During Pa. summit, another G-20 will play in classrooms from Italy to BrazilPITTSBURGH — Energy. The environment. Global recession. Hundreds of students around the world will work together this week to try to tackle the very same problems that the Group of 20 summit leaders will discuss when they arrive in Pittsburgh next week. Italy hands over 1st new houses to survivors of April 6 quake as temblors strike TuscanyROME — Premier Silvio Berlusconi handed out keys Monday to some of the first new homes for survivors of the April 6 earthquake that devastated parts of central Italy. Robot films ship sunk off Italy after turncoat says mobsters dumped toxic wasteROME — Italian authorities have dispatched a robot submarine with a video camera to a shipwreck off the Calabrian coast to see if if it’s carrying radioactive waste dumped by the mob in a lucrative disposal racket. Former F1 driver Alex Zanardi, who lost both legs in car accident, targeting 2012 ParalympicsMILAN — Former Formula One driver Alex Zanardi, who lost both legs in a car accident, intends to compete for a place on Italy’s cycling team at the 2012 Paralympics in London. UN rights chief says Italy, others treating boat people like ‘dangerous waste’GENEVA — The U.N. human rights chief admonished Italy and other countries Tuesday for treating boat people like “dangerous waste” that threatens to wash up on their shores. Italian police recovers most of the jewelry stolen from Saudi princess in SardiniaROME — Italian police say they have recovered most of the jewelry that was stolen from the hotel room of a Saudi princess in Sardinia last month. Italy to hand over first new houses to victims of April 6 quake as temblors strike TuscanyROME — The government is handing over dozens of new homes to victims of the April 6 earthquake that devastated parts of central Italy. AP IMPACT: After decades of silence, reports of priest sex abuse in Vatican’s own back yardVERONA, Italy — It happened night after night, the deaf man said, sometimes in the priest’s bedroom, sometimes in the bathroom, even in the confessional. Tips from ex-cons hired as tourist guides in Naples on how to stay safe and enjoy visitSome tips from former convicts to help tourists avoid muggings and other perils in Naples: To trust a thief: Naples hires ex-cons to escort tourists through crime-plagued Italian cityNAPLES, Italy — Luigi “Giggino” Nocerino once stalked tourists through the tight alleys of this southern Italian city, snatching bags and valuables to fuel his drug addiction. Israeli film ‘Lebanon’ about 1982 war wins Golden Lion award at Venice Film FestivalVENICE, Italy — “Lebanon,” an Israeli film that recounts Israel’s 1982 invasion of the Middle East country through the eyes of four soldiers in a tank, won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday. Renault sues Piquet Jr. over race-fixing claims used to “blackmail” it into renewing his dealMONZA, Italy — Renault took Nelson Piquet Jr. to court on Friday over race-fixing allegations that the French team said were used in an attempt to “blackmail” it into renewing the Formula One driver’s contract. Italian lawmaker Alexandra Mussolini moves to block Romanian filmBUCHAREST, Romania — A movie about a Romanian immigrant who dreams of finding a better life in Italy has caused an uproar even before it hits the screens. Berlusconi daughter comes to his defense, says he’s been stabbed in back by months of slanderROME — Premier Silvio Berlusconi’s eldest daughter has come to her father’s defense, saying he’s been “stabbed in the back” by months of “slanderous” newspaper revelations about his sex life. Italy wraps up two-day conference on violence against womenROME — Participants at a conference on violence against women vowed Thursday to put women’s rights at the center of the international agenda, saying world peace and security depended on women’s leadership in government and society. Berlusconi dismisses idea of resigning over sex scandal, calls himself Italy’s best premierROME — Premier Silvio Berlusconi brushed off questions about any possible resignation over his sex scandal Thursday, saying he has been Italy’s best premier ever. All of Leonardo’s Atlantic Codex to be displayed for 1st time in exhibits over 6 yearsMILAN — The entirety of Leonardo da Vinci’s 1,119-page Atlantic Codex is going on public display for the first time, in a series of 24 exhibits spanning six years. Police: American says he’s dad of newborn abandoned by woman in Florence churchROME — A Texas man is claiming to be the father of a baby abandoned in a Florence church several weeks ago, Italian police said Thursday. Zombie king Romero’s “Survival of the Dead” is 1st horror flick competing at Venice since 1932VENICE, Italy — George Romero swears his latest zombie installment isn’t a horror-filled commentary on America’s military entanglements in Iraq or Afghanistan. ‘Image Girls’: papers offer purported details from probe of man linked to Berlusconi scandalROME — Thirty women. Eighteen parties. Guests willing to supply sex “if the need arises.” Italy hosts two-day conference on violence against womenROME — The global economic downturn may be leading to increased violence against women worldwide, both by pushing them into unsafe jobs and by raising tensions within their families, U.N. officials said Wednesday. Lots of women and parties: 1st details emerge in probe of man linked to Berlusconi scandalROME — Italian newspapers are publishing what they say are excerpts from the interrogation of an Italian businessman who allegedly supplied young women for parties at Premier Silvio Berlusconi’s homes. Civil war breaks out in Italian GovernmentROME - Civil war has broken out in the ranks of the Italian Government after Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s mouthpiece newspaper attacked his main political ally, calling him “ridiculous” and a tool of the Left. Israel-Europe relations strained under rightist Netanyahu government, but ties still strongJERUSALEM — A nasty diplomatic row with Sweden, Norway’s decision to divest from an Israeli defense contractor and rising European condemnation of Israeli settlements point to growing friction in the Jewish state’s already tricky relationship with Europe. Appeals court upholds ban on instrumental version of ‘Ave Maria’ at Wash. school’s graduationSEATTLE — Barring an instrumental performance of a Christian hymn at a high school graduation did not violate students’ First Amendment rights and was within the school superintendent’s discretion, a divided federal appeals panel ruled Tuesday. George Clooney sparkles in Venice for premiere of “The Men Who Stare at Goats”VENICE, Italy — George Clooney wants viewers to know one thing about his new movie, a comic tale of “psychic warfare” by the U.S. military: It’s not a war movie. Venezuela’s Chavez walks Venice red carpet with Oliver Stone to promote new documentaryVENICE, Italy — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez received a movie star welcome at the Venice Film Festival, where he walked the red carpet with director Oliver Stone for the premiere of the documentary “South of the Border.” Soderbergh and Damon reunite for tale of corporate malfeasance in ‘The Informant!’VENICE, Italy — Matt Damon plays a pathological liar in Steven Soderbergh’s “The Informant!” — the true-life story of an agribusiness executive who blows the whistle on his company’s price fixing schemes with international competitors. Neuroscientist, chemist and humanities scholars awarded 2009 Balzan prizesMILAN — Discoveries on human memory and the development of a solar panel that imitates the workings of plants were among the achievements that earned four researchers Balzan prizes on Monday. I’m popular because Italians want to be like me, Berlusconi says of sex scandal
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ROME — Defiant in the face of a sex scandal, Premier Silvio Berlusconi said Monday that he is still popular because Italians secretly want to be like him.
