Anniversary of war's end in Europe marked by Italy and US

Italian and US officials joined veterans at a cemetery near Rome today to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe, even as the two countries remained split over the killing of an Italian agent in Iraq two months ago.

During a ceremony at the US military cemetery of Nettuno, officials and veterans laid wreaths and made speeches to pay tribute to almost 20,000 Americans who died during the Allied liberation of Italy.