Silvio Berlusconi appeared before a judge for the first time in eight years on Monday over allegations of business fraud.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has rejected "shocking accusations" from an inquiry linking him to a alleged prostitution ring.
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/ 28 February 2011
A tax fraud trial involving Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi resumed on Monday in his absence in the first of a series of his legal battles.
The prostitution trial is the most dangerous yet in Berlusconi’s teflon-coated history.
Self-made billionaire Silvio Berslusconi looked set to secure a third term as Italian prime minister on Monday, with exit polls predicting a narrow win for his conservative coalition in general elections. The exit polls, which came moments after voting ended, predicted the 71-year-old media magnate’s centre-right coalition would win.