ROME, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi staked his government Tuesday on a parliamentary vote of confidence after an ally abandoned him.

ROME, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Italian Justice Minister Clemente Mastella has resigned after his wife, Sandra Lonardo, was accused of extortion.

ROME, March 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. State Department official says Washington would refuse an Italian request to extradite CIA operatives in the abduction of terror suspects.

ROME, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- Charges against 26 U.S. spy agency personnel and six Italian intelligence officers involved in an alleged kidnapping have split the Italian government.

NAPLES, Italy, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Italy may send army troops to quell rising crimes in Naples, where an 18-year-old youth was stabbed to death Tuesday, the third such killing in as many days. Justice Minister Clemente Mastella said that the army idea "is no longer a taboo because somethin

ROME, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Italy's Justice minister has ordered government inspectors to investigate whether ministry officials were involved in an alleged plot to spy on civilians.

ROME, May 9 (UPI) -- Italian politicians are debating whether anti-Bush demonstrations would be appropriate during the president's forthcoming visit to Rome.