Berlusconi's mother, doting matriarch, dies at 97
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Silvio Berlusconi's mother died on Sunday, aged 97, news agencies reported, depriving the Italian tycoon of a doting matriarch and a valuable political asset as he faces a possible chance for re-election to lead the country.
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It's a Fellini-meets-Seinfeld moment. Veronica Berlusconi sends a letter to La Repubblica, the big Rome daily, charging her 70-year-old husband, the former Italian prime minister, with indecent flirting.Comment
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Il capo dello Stato riceverÃ  a Ciampino l'aereo con le spogliedel militare ucciso in Iraq. MartedÃ¬ i funerali di Stato a Ferentino                                                  Domani in Italia la salma di Cola SarÃ  Ciampi ad accoglierla                                                                                                  Berlusconi: "Il suo Ã¨ stato un sacrificio dolorosissimoper portare la democrazia e le elezioni in quel Paese"
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Acclaimed Italian opera singer has died at the age of 82. Her doctor said she died at home in San Marino following a long illness.
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A look at some of the major cases against Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi:
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SEOUL, South Korea -- A mistress of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il - whose son with him is considered a possible successor - has died of an illness, according to media reports.
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A mistress of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il &#151; whose son with him is considered a possible successor &#151; has died of an illness, according to media reports.
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Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi at Palazzo Chigi in Rome in April 2006.Comment
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A combination photo shows file images of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and British lawyer David Mills.Comment
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Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has resigned as president of AC Milan, the reigning Serie A champions announced in a statement.
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LUXEMBOURG: Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte of Luxembourg, the mother of Grand Duke Henri, died Monday after a long battle with lung cancer, the government announced.
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Mercedes Quesada de Fox, the mother of Mexican President Vicente Fox, died Thursday, three days before elections to replace her son, the president&#039;s office said. She was 86.
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The wife of Italy's president was hit by a car as she crossed a street outside the presidential palace Thursday evening, injuring a leg and an arm, the palace said.
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Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi has undergone successful heart surgery in an American hospital, his party said on Monday.Comment
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MARA Carfagna, the Italian member of Parliament who so fascinated former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi that he was forced into a public apology to his wife, appeared nude in Spanish sports newspaper AS ...Comment
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Pauline Gore, mother of former Vice President Al Gore and widow of the late U.S. Sen. Albert Gore, Sr., died at her home in Tennessee on Wednesday, a funeral home said. She was 92.
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KARACHI, Pakistan, Dec. 30 -- Pakistan's largest political party on Sunday chose to continue its dynastic traditions, anointing 19-year-old Bilawal Bhutto Zardari as his mother's ultimate successor but picking husband Asif Zardari to lead in the short-term following Benazir Bhutto's assassination...