Italy museum defies pope anger over crucified frog (AP via Yahoo! News)
An art museum in northern Italy said Thursday it will continue displaying a sculpture portraying a green frog nailed to a cross that has angered Pope Benedict XVI and local officials.
Italy To Summon Indian Envoy Religious Violence (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) - A day after Pope Benedict XVI condemned the violence against Christians in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, Italy's foreign ministry said it has decided to summon the Indian ambassador in Rome to stress the need for cracking down on religious violence and for taking "decisive action" to prevent further attacks against Christians that have left 11 persons dead.
Italy amends law for Alitalia (Times of Malta)
Italy's government agreed to suspend antitrust rules and amend the law to allow for a rescue of Alitalia, a government source said, and Air France-KLM opened the door to a fresh attempt at buying a stake in the carrier.
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