Prosecutors seek 6-year jail term for Berlusconi in sex trial

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Prosecutors seek 6-year jail term for Berlusconi in sex trial

MILAN – Italian prosecutors called on Monday for a six-year jail sentence and a lifetime ban on holding public office for centre-right leader and former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, who is charged with abuse of office and paying for sex with a minor.

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Italy unveils new government after two-month deadlock

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Italy unveils new government after two-month deadlock

Italy's prime minister unveiled a new coalition government on Saturday, finally breaking a two-month stalemate in the recession-hit country which had tested the patience of European partners with a motley team including Silvio Berlusconi's protege.

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Italy to swear in new coalition government

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Italy to swear in new coalition government

Italy prepared to swear in a new coalition government Sunday, bringing fresh hope to a country mired in recession after months of a bitter post-election deadlock watched closely by European partners.

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Napolitano elected for second term as Italy president

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Napolitano elected for second term as Italy president

Giorgio Napolitano became the first president in Italian history to secure a second seven-year term. (Image: Reuters)

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Italy struggles to break government deadlock

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Italy was left struggling to form a government after leftist leader Pier Luigi Bersani on Thursday lost his bid to end an impasse created by elections with no clear winner in the eurozone's third-largest economy.

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Berlusconi sentenced in wiretap trial

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Berlusconi sentenced in wiretap trial

An Italian court sentenced ex-prime minister Silvio Berlusconi on Thursday to one year in jail over the publication by his family's newspaper of a transcript of a leaked wiretap connected to a banking scandal in 2006.

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Berlusconi attacks magistrates over bribery probe

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Berlusconi attacks magistrates over bribery probe

Silvio Berlusconi accused Italian prosecutors on Friday of threatening a senator with jail to force him to say the billionaire former prime minister paid him to join his centre-right party.

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Italian president snubs German candidate over "clown" comment

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Italian president snubs German candidate over 'clown' comment

Italian President Giorgio Napolitano canceled a dinner with the German opposition's chancellor candidate on Wednesday after he described Italian former premier Silvio Berlusconi and comic-turned-politician Beppe Grillo as "clowns".

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Hung parliament plunges Italy into political crisis

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Italy entered a new period of turmoil on Tuesday after one of the most inconclusive elections in its history. With all votes counted, the centre-left coalition led by Pier Luigi Bersani won the lower house vote by the thinnest of margins (124,000 votes) but fell far short of a majority in the Senate.

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Split vote throws Italy into political gridlock

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Italy headed for gridlock and financial markets tumbled on Tuesday with a stalemate in parliament between right and left after critical elections in which the real winner might be a new protest party calling for a referendum on the euro.

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Weary of scandals and austerity, gloomy Italy votes

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Voting resumes in Italy's general election on Monday, with low turnout expected to underscore a palpable sense of gloom stemming from anger over austerity measures and waning patience with a political elite plagued by scandal.

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Italians head to polls in crucial vote for euro zone

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Italians vote on Sunday in one of the most closely watched elections in years with markets nervous about whether it will produce a strong government to pull Italy out of recession and help resolve the euro zone debt crisis.

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Austerity-hit Italy prepares for landmark election

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Italians hit by austerity and recession on Saturday prepared to take to the polls for an election that could reverberate throughout the eurozone, a day after a mass rally in Rome showed rising discontent.

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Berlusconi vows to refund money from unpopular tax

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Berlusconi vows to refund money from unpopular tax

Former premier Silvio Berlusconi vowed Sunday to refund the money Italians have had to fork out for an unpopular property tax if his coalition wins this month's elections.

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Ruby the Heart Stealer at Berlusconi sex trial

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Ruby the Heart Stealer at Berlusconi sex trial

The exotic dancer at the centre of a sex trial against Italy's Silvio Berlusconi arrived to testify for the first time in court on Monday but the billionaire's lawyers immediately asked for the proceedings to be suspended until after elections in February.

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