Posted AT 12:04 PM EDT on 21/02/07
Italian government loses crucial vote
ROME — Italy's government lost a crucial vote in the Senate on Wednesday over foreign policy, including its military mission in Afghanistan — a result that could lead to its resignation.
Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema said earlier that the government should resign if it could not win the vote. However, the vote was not a confidence vote, and therefore was not binding.
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