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Italy’s Former Foreign Minister Franco Frattini Dies at Age of 65
ROME, December 25 (Sputnik) – Franco Frattini, President of Italy’s Council of State and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, has died in Rome at the age of 65, Italian media report. The post Italy’s Former Foreign Minister Franco Frattini Dies at Age of 65 appeared first on .
Hunting for Italy’s stolen art – BBC News
In 1969, one of Italy’s most famous paintings, Caravaggio’s Nativity, was stolen from a church in Sicily. 50 years later, it is still a mystery what happened to the masterpiece, and who took it. Six billion dollars worth of stolen art is believed to be traded on the black market and trafficked around the world every year. Now, a special branch of Italy’s military police,…