Lula to have final say on Battisti’s extradition

Freedom of Italian leftist guerrilla-turned-crime novelist hangs in the balance

The Pope needs a miracle to land Christmas No. 1

Benedict XVI’s debut album Alma Mater is an ‘unholy mess’ say critics

Berlusconi’s wife Veronica Lario files for divorce

The estranged wife of the Italian PM is seeking a share of his £4bn fortune

Italian mudslide

A car is buried after being swept away during a mudslide on the southern Italian island of Ischia

Italian court finds 23 CIA agents guilty of torture

Verdict is a damning indictment of American policy of extraordinary rendition

Ally’s manifesto poses threat to Berlusconi

Fini is to publish a manifesto which appears to represent a bid for power

Scarlet fever and a trial: Silvio no longer immune

The Italian PM could miss EU Brussels summit due to fever; fraud trial restarts

Berlusconi under fire for attending Putin’s party

Berlusconi is accused of cancelling a meeting with King Abdullah of Jordan

OJ Simpson lawyer slams ‘lynching’ of Amanda Knox

John Q Kelly has made a blistering attack on the Meredith Kercher trial