Milan, Italy - The Milan Bourse's benchmark S&P/MIB Index, fell 6.65 per cent to 20,415 at 10:20 am (820 GMT) on Friday.

Milan (Italy), Oct 2 : The recent attacks on Christians in Orissa and Karnataka are tarnishing the secular image of India in Europe. Christians are questioning the effectiveness of the law and order machinery in the country.

Christians in Italy want to seek Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s intervention to ensure safety of their co-religionists and churches in India against activities of hoodlums.

Members of the Christian community in Italy were developing a dislike for Hindus and Sikhs residing in the European countries.

Milan, Italy  - The collapse of US bank Lehman Brothers reverberated in Italy's financial capital of Milan where the stock exchange plunged nearly 3.6 per cent by midday Monday.

Milan, Italy - The death in Italy of a 19-year-old Burkina Faso-born man after he was allegedly bludgeoned for stealing biscuits has provoked outrage with some blaming the conservative government for contributing to a "climate of hate" in the country.

A 51-year-old owner of a bar in Milan and his 31-year-old son were arrested Sunday for attacking Abdul Salam Guiebre, who news reports said held Italian citizenship acquired after coming to the country as a child.

Witnesses said that on Saturday night they saw the two men jump into a van and chase Guiebre and a group of other African immigrants down a street near Milan's central railway station.

Milan, Italy  - Italian police were out in force Friday at a Milan stadium converted into a makeshift mosque by Muslims who were forced to abandon their previous place of worship, a downtown garage

Milan, Italy  - A Milan court threw out Thursday a request by Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's lawyers for the removal of the presiding judge in a corruption trial against the premier.