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Italian Premier Gentiloni wins second vote of confidence

Wednesday, 14 December 2016, 16:49 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Italian Premier Paolo Gentiloni has won a second vote of confidence in Parliament, paving the way for his government to lead Italy until new elections, after his predecessor was humiliated at the...

Updated: Aleppo cease-fire founders, threatening evacuation plans

Wednesday, 14 December 2016, 06:13 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Syrian rebels reached a cease-fire deal to evacuate from eastern Aleppo in an effective surrender on Tuesday, as Russia declared all military action had stopped and the Syrian government had assumed...

Updated: Italy's new government wins first of two confidence votes

Tuesday, 13 December 2016, 20:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Premier Paolo Gentiloni has won a vote of confidence from the Italian Parliament's lower chamber for his new government, overcoming opposition outrage that his cabinet and agenda essentially mirror...

EU slows Turkey membership talks over coup crackdown

Tuesday, 13 December 2016, 18:23 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

The European Union on Tuesday expressed deep concern about Turkey's security crackdown since the failed coup in July but stopped short of officially freezing membership talks with the country. At...

Italy judge convicts 2 in sinking that claimed 700 migrants

Tuesday, 13 December 2016, 16:13 Last update: about 11 years ago

A judge in Sicily on Tuesday convicted a ship captain and crew mate in the April 2015 sinking off Libya that left 700 people dead in the Mediterranean's worst-known migrant disaster. The Tunisian...

Donald Trump picks Rex Tillerson to lead State Department

Tuesday, 13 December 2016, 12:31 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

President-elect Donald Trump has announced his choice of ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson to be his secretary of state, hailing him as "among the most accomplished business leaders and international deal...

Italy's largest bank to shed $18.8B in bad loans, cut jobs

Tuesday, 13 December 2016, 11:31 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Italy's largest bank, UniCredit, said Tuesday it will unload 17.7 billion euros ($18.8 billion) in soured loans, raise billions in new money and shed thousands of jobs as it seeks to re-launch the...

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