Italian PM Berlusconi meets briefly with pope for first time since sex scandal broke in springSeptember 26th, 2009 Berlusconi, pope meet 1st time since sex scandalROME — Premier Silvio Berlusconi had his first meeting Saturday with Pope Benedict XVI since the Italian leader was implicated in a sex scandal that broke last spring. Vatican spokesman the Rev.
Lots of women and parties: 1st details emerge in probe of man linked to Berlusconi scandalSeptember 9th, 2009 1st details emerge in probe of Berlusconi scandalROME — Italian newspapers are publishing what they say are excerpts from the interrogation of an Italian businessman who allegedly supplied young women for parties at Premier Silvio Berlusconi's homes. Corriere della Sera and La Stampa quoted from what they said were statements Gianpaolo Tarantini made to prosecutors in Bari this summer.
Berlusconi insists relations with the Catholic Church are excellent despite scandalSeptember 7th, 2009 Berlusconi: Relations with church excellentROME — Silvio Berlusconi says relations between his government and the Catholic Church, which have been strained by a sex scandal involving the Italian premier, remain excellent. Berlusconi said Monday that contacts with the church are kept up "almost daily" by his top aide.
Ga. man who found family slain in mobile home freed on bond after arrest on drug, other countsSeptember 2nd, 2009 Ga. man arrested after family killed granted bondBRUNSWICK, Ga. — A Georgia man arrested after he reported finding his family killed in their mobile home has been granted bond.
Pope backs Italian bishops amid row with Premier Berlusconi's family newspaperSeptember 1st, 2009 Pope backs Italy church in Berlusconi rowROME — Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday gave his full support to the Italian Catholic Church after it was dragged into a media row linked to Premier Silvio Berlusconi's sex scandal. The Italian Bishops Conference said Benedict had spoken by telephone with its president, Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, to discuss the "current situation."
Benedict expressed to Bagnasco "his esteem, gratitude and appreciation," the Bishops Conference said in a statement.
New tapes released in Italian PM Berlusconi's sex scandalJuly 23rd, 2009 New tapes released in Italian PM sex scandalROME — An Italian magazine released more tapes Thursday of purported conversations between Silvio Berlusconi and a high-class prostitute, keeping up the pressure in the sex scandal engulfing the Italian premier. L'Espresso, a leftist news weekly, has been releasing the recordings of the alleged conversations between Berlusconi and the escort over several days in an apparent effort to embarrass the conservative premier.
Italy's opposition challenging Berlusconi's credibility amid sex scandalJuly 21st, 2009 Opposition takes on scandal-plagued BerlusconiROME — Italy's opposition charged Tuesday that Premier Silvio Berlusconi's sex scandal has damaged the image of the Italian government, as a news weekly released more recordings of what appear to be conversations he had with a prostitute. In a motion before the Senate that was blocked by conservatives, the opposition called on politicians to show "decorum" in their private lives and be cautious in their acquaintances — the latest fallout from the scandal surrounding Berlusconi's alleged encounters with young women.
Lawmaker in Berlusconi's coalition resigns after video shows him singing racist chantJuly 8th, 2009 Italy lawmaker resigns after making racist chantROME — An Italian lawmaker in Premier Silvio Berlusconi's coalition has resigned after being filmed singing a racist chant about Naples and its residents. Matteo Salvini, a member of the often xenophobic, anti-immigrant Northern League party, resigned his seat in the lower chamber of Parliament on Tuesday.
Italian police arrest 14, seize 150,000 files in major crackdown on online child pornographyJune 20th, 2009 Italian police arrest 14 in child porn crackdownROME — Italian police said Saturday they had arrested 14 people and seized some 150,000 computer files in a major crackdown on online child pornography. Police in Catania, Sicily, also placed 250 people under investigation across the country, describing the crackdown as the biggest such operation in Italy.
Showgirl shot secret video in Berlusconis bedroomJune 19th, 2009 LONDON - 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 DAddario, who claims that she and other women were paid to attend Berlusconis private parties, said Thursday she had secretly recorded video footage of her encounters in the prime ministers Rome residence.
Berlusconi's estranged wife says her dignity has been besmirchedJune 11th, 2009 Berlusconi's estranged wife: dignity besmirchedROME — Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi's estranged wife believes her dignity has been besmirched in the fallout from a scandal that began with her suggestions that her husband had an inappropriate relationship with an 18-year-old model. "What is true is that I have always loved him and planned my life in function of my marriage and my family," she said in a front-page letter published in Thursday's edition of Corriere della Sera, Italy's leading newspaper.
Reports: Berlusconi moves to block photos of young topless women at his Sardinian villaMay 30th, 2009 Reports: Berlusconi moves to block topless photosROME — Italian media say Premier Silvio Berlusconi has moved to block publication of hundreds of photos, including images of young women either topless or wearing bikinis at one of his Sardinian villas. TV and newspaper reports say Berlusconi wrote recently to the Italian watchdog for privacy issues.
Police arrest suspected crime boss in hideout in his home in southern ItalyMay 10th, 2009 Police arrest suspected crime boss in south ItalyROME — Police say they arrested a fugitive crime boss who they found holed up in a secret room of his brother's house in the southern Italian region of Calabria. Officials of the Carabinieri paramilitary police force in Reggio Calabria say Salvatore Coluccio has been a fugitive since 2005.
SKorean prosecutors question ex-President Roh over high-profile corruption scandalApril 30th, 2009 SKorean ex-leader questioned in corruption probeSEOUL, South Korea — Prosecutors grilled former President Roh Moo-hyun for about 13 hours over his alleged involvement in a high-profile corruption scandal, but he denied the allegations against him, an official said Friday. Roh, president from 2003-2008, is accused of accepting millions of dollars in bribes from a Seoul businessman while in office.
SKorean prosecutors to question ex-President Roh over bribery scandalApril 26th, 2009 SKorean prosecutors to quiz ex-president this weekSEOUL, South Korea — South Korean prosecutors will summon former President Roh Moo-hyun for questioning this week on suspicion that he took millions of dollars from a detained businessman at the center of a widening corruption scandal, an official said Sunday. Prosecutors already questioned Roh's family members, including his wife and son, earlier this month regarding allegations they accepted a total of $6 million from the businessman when Roh served as president in 2003-2008.
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