The editor of a prominent Italian Catholic newspaper that demanded Premier Silvio Berlusconi answer questions about a sex scandal has resigned after being caught up in a scandal himself.

ITALIAN Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has urged photographers to respect his privacy and let him have “a bit of peace”, right-wing Italian daily Il Giornale has said.

EVEN though a former showgirl and a lawmaker once voted “Miss Parliament” are among the female ministers in Italy’s new government, critics are panning Silvio Berlusconi for not being “pink” enough.

EVEN though a former showgirl and a lawmaker once voted “Miss Parliament” are among the female ministers in Italy’s new government, critics are panning Silvio Berlusconi for not being “pink” enough.

Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Easter Sunday Mass in rain-drenched St Peter’s Square and rejoiced over conversions to Christianity, a day after he baptised a prominent Muslim commentator.

Was it euthanasia or a perfectly legal suspension of treatment?

World Cup-winning coach Marcello Lippi could make a shock return to the Italy set-up, although his successor Roberto Donadoni’s position is not under threat despite a disappointing start to his reign.