1. Italy's Prodi 'mulling resignation'
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Romano Prodi, Italy's prime minister, is reported to be considering quitting his post.

2. Prodi to face confidence votes
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Romano Prodi, Italy's prime minister, will face a vote of confidence in both chambers of parliament after a party allied to his coalition government withdrew its support.

3. Prodi calls for confidence vote
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Italy's prime minister has said he will seek a vote of confidence in both chambers of parliament after a party allied to his coalition government withdrew its support.

4. Ally deserts Italy coalition
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Romano Prodi, the Italian prime minister, has been dealt a potentially fatal blow after a key ally withdrew support from his coalition, depriving it of a majority in the upper house of parliament.

5. Italian justice minister resigns
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Clemente Mastella, the Italian justice minister whose tiny party is crucial to the survival of the ruling centre-left coalition, has resigned after his wife was arrested on accusations of abuse of pow

6. Italians asked to boycott pasta
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Italians have taken part in a one-day pasta boycott in protest at a rise in the price of their favourite dish sparked by a global crisis in wheat prices.

7. Italian 70s radical held in Brazil
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A far left fugitive turned writer, wanted in Italy for two murders in the 1970s, has been arrested near Brazil's Copacabana beach, French police say.

8. Prodi names new cabinet
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Prodi names new cabinet