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NEWS ABOUT: Silvio Berlusconi

Berlusconi: Merkel 'Unf***able'

Italian PM recorded dissing German chancellor in phone call

(Newser) - Maybe Silvio Berlusconi mistook Angela Merkel for a lady on the prowl instead of the leader of one of the globe's more stable economies: The cringe-inducing Italian PM's latest involves a phone conversation—with a newspaper editor, not a fraternity brother—in which he reportedly refers to the... More »

Businessman Blackmailed Berlusconi: Cops

Italian PM ready to leave his 'shitty' country

(Newser) - The “bunga bunga” fallout continues: Police nabbed an Italian businessman for allegedly blackmailing Silvio Berlusconi in the sex scandal that’s clouded his tenure as prime minister. Giampaolo Tarantini has acknowledged recruiting women for Berlusconi’s alleged sex parties, but he’s maintained that the PM didn’t know... More »

Next Up: Italy's Cratering Economy

Spreads on 10-year bonds between Germany, Italy hit 14-year high

(Newser) - With the US debt ceiling crisis finally sort of resolved, the markets are turning their attentions to Europe, and they don't like what they see, reports Reuters . Italy is being hit especially hard, with the yield gap between Italian and relatively stable German 10-year bonds reaching 3.7 percentage... More »

Berlusconi Tries to Ease Fears of Italian Default

Administration pushing through $56B in cuts

(Newser) - Silvio Berlusconi’s government is trying to fast-track a $56 billion austerity package in a bid to allay fears that Italy is about to join Europe’s debt crisis . “For us, for Italy, this is certainly not an easy moment,” the prime minister said in a statement. “... More »

Berlusconi: I'm 'Absolutely Not' Running Again

Italian premier confirms he won't seek re-election

(AP) - Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi has repeated his intention not to seek re-election when his term ends in 2013 and suggested it may be time for his chief ally, Umberto Bossi of the Northern League, to step aside, too. Berlusconi said "absolutely not" when asked in an interview in La ... More »

Berlusconi Wins Confidence Vote

But faces unrest in his coalition over poll losses, Libya

(AP) - Silvio Berlusconi won a confidence vote today, his first test in parliament following two recent stinging electoral defeats and demands by his key coalition partner for an end to Italy's involvement in the Libya military campaign. Berlusconi's forces won a vote on a development law 317-293 in the... More »

Italy to Resurrect Nuclear Power?

Country votes on whether it should shelve plans indefinitely

(Newser) - Italians have entered day two of voting on a number of referenda, one of which could determine the future of nuclear power in the country. Among the key points of the vote: whether to put plans to restart Italy's nuclear-power program on hold indefinitely, and whether to scrap a... More »

Berlusconi Moves Bunga Bunga Parties to New Estate

It's just his VIP guest house, insist Italian PM's lawyers

(Newser) - With Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi facing trial for allegedly having sex with an underage prostitute , he took the only reasonable action—he moved his infamous "bunga bunga" sex parties to a new location. Leaked wiretaps reveal that Berlusconi has continued with the raunchy, sex-filled bashes, but moved them... More »

Berlusconi: I Probably Won't Seek New Term

Italian prime minister says he doesn't want 'operative role' after 2013

(Newser) - Looks like the latest scandal was finally enough to do Silvio Berlusconi in: The Italian prime minister acknowledged that he will probably not hold public office after his term ends in 2013. "If I'm needed as the noble father for the elections, I'll do it. I could be the... More »

Berlusconi Admits Giving Teen $63K

But it was for salon 'hair removal' equipment, not sex, he says

(Newser) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has admitted paying $63,000 to the erotic dancer he's charged with bedding when she was a minor. But he insists it wasn't for sex. He merely wanted to help her equip her planned beauty salon with hair removal equipment, says the 74-year-old leader. "... More »

