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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
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| Jan.14 |
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Italy divers scour capsized liner Emergency teams are racing to rescue those missing after a cruise ship ran aground off the country's west coast with about 4,000 people on b...
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Italy probes cruise ship sinking
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S. Korean Couple rescued from Italian ship Two passengers have been found alive on the submerged Costa Concordia, more than 24 hours after it ran aground off the Italian coast
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| Jan.15 |
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Bodies recovered from inside ill-fated ship The bodies of two elderly people have been recovered from the wreck of the ill-fated cruise ship Costa Concordia
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Cruise captain 'committed errors'
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| Jan.16 |
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Cruise ship captain 'off course' Capt Francesco Schettino made an 'unapproved, unauthorised' deviation in course, the liner's owners say
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Fears grow for Concordia missing
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| Jan.17 |
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Five bodies found in cruise wreck Map of Giglio island Italy Italian rescuers have found five more bodies inside the stricken cruise ship Concordia, raising the confirmed death toll to 11
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Divers blast rescue hole in cruise ship
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Cruise captain under house arrest Italian judges have put under house arrest Francesco Schettino, the captain of a cruise ship that crashed into rocks on Friday
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Transcript sheds light on cruise disaster
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Costa Concordia salvage to begin |
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| Jan.18 |
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Hope fades as search is suspended Map of Giglio island Italy With bitterly cold temperatures and frigid waters, the chances of finding more survivors of the doomed Costa Concordia appeared to dim Wednesday
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Italian captain 'turned too late' |
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| Jan.19 |
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Search resumes on Italian wreck |
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Ship crew 'downplayed emergency'
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| Jan.20 |
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Rescuers halt search as cruise ship moves Rescue workers have suspended their search of the Costa Concordia after the cruise ship moved, making it too risky for divers to operate
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Cruise ship firm faces US lawsuit |
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| Jan.21 |
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12th body found in cruise ship search Divers resumed their search for survivors from the cruise ship, as concerns grow over the potential environmental threat posed by the wreck
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| Jan.22 |
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Ship rescuers search on despite fading hope |
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| Jan.23 |
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2 more bodies found in Italy cruise crash Two more bodies have been recovered from the wreck of Costa Concordia, bringing the number of confirmed victims of the accident to 15
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| Jan.24 |
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Costa Concordia rescuers find 16th body |
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| Jan.25 |
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Cruise ship captain admits 'mistake' |
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| Jan.26 |
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Freed aid workers arrive at Italy base
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| Jan.27 |
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Cruise ship survivors offered $14,400 each
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| Jan.28 |
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Woman's body found in wrecked cruise ship
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Cruise ship fuel pumping delayed |
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| Jan.31 |
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Search of cruise ship abandoned
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| Feb.3 |
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Underwater search of cruise ship halted |
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| Feb.6 |
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Italy acts on Russia gas shortage |
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| Feb.14 |
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Moody's downgrades European countries |
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| Feb.15 |
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Milan flattens Arsenal 4-0 in Champions League |
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| Feb.18 |
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Jail docu-drama wins Berlin award |
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| Feb.20 |
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3 Italian soldiers die in Afghanistan |
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| Feb.27 |
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Boat reaches stranded Costa ship |
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Stricken Costa vessel under tow
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| Feb.29 |
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Disabled cruise ship slowly nearing Seychelles |
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Stricken vessel nears dock in Seychelles Map of Victoria Seychelles The stricken Italian cruise vessel Costa Allegra is due to reach land in the Seychelles shortly
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| Mar.8 |
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Briton, Italian killed amid rescue Map of Sokoto Nigeria The suspected killers of Italian and British hostages who had been held in Nigeria have been arrested, an adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan said
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| Mar.9 |
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UK and Italy seek end to hostage row
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| Mar.22 |
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Divers find 3 more bodies in Costa Concordia wreckage |
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| Mar.29 |
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Two Italians set themselves on fire |
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| Apr.3 |
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Messi stars as Barca beat Milan |
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| Apr.14 |
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Footballer death at Italy match |
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| Apr.17 |
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Last 5 cruise ship bodies ID'd; 2 Americans named |
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| Apr.18 |
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Italy slashes its growth outlook |
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| Apr.22 |
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Costa Concordia salvage set to begin next month |
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| May.6 |
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Juventus win Italian league
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| May.18 |
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Wrecked Costa Concordia to be raised |
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| May.19 |
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Deadly earthquake hits heritage sites Map of Bologna Italy| A 6.0-magnitude earthquake has killed at least six people and caused serious damage to buildings in several towns | |
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| May.20 |
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Napoli beat Juve to win Cup |
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Sharapova beats Li Na to retain Italian Open title |
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Italy quake victims given shelter |
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| May.21 |
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New quake rattles Italy after earlier tremor kills 7 |
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Nadal beats Djokovic in Rome |
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| May.29 |
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Deadly earthquake hits northern Italy Map of Modena Italy| At least 12 people were killed in a 5.8-magnitude earthquake, nine days after a 6.0-magnitude quake in the same region killed seven people. Tuesday's quake was follow... | |
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Searchers sift rubble in Italy |
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| May.30 |
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Death toll from Italy earthquake rises The death toll from a 5.8-magnitude earthquake in northern Italy rose to 17 after the discovery of another body
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| Jun.10 |
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Spain, Italy Draw
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Fabregas rescues Spain
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| Jun.14 |
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Croatia forces a 1-1 draw with Italy
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| Jun.18 |
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Italy wins 2-0, reaches quarters Cassano scored the decisive goal when Italy beat Ireland 2-0. Antonio Cassano's header in the 35th minute Monday gave Italy a lead
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| Jun.24 |
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Italy go through on penalties Italy beat England 4-2 in a penalty shootout to reach the semifinals of Euro 2012 after their match in Kiev Sunday had ended goalless after extra...
