Berlusconi Saved in Graft Trial by Time Ruling
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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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Italy is awaiting the verdict in the long-running corruption trial of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Three judges in Milan are deliberating and the verdict may be announced later on Friday.
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A prosecutor yesterday called for Silvio Berlusconi to be given an eight-year jail sentence as his four-year trial for allegedly bribing judges neared culmination.
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An Italian prosecutor says that Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi deserves an eight-year prison term for bribing judges. Berlusconi was not in court for to hear the request, the BBC reports.
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Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian prime minister, is waiting to find out whether a court will find him guilty of bribing judges in the 1980s.
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Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi underwent successful heart surgery Monday in the United States, his party said.
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PALERMO, Italy  - An Italian court found a close  political ally and business associate of Prime Minister Silvio  Berlusconi guilty of colluding with the Mafia, and sentenced  him on Saturday to nine years in prison.
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An Italian prosecutor asked a court on  Friday to sentence Silvio Berlusconi to eight years in jail for  bribing judges as the prime minister's four-year corruption  trial reached its closing stages.
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A new trial on corruption charges against former Premier Silvio Berlusconi opened Tuesday, just as the opposition leader is seeking to capitalize on weaknesses in the governing coalition to get back into power.Comment
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi could be convicted of corruption with judges in his five-year trial considering their verdict.
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An Italian court has sentenced a close political ally of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to nine years in prison for working with the mafia.
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Silvio Berlusconi, Italy&#39;s prime minister, was on Friday cleared of corruption charges by a Milan court in a verdict that boosted his political fortunes as the country moves closer to national elections.
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Judges in the corruption trial of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi withdrew on Thursday to decide their verdict, which could hobble the Italian leader's political future.
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With his corruption trial behind him , Silvio Berlusconi has sanctioned the production of a film about his life that promises to be an image-building exercise leaving few in doubt about his political and ...
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A Milan court deliberated for a second day Friday in the long-running corruption trial of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, with the Italian leader risking a criminal conviction on charges that he bribed judges in the 1980s.
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Prosecutors press a Milan court to sentence Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi to eight years in jail for alleged corruption.
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A court cleared Premier Silvio Berlusconi of corruption charges in his long-running trial yesterday, sparing Italy the embarrassment of having its leader convicted of bribing judges.