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Berlusconi attacked in Milan, accused arrested

Mon, 12/14/2009 - 15:10 by Ishita Sood

Rome, December 14 -- Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, spent a night in San Raffaele hospital after being hit in Milan Sunday.

Berlusconi named 'Rock Star of the Year'

Wed, 11/25/2009 - 10:40 by shalini.bahadur

Rome -- The Italian edition of Rolling Stone magazine has declared 73-year-old Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi its Rock Star of the Year.

"His lust for life and his inimitable lifestyle have earned him an incredible international popularity, especially this year," states a quote on the cover of the current issue of Italian Rolling Stone, ANSA reported.

U.S. President Barack Obama was No. 2 in the magazine's in-house poll, which ranked those who best represent rock 'n' roll values.

Pope Benedict XVI, whose new album of chants will be released this month on Nirvana's former record label, was No. 3, ANSA said.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International.

Analyst expects Berlusconi media response

Sun, 10/18/2009 - 07:44 by admin

ROME, Oct. 17 -- Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will likely use his media industry influence to defend himself against criminal charges, an Italian media analyst says.

Fabrizio Perretti said Berlusconi could use his Mediaset/Medusa TV-movie conglomerate to offer his own take on the bribery and cost falsification allegations he faces, Variety reported Friday.

"Right now we are expecting Berlusconi's media counterattack," Perretti said. "There will be a point at which he wants to write a new chapter in this story, with the same narrative as the previous ones. Namely: He is being attacked by enemies ... and his enemies are the bad guys."

Berlusconi movie trailer blocked in Italy

Sat, 08/29/2009 - 23:17 by Salinder Kumar

Trailers for a new movie featuring Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi have been banned from the country's state-run television network.

Bosses at RAI rejected an ad for Videocracy, featuring scantily-clad women and statistics claiming Italy has a low press freedom rating, insisting it is "offensive" to the leader's reputation.

Ads for the film have also been blocked from channels privately owned by tycoon-politician Berlusconi's company Mediaset.

Between them Mediaset and RAI's three state television channels constitute 90 per cent of the country's terrestrial television output.

Earthquake victim wants shelter from PM

Fri, 08/14/2009 - 02:18 by surajdogra

Rome -- An Italian man who has been homeless since the Abruzzo earthquake in April said Thursday he believes Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi should take him in.

Antonio Bernardini, 53, who lived first in a temporary camp and then in a hotel, told the Italian news agency ANSA he would be willing to accept temporary shelter in either Berlusconi's villa on Sardinia or his Roman palazzo. Bernardini, who lived in the center of L'Aquila, said he would be willing to provide advice on reconstruction of the historic town in exchange.

''This isn't a challenge. It's a legitimate request,'' Bernardini said. ''The premier had publicly pledged to provide hospitality in his homes for the homeless.''

Showgirl shot secret video in Berlusconi's bedroom'

Fri, 06/19/2009 - 17:38 by preet_20

London, June 19: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is involved in a fresh sex scandal after a former model claimed to have pictures showing the two of them in his bedroom.

Patrizia D'Addario, who claims that she and other women were paid to attend Berlusconi's private parties, said Thursday she had secretly recorded video footage of her encounters in the prime minister's Rome residence.

The Times said the 42-year-old D'Addario, who also worked as an escort girl, said that the footage showed her standing in front of a mirror in a bedroom with a framed photograph of Berlusconi's wife Veronica Lario.

She said she had made the recordings "so that nobody could deny I had been there".

Positive signs from Israel, but settlements must stop: Obama

Tue, 06/16/2009 - 10:28 by preet_20

Washington, June 16: US President Barack Obama said Monday there was some "positive movement" towards peace after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recognised the Palestinians' right to an independent state.

But Obama made clear he would not back down from his demand that Israel stop all settlement activity, a key disagreement that remains between the two long-time allies.

In a major policy speech Sunday, Netanyahu for the first time backed the creation of a Palestinian state, which had been another key source of tension between Obama's administration and Israel.

But Netanyahu's offer came with a series of conditions, including demilitarising the West Bank and an undivided Jerusalem, that were quickly rejected by the Palestinian Authority and Arab states.