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| Jun.28 |
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Balotelli double sends Italy through to Euro final Map of Warsaw Poland Mario Balotelli's first-half double saw Italy through to the final of Euro 2012 as they stunned Germany
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| Jul.5 |
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Concordia captain's house arrest ends |
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| Jul.10 |
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Costa captain 'sorry' for sinking |
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| Jul.15 |
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Lorenzo cruising to Italian MotoGP win |
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| Jul.25 |
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Boy flies to Rome without passport An 11-year-old boy boarded a plane from Manchester to Rome on his own without a passport, tickets or boarding pass
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| Jul.26 |
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Italy to exhume Garibaldi's body |
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| Sep.1 |
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Church 200 years behind - top cardinal Italian Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini has described the Roman Catholic Church as being '200 years behind' the times
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| Sep.9 |
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Hamilton wins at Monza |
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South Korean film wins at Venice |
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| Sep.19 |
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Ancient reference to 'Jesus wife'
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Italy upholds guilty verdict against 23 Americans
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| Oct.4 |
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Liverpool stunned by Udinese |
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| Oct.9 |
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Italy sacks 'mafia link' council
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| Oct.15 |
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Concordia shipwreck captain faces survivors
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| Oct.22 |
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Italy's quake scientists jailed Map of L%27Aquila Italy| 6 Italian scientists and an ex-government official have been sentenced to six years in prison over the 2009 deadly earthquake in L'Aquila | |
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| Oct.26 |
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Berlusconi handed 4-year prison term for tax fraud| Flamboyant former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was sentenced Friday to four years in prison for tax evasion, but is very likely to appeal. The trial, which also involved executives from Berlusconi's Mediaset TV group and the head of a Swiss ban... | |
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Berlusconi to appeal in tax case
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| Oct.27 |
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Berlusconi to stay in politics
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Berlusconi threatens Italy cabinet
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| Nov.25 |
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Train slams into vehicle in southern Italy, killing 6
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Milan stuns leaders Juventus |
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| Dec.2 |
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Pier Luigi Bersani wins centre-left poll
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| Dec.8 |
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PM Mario Monti announces plan to resign
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| Dec.21 |
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Monti to resign as prime minister of Italy
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| 2012 |
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| Feb.20 |
3 Italian soldiers die in Afghanistan |
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| 2012 |
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| Jan.13 |
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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| Jan.14 |
Italy divers scour capsized liner Emergency teams are racing to rescue those missing after a cruise ship ran aground off the country's west coast with about 4,000 people on b...
