UN resolution would add 10 countries, 4 permanent members to Security Council
At the United Nations, Brazil, Germany, India, and Japan introduced a draft resolution Monday to expand the UN Security Council from 15 to 25 countries and give themselves permanent seats. Secretary-General Kofi Annan proposed changes to the...
Annan says Security Council reforms will not alter veto entitlement
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said Tuesday that expecting any of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council to endorse reforms that would give other nations the same veto powers they already enjoyed...
Italy proposes novel UN Security Council reform based on regional representation
In an attempt to break a ten-year deadlock over reforming the United Nations Security Council , Italy suggested Monday that a new system be instituted by which the council would award 10 new seats to regional groups rather...
Report on the death of Italian security agent Nicola Calipari and the wounding of two others in Baghdad in the wake of the release of Italian hostage Giuliana Sgrena on March 4, 2005, Italian investigative commission, released May 2, 2005...
Italy report says US shooting of agent in Iraq unintended result of confusion, stress
A report released late Monday by Italian officials on the circumstances of the March 4 shooting of Italian agent Nicola Calipari after an Iraq hostage rescue has challenged a report on the same incident produced by US military investigators....
US, Italian reports split on responsibility for agent shooting after hostage release
In the wake of a joint statement Friday indicating that the US and Italy had failed to agree on circumstances surrounding the shooting of an Italian agent by US soldiers in Iraq, details of the divergent...
BREAKING NEWS ~ US, Italy fail to agree on shooting investigation
AP is reporting that the US and Italy have issued a joint statement that they have failed to agree on the circumstances surrounding the shooting of an Italian agent by US soldiers in Iraq. Italy had indicated earlier [AP...
Italian prosecutors ask judge to charge Berlusconi for corruption in TV deal
Italian prosecutors in Milan Tuesday asked a judge to order Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and 12 others to stand trial on corruption charges relating to alleged fraud, tax evasion and money laundering in connection with a TV rights...
German chancellor backs Chirac endorsement of EU constitution
On a visit to France Tuesday, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder voiced support for a call by French President Jacques Chirac for French citizens to ratify the new EU Constitution ....
Italian authorities indicted four people on Monday in connection with the death of famed Italian financier Roberto Calvi , known as "God's Banker" due to his close association with the Vatican. Calvi was found hanging under a bridge...
