Small-time actresses and showgirls, who are at the centre of the prostitution scandal involving Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, have complained of losing their works because of the notoriety of the case, a media report here said. Berlusconi, 74, is alleged to have paid “several” women for sex during wild “bunga bunga” parties at his [...]
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Teenaged dancer asked Berlusconi for 5 mn euros for her silence
January 19th, 2011 |
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The teenage Moroccan nightclub dancer whom Italy’s prime minister Silvio Berlusconi allegedly paid for sex, asked the premier for five million euros in exchange for her silence, according to tapped phonecalls. Karima El Mahgroug, now 18, and Berlusconi deny they had sex over several months in 2010 when she was 17. Berlusconi is being formally [...]
Berlusconi buys 37 gold rings for his female MPs
December 18th, 2010 |
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has bought 37 gold rings – one for each of his female MPs. The 74-year-old ordered the specially made 1,193-pound rings and they were given to female politicians as part of his annual Christmas gift, reports the Telegraph. The rings were designed by jeweller Recarlo, who are based at Valenza [...]
Italian television: The glory of Berlusconi
December 16th, 2010 |
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Like its founder, Mediaset is tacky, unfairly advantaged—and resilient
NO MATTER how much he provokes them, Italians seem unable to dislodge Silvio Berlusconi. The prime minister’s narrow victory in a confidence vote on December 14th leaves him weaker but in place. Shares in Mediaset, the media firm he founded, promptly rose on news of his escape. Indeed, the company is stronger than the man.
Built by Mr Berlusconi in the 1970s, Mediaset is in effect controlled by his family’s holding company, Fininvest. Together with RAI, a state outfit also under the prime minister’s sway, it forms a virtual broadcasting duopoly in Italy. Once famous for women in bikinis, Mediaset’s channels now carry international reality-TV formats such as “Grande Fratello” (“Big Brother”) and “Italia’s Got Talent”. They still squeeze in plenty of cleavage. …
Berlusconi survives confidence votes
December 14th, 2010 |
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s government has narrowly won a crucial parliamentary confidence vote, RFE/RL reports.
In the second and most dramatic vote, deputies cheered loudly as Berlusconi survived a no-confidence motion by three votes in the lower chamber (314-311), where the 74-year-old leader’s government no longer holds a secure majorit.
Cables reveal “Russophile” Berlusconi
December 3rd, 2010 |
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Some of the classified U.S. diplomatic cables revealed by WikiLeaks show that Americans considered Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi to be a “Russophile”. Berlusconi angered Washington when he said that recognizing Kosovo represented America’s provocation of Russia.
Fini calls on Silvio Berlusconi to resign
November 8th, 2010 |
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Gianfranco Fini, the speaker of Italy’s lower house of parliament, has called on Silvio Berlusconi to resign as prime minister, euronews reports. Fini called on Berlusconi to resign and begin talks on forming a new center-right government.
Berlusconi holds massive rally in Rome
March 21st, 2010 |
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Tens of thousands of supporters of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi have attended a giant rally in Rome, a week before key regional elections are held. Many waved Italian flags, or the blue and white flags of Berlusconi’s centre-right People of Freedom party.
Finger pointed at Berlusconi in mafia trial
February 9th, 2010 |
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The key witness in an Italian mafia trial has made more allegations linking Silvio Berlusconi to organised crime. Massimo Ciancimino told a court on Monday that the mafia had backed the Italian Prime Minister’s first political party, Forza Italia, when it was set up in the early 90s.
Silvio Berlusconi bribery trial resumes
January 15th, 2010 |
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A corruption trial involving Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has resumed in Milan. Berlusconi is accused of bribing his former tax lawyer to lie in two court cases in the 1990s on his behalf.
Berlusconi discharged from hospital
December 18th, 2009 |
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Rome: Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi was admitted in the hospital on Sunday evening after he was injured in an attack which took place after a political rally.
He was discharged from hospital on Thursday and will spend the initial part of his recovery at his villa outside Milan.
The 73-year-old premier was hit in the face with [...]
Man arrested entering Berlusconi’s room
December 17th, 2009 |
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Milan: A 26 year old man who was trying to enter the room of the Milan’s San Raffaele hospital where Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was being treated,was arrested by the police at around 2 a.m on Wednesday.
According to the police,”He wanted to talk to the prime minister… He did not have an aggressive attitude [...]
Berlusconi’s stay in hospital continues
December 17th, 2009 |
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Rome: After a man with a history of psychological problems broke Silvio Berlusconi’s nose and two teeth, the latter is in pain and having trouble eating and will stay in the hospital at least until Thursday.
Berlusconi suffered when a souvenir metal statuette of Milan’s cathedral was hurled into his face at close range at a [...]
Berlusconi to leave hospital, security tightened
December 16th, 2009 |
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Italy’s injured premier Silvio Berlusconi is expected to leave hospital later today after Sunday’s attack left him with a broken nose. The 73-year-old is said to be recovering slowing but is still suffering facial discomfort and recurrent pain after the assault aggravated a dormant neck problem.
Italy: Berlusconi attacker apologizes
December 15th, 2009 |
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An Italian news report says the suspect who attacked Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi with a statue, breaking his nose and teeth, has apologized. The ANSA news agency says Massimo Tartaglia sent a written note to Berlusconi from a Milan jail, calling the attack “superficial, cowardly, and uncontrolled.”
Berlusconi “bloodied but unbowed”
December 14th, 2009 |
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is recovering from a broken nose and smashed teeth after an attack at a political rally in Milan. Television footage caught the moment he was hit in the face with an object by someone in the crowd.
Battered Berlusconi
December 14th, 2009 |
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Italy reacts to an assault on the prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi
FAMOUS politicians are occasionally pelted with eggs or shoes. But the attack on Italy’s prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, on Sunday December 13th was of an entirely different order. As he mixed with a crowd after a rally in Milan a man hurled a plaster souvenir—a model of the city’s cathedral—at him from just a few feet away. Mr Berlusconi fell to the ground and when he re-emerged into view his face was smothered with blood.
The 73-year-old prime minister had suffered what one doctor later called “classic boxer’s injuries”. He had a broken nose and cuts on his lips, one of which needed stitches. Two of his teeth were broken and he had a nasty gash just below his left eye. His doctor said he would need about three weeks to recover fully. Mr Berlusconi’s spokesman described him as “tired and suffering”. It was expected that he would leave hospital on Tuesday. …
Italy’s Berlusconi in hospital after attack
December 14th, 2009 |
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A man with a history of mental health problems attacked Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Sunday, knocking out two of his teeth and forcing him to be rushed to hospital with a blood-splattered face. Television pictures showed the 73-year-old prime minister in the midst of a crowd