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| Jan.14 |
Italy probes cruise ship sinking
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| Jan.14 |
S. Korean Couple rescued from Italian ship Two passengers have been found alive on the submerged Costa Concordia, more than 24 hours after it ran aground off the Italian coast
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| Jan.15 |
Bodies recovered from inside ill-fated ship The bodies of two elderly people have been recovered from the wreck of the ill-fated cruise ship Costa Concordia
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| Jan.15 |
Cruise captain 'committed errors'
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| Jan.16 |
Cruise ship captain 'off course' Capt Francesco Schettino made an 'unapproved, unauthorised' deviation in course, the liner's owners say
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| Jan.16 |
Fears grow for Concordia missing
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| Jan.17 |
Five bodies found in cruise wreck Map of Giglio island Italy Italian rescuers have found five more bodies inside the stricken cruise ship Concordia, raising the confirmed death toll to 11
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| Jan.17 |
Divers blast rescue hole in cruise ship
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| Jan.17 |
Cruise captain under house arrest Italian judges have put under house arrest Francesco Schettino, the captain of a cruise ship that crashed into rocks on Friday
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| Jan.17 |
Transcript sheds light on cruise disaster
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| Jan.17 |
Costa Concordia salvage to begin |
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| Jan.18 |
Hope fades as search is suspended Map of Giglio island Italy With bitterly cold temperatures and frigid waters, the chances of finding more survivors of the doomed Costa Concordia appeared to dim Wednesday
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| Jan.18 |
Italian captain 'turned too late' |
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| Jan.19 |
Search resumes on Italian wreck |
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| Jan.19 |
Ship crew 'downplayed emergency'
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| Jan.20 |
Rescuers halt search as cruise ship moves Rescue workers have suspended their search of the Costa Concordia after the cruise ship moved, making it too risky for divers to operate
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| Jan.20 |
Cruise ship firm faces US lawsuit |
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| Jan.21 |
12th body found in cruise ship search Divers resumed their search for survivors from the cruise ship, as concerns grow over the potential environmental threat posed by the wreck
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| Jan.22 |
Ship rescuers search on despite fading hope |
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| Jan.23 |
2 more bodies found in Italy cruise crash Two more bodies have been recovered from the wreck of Costa Concordia, bringing the number of confirmed victims of the accident to 15
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| Jan.24 |
Costa Concordia rescuers find 16th body |
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| Jan.25 |
Cruise ship captain admits 'mistake' |
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| Jan.27 |
Cruise ship survivors offered $14,400 each
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| Jan.28 |
Woman's body found in wrecked cruise ship
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| Jan.28 |
Cruise ship fuel pumping delayed |
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| Jan.31 |
Search of cruise ship abandoned
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| Feb.3 |
Underwater search of cruise ship halted |
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| Feb.6 |
Italy acts on Russia gas shortage |
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| Feb.20 |
3 Italian soldiers die in Afghanistan |
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| Feb.27 |
Boat reaches stranded Costa ship |
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| Feb.27 |
Stricken Costa vessel under tow
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| Feb.29 |
Disabled cruise ship slowly nearing Seychelles |
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| Feb.29 |
Stricken vessel nears dock in Seychelles Map of Victoria Seychelles The stricken Italian cruise vessel Costa Allegra is due to reach land in the Seychelles shortly
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| Mar.22 |
Divers find 3 more bodies in Costa Concordia wreckage |
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| Apr.17 |
Last 5 cruise ship bodies ID'd; 2 Americans named |
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| Apr.22 |
Costa Concordia salvage set to begin next month |
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| May.18 |
Wrecked Costa Concordia to be raised |
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| May.19 |
Deadly earthquake hits heritage sites Map of Bologna Italy| A 6.0-magnitude earthquake has killed at least six people and caused serious damage to buildings in several towns | |
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| May.20 |
Italy quake victims given shelter |
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| May.21 |
New quake rattles Italy after earlier tremor kills 7 |
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| May.29 |
Deadly earthquake hits northern Italy Map of Modena Italy| At least 12 people were killed in a 5.8-magnitude earthquake, nine days after a 6.0-magnitude quake in the same region killed seven people. Tuesday's quake was follow... | |
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| May.29 |
Searchers sift rubble in Italy |
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| May.30 |
Death toll from Italy earthquake rises The death toll from a 5.8-magnitude earthquake in northern Italy rose to 17 after the discovery of another body
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| Jul.5 |
Concordia captain's house arrest ends |
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| Jul.10 |
Costa captain 'sorry' for sinking |
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| Jul.25 |
Boy flies to Rome without passport An 11-year-old boy boarded a plane from Manchester to Rome on his own without a passport, tickets or boarding pass
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| Oct.15 |
Concordia shipwreck captain faces survivors
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| Oct.22 |
Italy's quake scientists jailed Map of L%27Aquila Italy| 6 Italian scientists and an ex-government official have been sentenced to six years in prison over the 2009 deadly earthquake in L'Aquila | |
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| Nov.25 |
Train slams into vehicle in southern Italy, killing 6
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| 2012 |
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| Feb.15 |
Milan flattens Arsenal 4-0 in Champions League |
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| Apr.3 |
Messi stars as Barca beat Milan |
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| Apr.14 |
Footballer death at Italy match |
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| May.6 |
Juventus win Italian league
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| May.20 |
Napoli beat Juve to win Cup |
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| May.20 |
Sharapova beats Li Na to retain Italian Open title |
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| May.21 |
Nadal beats Djokovic in Rome |
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| Jun.10 |
Spain, Italy Draw
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| Jun.10 |
Fabregas rescues Spain
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| Jun.14 |
Croatia forces a 1-1 draw with Italy
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| Jun.18 |
Italy wins 2-0, reaches quarters Cassano scored the decisive goal when Italy beat Ireland 2-0. Antonio Cassano's header in the 35th minute Monday gave Italy a lead
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| Jun.24 |
Italy go through on penalties Italy beat England 4-2 in a penalty shootout to reach the semifinals of Euro 2012 after their match in Kiev Sunday had ended goalless after extra...
