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Bunga Bunga: Berlusconi 'Prostitute' In Court Fri, May 17, 2013A teenage former belly dancer who denies having sex with former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has given her version of events at his allegedly raunchy More »
- Italy PM Letta seeks to smooth property tax standoff Fri, May 17, 2013
By Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta promised a wide reform of property taxes on Friday, addressing one of the main issues More »
- Berlusconi alleged call-girl testifies for first time Fri, May 17, 2013
The woman alleged to have had sex for money with then prime minister Silvio Berlusconi when she was just 17 testified in court for the first time on Friday at a More »
- Dancer says showgirls dressed as Obama, nuns at Berlusconi party Fri, May 17, 2013
By Sara Rossi MILAN (Reuters) - The nightclub dancer at the centre of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's "bunga bunga" sex trial told a court on More »
- Italian government freezes property tax Fri, May 17, 2013
A man and his dog sit in front of the Corviale social housing complex on the outskirts of Rome. Italy's coalition government on Friday adopted draft laws to boost More »
- From "bunga bunga" to "pianists" - Italy's political slang Thu, May 16, 2013
By Naomi O'Leary ROME (Reuters) - An encyclopaedia of Italian political slang has shone a light on a colourful and Byzantine world where lawmakers and journalists More »
- Allegri doubts cloud Milan's decisive match Thu, May 16, 2013
(Reuters) - Massimiliano Allegri's future as AC Milan coach hangs in the balance as his side visit relegated Siena on the last day of the season on Sunday, still More »
- Italy's Berlusconi questioned in prostitution probe Tue, May 14, 2013
ROME (Reuters) - Italian centre-right leader Silvio Berlusconi was questioned by Rome prosecutors for three hours on Tuesday over allegations the former prime More »
- Third victim of Italy pickaxe killer dies Tue, May 14, 2013
A third victim of a Ghanaian man who allegedly went on the rampage with a pickaxe in Milan this week died of his wounds on Tuesday in a case that has inflamed the More »
- Prosecutors seek six-year jail term for Berlusconi in sex trial Mon, May 13, 2013
By Silvia Aloisi and Sara Rossi MILAN (Reuters) - Italian prosecutors called on Monday for a six-year jail sentence and a lifetime ban on holding public office for More »
- Lifetime ban for Berlusconi requested at sex trial Mon, May 13, 2013
Italian prosecutors on Monday called for former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi to be banned from politics forever and serve six years in prison for having sex More »
- Italy's Letta urges ministers to avoid clashing in public Mon, May 13, 2013
By Silvia Ognibene SARTEANO, Italy (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta on Monday urged ministers to avoid public disagreements on divisive issues, as he More »
- Berlusconi affirms loyalty to coalition government Mon, May 13, 2013
Silvio Berlusconi affirmed his centre-right movement's loyalty to the grand coalition government of Prime Minister Enrico Letta at a rally in a northern city which More »
- Italy PM Letta warns coalition allies as tension mounts Sun, May 12, 2013
By Silvia Ognibene SARTEANO, Italy (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta warned his centre-right coalition partners on Sunday that the future of the More »
- Italy's Berlusconi attacks judges but backs Letta government Sun, May 12, 2013
By James Mackenzie ROME (Reuters) - Silvio Berlusconi launched a fierce attack on magistrates at a stormy political rally on Saturday, accusing them of trying to More »
- Berlusconi says backs Italy government despite legal woes Sat, May 11, 2013
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's Silvio Berlusconi pledged on Saturday to keep supporting the government of Prime Minister Enrico Letta, despite hopes by opponents that he More »
- Italy's Democrats elect union leader as temporary chief Sat, May 11, 2013
Italy's Democratic Party on Saturday elected union boss Guglielmo Epifani as its temporary leader to replace Pier Luigi Bersani, who stepped aside at the height of More »
- Pickaxe attacker kills one, injures four others in Milan Sat, May 11, 2013
ROME (Reuters) - A Ghanaian immigrant in the northern Italian city of Milan killed one man and injured four others in a frenzied and apparently random attack with a More »
