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latest news & developmentsLandmark ruling in asbestos trial
A Swiss billionaire and a Belgian baron have been found guilty and sentenced to 16 years in prison by an Italian court in a ground-breaking trial.
Berlusconi makes rare appearance at fraud hearing
Silvio Berlusconi appeared before a judge for the first time in eight years on Monday over allegations of business fraud.
In Italy, a university for slow food gastronomes
Students are flocking to a one-of-a-kind university devoted to the Slow Food movement, founded to promote "good, clean and fair" food.
G8 rifts emerge as economic danger signs spied
The world’s most powerful leaders warned on Wednesday that the global economy is still in peril.