Berlusconi

Italian court holds ex-PM Berlusconi guilty of paying 3 million euro bribe

A court in Naples sentenced Berlusconi, 78, to three years in prison and banned him from holding public office for five years, Xinhua news agency reported.

Ford and JWT India's ad mess

Ford India apologises for Berlusconi bondage ad

The Indian unit of Ford Motor Co. has apologised for an advertisement depicting Italy's former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi with a trio of bound women in the trunk of a car.

Italy's Berlusconi sentenced to 1 year in wiretape trial

An Italian court on Thursday sentenced former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi to a one-year jail term for making public the taped contents of a confidential phone call in a case related to a 2005 banking scandal.

Here's how Italy's political crisis is likely to play out

It seems more likely that Berlusconi will not quit until he loses a formal vote of confidence.

Italy rejects financial aid from IMF but Lagarde denies offer

The defiant PM stressed that he will not resign and insisted that his struggling coalition government will not collapse despite the debt crisis.

Italy Probes "Kill Berlusconi" Facebook Pages

Italian officials have ordered an investigation into Facebook groups called "Let's Kill Berlusconi", saying they incite hatred and might lead to a real rather than virtual attack on the prime minister.