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BUSINESSWEEK. Bank of Italy Governor Mario Draghi called for a structural overhaul to end the nation’s economic “stagnation” and blamed its chronically weak growth partly on the lack of opportunities afforded young people. (Read the article by Lorenzo Totaro)
THE BOSTON GLOBE. There was a time when U.S. officials wouldn't breathe a word about the CIA's clandestine use of Predator drones. Now it seems that the veil is lifting, at least a bit. (Read the article)
CORRIERE DELLA SERA. Fiat and Fiat Industrial are set to withdraw from the Confindustria employers’ association on 1 January 2012, according to a letter sent by Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne to Confindustria chair Emma Marcegaglia. (Read the article)
THE QUEENS GAZETTE. This Monday, October 10, all across America and here in New York City, especially, parades, banquets and other festivities will mark the 519th anniversary of the day that Christopher Columbus first set foot on land in the New World. (Read the article)
REUTERS. As American student Amanda Knox's court appeal ends, exasperated residents of Perugia wish for a return to the days when the Italian town was known for chocolate, art and history rather a sex and drugs scene made notorious by the murder case. (Read the article)
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES. Despite the recent media attention given to the murder trial of Amanda Knox, as well as the country’s strong identification with organized crime groups like the Mafia and the Camorra, the murder rate in Italy is actually quite low. (Read the article)
BBC. Wikipedia's Italian edition has taken all entries but one offline in protest at a draft privacy law restricting the publication of police wiretaps. Transcripts of his telephone calls have embarrassed Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, on trial for corruption and using underage prostitutes. (Read the article)
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. A lack of government credibility on international markets risks weighing on Italy more than its €1.9 trillion debt–larger than the combined debt of Greece, Spain, Portugal and Ireland–and the rising costs of funding it. (Read the article by Giada Zampano)
ANSA. Italy's most famous chef is working at McDonald's. Gualtiero Marchesi, the first chef in Italy to earn three Michelin stars, announced Tuesday he had created two hamburgers and a dessert for the Italian menu of the world's biggest fast food chain. (Read the article)
ANSA. An additional four recovered bodies brought the death toll up to five on Tuesday following the collapse of a knitwear factory in the small southern Italian town of Barletta. (Read the article)