MILANMILAN — A former Italian foreign minister has been convicted and sentenced to two years and eight months in prison for his role in the sale of an apartment in Monte Carlo inherited by his ...

FILE PHOTO: Gianfranco Fini gestures as he delivers his speech at the first meeting of his new political party 'Futuro e Liberta' in Milan ROME (Reuters) - An Italian court sentenced former foreign ...

Gianfranco Fini, president of Italy's Chamber of Deputies, is a polished, intelligent and witty political operator. The 58-year-old is also leader of a party that traces its origins directly to the ...

What is Gianfranco Fini doing now? After a long period of absence, the former Speaker of the House has returned to TV, guest-starring on Lucia Annunziata's program. On this occasion, he talked about ...

The Rome Prosecutor's Office has requested 8 years for the former Speaker of the House, Gianfranco Fini, charged in the trial related to the purchase of an apartment in Monte Carlo. 9 years have been ...

ROME — The political cartoonists were having a field day. President Bush had just named the first black woman to become secretary of State. And for Italy’s equivalent of the post, Prime Minister ...

ITALIAN politics is seldom straightforward. But rarely has it been as confused as in the approach to a flurry of votes due in parliament on December 14th that could topple Silvio Berlusconi's ...

ROME After weeks of tension, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi split with one of his major allies on Thursday night, weakening Italy’s center-right governing coalition and raising the possibility of ...

Gianfranco Fini, leader of the "post-fascist" National Alliance party, is a polished, intelligent and witty political operator. He is also leader of a party that traces its origins directly to the ...