Italy recalls ambassador to India

(ANSA) - Rome, December 17 - Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni said Wednesday that the government could recall its ambassador to India for "urgent consultations" after a court there rejected bids by two Italian marines to spend Christmas at home. Gentiloni said this did not mean Italy wished to cut diplomatic relations with New Delhi. The countries have clashed over the case of the marines, held after the killing of two Indian fishermen while the marines were on anti-piracy duty almost three years ago.