ROME (Reuters) - Silvio Berlusconi said a ruling by Italy's constitutional court on Wednesday that rejected his bid to block a tax-fraud conviction would have no effect on his support for Prime Minister Enrico Letta's government. Full story
ROME (Reuters) - Beppe Grillo, the fiery comic whose populist 5-Star Movement stunned Italy by winning a quarter of the votes in February's election, is facing his biggest test since the vote with rebellion brewing among his novice lawmakers. Full story
ROME (Reuters) - Sweeping wins for the center left in Italy's local elections have sounded alarms for Silvio Berlusconi and Beppe Grillo, the charismatic figures who emerged as the big winners from February's deadlocked national vote. Full story
ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta hopes to lift his bruised center-left party in local elections that conclude on Monday, strengthening his hold over an uneasy coalition government with its traditional rivals on the center-right. Full story
MILAN (Reuters) - A former dental hygienist accused of procuring a minor for paid sex with Silvio Berlusconi rejected the charge on Friday and said her relationship with the 76-year-old media billionaire had been based on "true love". Full story
ROME (Reuters) - Silvio Berlusconi urged Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta on Friday to seek a "test of strength" with Germany, saying budget austerity imposed by Berlin was killing Italian companies and putting the euro zone at risk. Full story
A series of ad mock ups that depict crying women bound, ball-gagged and stuffed into the back of a Ford hatchback have the car company and its Indian ad agency heads apologizing. This, as violence against women dominates the news coming out of India. Alex Wagner has the story.
An Italian TV comedian and blogger, Beppe Grillo, has reached 25 percent of the vote -- more than Silvio Berlusconi and double the vote of the present Prime Minister Mario Monti. ITV’s James Mates reports from Rome.
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi sat down with CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera over the weekend.
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi says he will run for Italian PM if the party asks him to, and that he has been sentenced to four years in prison due to tax fraud, reports CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera.
FILE - In this Friday June 24, 2004 file photo, Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi, right, and his wife Veronica Lario wait for President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush at the Villa Madama residence for a social dinner, in Rome. On Sunday, May 3, 2009 two Italian newspapers reported that P
A file picture taken on November 8, 2011 in Rome shows Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi reacting prior a vote on Italy's public accounts at the parliament. An Italian court on May 8, 2013 upheld a tax fraud conviction for former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, confirming his sentence of
People of Freedom party member Silvio Berlusconi gestures as he makes an address on stage in Brescia May 11, 2013. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo
People of Freedom party member Silvio Berlusconi makes an address on stage in Brescia May 11, 2013. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo
