Matteo Renzi

Unprecedented migrant crisis forces EU to seek answers

European Union ministers were summoned on Sunday to meet in two weeks' time to seek urgent solutions...

Aug 30, 2015 06:37 PM EDT

Greece votes in referendum with future in euro in doubt

Greeks voted on Sunday whether to accept or reject the tough terms of an aid offer to stave off fina...

Jul 05, 2015 08:00 AM EDT

Italy's Renzi warns EU on refugees as neighbors block border crossings

Italy stepped up calls for a change to European asylum rules on Sunday as neighboring states tighten...

Jun 14, 2015 09:55 AM EDT

Pope urges Putin to make 'sincere, great effort' for Ukraine peace

A stern Pope Francis urged Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to make a "sincere and grea...

Jun 10, 2015 05:55 PM EDT

Putin visits Italy with one eye on EU sanctions

President Vladimir Putin will be on the lookout for signs of dissent over European Union sanctions o...

Jun 09, 2015 06:27 PM EDT

International flotilla rescues 5,900 from Mediterranean in a weekend

An international rescue fleet plucked almost 5,900 migrants from rickety boats making the perilous s...

Jun 07, 2015 06:06 PM EDT

Italy's Renzi faces election test as scandals overshadow vote

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi goes into elections this weekend hoping nascent signs of economi...

May 28, 2015 06:24 AM EDT

U.S. strike inadvertently killed U.S., Italian hostages; Obama apologizes

A U.S. drone strike in January targeting an al Qaeda compound in Pakistan near the Afghan border ina...

Apr 23, 2015 06:34 PM EDT

Shipwrecked bodies brought ashore, EU proposes doubling rescue effort

The European Union proposed doubling the size of its Mediterranean search and rescue operations on M...

Apr 20, 2015 06:38 PM EDT

EU meets on migrant crisis as shipwreck corpses brought ashore

European Union foreign ministers gathered in Luxembourg on Monday under pressure to produce more tha...

Apr 20, 2015 08:16 AM EDT

After attacks, arm-in-arm world leaders join mass Paris march

World leaders including Muslim and Jewish statesmen linked arms to lead an estimated million-plus Fr...

Jan 11, 2015 04:44 PM EST

French forces kill newspaper attack suspects, hostages die in second siege

Two brothers wanted for a bloody attack on the offices of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo w...

Jan 10, 2015 01:00 AM EST

Italy president says he will step down soon

Italy's 89-year-old President Giorgio Napolitano said on Wednesday that he would step down soon beca...

Dec 31, 2014 07:40 PM EST

Egypt could send troops to a Palestinian state to help out: paper

Egypt would be ready to lend a hand in securing a future Palestinian state by sending in troops that...

Nov 24, 2014 01:50 AM EST

Italy and China sign business deals worth $10 billion

Italy and China signed business deals worth about 8 billion euros ($10 billion) on Tuesday in sector...

Oct 14, 2014 10:45 PM EDT