ROME, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Italian officials say the number of illegal immigrants to their nation has doubled over one year ago.

ROME, July 29 (UPI) -- The Italian government Tuesday said it is deploying 3,000 military troops on the streets of Rome and other cities, responding to calls to fight crime.

ROME, July 7 (UPI) -- A top Italian minister says that "misunderstandings" with the European Union over a census of gypsy camps have been cleared up.

NAPLES, Italy, June 14 (UPI) -- The Italian government plans to deploy 2,500 soldiers on police patrols in major cities, officials said.

ROME, May 8 (UPI) -- Silvio Berlusconi is loading his new Italian government with familiar faces from his previous administrations.

ROME, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- A right-wing Italian parliamentarian admitted he downloads music illegally from the Internet, sparking a debate on piracy.

ROME, June 3 (UPI) -- Italy's labor minister called for a referendum on reintroducing the lira as the country's currency.

ROME, April 9 (UPI) -- Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi denies a breakup of Alitalia Airlines is in the works, despite what some colleagues say.