Mother of girl missing for weeks learns while on TV that body is found after uncle confesses

Mother learns while on TV missing girl was slain

Mother of missing girl told daughter is dead during live TV show

Mother told missing daughter dead on live TV show

Italian soldiers being sent to bolster protection for prosecutors threatened by mobsters

Army to help Italy’s anti-mob prosecutors

ROME — Italy is sending soldiers to a southern city to bolster protection for prosecutors threatened by mobsters from the ‘ndrangheta, the powerful organized crime group that has been hit by hundreds of arrests and shaken by turncoats, authorities said Wednesday.

AP Interview: CONI anti-doping prosecutor Ettore Torri convinced all cyclists still on drugs

AP Interview: Prosecutor says doping widespread

Bazooka found near Italy tribunal in new threat by ‘ndrangheta mob against prosecutors

New mob threat: bazooka near Italy courthouse

US terror warning could hurt European economy struggling to emerge from debt crisis

US terror warning could hurt Europe’s economy

French terrorism suspect arrested in Italy, suspected of recruiting fighters for Afghanistan

French terrorism suspect arrested in Italy

Reports: Terror suspect arrested in southern Italy, awaiting extradition to France

Reports: al-Qaida suspect arrested in Italy

Pope in Palermo pays tribute to priest slain by Mafia; tells Sicilians not to be afraid

Pope to Sicilians fighting Mafia: do not fear

Prosecutor questions Vatican bank officials for 4 hours in money-laundering probe

Vatican bank chief questioned in probe

ROME — Italian prosecutors questioned the Vatican bank’s two top officials on Thursday as part of a money-laundering probe that resulted in the seizure of €23 million ($30 million) from a Vatican bank account.

Vatican probes lay group linked to disgraced order; charges of brainwashing, manipulation

Vatican probes disgraced order’s cultish lay group

Italian church abuse victims want clerical abuse declared a crime against humanity

Italian victims of pedophilic clerics gather

AP Impact: Vatican probes cult-like group linked to tainted order amid charges of brainwashing

AP IMPACT: Vatican probes group tied to scandal

FIFA says it has no intention to investigate arrested former referee Byron Moreno at this time

FIFA has no intention to investigate Moreno

Vatican: Bank probe due to misunderstanding, says matter should be clarified soon

Vatican says bank probe fueled by misunderstanding

Trapattoni hopes fans look back on his reign as Italy coach differently after Moreno arrest

Ref Moreno’s arrest sparks anger in Trapattoni

Italy seizes $30 mln from Vatican bank in money-laundering probe; Vatican ‘perplexed’

Italian police seize $30 mln from Vatican in probe

Former World Cup referee arrested at airport on drug charges; officiated Italy’s elimination

Former World Cup referee arrested in NYC

NEW YORK — A former referee involved in Italy’s controversial elimination from the 2002 World Cup was caught at Kennedy Airport with bags of heroin attached to his body, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.

Italy seizes $30M from Vatican bank in money-laundering probe; Vatican says it’s “perplexed”

Italian police seize $30M from Vatican in probe

Police probe Vatican bank officials for money laundering; Vatican “perplexed and surprised”

Italian police probe Vatican bank officials

Vatican “perplexed and surprised” by money laundering probe, claims it seeks transparency

Vatican claims transparency amid laundering probe

Pope Benedict XVI in UK for historic 4-day visit, admits church failures in sex abuse scandal

Pope on UK visit admits failures in abuse scandal

Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Scotland for start of historic, contentious 4-day state visit

Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Scotland on visit

Pope Benedict to begin 4-day UK visit with Scotland stop and visit with Queen Elizabeth

Pope begins 4-day UK visit with stop in Scotland

Pope Benedict to begin four-day UK visit with Scotland stop and visit with Queen Elizabeth

Pope to begin four-day UK visit with Scotland stop

Ill. man who pleaded guilty to bilking friends in $77M Ponzi scheme gets 23 years in prison

