Giorgio Napolitano

TOP STORIES ----------- BOSTON/CAMBRIDGE - Thousands of law enforcement agents from around the United States were to attend a memorial on Wednesday for a university police officer who authorities say was shot dead by the Boston Marathon bombing...

ROME -- Italy turned the corner on two months of political stalemate Wednesday by nominating center-left leader Enrico Letta as prime minister after inconclusive elections in February left parties struggling to form a government. Letta, 46, is set to...

TOP STORIES ----------- WASHINGTON/CAMBRIDGE - U.S. lawmakers demanded more answers on the Boston Marathon bombing on Wednesday, unsatisfied with the FBI reaction to warnings about one suspect and expressing doubt about the other suspect's claims that...

By John Balassi April 24 (IFR) - There are a few deals from Asia and Latin America already lined up to price Wednesday in the US high-grade bond market, which is currently at USD10.15bn in countable volume for the week. But market tone is fairly...

* ECB lending, German Ifo data bolster rate cut expectations * European shares build on biggest jump in seven months * Euro hits to three-week lows vs dollar before rebound By Marc Jones LONDON, April 24 (Reuters) - European shares built on their best...

* Letta, 46, is from moderate wing of Democratic Party * Surprise nomination for premier faces tough hurdles * Expected to govern with Berlusconi's centre-right * Says EU must move away from austerity By Gavin Jones ROME, April 24 (Reuters) - There...

•A story in the Chicagoland section Tuesday gave an incorrect name for a new charter school advocacy group. It is Charter Parents United. •The name of Italian President Giorgio Napolitano was misspelled in the news briefs published Sunday....

TOP STORIES ----------- ROME - Italian President Giorgio Napolitano was set to name a new premier on Wednesday with Enrico Letta, deputy head of the centre-left Democratic Party, and veteran politician Giuliano Amato seen as front runners to head a...

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's two-year debt costs fell on Wednesday to their lowest level since European Monetary Union in 1999 as the expected appointment of a new prime minister looked set to end two months of post-election deadlock. Bets the European...

* ECB lending, German Ifo data bolster rate cut expectations * European shares build on biggest jump in seven months * Euro edges to three-week lows vs dollar By Marc Jones LONDON, April 24 (Reuters) - European shares built on their best day in...

TOP STORIES ----------- PROVIDENCE - The wife of the dead Boston Marathon bombing suspect is assisting authorities and in absolute shock that her husband and brother-in-law were accused of the deadly blasts, her lawyer said on Tuesday. - - - -...

Testing the waters for a revitalized Asian alliance Now through Saturday, April 20: Democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi’s visit to Japan this week is purportedly unofficial, but the Nobel Peace Prize laureate probably has more clout than any...