Italy Threats

Women journalists face greater threats online in the course of their work, and the trend is increasing, one expert told an international conference in Italy this weekend.

One of Italy's top women's indoor football teams defied a mafia-style threat in the heartland of the powerful 'Ndrangheta Sunday, taking to the pitch to the rallying cries of top sports figures.

Global investment is not a threat but a lifeline for the aviation industry, the UAE's flag carrier Etihad Airways has said, in the wake of its record $643 million investment in Alitalia to revitalize Italy's national airline.

Italy said Wednesday it had arrested a Moroccan illegal immigrant suspected of involvement in a deadly attack on a Tunis museum, fuelling a row over the threat of jihadists arriving in Europe by boat.

Antonio Conte received the threats from angry Juventus fans who blame the coach's training methods for the injury that was initially believed to have sidelined the midfielder for the rest of the season.

Ukraine faced the threat on Tuesday of a resumption of all-out warfare as 12 more people, mostly civilians, died in increasingly bloody clashes with pro-Russian rebels despite a truce deal.

Major US, European and Canadian airlines canceled flights to and from Israel Tuesday, after a rocket fired from Gaza struck near its main international airport in Tel Aviv.

Given his laid-back, taciturn manner, it's no surprise midfielder Andrea Pirlo is loathe to talk about his importance to Italy, and the threat he can pose to rival teams in the FIFA World Cup.

The US military has moved a team of marines from Spain to southern Italy as a precautionary step in case the US embassy in Libya comes under threat, officials said Wednesday.

An envelope containing a suspicious white powder and threats to President Giorgio Napolitano and ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi was sent to the Milan headquarters of major newspaper Corriere della Sera on Monday, a police spokesman said.

The European Central Bank (ECB) kept interest rates steady on Thursday and is likely to eschew dramatic action to help Italy or other euro zone countries, despite the threat of political turmoil in Rome reigniting the bloc's debt crisis.

Facing threat of cancellation of its deal to supply 12 AW-101 choppers to India, AgustaWestland today said it was preparing to clarify the points raised by the Indian government in this regard.

President Barack Obama, wrapping up the G8 summit, welcomed Europe's focus on rekindling growth and warned the crisis in the euro zone was dangerous for the world.

The European Union today shrugged off Iran's threat to cut oil to "hostile" EU nations, saying the bloc was capable of coping with any halt in supplies.

The Italian government easily won a confidence vote Friday on its austerity measures, but new threats emerged against efforts to cut Italy's massive debt and a one-day strike caused chaos for commuters.

Women journalists face greater threats online in the course of their work, and the trend is increasing, one expert told an international conference in Italy this weekend.

One of Italy's top women's indoor football teams defied a mafia-style threat in the heartland of the powerful 'Ndrangheta Sunday, taking to the pitch to the rallying cries of top sports figures.

Global investment is not a threat but a lifeline for the aviation industry, the UAE's flag carrier Etihad Airways has said, in the wake of its record $643 million investment in Alitalia to revitalize Italy's national airline.

Italy said Wednesday it had arrested a Moroccan illegal immigrant suspected of involvement in a deadly attack on a Tunis museum, fuelling a row over the threat of jihadists arriving in Europe by boat.

Antonio Conte received the threats from angry Juventus fans who blame the coach's training methods for the injury that was initially believed to have sidelined the midfielder for the rest of the season.

Ukraine faced the threat on Tuesday of a resumption of all-out warfare as 12 more people, mostly civilians, died in increasingly bloody clashes with pro-Russian rebels despite a truce deal.

Major US, European and Canadian airlines canceled flights to and from Israel Tuesday, after a rocket fired from Gaza struck near its main international airport in Tel Aviv.

Given his laid-back, taciturn manner, it's no surprise midfielder Andrea Pirlo is loathe to talk about his importance to Italy, and the threat he can pose to rival teams in the FIFA World Cup.

The US military has moved a team of marines from Spain to southern Italy as a precautionary step in case the US embassy in Libya comes under threat, officials said Wednesday.

An envelope containing a suspicious white powder and threats to President Giorgio Napolitano and ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi was sent to the Milan headquarters of major newspaper Corriere della Sera on Monday, a police spokesman said.

The European Central Bank (ECB) kept interest rates steady on Thursday and is likely to eschew dramatic action to help Italy or other euro zone countries, despite the threat of political turmoil in Rome reigniting the bloc's debt crisis.

Facing threat of cancellation of its deal to supply 12 AW-101 choppers to India, AgustaWestland today said it was preparing to clarify the points raised by the Indian government in this regard.

President Barack Obama, wrapping up the G8 summit, welcomed Europe's focus on rekindling growth and warned the crisis in the euro zone was dangerous for the world.

The European Union today shrugged off Iran's threat to cut oil to "hostile" EU nations, saying the bloc was capable of coping with any halt in supplies.

The Italian government easily won a confidence vote Friday on its austerity measures, but new threats emerged against efforts to cut Italy's massive debt and a one-day strike caused chaos for commuters.