Ill. man gets 23 years for $77M Ponzi scheme

Pope seeks to remind Britain about God amid indifference to visit and disgust over sex abuse

Pope travels to Britain amid indifference, outrage

Tale of 2 popes: John Paul received hero’s welcome in Britain, Benedict in for rough ride

Different pope, different times for British trip

European nations, rights activists ramp up pressure on Iran over stoning sentence for woman

European pressure mounts on Iran over stoning case

Ben Affleck brings Boston to Venice with reality-driven heist film starring himself

Ben Affleck brings Boston to Venice at film fest

Iran scoffs at European calls for clemency in case of woman sentenced to be stoned to death

Iran scoffs at European concern over case of woman

Lawyer for Iranian woman sentenced to be stoned says she could be executed after Ramadan

Lawyer: Iran woman could be stoned to death soon

CIA chief Panetta’s star turn on ‘Top Chef’ part of campaign to preserve agency’s power

The White House

Amanda Knox, jailed in Italy for murder, wants to adopt children when free, according to book

Amanda Knox tells lawmaker she wants to adopt

Reputed Italian mobster linked to Fla. attorney’s Ponzi scam pleads guilty in US court

Reputed mobster linked to Fla. scam admits guilt

CAS cuts 20-year doping ban for Italian cyclist Gianni Da Ros to 4 years

Cyclist Da Ros gets 20-year doping ban cut to 4

Cossiga, former Italian president and Communist foe, dies at 82 after lifelong political life

Veteran Italian politician Cossiga dies

ROME — Veteran politician Francesco Cossiga, who led Italy’s fight against domestic terrorism in the 1970s and 1980s but resigned after failing to save the life of a politician kidnapped by the Red Brigades, died on Tuesday. He was 82.

Former Italian premier Fracesco Cossiga dies in a Rome hospital

Former Italian premier Cossiga dies

ROME — Veteran politician Francesco Cossiga, who led Italy’s fight against domestic terrorism in the 1970s and 1980s but resigned after failing to save the life of a politician kidnapped by the Red Brigades, died on Tuesday. He was 82.

Police in Sicily seize property of businessman linked to Mafia, including cancer clinic

Police say they’ve seized Mafia wealth in Sicily

Groups seek resignation of Cardinal Law as basilica head in Rome

Groups want Cardinal Law dismissed from post

Over 1,500 after the Sack of Rome, the city grapples with modern-day vandals

Eternal City grapples with endless vandalism

Italian church says gay priests should not lead ‘double life,’ or leave priesthood

Church blasts gay priests leading ‘double life’

Report: Police detain Paris Hilton in Corsica after finding ’small’ amount of marijuana

Report: Paris Hilton caught with marijuana

Clooney says photos linking him to Italian fashion line are fake, wows courtroom in Italy

George Clooney radiates cool on witness stand

Hollywood moves to Milan as George Clooney testifies at fraud trial

Actor George Clooney testifies at fraud trial

Top bosses among 300 arrested in mob raids across Italy revealing new ‘ndrangeta structure

Italy nabs 300 mobsters, reveals new mob structure

Italy says top crime bosses among 300 arrested in wide anti-mob raids across Italy

300 arrested in major anti-crime sweep in Italy

News reports says Italian police in blow at Calabrian mob issue hundreds of arrest warrants

Major anti-crime sweep in Italy

ROME — Italian police on Tuesday carried out one of the biggest operations ever against the powerful ‘ndrangheta crime organization, arresting 300 people including top bosses, and seizing million of dollars (euros) in property.

Pope names Vatican official to run scandal-plagued Legionaries of Christ

Pope names official to run Legionaries

VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI on Friday named a senior Vatican official to run the scandal-plagued Legionaries of Christ after an eight-month investigation of the order.

Berlusconi wants to limit wiretapping, but critics say plan hurts fight against Mafia, terror

Wiretap bill spurs debate and protests in Italy