ROME, June 20 (UPI) -- An Italian administrative court has vetoed the expansion of a U.S. air base, a group that filed suit against the plan said Friday.

UPI Almanac for Friday, May 16, 2008.

MILAN, Italy, May 14 (UPI) -- The judge in the trial of Italian officials and CIA agents charged with a 2003 kidnapping has ruled that two prime ministers can be called as witnesses.

FRANKFURT, Germany, May 12 (UPI) -- Russia's new leadership is bullying Georgia because the Europeans and Americans are at odds; at risk is the only pipeline from the vast Caspian oil basin that is not under Russia's control.

Jordan stops oil imports from Iraq; Russian, Italian firms agree to set up strategic partnership; Ukraine weighs tax-free oil supplies to its refineries

Iran, Pakistan ready IPI deal with India calling for supply guarantee; GAIL in for TAPI pipeline; Prodi won't head South Stream; Scotland refinery strike forces BP to fully shut North Sea pipeline system

ROME, April 26 (UPI) -- Veronica Lario, wife of Silvio Berlusconi, the former and future Italian prime minister, recommends partitioning the country.

BERLIN, April 17 (UPI) -- Italian premier-to-be Silvio Berlusconi has vowed to boost Italy's economy and fight crime, but he will also have to convince governments across Europe that he will be able to work with, rather than against them.

ROME, April 14 (UPI) -- Media mogul Silvio Berlusconi has swept back into power, winning a third term as Italy's prime minister, election results Monday showed.