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Italian tax police seize assets of steel magnate Riva

BARI, Italy (Reuters) - Italy's tax police have seized assets worth 8.1 billion euros belonging to the Riva family, owners of the Italian steel group ILVA, in connection with allegations of environmental crimes, investigative sources said on Friday. Full story

Italy chefs roast junior minister who snubbed national cuisine

ROME (Reuters) - Top Italian chefs are clamoring for the resignation of a junior minister who dismissed the country's cuisine as a poor copy of trendy French cooking, poking a sore spot in a long-held kitchen rivalry between the two nations. Full story

Italy steel businessman Riva probed for tax evasion: sources

ROME/MILAN (Reuters) - Milan prosecutors are investigating the chairman of Italian steel group Riva for tax evasion and police have seized 1.2 billion euros of cash from a tax haven, judicial sources said on Wednesday. Full story

News Summary: Trial set for Italy cruise wreck

CAPTAIN TO THE DOCK: An Italian judge ordered the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship to stand trial for manslaughter in the vessel's shipwreck off the coast of Tuscany, which killed 32 people. Full story

Costa Concordia Captain to stand trial

   An Italian court clears way for July trial of Captain Francesco Schettino, who was in charge when the Costa Concordia sank, claiming 32 lives. NBC's Frances Kuo reports.

Costa Concordia shipwreck captain to face manslaughter trial

ROME (Reuters) - The captain of the cruise ship Costa Concordia, which capsized off Italy's west coast last year killing 32 people, will face trial for manslaughter as well as other charges, an Italian judge ruled on Wednesday. Full story

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Italy banks do not need EU aid: econ minister

Italy should ask for aid -former ECB member Bini Smaghi

News Summary: EU takes up troubled Slovenia

Pope proclaims first saints, says Christians still persecuted

Coastguard rescues 139 migrants off Italian coast

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  Man climbs dome to protest Italian economy

An Italian business owner began a second day on the dome of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican to protest economic problems in Italy. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

  Guess a place that helped inspire Dan Brown’s ‘Inferno’

NBC’s Keir Simmons takes a walk through the secret passageways of a place that offers a rare glimpse of history and the secrets of Italy’s rulers, and helped inspire Dan Brown’s new book, “Inferno.”

  Six killed in ship crash in Italy

Six people died and three are missing after a cargo ship ran into a control tower in Genoa, Italy. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

  Video shows tornado touching down in Italy

Amateur video shows a tornado touching down in the villages near Bologna, Italy. NBC’s Craig Melvin shares more details.

  Global Markets: European Shares Higher on Italy Hopes

CNBC's Kelly Evans reports on all the market moving events from Europe, as political concerns in Italy softened after its President agreed to stay for another term.

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