World Jun 14 State funeral begins for former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi amid day of national mourning By Colleen Barry, Associated Press
World Jun 12 Silvio Berlusconi, tarnished leader who transformed Italian politics, dies at 86 Berlusconi cast a spell over Italy — and nearly led it to financial ruin. By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press
World Apr 05 Former Italian leader Silvio Berlusconi hospitalized in ICU, but alert Italy's foreign minister says former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi is in intensive care and is being treated for a problem related to a previous infection. By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press
World Mar 05 Watch 3:41 Italian populist parties just defeated the political establishment. Here’s why. Italians went to the polls Sunday in Europe's latest test of the political strength of populist and right-wing parties. The two biggest winners -- the populist Five Star Movement and the right-wing League -- earned better than 50 percent of… By PBS News Hour
World Feb 07 Watch Italy’s Premier Mario Monti: Time to Focus on Growth in Europe Time to Focus on Growth in Europe, Italian Prime Minister Says…
Nov 09 Watch Italy’s Debt Dilemma: Too Big to Fail and Too Big to Rescue? Jeffrey Brown discusses Italy's rapidly escalating debt crisis and the implications for the rest of the Eurozone with Il Sole's Mario Calvo-Platero and Bloomberg-BusinessWeek's Roben Farzad. Continue watching
Apr 11 Center-Left Coalition Wins Slim Victory in Italian Elections By PBS News Hour Italy's center-left coalition led by Romano Prodi won a narrow victory in parliamentary elections, official results showed Tuesday, but Conservative Party Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi refused to concede defeat. Continue reading