensity
| Mar. 17, 1861 |
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Proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy Turin: The Parliament declared the creation of the Kingdom of Italy, composed of both Northern Italy and Southern Italy | |
| Feb. 9, 1849 |
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Republic of Rome proclaimed The government of Papal States was temporarily replaced by a republican government due to Pope Pius IX's flight to Gaeta
| May. 12, 1820 |
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Florence Nightengale born |
| Oct. 13, 1815 |
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Joachim Murat, King of Two Sicilies, executed |
| Dec. 18, 1737 |
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Antonio Stradivari died
Northern Italy: An Italian luthier and a crafter of string instruments such as violins, cellos, guitars, violas, and harps
| Jan. 8, 1642 |
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Death of Galileo Galilei, Italian physicist and astronomer. Northern Italy
| Jun. 22, 1633 |
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Galilei Galileo forced by Inquisition to abjure theories of Copernicus Rome: Galileo was found 'vehemently suspect of heresy'. He was sentenced to formal imprisonment. His offending Dialogue was banned
| Feb. 15, 1564 |
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Galileo Galilei born
Map of Arcetri Florence Italy Northern Italy: An Italian astronomer, physicist, mathematician, engineer, and philosopher. His achievements include improvements to the telescope
| Dec. 4, 1563 |
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Council of Trent ended. Northern Italy
| Dec. 13, 1545 |
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Council of Trent began. Northern Italy
| May. 17, 1527 |
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Florentine revolt against the Medici. Northern Italy
| May. 2, 1519 |
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Leonardo da Vinci died
Map of Amboise France France: An Italian polymath, painter, sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer
| Sep. 29, 1518 |
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Jacopo Comin Tintoretto born. Northern Italy
| May. 23, 1498 |
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Girolama Savonarola burned at the stake. Northern Italy
| Mar. 6, 1475 |
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Michelangelo Buonarroti born
Map of Caprese Michelangelo Italy Northern Italy: Michelangelo was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, poet, and engineer of the High Renaissance
| Apr. 8, 1341 |
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Petrarch crowned Poet on the Capitol. Rome
| Sep. 14, 1321 |
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Dante Alighieri died. Northern Italy
| Jul. 20, 1304 |
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Francesco Petrarch born. Northern Italy
| Sep. 7, 1303 |
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Boniface VIII captured at Anagni
| Mar. 30, 1282 |
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Sicilian Vespers |
| Mar. 7, 1274 |
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Thomas Aquinas dies
| Sep. 4, 1260 |
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Ghibellines defeat Gulephs at Monaperti. Northern Italy
| Oct. 3, 1226 |
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Francis of Assisi died |
| Jan. 21, 1077 |
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Henry IV as penitent at Canossa |
| Jul. 16, 1054 |
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Excommunication of Churches |