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THE NEW YORK TIMES. Along with three other Google executives, Mr. Fleischer now faces criminal charges of defamation and privacy violations in a case that could have far-reaching implications for Google — and, the company argues, a potentially chilling effect on other Internet companies operating in Italy and elsewhere in Europe. (Read the article)
BBC. Italian BBC News website readers have been sending in their reaction. You can read a selection below. (Read the article)
REUTERS. A nativity scene featuring a dark-skinned Jesus, Mary and Joseph that has gone on display in a Verona courthouse has created heated debate in a city with strong links to Italy's anti-immigration Northern League party. (Read the article)
AP. Sex, thighs and "Videocracy" a documentary that takes a harsh look at a system perfected through Berlusconi's TV empire, in which sexy women become a symbol and instrument of power. (Read the article)
ANSA. Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi's bloodied face made world headlines on Monday after he was attacked at a Milan political rally by a man who hurled a marble statuette at him. (Read the article)
ANSA. Premier Silvio Berlusconi will be released from hospital here on Wednesday and has been advised to refrain from political activity for at least the next two weeks, a morning medical bulletin said on Tuesday. (Read the article)
THE NEW YORK TIMES. The 2010 edition of the Whitney Biennial. Next year’s event, which runs from Feb. 25 through May 30, is being organized by Francesco Bonami, 54, the Italian-born curator. And unlike the one in 2006, this Biennial won’t have a theme. Mr. Bonami said he didn’t want one: “The theme is the year — 2010 — which is the title.” (Read the article)
ANSA. Naples threw a big street party Thursday to celebrate its pizza getting protection from clones - and feted United States President Barack Obama's Nobel peace prize too. (Read the article)
ANSA. talians are living longer and feeling better than they did 20 years ago, according to a report on national health delivered Thursday by senior health officials in Rome. (Read the article)
ANSA. The world's truffle-loving elite are gearing up for what looks set to be a nail-biting bidding war on Saturday when a giant white truffle goes under the hammer at an international auction. (Read the article)