Rome  - Roma failed to impress their home crowd Saturday, but still managed to clinch a 1-0 win against defence-geared Siena through a goal from Brazilian Rodrigo Taddei.

The Tuscany guests paid dearly for an imperfect clearance on 68 minutes that gave Taddei space and time to curl a classy drive into the top right corner.

With nothing left to lose, Siena abandoned their defensive tactics and brought on veteran forward Nicola Amoruso, who immediately threatened with a header on 70 minutes.

Another header from French substitute Abdelkader Ghezzal gave Roma goalkeeper Alexander Doni a chance to ensure his side's win with two minutes left.

Rome  - Inter Milan stretched their lead in the Italian Serie A Saturday courtesy of a 2-1 victory over Bologna in a slow-paced game that allowed Jose Mourinho's side conserve some energy for this week's Champions League clash with Manchester United.

Argentine Esteban Cambiasso and substitute Mario Balotelli scored in the second half to sink the central-Italy hosts, who managed to briefly equalize but lie now just above the drop zone.

The win moves Inter 12 points clear of Juventus, who have the chance to reduce the gap when they visit Sicily side Palermo in a night game.

Rome  - Two Italian nuns kidnapped in Kenya near the country's border with Somalia more than three months ago have been freed, Italian officials said Thursday.

Caterina Giraudo, 67, and Maria Teresa Olivero, 61, are in a "good condition" at the residence of Italy's ambassador in Nairobi, the Italian Foreign Ministry said.

The two nuns were abducted by armed men on November 9, 2008 near Elwak in the northern Kenya district of Mandera. The hostages, who had lived in Kenya for years, were believed to have been taken across the border into Somalia.

The neighbouring region of southern Somalia has been controlled by Islamist fighters allied to local militia.

Rome - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and his British counterpart, Gordon Brown, reiterated Thursday their commitment to free trade and said the current economic crisis must not "pull back" the process of globalization.

"Protectionist measures reduce growth throughout the world, they deprive us of the benefits of global trade and confine to poverty millions of people," the two said in a joint statement.

The statement was posted on the Italian government's website ahead of talks between Berlusconi and Brown in Rome on Thursday.

Rome - Seven drunken fans of Ajax have been arrested in Florence f

Rome  - Lawyer David Mills is sentenced to prison for accepting a bribe offered by Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, triggering a political crisis. Right?

Wrong.

Instead, Tuesday's court ruling passed almost unnoticed compared to the storm that has engulfed Italy's main centre-left opposition Democratic party.