http://www.mail.com/people/8268-silvio-berlusconi.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/8268-silvio-berlusconi.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2092856-woman-describes-berlusconis-bunga-bunga-parties.html MILAN (AP) — Silvio Berlusconi's private disco featured not only aspiring showgirls performing striptease acts as sexy nuns and nurses, but one woman dressed up as President Barack Obama and a prominent Milan prosecutor whom the billionaire media mogul has accused of persecuting him, according to the first public sworn testimony by the Moroccan woman at the center of the sca... Fri, 17 May 2013 18:37:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2092856-woman-describes-berlusconis-bunga-bunga-parties.html 2013-05-17T18:37:09Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2093546-italian-cabinet-passes-economic-measures.html ROME (AP) — Italy's new cross-party government has adopted its first measures to help the economy. They include suspending a tax on primary residences and allocating funds to extend a short-term layoff scheme. The Cabinet also eliminated stipends for the premier and the Cabinet members beyond their base salary as lawmakers. The government allocated 1 bill... Fri, 17 May 2013 17:37:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2093546-italian-cabinet-passes-economic-measures.html 2013-05-17T17:37:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2081266-milan-prosecutors-demand-6-years-berlusconi.html MILAN (AP) — Milan prosecutors on Monday demanded a prison sentence of six years and a lifetime ban from public office for former Premier Silvio Berlusconi in his sex-for-hire trial. The request came days after an appeals court upheld a four-year sentence and five-year ban on public office in a tax fraud case against Berlusconi. The two cases, coming to a... Mon, 13 May 2013 18:12:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2081266-milan-prosecutors-demand-6-years-berlusconi.html 2013-05-13T18:12:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2078944-pro-berlusconi-rally-italy-draws-cheers-jeers.html ROME (AP) — Thousands of supporters of former Premier Silvio Berlusconi rallied in a northern Italian city Saturday to protest the media mogul's recent conviction by a Milan appeals court for tax fraud, cheering their hero as police in riot gear separated them from jeering opponents. The backers turned out for the "Everyone for Silvio" rally by his Freedo... Sat, 11 May 2013 18:23:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2078944-pro-berlusconi-rally-italy-draws-cheers-jeers.html 2013-05-11T18:23:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2078724-immigrant-italy-kills-1-pickaxe-rampage.html ROME (AP) — An immigrant illegally living in Italy went on a rampage with a pickaxe in Milan at dawn Saturday, killing a passer-by and wounding four others in an apparently random attack, police said. The attack, which police say was carried out by a Ghanaian immigrant with a criminal record, immediately revived a long-raging political debate over whethe... Sat, 11 May 2013 15:27:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2078724-immigrant-italy-kills-1-pickaxe-rampage.html 2013-05-11T15:27:49Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073762-berlusconi-to-lead-italy-protest-conviction.html ROME (AP) — Silvio Berlusconi will lead his political party in a rally to protest his tax fraud conviction, which carries a prison sentence and a ban from public office. The four-year prison term for Italy's former premier and the five-year ban, which were handed down by a Milan appeals court Wednesday, will take effect only if another appeals tribunal — ... Thu, 09 May 2013 12:23:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073762-berlusconi-to-lead-italy-protest-conviction.html 2013-05-09T12:23:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2071874-italy-court-upholds-berlusconi-tax-fraud-verdict.html MILAN (AP) — Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi's tax fraud conviction and four-year prison sentence were upheld on the first appeal Wednesday in a case that could see him barred from public office for five years. In Italy, defendants are legally considered innocent until all appeals are exhausted, and Berlusconi's lawyers are expected to appeal the case to... Wed, 08 May 2013 21:25:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2071874-italy-court-upholds-berlusconi-tax-fraud-verdict.html 2013-05-08T21:25:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2065782-italys-ex-premier-giulio-andreotti-dies-94.html ROME (AP) — Giulio Andreotti personified the nation he helped shape, the good and the bad. One of Italy's most important postwar figures, he helped draft the country's constitution after World War II, served seven times as premier and spent 60 years in Parliament. But the Christian Democrat who was friends with popes and cardinals was also a controversial... Mon, 06 May 2013 19:37:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2065782-italys-ex-premier-giulio-andreotti-dies-94.html 2013-05-06T19:37:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2065778-court-berlusconi-trials-stay-milan.html ROME (AP) — Italy's highest court has denied a defense motion to move Silvio Berlusconi's sex-for-hire trial and tax fraud appeal away from Milan. The ruling Monday allows resumption of both trials, which are nearing verdicts. The defense had sought to have both cases moved to the nearby city of Brescia, arguing that Milan courts are biased against the fo... Mon, 06 May 2013 11:34:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2065778-court-berlusconi-trials-stay-milan.html 2013-05-06T11:34:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2055744-italy-race-problems-with-black-govt-minister.html ROME (AP) — It was hailed as a giant step forward for racial integration in a country that has long been ill at ease with its growing immigrant classes. But Cecile Kyenge's appointment as Italy's first black Cabinet minister has instead exposed the nation's ugly race problem, a blight that flares regularly on the soccer pitch with racist taunts and in the diatribes of xenoph... Wed, 01 May 2013 16:46:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2055744-italy-race-problems-with-black-govt-minister.html 2013-05-01T16:46:50Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2053910-italian-premier-urges-eu-to-focus-growth.html BERLIN (AP) — Italy's new prime minister called Tuesday for European countries to prioritize economic growth over debt reduction, adding his government believes Europe needs to integrate further to overcome its current crisis. Enrico Letta chose Germany for his first official trip abroad — arriving there only hours after winning the final vote of approval... