Italian PM resigns after losing confidence vote
Published: 25 January, 2008, 01:10
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi has resigned after losing a critical confidence vote in the Senate. Though he survived a similar vote in the Parliament's lower house, the defection of former supporters cost him Thursday's count.
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano must now decide whether to call a snap election – which former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia party looks poised to win.
25.01.2008, 00:19
Cargo ship vanishes on way to ChinaA Russian cargo ship with 17 crew members is lost in the East China Sea. The ‘Captain Uskov’ disappeared from radars en route to Hong Kong from the port of Nakhodka in Russia's Far East. |
25.01.2008, 07:59
The Media Mirror: what's in today's Russian newspapers?Friday’s papers focus on two main topics: President Saakashvili under the PACE microscope. And who's the best candidate for Russia in the Serbian election. |
