Catholic paper urges Berlusconi to respond to allegations about paid women at his partiesROME — An influential Catholic newspaper urged Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi on Friday to respond to allegations that women were paid to attend his parties. At meeting with Berlusconi, Obama says Italy will take 3 Guantanamo detaineesWASHINGTON — Italy has agreed to accept three detainees from Guantanamo Bay, President Barack Obama said Monday, as the administration continues its struggle to find homes for the prisoners so the facility can be shut down early next year. Berlusconi, Obama to meet Monday at White House; economy likely subject of talksWASHINGTON — Italy will consider taking in at least three detainees from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, an aide to Silvio Berlusconi said Monday ahead of the Italian premier’s meeting with President Barack Obama. A study in contrasts, Italy’s Berlusconi meeting with Obama ahead of summit in ItalyWASHINGTON — Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi’s meeting Monday with President Barack Obama offers the Italian leader a chance to rehabilitate his international reputation after a scandal over his link to an 18-year-old model and ahead of a major summit he is hosting next month. Mich. woman gets surprise 100th birthday party at McDonald’s where she’s a regular customerBRIGHTON, Mich. — A Michigan woman has celebrated her 100th birthday at the same eatery she’s visited regularly for the past 15 years — McDonald’s. Italy’s vote for EU Parliament a virtual referendum on scandal-plagued BerlusconiROME — Italians voted Saturday in European Parliament elections that have become a virtual barometer of Premier Silvio Berlusconi’s ability to weather a scandal over his attention to young women. Italians vote for EU Parliament in election turned into referendum on scandal-plagued premierROME — Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi has weathered corruption probes and public outrage at his tasteless quips — emerging each time with his popularity intact. Berlusconi: I’ll resign if lied about teen; moves to sue Spanish paper over topless photosROME — Premier Silvio Berlusconi said Friday he would resign immediately if he were shown to have lied about his relationship with an 18-year-old model at the heart of a scandal that has titillated Italy for weeks. Ex-boyfriend of teen in Berlusconi scandal apologizes, says premier’s friendship OKROME — The ex-boyfriend of an 18-year-old woman at the heart of a scandal involving Premier Silvio Berlusconi has apologized for having fueled speculation about a presumed relationship between the two. Village guards among suspects charged in deadly attack on engagement party in TurkeyBILGE, Turkey — A Turkish court charged at least eight people including government-linked village guards in the killing of 44 people at an engagement ceremony in the Kurdish-dominated southeast, the interior minister said Wednesday. Berlusconi denies relationship with teen, demands wife admit she was wrongROME — Premier Silvio Berlusconi said Tuesday the suggestion by his wife and the Italian media that he had a relationship with an 18-year-old girl was a “lie” and demanded his wife admit she was wrong if their relationship is to survive. Masked gunmen kill 45 in attack on engagement party in Turkey, at least 6 injuredANKARA, Turkey — Masked assailants with grenades and automatic weapons attacked an engagement ceremony in southeast Turkey on Monday, killing 45 people. Two girls survived after the bodies of slain friends fell on top of them during the onslaught. Berlusconi tells dailies: Not sure I want to save my marriage, my wife must apologizeROME — Facing a divorce threat, Premier Silvio Berlusconi was quoted Monday as saying he doesn’t know if he wants to patch up his marriage and demanding a public apology from his wife. Berlusconi’s wife seeks divorce, citing Italian premier’s reported flirtations with womenROME — Premier Silvio Berlusconi’s second wife has for years lived a very separate life from her billionaire husband, rarely participating in his official events or travels. On Sunday, she confirmed she was seeking a divorce, citing his reported flirtations with younger women. Berlusconi’s wife seeks divorce, citing Italian premier’s reported flirtations with womenROME — Premier Silvio Berlusconi’s second wife has for years lived a very separate life from her billionaire husband, rarely participating in his official events or travels. On Sunday, she confirmed she was seeking a divorce, citing his reported flirtations with younger women. Italian media say Prime Minister Berlusconi’s wife seeking divorce, retained lawyerROME — Premier Silvio Berlusconi’s second wife, former actress Veronica Lario, is seeking a divorce after 19 years of marriage, citing his reported flirtations with younger women. Berlusconi’s wife enraged as premier’s party reportedly mulls TV starlets as EU candidatesROME — Silvio Berlusconi may be one of Italy’s most popular politicians, but the premier’s approval ratings are sinking fast with at least one Italian — his wife. Obama’s bipartisanship promise proves easier said than done in first monthsWASHINGTON — Barack Obama swept into office with a lofty promise to bridge the capital’s fierce partisan divide. Calif. GOP, state lawmaker criticize poster from ‘tea party’ event as anti-SemiticSACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Republican Party and a Democratic state senator are denouncing as anti-Semitic an online poster that promoted last week’s nationwide “tea parties.” |