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Italy Splurged EU Funds on Elton John Concert

(Nov. 11) -- The European Union is just not feeling the love from Italy tonight. More than a year after Sir Elton John's Piedigrotta Festival performance in Naples, European Union officials are a bit concerned about the 750 million euros in EU funds that were used to put on the British singer-songwriter's concert. The EU...

An Earthquake One Year On: L'Aquila's Example

L'AQUILA, Italy (April 6) -- This year earthquakes have rumbled across the news with tragic frequency, from the Jan. 12 cataclysm in Haiti to the Feb. 27 temblor in Chile and Sunday's far less deadly event in northwestern Mexico. What shape will these places be in next year? A sobering clue comes from far wealthier Italy,...

Silvio Berlusconi Favors TV Showgirls as Candidates

(March 1) -- The Teflon don of Italian politics, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, is under fire again for choosing a former showgirl, an ex-TV weather girl and a one-time Miss Italy contestant as candidates in his party's upcoming elections. A similar move got Berlusconi in trouble last year, when a slate of showgirls on...

Facebook Shuts Fan Page for Berlusconi Attacker

(Dec. 16) -- Facebook will monitor content on its site concerning Silvio Berlusconi in the wake of an attack on the Italian prime minster that left him with a broken and bloody nose, The New York Times reported today. Soon after the attack, Italian officials indicated they would crack down on social networking sites,...

Man With Knife Tries to Enter Berlusconi's Room

ROME (Dec. 16) -- A man tried to enter the hospital room of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi overnight as the leader recovered from being hit in the face Sunday. The man was detained. No further details about him were immediately available but Italian media reported that he was carrying a knife. Berlusconi, for...

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05/30/12 'Dead' Berlusconi artwork with hand down own trousers... Source: Andhra News A new controversial artwork, which shows Silvio Berlusconi lying in a casket on a velvet carpet and gives the impression that he is dead, pokes fun at the beleaguered former Italian premier and hints at his sins.
05/29/12 Italy on the brinkQ of a digital renaissance Source: Taipei Times When Italians said good riddance to former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, it turned out that they were ready for more than just a political change.
05/29/12 Rome gallery displays Berlusconi in coffin Source: Voice of Russia A Rome gallery located a few steps away from the residence of the Italian prime-minister displayed a monument made of silicon depicting former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi as deceased, the monument is called "Italian dream".
05/29/12 Things That Look Like Other Things: A Graphic Magazine... Source: Core77 Blog Italian Designer Antonio Maria Privitera has been working as Studio Inesistente since 2009.
05/27/12 Marysthell Polanco Wearing Obama Mask Bunga Bunga... Source: The Post Chronicle - Denville NJ Dominican model Marysthell Polanco, a witness in former Italian President Silvio Berlusconi's trial, had the court in fits of laughter when she described how she dressed as Milan prosecutor Ilda Boccassini, who has led many of the cases against Mr. Berlusconi, and President Barack Obama, adding that the Bunga Bunga parties were "all about entertainment," reports the Telegraph.