With all but a handful votes to be counted in Italy, it was clear that its centre-left prime minister, Matteo Renzi (pictured), had won a remarkable victory.
Journalism
Five stars back
How well Beppe Grillo does will affect the solidity of Italy’s government
Looming shadows
A bid to hold the Catholic leadership responsible for pedophile priests
Silvio Berlusconi begins community service at hospice
Former PM who was convicted of tax fraud arrives in limousine and will get gradual introduction to one-day-a-week role
Costa becomes European football’s first female professional team manager
French club Clermont Foot 63 appoints seasoned coach Helena Costa to top position in historical move for the sport
Vatican tries to draw line under clerical sex abuse scandals at UN hearing
Torture committee dismisses Holy See’s argument that its obligation to enforce UN treaty stops at boundaries of city state
Coppa Italia officials and police accused of capitulating to football hooliganism
Anger over claims that the leader of some of Italy’s most notorious fans was consulted about the start of final
Napoli fan fights for life in hospital after Rome football violence
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Organised crime in Italy: From toe to top
An intriguing new theory on the high command of the ’Ndrangheta
Italian politics: Silvio Berlusconi, social worker
Embarrassments pile up but the former prime minister still has political clout