Italy's PM tenders resignation after vote loss

ROME: Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi on Wednesday offered his resignation after his government lost a key foreign policy vote in parliament.   

President Giorgio Napolitano will start consultations with party leaders on Thursday before deciding whether to accept the resignation.   

The president "reserves his decision" on Prodi's move, a statement from his office said.   

Prodi resigned after his centre-left government failed to get a vote of support in parliament on his foreign policy.