MILAN — Premier Silvio Berlusconi’s fourth night in a hospital where he is recovering from an attack went better, his spokesman said Thursday, ahead of the media mogul’s expected discharge.

Hospital: Berlusconi to leave hospital on Wednesday

Hospital: Berlusconi to leave hospital Wednesday

Officals say Berlusconi in pain, will remain hospitalized after he’s hit in face with statue

Berlusconi in pain, will remain hospitalized

Report: Berlusconi spends night at hospital after attack in Milan

Report: Berlusconi has headache after attack

Report: Berlusconi has spent untroubled night at hospital after attack in Milan

Report: Berlusconi has quiet night at hospital

Attacker hurls statuette at Berlusconi in Milan; Italian premier bloodied with broken nose

Attacker hurls statuette, bloodies Berlusconi face

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi punched in face at end of rally by man holding small statue

Italian Premier Berlusconi punched in the face

Berlusconi, face bloodied, taken to hospital after protester hits him in face at Milan rally

Berlusconi injured in face at Milan rally

ROME — Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi was punched in the face at the end of a rally on Sunday by a man holding a small statue in his hand, leaving the 73-year-old media mogul with a bloodied mouth and looking stunned, police said.

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi reportedly punched in the face at end of rally in Milan

Italian Premier Berlusconi reportedly punched

Italy minister: Mafia’s No. 2 boss nabbed in hiding in Palermo, latest big fish caught

Italy: Mafia’s No. 2 nabbed in Sicily

ROME — Police captured Cosa Nostra’s No. 2 in a raid in Sicily and nabbed another Mafia fugitive strolling down a Milan street Saturday, as authorities crossed more names off the nation’s most wanted list, Italy’s interior minister said.

Italy may accept more detainees from Gitmo after arrival of 2 linked to Milan al-Qaida base

Italy may accept more Gitmo detainees

ROME — Italy is considering taking in other prisoners from Guantanamo to help President Barack Obama close down the prison, the country’s foreign minister said Tuesday, a day after Italy accepted two former detainees.

2 Tunisians held at Guantanamo and released to Italy linked to Milan al-Qaida base

President Barack Obama, daughter Sasha Obama and wife

2 Tunisians held at Guantanamo arrive in Italy, to be tried on unspecified charges

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Italian prosecutor seeks jail for Google execs for video of disabled youth being abused

Italian prosecutors seek jail for Google execs

Schwarzenegger says he won’t run for office when term ends next year

Schwarzenegger rules out another run for office

Italian library unveils recently restored drawings by Raphael, others

Masters’ drawings in ‘Codex Resta’ restored

Italy investigators fear reluctant witness may withhold key testimony in Guantanamo trials

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Parliament mulls bill to trim trial length; critics say it just helps Berlusconi’s legal woes

Italian trial-length bill could help Berlusconi

Italy’s top security official: Algerian cell financing terror smashed with 17 arrests

Italy: 17 Algerians arrested in terrorism probe

Intesa Sanpaolo bank reports 3Q earns flat, resumes cash dividends

Italy’s Intesa Sanpaolo reports flat earns

Italian judge convicts 23 Americans of kidnapping in CIA extraordinary rendition of cleric

Magistrates protest after probe-plagued Berlusconi’s latest barbs against Italian judiciary

Berlusconi and magistrates spar again

ROME — With fraud and corruption trials looming, Premier Silvio Berlusconi is sparring with Italy’s magistrates, who threatened on Thursday to go on strike to protest his branding them as communists targeting a billionaire.

Italian magistrates protest Berlusconi’s latest attack on the judiciary, threaten to strike

Magistrates in Italy protest Berlusconi’s comments

Thousands attend beatification of Italian priest in Milan

Italian priest beatified in Milan

MILAN — Thousands of faithful filled a square in Milan on Sunday to attend the beatification of an Italian priest who served as military chaplain during Word War II and went on to devote his life to helping disabled children and orphans.

Berlusconi, face wounds bandaged, leaves Milan hospital 4 days after attacked at rally

Berlusconi’s spokesman: premier spends, recovering from attack on face, spends a better night

Berlusconi is pain and having trouble eating, will stay in hospital until Thursday

Doctors postpone Berlusconi’s release from hospital until at least Thursday

Police stop mentally ill man who wanted to visit Italy’s Berlusconi in the hospital

Officials: Berlusconi to remain hospitalized until Wednesday

Hospital: Berlusconi to remain hospitalized until Wednesday