Italy's top court upholds Amanda Knox's slander conviction, Ryanair to curb investment at Rome airports due to rising costs, and more news from Italy on Friday.

The 37-year-old was fighting to clear her name after being convicted of falsely accusing a Congolese bar owner of murdering her British roommate in 2007.

Italy's highest court reaffirmed Amanda Knox's slander conviction for falsely accusing Patrick Lumumba in Meredith Kercher's 2007 murder. Knox appealed, citing violations of her rights, but the court ruled based on her written statements.

Italy's Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon upheld Amanda Knox's criminal conviction for slandering her former boss, Patrick Lumumba, nearly two decades ago.

An American who was convicted and later acquitted of the 2007 murder of her British housemate, Ms. Knox was found guilty of falsely accusing someone else of the crime.

Italy's highest court on Thursday upheld a slander conviction for Amanda Knox linked to her jailing and later acquittal for the 2007 murder of her British flatmate.

ROME — Italy's highest court will decide on Thursday (Jan 23) whether to uphold the conviction of Amanda Knox for slander in a case related to the murder of her British flatmate in 2007. An appeals court in Florence last year handed Knox a three-year sentence for wrongly accusing Congolese bar owner Patrick Lumumba of killing Meredith Kercher in

Italy's highest court on Thursday upheld the conviction of American Amanda Knox for slander in a case related to the murder of her British flatmate in 2007, the final act in a legal drama lasting almost two decades.

Italy’s highest court has confirmed a slander conviction against U.S. defendant Amanda Knox for accusing an innocent man in her British flatmate’s 2007 murder, a sensational case that polarized trial

Italy's supreme Cassation Court late on Thursday upheld the remaining conviction against Amanda Knox, an American citizen who was jailed and later acquitted of the 2007 murder of her British flatmate Meredith Kercher.

American college student Amanda Knox, twice convicted and acquitted in the 2007 murder of her British roommate Meredith Kercher in Italy.