Berlusconi cleared of corruption
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A court in Milan today cleared the Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, of corruption charges, but dropped a key corruption charge against him because time had run out.
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An Italian court dropped a key corruption  charge against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Friday,  invoking a statute of limitations that meant time had run out  to convict him of allegations he bribed a judge.
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Silvio Berlusconi, Italy&#39;s prime minister, on Wednesday claimed victory in his battle to cut taxes and improve the state&#39;s efficiency after parliament gave final approval to his centre-right government&#39;s 2005 budget.
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MILAN, Dec 10 - An Italian court dropped a key corruption charge against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Friday, invoking a statute of limitations that meant time had run out to press a conviction.
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi  escaped conviction in a major corruption trial on Friday after  a court invoked a statute of limitations that meant time had  run out to sentence him for bribery.
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A Milan court on Wednesday cleared media tycoon and three-time Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on 20-year-old charges of false accounting -- a stroke of good news that comes as the billionaire looks to ... via Hollywood Reporter
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Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi defied Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's government on Thursday and vetoed a bill aimed at reforming the legal system, the president's office said in a statement.
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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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Wendy Alexander is cleared by a watchdog of wrongdoing over donations to her Labour leadership campaign.
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Italy's highest court partially cleared seven-time prime minister Giulio Andreotti of colluding with the Mafia ending more than a decade of legal battles for the 85-year-old statesman.
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A Chilean court drops corruption charges against relatives and associates of late military ruler Pinochet.
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The Italian Prime Minister has resigned from his Presidency role at Milan after 18 years of success. Silvio Berlusconi has stepped down as President of Milan, leaving the job vacant for the time being with
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Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has been acquitted of corruption charges by a Milan court. A three-judge jury backed the billionaire&#39;s fight to clear his name.
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Once best known for his brash conservatism, Italy's ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi is wrapping up a summer that put him in the news more for his exploits as a party animal &#151; and raised doubts over his political future.
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A three-judge panel absolved Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of corruption charges today, one for insufficient evidence and one because the statute of limitations in a 1991 case had run out.
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The decision was announced after a lunch in Rome on Friday given by Silvio Berlusconi, prime minister, for Domenico Siniscalco, finance minister, Antonio Fazio, governor of the Bank of Italy, and other ...
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Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi was acquitted of corruption charges in a Milan court Friday, after a decade-long legal battle.