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.

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Italy blames bacteria for making mozzarella blue; German maker insists cheese now OK

Italy: bacteria made mozzarella blue

ROME — Batches of Mozzarella balls turned blue because of bacterial contamination during production in Germany, Italian prosecutors and health officials said Tuesday, after more than a ton of the suspect cheese was seized.