Supreme court moves to hear Berlusconi’s final appeal before conviction expires under law his government passed in 2005
Journalism
Pope attacks ‘globalisation of indifference’ in Lampedusa visit
Francis meets recently arrived migrants on Italian island and praises locals who ‘offered an example of solidarity’
Pope Francis condemns global indifference to suffering
Pope uses visit to island of Lampedusa to highlight plight of migrants and asylum seekers who die trying to reach Europe
Cocaine ‘broker’ Roberto Pannunzi back in jail in Italy after arrest in Colombia
Pannunzi, described as the world’s most powerful drugs broker, captured in Bogotá shopping centre after twice walking free
Libya aiming to make rape in armed conflict a war crime
The testimony of a woman who was sexually tortured under the Gaddafi regime is proving a catalyst for political change in Libya
Monti’s threat
Italy’s former prime minister flexes his muscles
Vatican bank promises sweeping change as senior staff resign
Director and deputy director step down just three days after the arrest of Monsignor Nunzio Scarano over corruption allegations
Exit Monsignor Cinquecento
The Vatican’s woes
More trouble ahead
The government’s stability is being tested by Silvio Berlusconi’s cases
Let off
Some good economic and political news for Enrico Letta