Berlusconi Sex Trial Adjourned After 7 Minutes

Trial will resume May 31

(AP) - Silvio Berlusconi didn't show up today for the start of his sex trial—whose opening session ended up being all of seven minutes long. The hearing was devoted to formalities, and the trial was adjourned to May 31. Some 100 police patrolled the courthouse, which was surrounded by TV crews... More »

George Clooney May Testify at Berlusconi Trial

Prime minister's attorneys include him, girlfriend on witness list

(Newser) - Silvio Berlusconi wants a high-profile witness for the defense: George Clooney. The Italian prime minister's lawyers have included the actor and his girlfriend, Elisabetta Canalis, on their wish list of witnesses for Berlusconi's prostitution trial, reports Bloomberg . The PM is accused of paying an underage model for sex and then... More »

In Rare Move, Berlusconi Shows Up to Court

Italian PM slams ridiculous tax fraud case

(Newser) - As his legal troubles drag on, Silvio Berlusconi is weighing in: In a rare move, he showed up at a Milan hearing today in his tax fraud case, the AP reports. When asked if he would attend other hearings as well, Berlusconi said, "I will go to those when... More »

Photos Bared From Berlusconi Sex Parties

Prosecutors probing Italian PM seize 'bunga bunga' pics

(Newser) - Photos from Silvio Berlusconi's raunchy "bunga bunga" sex parties have emerged from prosecutors' 20,000-page dossier on the Italian prime minister. The racy photos were seized from the computers and cell phones of people who attended the notorious parties at Berlusconi's home near Milan, the Telegraph reports. Published photos... More »

Berlusconi: I'm Too Old to Have All That Sex

Besides, his girlfriend would totally kill him

(Newser) - Silvio Berlusconi is not guilty of all the sexytime you hear about—not that there's anything wrong with it, he says, but because he's just too old. "Even though I am a little brat ... 33 girls in two months seems like too much even for a 30-year-old," he... More »

Prosecutors: Berlusconi, Girl Had Sex 13 Times

'Ruby' ended up in bed at end of 'bunga bunga' parties, officials charge

(Newser) - Italian prosecutors are charging that Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi had sex not once but 13 times with an underage Moroccan girl nicknamed "Ruby." Berlusconi paid for each encounter with the dancer, then 17, at his Milan villa during booze-fueled sex parties, according to court documents. The parties always... More »

Berlusconi OKs Bill to Sue Judges

Critics say he's taking revenge on the system

(Newser) - Silvio Berlusconi has signed off on a measure that would allow defendants to sue judges and prosecutors for their mistakes, a move critics are calling an act of revenge on a legal system the prime minister has long tangled with, the Guardian reports. Italy's national magistrates’ association released a statement... More »

Berlusconi Gave Teen Stripper These 24 Gifts

Fur stole, diamond jewelry, Rolex watches among 24 presents

(Newser) - What a generous guy Silvio Berlusconi is. He claims he didn't have sex with an underage stripper, yet he showered her with some $300,000 in gifts, according to prosecutors. Diamond and amethyst (her favorite) jewelry by Bulgari and Tiffany, two Rolex watches (which she didn't like), a fur stole,... More »

Berlusconi Sought Naomi's Number

Gordon Brown's wife recounts PM's antics at state dinner

(Newser) - As if things weren't bad enough for Silvio Berlusconi, now he's got the wife of a former world leader gossiping about him: Sarah Brown, missus to former British PM Gordon Brown, has a new book out in which she recounts the randy Italian chasing around after model Naomi Campbell's phone... More »

Berlusconi's 'Ruby' Speaks, Demands Money

'I WANT TO BE COMPENSATED' for suffering, teen writes

(Newser) - The teen at the heart of the latest sex scandal to ensnare Silvio Berlusconi said she deserves to be paid for the suffering she has endured. Dancer Karima el-Mahroug, aka "Ruby," says she's been "treated as a prostitute by all the Italian and foreign media," she... More »

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