Alitalia

Italy’s civil aviation authority could order troubled national airline Alitalia grounded within 10 days after a consortium withdrew its rescue plan.

Italians on Tuesday got their first taste of life under their new government as Silvio Berlusconi moved to appease the newly powerful Northern League with pledges of lower taxes,…

Silvio Berlusconi has won his third Italian election with a bigger-than-expected swing to the centre right, but the media magnate said it would not be easy to solve deep economic…