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Amanda Knox talks with her lawyer Carlo Dalla Vedova upon arrival for an appeal hearing at the Perugia court, central Italy, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Italy appeals court clears Knox of murder

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FILE -- In a Dec. 7, 2007 file photo Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi gestures while speaking during media conference at the University of Lisbon, in Lisbon, Libyan rebels took control of most of Tripoli in a lightning advance Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011, but the leader's whereabouts were unknown and pockets of resistance remained. (AP Photo/Paulo Duarte/file) (AP)

World urges Gadhafi to surrender, plans future

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Ryan Gosling and George Clooney on the poster for "The Ides of March."

U.S. movies headline Venice Film Festival

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epa00714364 Outgoing Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi reacts while speaking at a farewell press conference at Chigi Palace in Rome, Tuesday, 16 May 2006. Italy's new President Giorgio Napolitano today gave centre-left coalition leader and former European commission chief Romano Prodi a mandate to form a new centre-left government. EPA/ETTORE FERRARI (Epa)

Silvio Berlusconi dismisses prostitution probe

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Prosecutors: Vatican bank defying laundering laws

Alessandra Rizzo, Victor L. Simpson

Wiretap bill spurs debate and protests in Italy

Alessandra Rizzo, Colleen Barry

Church warns cell scientists not to play God

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Veteran mobster boss arrested in Italy

Alessandra Rizzo

U.S. murder suspect Amanda Knox talks to a lawyer prior to a defense hearing at the court in Perugia, central Italy, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009.

Victim’s family: “satisfied” with Knox conviction

Alessandra Rizzo, Marta Falconi