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The New York Times. Italy is a country that mourns its dead as deeply as it enjoys the pleasures of life. And so when word got out that a suicide attack had killed six Italian paratroopers and wounded four others in Kabul this morning, the nation stopped in its tracks. (Read the article)
AFP. The first EU delegation to visit Tibet spoke enthusiastically Friday of an economic boom in the Himalayan region, saying the region had "the same sort of problems" found in southern Italy. (Read the article)
ANSA. A missing gene in renegade stem cells may hold the key to new medications capable of blocking the growth of tumors, Italian scientists said Friday. (Read the article)
ANSA. Rejecting withdrawal calls from leftwing parties after a car bomb killed six soldiers in Kabul, Premier Silvio Berlusconi, Foreign Minister Franco Frattini, Defence Minister Ignazio La Russa and Interior Minister Roberto Maroni all said Italy would not be deterred from its part in US-led efforts to stabilise the country. (Read the article)
Monsters and Critics.com. Pictures dated 14 September 2009 shows Maria Perrusi, 18-year-old, crowned as Miss Italy 2009 during the 70th edition of the Miss Italy beauty pageant, in Salsomaggiore Terme, Italy (Read)
AP. President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton met privately for about 90 minutes on Monday, discussing the global economy over a meal in Manhattan.The two leaders emerged from Il Mulino, an Italian restaurant in Greenwich Village, lingering long enough for photographs before Obama climbed back into his limousine. (Read the article)
ANSA. Italy's treatment of boat migrants arriving from North Africa came under fire from the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Monday. (Read the article)
ANSA. The Colosseum needs an ''epochal'' project to make it safe for years to come, Rome Mayor Gianni Alemanno said Monday. (Read the article)
REUTERS. Italian state television's postponement of a popular show to avoid drawing viewers away from a rival show featuring Silvio Berlusconi is being attacked as intervention to give the prime minister positive publicity.
The chief of the parliamentary commission overseeing RAI state TV on Monday called a meeting to examine the network delaying an episode of "Ballaro" to boost viewership for a "Porta a Porta" special on new homes for earthquake survivors. (Read the Article)
ANSA. Naples is set to serve Julia Roberts one of its best pizzas Monday as the actress films a key scene from her new film Eat, Pray, Love. (Read the article)