For the Italian entrepreneur whose business and marriage were falling apart, a tax bill was the last straw. Armed with a shotgun and two revolvers, Luigi Martinelli took 15 hostages at a

Several candidates opposed to austerity measures were making a strong showing Monday in Italy's local elections, partial results indicated, in the first nationwide test for Premier Mario Monti

Silvio Berlusconi made a rare appearance at his trial Friday in Milan, taking a front-row seat to hear police officials called by prosecutors who allege that he paid for sex with an underage