ROME — Economist Mario Monti won pledges of support Sunday to lead a new technocratic government to try to rescue Italy from financial disaster, including from Silvio Berlusconi’s conservative party. But Berlusconi’s ally, the Northern League, said it would become an opposition party rather than back Monti. Read full article > >

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Berlusconi’s party backs economist Monti to lead new Italian govt, but Northern League says no

Italy’s leaders seek to cobble together a new caretaker government after PM Silvio Berlusconi resigned, in the midst of an acute debt crisis.

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Italy seeks to build government

Italy’s lower house on Saturday was set to pass austerity measures demanded by the E.U., paving the way for the planned resignation of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

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Silvio Berlusconi Set to Resign After Italy Passes Austerity Measures

Italy’s lower house of parliament is to vote on austerity measures demanded by the European Union, which should pave the way for PM Silvio Berlusconi to resign.

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Last lap for Italy austerity law

The Italian senate is to vote on austerity measures demanded by the EU, with a final approval at the weekend enabling PM Silvio Berlusconi to resign.

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Italy to vote on austerity plans

Italy’s president says Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will step down within days, as the country’s financial crisis deepens.

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Berlusconi to quit ‘within days’

Italy’s cost of borrowing touches a new record, approaching 7%, the day after Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi says he will resign once budget reforms are passed.

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Italian debt rate closes in on 7%

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has vowed to resign after austerity measures are passed, the country’s president says.

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Italy’s Berlusconi vows to resign

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi won a budget vote on Tuesday but the tally showed he no longer has the support of the majority, raising the pressure on him to resign.

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Silvio Berlusconi Faces Intense New Pressure to Quit Over Debt Crisis

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s key coalition partner urges him to step aside ahead of a crucial budget vote.

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Key ally urges Berlusconi to quit

Italy’s cost of borrowing rises to a new record as Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi faces a crucial vote.

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Italy borrowing rate hits record

Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi faces a crucial budget vote in parliament, as fears mount that Italy could be the next victim of the eurozone debt crisis.

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Italy’s Berlusconi faces key vote

On the eve of a critical vote in Parliament, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy on Monday dismissed reports of his imminent resignation, calling them baseless.

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Berlusconi Dismisses Resignation Reports

ROME – The epicenter of Europe’s debt crisis was rapidly shifting Monday from tiny Greece to far-bigger Italy, threatening to open a dangerous new chapter in the region’s financial turmoil and plunging embattled Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi into the deepest political crisis of his two-decade long career. Read full article > >

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As crisis spreads to Italy, Berlusconi under pressure to resign

In his narrowest escape yet, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi survived a confidence vote on Friday but failed to secure a solid majority, complicating his ability to pass legislation.

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Berlusconi Holds Onto Power in Italy, but Barely