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| Jun.28 |
Balotelli double sends Italy through to Euro final Map of Warsaw Poland Mario Balotelli's first-half double saw Italy through to the final of Euro 2012 as they stunned Germany
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| Jul.15 |
Lorenzo cruising to Italian MotoGP win |
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| Sep.9 |
Hamilton wins at Monza |
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| Oct.4 |
Liverpool stunned by Udinese |
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| Nov.25 |
Milan stuns leaders Juventus |
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| 2012 |
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| Jan.15 |
Cruise captain 'committed errors'
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| Jan.16 |
Cruise ship captain 'off course' Capt Francesco Schettino made an 'unapproved, unauthorised' deviation in course, the liner's owners say
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| Jan.17 |
Cruise captain under house arrest Italian judges have put under house arrest Francesco Schettino, the captain of a cruise ship that crashed into rocks on Friday
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| Jan.17 |
Costa Concordia salvage to begin |
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| Jan.18 |
Italian captain 'turned too late' |
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| Jan.20 |
Cruise ship firm faces US lawsuit |
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| Feb.6 |
Italy acts on Russia gas shortage |
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| Feb.14 |
Moody's downgrades European countries |
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| Feb.18 |
Jail docu-drama wins Berlin award |
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| Apr.18 |
Italy slashes its growth outlook |
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| Sep.9 |
South Korean film wins at Venice |
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| 2012 |
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| Jan.17 |
Cruise captain under house arrest Italian judges have put under house arrest Francesco Schettino, the captain of a cruise ship that crashed into rocks on Friday
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| Jan.25 |
Cruise ship captain admits 'mistake' |
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| Jan.26 |
Freed aid workers arrive at Italy base
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| Mar.8 |
Briton, Italian killed amid rescue Map of Sokoto Nigeria The suspected killers of Italian and British hostages who had been held in Nigeria have been arrested, an adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan said
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| Jul.5 |
Concordia captain's house arrest ends |
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| Sep.19 |
Italy upholds guilty verdict against 23 Americans
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| Oct.9 |
Italy sacks 'mafia link' council
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| Oct.15 |
Concordia shipwreck captain faces survivors
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| Oct.22 |
Italy's quake scientists jailed Map of L%27Aquila Italy| 6 Italian scientists and an ex-government official have been sentenced to six years in prison over the 2009 deadly earthquake in L'Aquila | |
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| Oct.26 |
Berlusconi handed 4-year prison term for tax fraud| Flamboyant former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was sentenced Friday to four years in prison for tax evasion, but is very likely to appeal. The trial, which also involved executives from Berlusconi's Mediaset TV group and the head of a Swiss ban... | |
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| Oct.26 |
Berlusconi to appeal in tax case
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| 2012 |
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| Jan.14 |
Italy probes cruise ship sinking
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| Mar.9 |
UK and Italy seek end to hostage row
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| Mar.29 |
Two Italians set themselves on fire |
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| Jul.25 |
Boy flies to Rome without passport An 11-year-old boy boarded a plane from Manchester to Rome on his own without a passport, tickets or boarding pass
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| Jul.26 |
Italy to exhume Garibaldi's body |
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| Sep.1 |
Church 200 years behind - top cardinal Italian Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini has described the Roman Catholic Church as being '200 years behind' the times
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| Sep.19 |
Ancient reference to 'Jesus wife'
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| Oct.9 |
Italy sacks 'mafia link' council
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| Oct.26 |
Berlusconi handed 4-year prison term for tax fraud| Flamboyant former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was sentenced Friday to four years in prison for tax evasion, but is very likely to appeal. The trial, which also involved executives from Berlusconi's Mediaset TV group and the head of a Swiss ban... | |
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| Oct.26 |
Berlusconi to appeal in tax case
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| Oct.27 |
Berlusconi to stay in politics
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| Oct.27 |
Berlusconi threatens Italy cabinet
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| Dec.2 |
Pier Luigi Bersani wins centre-left poll
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| Dec.8 |
PM Mario Monti announces plan to resign
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| Dec.21 |
Monti to resign as prime minister of Italy
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