France24 (Free subscription) | yesterday
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi paid a previously unannounced visit to Middle East oil powerhouse Saudi Arabia on Saturday, the state news agency SPA reported. Berlusconi met King Abdullah and Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz separately to discuss unspecified bilateral issues before attending a banquet in his honour in the monarch's Jeddah palace, SPA said.
Sify (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
/AKI) Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has ruled out a general election and said his government was 'solid'.
The Australian (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
The rule of law is the bedrock of democracy - except in Italy THE sight of Silvio Berlusconi changing the law to his own benefit has become so familiar there is a risk that Italians -- and the world at large -- will accept it as normal. What is at stake, however, is not normal. In effect, critics say, the Prime Minister is undermining the rule of law instead of upholding it.
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
The trial of Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi on a tax fraud charge reopened Monday after a year, but was immediately adjourned to January.
Financial Times (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's billionaire prime minister, and his family hold more than €60m in accounts registered with the Milan branch of a Swiss bank that is...
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Italy's parliament was considering a controversial bill Thursday that would limit the length of trials, with critics saying it was drafted to help Premier Silvio Berlusconi with his legal problems.
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Italy's parliament is considering a controversial bill that would limit the length of trials, with some legislators saying it was drafted to help Premier Silvio Berlusconi with his legal problems.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Italy's parliament is considering a controversial bill that would limit the length of trials, with some legislators saying it was drafted to help Premier Silvio Berlusconi with his legal problems.
New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is pushing a bill that would reduce the length of Italy’s long trials, including his own.
Sify (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi told the president of Kazakhstan on Friday that a recent rise in the country's population was due to the virility of its menfolk.
Nasir Khan blog (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Morning Star Online , Thursday 05 November 2009 by Paul Haste Prosecutor Armando Spataro speaking in court in Milan An Italian court’s conviction of 23 CIA agents for extraordinary rendition has been hailed by human rights campaigners as a “historic repudiation” of the US intelligence agency’s crimes. The agents, including one alleged to have been a CIA station chief in Milan,...
France24 (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
The corruption trial of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is due to start November 27, since a court this month lifted his immunity.
France24 (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
The corruption trial against Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will take place on November 27, judicial sources said Saturday, after a high court this month stripped him of his immunity. The trial was suspended last year after Italy's parliament passed legislation giving the premier immunity, but the Constitutional Court struck down the law on October 7, paving the way for legal cases against...
Truthdig (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
The former British PM took a hit after France’s Nicolas Sarkozy and Germany’s Angela Merkel agreed over dinner at the Elysée Palace (oh to be a fly on that wall) that the first president of the European Council ought to be more of a right-winger. Regardless, Silvio Berlusconi of Italy, a conservative, himself, reportedly wants Blair to get the job. Must be all that elbow rubbing...
Graham Pointer's Blog (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
It is now reported that former Prime Minister, Tony Blair (or "Boney Blair" as some are calling him to draw the comparison between him and Napoleon Bonaparte), will stand as President of the European Council if the job is "big enough", i.e. if it involves taking over responsibility for matters which are the job of the European Commission. Franco Frattini, the Italian Foreign Minister,...
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copiapoa | 09/07/2009
In just 1 week this man manages to: * Put under pressure with juridical actions not only the Italian newspapers but also the European newspapers(furthermore there are rumours that via the property of the Spanish Telecinco, he will try to influence El Pais) * Put under pressure the vatican newspaper and at the same time give a very clear signal that they should stop with critics on his personal life...
parisius | 03/03/2009
Big compensation deal between Lybia and Italy - Berlusconi to Gadhafi: "Come to G-8 with your tent!" Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi travelled to Libya for the ratification of a US$5 billion compensation package involving construction projects and student grants. In return, Italy wants Libya to crack down on illegal immigration. The compensation agreement for Italy's pernicious occupation of Libya
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