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:13:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2053910-italian-premier-urges-eu-to-focus-growth.html 2013-04-30T19:13:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2050604-italys-government-wins-1st-confidence-vote.html ROME (AP) — Italy's new government easily passed its first confirmation vote Monday in Parliament after Premier Enrico Letta made concessions to his uneasy coalition allies, promising to ease part of a slate of austerity measures that have weighed on Italians impatient at the slow pace of economic recovery. While pledging the country will do what the euro... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:24:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2050604-italys-government-wins-1st-confidence-vote.html 2013-04-29T20:24:01Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2049512-italian-policemen-shot-govt-swearing-in.html ROME (AP) — In the very moments Italy's new coalition government was being sworn in, ending months of political paralysis in a country hoping to revive a bleak economy, a middle-aged unemployed bricklayer opened fire Sunday in the square outside the premier's office, seriously wounding two policemen, authorities said. The alleged gunman from Calabria, a s... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:17:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2049512-italian-policemen-shot-govt-swearing-in.html 2013-04-28T20:17:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2048480-italy-forms-government-2-month-stalemate.html ROME (AP) — Center-left leader Enrico Letta forged a new Italian government Saturday in a coalition with former Premier Silvio Berlusconi's conservatives, an unusual alliance of bitter rivals that broke a two-month political stalemate from inconclusive elections in the recession-mired country. The daunting achievement was pulled off by Letta, who will be ... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:32:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2048480-italy-forms-government-2-month-stalemate.html 2013-04-27T19:32:30Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2046594-berlusconi-predicts-success-italian-talks.html ROME (AP) — Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi predicted Friday that Italy would succeed in forming a governing coalition out of bitterly rival blocs including his own, savoring the prospects of a political comeback for himself and his conservative party. Once virtually counted out as a political power after giving up the premiership in the face of ... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:24:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2046594-berlusconi-predicts-success-italian-talks.html 2013-04-26T14:24:06Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2044010-italy-premier-designate-short-securing-support.html ROME (AP) — Italy's premier-designate, Enrico Letta, said candidly Thursday he is still short of securing support for a ruling coalition after Silvio Berlusconi's forces insisted that the media mogul's populist economic policies dominate the would-be government's agenda. "The difficulties are there," Letta acknowledged during talks, broadcast live on TV, ... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:54:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2044010-italy-premier-designate-short-securing-support.html 2013-04-25T18:54:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2038570-italian-president-seeks-to-political-paralysis.html ROME (AP) — President Giorgio Napolitano opened his unprecedented second term with around-the-clock consultations Tuesday aimed at finding a candidate to form a new government and end the political paralysis following inconclusive February elections. Napolitano met with leaders of both chambers and representatives of Italy's major parties to sound them ou... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:51:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2038570-italian-president-seeks-to-political-paralysis.html 2013-04-23T19:51:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2036134-italian-president-chastises-countrys-politicians.html ROME (AP) — Italian President Giorgio Napolitano, sworn in Monday for an unprecedented second term at the age of 87, chastised lawmakers for their inadequate response to the country's economic crisis and urged them to form a new government "without delay." While growing emotional over "the trust and affection I have seen grow toward me and the institution... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:34:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2036134-italian-president-chastises-countrys-politicians.html 2013-04-22T19:34:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2033162-napolitano-re-elected-italys-president.html ROME (AP) — Italy's Parliament on Saturday re-elected Giorgio Napolitano to an unprecedented second term as president, after party leaders persuaded the 87-year-old to serve again in hopes of easing the hostility that has thwarted formation of a new government. Napolitano easily surpassed the simple majority required to be elected Saturday afternoon. He g... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 23:41:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2033162-napolitano-re-elected-italys-president.html 2013-04-20T23:41:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2031896-italy-parliament-fails-to-tap-president.html ROME (AP) — Italy's polarized Parliament failed in a second day of balloting Friday to elect a president, as the high-profile candidacy of ex-Premier Romano Prodi fell far short of the votes needed. The rebuff deepened the political paralysis gripping the eurozone's third-largest economy. Prodi, the only politician to defeat media mogul Silvio Berlusconi ... