Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy said Friday that there had been discussions about suspending markets for a temporary period while the global financial crisis is sorted out.

Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi lost a defamation suit against the magazine The Economist over a story that accused him of being unfit to lead Italy, the magazine said on Friday.

Geoffrey Macnab meets Director Nanni Moretti the man mocked for claiming Silvio Berlusconi has caused a cultural crisis in Italy

BENGHAZI, Libya (AFP) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Saturday apologised to Libya for damage inflicted by Italy during the colonial era and signed a five-billion-dollar investment deal by way of compensation.

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said Rome will invest $5 billion in Libya in an effort to turn the page on colonial-era disputes that have weighed on the countries' relations.

TRIPOLI (AFP) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi heads to Libya on Saturday to sign an accord aimed at resolving colonial era disputes that have long soured relations between Rome and Tripoli.

ROME, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Convicted Mafia bosses spending time in Italian jails will no longer be allowed to sing while incarcerated, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi says.

Silvio Berlusconi is reforming Italy's cultural landscape. The nation has since long been scoring points in culture, but now the country is broke and is rethinking the preservation of cultural monuments.

ROME (AFP) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said Thursday talks were being held with a "large foreign company" about forming an alliance with Alitalia to save the cash-strapped national airline from bankruptcy.

The government of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi announced on Saturday a nationwide state of emergency in reaction to a stark increase in illegal immigration to the country's south.