Posts Tagged ‘silvio’

Italy protests over wiretap law

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

Wikipedia takes its Italian pages offline in protest at Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s proposed privacy law.

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Italy’s Berlusconi in ‘sex boast’

Saturday, September 17th, 2011

Italian newspapers publish transcripts of phone calls in which PM Silvio Berlusconi allegedly boasts of women queuing up outside his room.

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Italy drops tax on high earners

Monday, August 29th, 2011

The Italian government drops plans to introduce a tax on high earners, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s office says.

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New Italian debt plan announced

Friday, August 12th, 2011

The Italian government, led by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, announces a fresh round of austerity measures.

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Berlusconi ‘loses key elections’

Monday, May 30th, 2011

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has lost the key cities of Milan and Naples in local elections, according to projections after polls close.

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Obama Caught in Berlusconi Rant

Friday, May 27th, 2011

President Obama may have been able to strategically avoid accused rapist Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s lunge toward his wife Michelle, but he couldn’t avoid catching an earful of Silvio Berlusconi at the G-8 summit in France on Thursday. According to a…

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Local Italy polls test Berlusconi

Sunday, May 15th, 2011

Local elections in Italy are seen as a test of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi as he faces corruption trials and sex scandals.

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Berlusconi in court in Mills case

Monday, May 9th, 2011

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi appears in court on charges he bribed UK lawyer David Mills to provide false testimony.

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Italy PM Berlusconi back in court

Monday, May 2nd, 2011

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi appears in court, lambasting prosecutors and complaining that he has better things to do.

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Berlusconi to Step Down in 2013

Thursday, April 14th, 2011

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said Wednesday that he will not seek reelection in 2013 and named his likely successor, Sicilian justice minister Angelino Alfano. Alfano, meanwhile, pushed a measure through parliament Wednesday that would…

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Berlusconi’s Trial Begins

Wednesday, April 6th, 2011

The trial against Silvio Berlusconi has begun, but don’t expect a verdict any time soon: After opening hearings, the court adjourned until May 31. The whole session lasted just a few minutes, with neither Berlusconi nor the underage woman he allegedly…

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Berlusconi’s sex trial adjourned

Wednesday, April 6th, 2011

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s trial on charges of paying for sex with an under-age prostitute opens in Milan and is immediately adjourned.

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Berlusconi Makes First Court Appearance

Monday, March 28th, 2011

Italy’s embattled Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi made his first court appearance in eight years on Monday over alleged fraud during the acquisition of TV broadcasting rights. The hearing, which was closed to the public and lasted about two hours…

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Italy PM due at corruption trial

Monday, March 28th, 2011

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is expected to appear in court to face corruption charges, in one of four trials in which he is a defendant.

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Prosecutors: Berlusconi Paid for Sex 13 Times

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011

Not once, not twice: Italian prosecutors have amped up their case accusing Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of paying for sex with an underage Morrocan girl, claiming that he had as many as 13 sexual encounters with the teen. The prosecutors pulled the…

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