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:15:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2031896-italy-parliament-fails-to-tap-president.html 2013-04-19T21:15:32Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2027464-italian-lawmakers-fail-to-elect-president.html ROME (AP) — Italian lawmakers failed on Thursday to elect the nation's president during initial rounds of voting, the latest worrisome evidence of the political discord that has thwarted the formation of a government for two months. President Giorgio Napolitano's term ends next month, and choosing his successor is viewed as a critical step toward resolvin... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:57:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2027464-italian-lawmakers-fail-to-elect-president.html 2013-04-18T18:57:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1997510-woman-berlusconi-sex-trial-denounces-tactics.html MILAN (AP) — The Moroccan woman at the center of ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi's sex-for-hire trial held an unusual protest Thursday in front of Milan's courthouse, accusing investigators of waging psychological warfare against her and manipulating her testimony during interrogations. Karima el-Mahroug, better known as Ruby, read out a tearful, six-page st... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:04:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1997510-woman-berlusconi-sex-trial-denounces-tactics.html 2013-04-04T17:04:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1990618-italys-10-sages-try-to-help-form-government.html ROME (AP) — Ten "wise men" will try to do what Italy's bickering politicians haven't been able to accomplish since inconclusive elections in late February — figure out a formula to help form a new government fast for the recession-mired nation as financial markets impatiently await an end to the impasse. President Giorgio Napolitano created the panel of e... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:12:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1990618-italys-10-sages-try-to-help-form-government.html 2013-04-01T16:12:13Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1988604-italy-president-seeks-counsel-to-gridlock.html ROME (AP) — Italy's president on Saturday named 10 outside experts — including a central banker, a constitutional expert, and the head of Italy's statistics agency — to try to help end the political gridlock that has prevented the formation of a government more than a month after inconclusive elections. The 10 "wise men" will come up with proposals over t... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 19:06:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1988604-italy-president-seeks-counsel-to-gridlock.html 2013-03-30T19:06:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1985012-italys-center-left-leader-fails-to-form-govt.html MILAN (AP) — Italy remained in political gridlock Thursday after the center-left leader announced he had failed to form a government. Pier Luigi Bersani, who has been talking with parties since Friday, expressed some bitterness when he told reporters at the president's office in Rome that he found "unacceptable" attempts by some parties to set "preclusion... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:06:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1985012-italys-center-left-leader-fails-to-form-govt.html 2013-03-28T20:06:29Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1982172-italys-bersani-fails-to-win-5-star-movement.html MILAN (AP) — Italian center-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani says he'll take another 48 hours to seek support for a new government after failing to persuade the anti-establishment 5 Star Movement to back him. Bersani said Wednesday that Italy needs a government now. But the 5 Star Movement said its lawmakers will not back any established party. The movement... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:24:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1982172-italys-bersani-fails-to-win-5-star-movement.html 2013-03-27T14:24:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1981908-knox-case-puts-italian-justice-under-scrutiny.html ROME (AP) — When crooked American financier Bernie Madoff was sentenced in New York, the leading Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera published a front-page cartoon mocking Italy's trial system. On one side was a U.S. courtroom, where a judge was handing down a 150-year sentence after a six-month trial. On the other, an Italian courtroom with a judge han... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:13:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1981908-knox-case-puts-italian-justice-under-scrutiny.html 2013-03-27T12:13:11Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1977388-ford-india-apologizes-berlusconi-bondage-ad.html MUMBAI, India (AP) — The Indian unit of Ford Motor Co. has apologized for advertisements decried as demeaning to women, including one depicting Italy's former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi with a trio of bound women in the trunk of a car. A Ford India spokeswoman said Monday that the company is investigating whether anyone at the automaker ever saw the... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:59:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1977388-ford-india-apologizes-berlusconi-bondage-ad.html 2013-03-25T12:59:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1972948-italys-bersani-tapped-to-form-government.html ROME (AP) — Italy's center-left leader, Pier Luigi Bersani, was given the tough task Friday to form a new and viable government, which is badly needed to steer the country out of recession and get more Italians back to work. National elections last month produced no clear winner, but President Giorgio Napolitano said the 61-year-old Bersani was best posit... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 19:47:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1972948-italys-bersani-tapped-to-form-government.html 2013-03-22T19:47:35Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1967238-debt-laden-italy-struggles-to-find-stable-govt.html ROME (AP) — Trying to break through weeks of political gridlock, Italy's president began sounding out parliamentary leaders Wednesday to see if they can form a new government or if another election must be called. February's national election revealed deep political anger in Italy and left few options for creating a coalition government tough enough to en... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:43:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1967238-debt-laden-italy-struggles-to-find-stable-govt.html 2013-03-20T13:43:51Z