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• Italy Delays $50 Billion Payment of State Debts Thursday, 4 Apr 2013 | 1:28 AM ET

  

  Italy's caretaker government announced on Wednesday it was delaying approval of a decree to pay back some 40 billion euros of state debts to private firms.

• UPDATE 1-Italy delays decree to pay state debts to companies Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 10:29 AM ET

  ROME, April 3- Italy's caretaker government announced on Wednesday it was delaying approval of a decree to pay back some 40 billion euros of state debts to private firms.

• UPDATE 1-Parties carp as Italy's "wise men" seek end to political crisis Tuesday, 2 Apr 2013 | 1:14 PM ET

  ROME, April 2- Italian President Giorgio Napolitano expressed despair on Tuesday at fierce criticism of his latest plan to end a post-election deadlock that has raised fears of months of instability in the euro zone's third largest economy.

• Italy's "wise men" seek to end political crisis; president gloomy Tuesday, 2 Apr 2013 | 10:44 AM ET

  ROME, April 2- Italian President Giorgio Napolitano expressed despair on Tuesday at fierce criticism of his latest plan to end a post-election deadlock that has raised fears of months of instability in the euro zone's third largest economy.

• Italy's Bersani makes last-ditch appeal for government deal Thursday, 28 Mar 2013 | 1:51 PM ET

  ROME, March 28- Italy's center-left made a last-ditch appeal to other parties on Thursday to clear the way for a new government before its leader, Pier Luigi Bersani, reports back to President Giorgio Napolitano later in the day.

• ANALYSIS-Man with key to Italy crisis has only weeks left in job Wednesday, 27 Mar 2013 | 3:03 AM ET

  ROME, March 27- The chaos and uncertainty following Italy's parliamentary election last month is compounded by the imminent retirement of the one man who has any chance of solving the crisis, President Giorgio Napolitano.

• Italy Still Far From Government, New Elections Loom Wednesday, 27 Mar 2013 | 2:13 AM ET

  

  A new Italian government is still a long way off and the country may be headed for fresh elections, a senior official of Silvio Berlusconi's center-right party said.

• UPDATE 2-Italy parties still far from deal -Berlusconi ally Tuesday, 26 Mar 2013 | 2:35 PM ET

  *Pressures mount due to bank crisis in Cyprus. ROME, March 26- Formation of a new Italian government is still a long way off and unless political differences can be overcome, the country may be headed for fresh elections, a senior official of Silvio Berlusconi's centre-right party said on Tuesday.

• UPDATE 1-Italy parties still far from deal -Berlusconi ally Tuesday, 26 Mar 2013 | 1:24 PM ET

  ROME, March 26- Formation of a new Italian government is still a long way off and unless political differences can be overcome, the country may be headed for fresh elections, a senior official of Silvio Berlusconi's centre-right party said on Tuesday.

• Italy's Monti says "astonished" by foreign minister resignation Tuesday, 26 Mar 2013 | 1:10 PM ET

  ROME, March 26- Italian caretaker Prime Minister Mario Monti said on Tuesday that Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi had not informed him of his plan to resign, and that he would address parliament on the return of the marines to India to face trial on Wednesday.

• Italian consumer morale dips in March after election Monday, 25 Mar 2013 | 5:00 AM ET

  ROME, March 25- Italian consumer confidence fell in March with sentiment on the general economy and personal finances declining after inconclusive national elections last month, data showed on Monday. Consumers are struggling through Italy's longest recession for 20 years, with the economy contracting in every quarter since the middle of 2011..

• Italy Berlusconi says primed for snap vote if no deal clinched Saturday, 23 Mar 2013 | 3:01 PM ET

  ROME, March 23- Silvio Berlusconi, the 76- year-old leader of Italy's centre-right bloc, told thousands of supporters gathered in central Rome he was ready for a snap vote as his rival began talks to try to form a government.

• Bank of Italy warns political impasse dents economic recovery Saturday, 23 Mar 2013 | 8:04 AM ET

  *Italy recession started in mid-2011. ROME, March 23- Italy's political stalemate and renewed financial market turbulence could undermine the country's recovery from its longest recession in two decades, a Bank of Italy official said on Saturday.

• UPDATE 4-Italy president asks Bersani to see if can form government Friday, 22 Mar 2013 | 5:54 PM ET

  By James Mackenzie and Barry Moody. ROME, March 22- President Giorgio Napolitano asked centre-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani on Friday to assess whether he can win enough support in Italy's divided parliament to form a government and end the political deadlock left by elections last month.

• UPDATE 3-Italy president asks Bersani to see if can form government Friday, 22 Mar 2013 | 3:47 PM ET

  By James Mackenzie and Barry Moody. ROME, March 22- President Giorgio Napolitano asked centre-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani on Friday to assess whether he can win enough support in Italy's divided parliament to form a government and end the political deadlock left by elections last month.

• UPDATE 4-Marines' return to India stirs anger in Italy Friday, 22 Mar 2013 | 3:21 PM ET

  *Italy sends marines back to India for trial. ROME/ NEW DELHI March 22- A decision to return two Italian marines accused of murdering fishermen to stand trial in India stirred anger in Italy on Friday and calls for Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi to resign.

• UPDATE 2-Italy president asks Bersani to see if can form govt Friday, 22 Mar 2013 | 2:06 PM ET

  By James Mackenzie and Barry Moody. ROME, March 22- President Giorgio Napolitano asked centre-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani on Friday to assess whether he can win enough support in Italy's divided parliament to form a government and end the political deadlock left by elections last month.

• UPDATE 1-Italy president summons Bersani for possible mandate Friday, 22 Mar 2013 | 10:49 AM ET

  ROME, March 22- Italian President Giorgio Napolitano called centre-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani to a meeting on Friday, suggesting he may ask the former industry minister to seek support from other parties to form a government and end political deadlock.

• No Sign of Unity as Italy Awaits President's Decision Friday, 22 Mar 2013 | 9:28 AM ET

  

  Italian parties reacted skeptically on Friday to center-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani's call for a government backed by all political forces, complicating efforts to end the stalemate left by last month's election.

• No sign of political unity as Italy awaits president's decision Friday, 22 Mar 2013 | 9:17 AM ET

  ROME, March 22- Italian parties reacted sceptically on Friday to centre-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani's call for a government backed by all political forces, complicating President Giorgio Napolitano's efforts to end the stalemate left by last month's election.