Diego Maradona wins tax evasion case in ItalyLegendary soccer player Diego Maradona was cleared of tax evasion charges in Italy. The Italian tax authorities accused the international soccer legend of accumulating a debt while playing for a local club in the 1980s.16:56 01.02.2013
Berlusconi sex-for-hire verdict to be brought on March 11The last hearing in the sex-for-hire case against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been scheduled for March 11.17:45 21.01.2013
Italy school bombing trial beginsA local court began proceedings Thursday in the case of a high-profile school bombing in Brindisi, Italy, TMNews reports.16:26 17.01.2013
Berlusconi reaches €3 million a month deal with ex-wifeItaly's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has reached a settlement with his ex-wife Veronica Lario who will be paid three million euros a month alimony as the outcome of nearly three years of court proceedings.14:55 28.12.2012
Top 10 criminal dramas of 20122012 has left us with no shortage of criminal drama. In a year replete with momentous judgments, epic downfalls, political intrigue, and revolutionary aftermaths, RAPSI struggled to pick just ten events to highlight. Still, we have chosen the ten judgments that – in our view, and in no particular order – best illustrated 2012’s criminal legacy. Please note, we have excluded cases that occurred primarily within Russia, as those called for a list of their own.10:02 28.12.2012
Treaty with Italy on railway transit to Afghanistan submitted to State DumaPresident Vladimir Putin has submitted for State Duma’s ratification an agreement between the Russian and Italian government on a railway transit of arms, ammo, military vehicles, munition and personnel through Russia to Afghanistan.10:35 27.12.2012
Venice may stop partnership with St. Petersburg due to law on gay propagandaThe Venice Municipal Council will consider an initiative to suspend its partnership with St. Petersburg due to the latter's adoption of a law banning the promotion of homosexualism among underaged individuals. Venice council members Simone Venturini and Camilla Seibezzi initiated the proposal.16:51 29.11.2012
Italy's ex-PM sentenced to 4 years for tax fraudA Milan court on Friday convicted former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of tax fraud and sentenced him to four years in prison in connection with the media magnate's Mediaset television company.20:06 26.10.2012
Rome to keep a close eye on Gazprom case and falloutItaly plans to pay close attention to the developments in the antimonopoly investigation initiated by the European Commission into Gazprom, according to Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Marta Dassu.12:08 13.09.2012
Naples court releases former Ukrainian presidential bodyguardThe Naples Court of Appeals has released Mykola Melnychenko, the one-time bodyguard of former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma, his attorney Mykola Nedilko told RIA Novosti on Tuesday. Melnychenko was detained in Italy on August 3 on an Interpol warrant.17:02 14.08.2012