- Understated Berlusconi seeking statesman image Fri, May 10, 2013
A loudmouth in elections earlier this year, Silvio Berlusconi has been understated since then, as he seeks a statesman-like image marked by his surprisingly muted More »
- Italy economy minister believes no extra cuts, tax hikes in 2013 Thu, May 9, 2013
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's economy minister said he did not believe additional tax hikes and spending cuts would be necessary in 2013, outlining the new government's More »
- Berlusconi sentence won't shake Italy government - centre-right minister Thu, May 9, 2013
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's governing coalition will not fall because of a decision by an appeals court to uphold a four-year jail term against Silvio Berlusconi for More »
- Italian prosecutors want Berlusconi to face new corruption trial Thu, May 9, 2013
NAPLES, Italy (Reuters) - Prosecutors on Thursday called for former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to face another trial, on charges of bribing a senator, More »
- Berlusconi tax fraud sentence upheld by Italian court Wed, May 8, 2013
MILAN (Reuters) - A Milan appeals court upheld a four-year sentence for tax fraud against former prime minister and centre-right leader Silvio Berlusconi on More »
- Italian court upholds Berlusconi tax fraud sentence Wed, May 8, 2013
An Italian court on Wednesday upheld a tax fraud conviction for former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, confirming his sentence of one year in prison and a More »
- Funeral held for seven-time former Italian PM Andreotti Tue, May 7, 2013
Hundreds of people attended the funeral in Rome on Tuesday of seven-time former prime minister Giulio Andreotti -- a Cold War statesman accused of ties to the mafia More »
- Insight - Italy came to brink before being saved by "King George" Tue, May 7, 2013
By Barry Moody and Steve Scherer ROME (Reuters) - On Saturday April 20, the leaders of Italy's two biggest political forces climbed the Quirinal, highest of Rome's More »
- Seven-time Italian PM Giulio Andreotti dies at 94 Mon, May 6, 2013
Giulio Andreotti, a Machiavellian seven-time Italian prime minister who dominated the political scene for decades, died on Monday at the age of 94. More »
- Italy's high court says Berlusconi trials to stay in Milan Mon, May 6, 2013
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's top appeals court on Monday rejected a request by former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi to move two trials he faces out of Milan where, More »
- Italy deputy economy minister calls for more time on deficit goal Sun, May 5, 2013
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy should seek two more years to meet its deficit targets, new deputy economy minister Stefano Fassina said in a newspaper interview on Sunday, More »
- Junior Italy minister removed after comment on gays Sat, May 4, 2013
ROME (Reuters) - A junior Italian equal opportunities minister was removed from her post on Saturday less than 24 hours after being sworn in to the new coalition More »
- Italy's first black minister defiant in face of racist slurs Fri, May 3, 2013
By Catherine Hornby ROME (Reuters) - Italy's first black minister has responded to a barrage of sexist and racial insults by saying she is proud to be black, not More »
- Italy's Letta names austerity critic Fassina as junior minister Fri, May 3, 2013
ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta named a leading critic of Europe's austerity programmes as deputy economy minister, directly below the orthodox More »
- More than 60 percent of Italians approve of new PM Letta - poll Fri, May 3, 2013
ROME (Reuters) - More than 60 percent of Italians have confidence in new prime minister Enrico Letta, but only 7 percent expect his right-left coalition government More »
- Italy rejects calls to raise deficit targets Thu, May 2, 2013
By Gavin Jones and Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) - Italy's economy minister on Thursday ruled out trying to renegotiate the country's budget targets, even as the More »
- Italy investigates racist slurs against first black minister Wed, May 1, 2013
By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) - The Italian government ordered an investigation on Wednesday into slurs on right-wing websites against the country's first black More »
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