https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Italy's top court on Tuesday definitively cleared Silvio Berlusconi of charges that he paid for sex with an underage dancer and then abused his position as prime minister to cover it up. https://www.thelocal.it/20150311/italys-top-court-clears-berlusconi-in-sex-case Wed, 11 Mar 2015 09:09:30 +0100 italys-top-court-clears-berlusconi-in-sex-case Italy's top court on Tuesday reviews former premier Silvio Berlusconi's acquittal on charges of paying for sex with an under-age exotic dancer known as "Ruby the heart stealer". https://www.thelocal.it/20150310/berlusconi-sex-saga-resumes-at-top-court-reviews-acquittal Tue, 10 Mar 2015 09:16:23 +0100 berlusconi-sex-saga-resumes-at-top-court-reviews-acquittal Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino has vowed that he will never accept his conviction for abandoning ship on the night of the 2012 cruise ship disaster. https://www.thelocal.it/20150212/defiant-concordia-skipper-vows-to-clear-his-name Thu, 12 Feb 2015 14:11:00 +0100 defiant-concordia-skipper-vows-to-clear-his-name UPDATED: An Italian court on Wednesday sentenced Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino to 16 years and one month in prison for causing the 2012 cruise ship disaster which claimed 32 lives. https://www.thelocal.it/20150211/costa-concordia-capital-schettino-verdict Wed, 11 Feb 2015 20:00:00 +0100 costa-concordia-capital-schettino-verdict An Italian man who shot at police outside Italian parliament on Tuesday lost his appeal against his 16-year jail sentence, as judges denied he was in need of psychological assessment. https://www.thelocal.it/20150210/parliament-shooter-jailed-for-16-years Tue, 10 Feb 2015 17:25:00 +0100 parliament-shooter-jailed-for-16-years Silvio Berlusconi sought to allay fears on Sunday over the future of Italy's uneasy coalition government after the former premier's tax fraud conviction sent shockwaves across the political scene. https://www.thelocal.it/20130805/government-must-forge-ahead Mon, 05 Aug 2013 08:48:00 +0200 government-must-forge-ahead So a sentence has been upheld in Silvio Berlusconi's tax fraud case. But what will it mean for him exactly? https://www.thelocal.it/20130802/berlusconi-could-find-himself-stacking-shelves Fri, 02 Aug 2013 14:59:00 +0200 berlusconi-could-find-himself-stacking-shelves A guard in Italy's highest court has been caught on camera practicing his dance moves, ahead of the verdict in Silvio Berlusconi's tax fraud verdict. https://www.thelocal.it/20130802/ymca-dance-in-berlusconi-courtroom Fri, 02 Aug 2013 13:21:00 +0200 ymca-dance-in-berlusconi-courtroom As Silvio Berlusconi held crisis talks in his Rome mansion following his conviction for tax fraud, The Local spoke to Italians waiting outside to get their thoughts on the billionaire's sentence. https://www.thelocal.it/20130802/weve-waited-20-years-for-this-moment Fri, 02 Aug 2013 12:26:00 +0200 weve-waited-20-years-for-this-moment A final judgment against former leader Silvio Berlusconi raised political tensions in Italy on Friday but left a fragile coalition in place for now amid a muted reaction on the financial markets. https://www.thelocal.it/20130802/berlusconi-verdict-sparks-political-tension Fri, 02 Aug 2013 11:42:00 +0200 berlusconi-verdict-sparks-political-tension