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The pope has again used a highly disparaging word against gay people for which he had already apologised last month, ANSA news agency said on Tuesday.

Forty-one migrants died in a shipwreck last week in the central Mediterranean, the Ansa news agency reported on Wednesday, citing accounts from survivors who have just reached the Italian island of Lampedusa.

Five people were found dead after a helicopter crash in Italy, Ansa news agency said on Saturday citing rescuers, and two passengers were still missing.

Pro-Russian hackers have targeted websites of several Italian institutions, including the senate. The attack has been claimed by hacker group Killnet. However, the websites were restored an hour later.

Hours after India decided not to prosecute two of its marines accused of killing Indian fishermen under the stringent anti-piracy SUA (Suppression of Unlawful Acts) law, Italy today said the decision was the "fruit of Italian firmness".

Around 50 migrants, including a dozen children, died on Friday when their boat sank between Malta and Sicily, the Italian news agency Ansa reported.

A migrant boat capsized between Sicily and Tunisia on Friday and hundreds of people were in the sea, the Italian navy said, and the national news agency ANSA said corpses had been spotted.

Although telling domestic news agency ANSA, "we haven't really reached an agreement, not really," Moratti indicated that future roles of investors, as well as members of his family, had already been discussed.

A bomb alert that forced the evacuation of a US consulate in Italy today has been lifted, reports said, amid fears of an imminent Al-Qaeda attack.

Cagliari president Massimo Cellino was one of three people arrested on Thursday as police looked into possible wrongdoings in the construction of the club's Is Arenas stadium, ANSA news agency reported.

The ANSA news agency reports that the prosecutor in the northern town of Busto Arsizio is likely to pursue charges of inciting racial hatred against Pro Patria fans who abused Milan's black players.

An Italian fan died as he celebrated his country's Euro 2012 2-1 semi-final win over Germany, Ansa news agency reported on Friday.

Davide Astori is to join up with the Italy Euro 2012 squad as cover for injured veteran centreback Andrea Barzagli it was reported by ANSA on Wednesday.

According to Il Foglio newspaper and ANSA news agency, the detained man is none other than the pope's butler, Paolo Gabriele, a member of the small team which works daily in Pope Benedict XVI's apartments.

Two Bayern Munich fans were stabbed in Naples on Monday night ahead of Tuesday's Champions League clash between Napoli and the German team, Italian news agency Ansa reported.

The pope has again used a highly disparaging word against gay people for which he had already apologised last month, ANSA news agency said on Tuesday.

Forty-one migrants died in a shipwreck last week in the central Mediterranean, the Ansa news agency reported on Wednesday, citing accounts from survivors who have just reached the Italian island of Lampedusa.

Five people were found dead after a helicopter crash in Italy, Ansa news agency said on Saturday citing rescuers, and two passengers were still missing.

Pro-Russian hackers have targeted websites of several Italian institutions, including the senate. The attack has been claimed by hacker group Killnet. However, the websites were restored an hour later.

Hours after India decided not to prosecute two of its marines accused of killing Indian fishermen under the stringent anti-piracy SUA (Suppression of Unlawful Acts) law, Italy today said the decision was the "fruit of Italian firmness".

Around 50 migrants, including a dozen children, died on Friday when their boat sank between Malta and Sicily, the Italian news agency Ansa reported.

A migrant boat capsized between Sicily and Tunisia on Friday and hundreds of people were in the sea, the Italian navy said, and the national news agency ANSA said corpses had been spotted.

Although telling domestic news agency ANSA, "we haven't really reached an agreement, not really," Moratti indicated that future roles of investors, as well as members of his family, had already been discussed.

A bomb alert that forced the evacuation of a US consulate in Italy today has been lifted, reports said, amid fears of an imminent Al-Qaeda attack.

Cagliari president Massimo Cellino was one of three people arrested on Thursday as police looked into possible wrongdoings in the construction of the club's Is Arenas stadium, ANSA news agency reported.

The ANSA news agency reports that the prosecutor in the northern town of Busto Arsizio is likely to pursue charges of inciting racial hatred against Pro Patria fans who abused Milan's black players.

An Italian fan died as he celebrated his country's Euro 2012 2-1 semi-final win over Germany, Ansa news agency reported on Friday.

Davide Astori is to join up with the Italy Euro 2012 squad as cover for injured veteran centreback Andrea Barzagli it was reported by ANSA on Wednesday.

According to Il Foglio newspaper and ANSA news agency, the detained man is none other than the pope's butler, Paolo Gabriele, a member of the small team which works daily in Pope Benedict XVI's apartments.

Two Bayern Munich fans were stabbed in Naples on Monday night ahead of Tuesday's Champions League clash between Napoli and the German team, Italian news agency Ansa reported.