Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi suggested that he will attempt a return to power — using the old party name that brought him into politics two decades ago.

Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi has suggested in an interview that he will attempt a return to power – using the old party name that brought him into politics two decades ago.

Economist Mario Monti won some pledges of support today to lead a new technocratic government to rescue Italy from financial disaster, but not from the Northern League, a long-time ally of Silvio Berlusconi.

ITALIAN Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has rejected growing speculation that his fragile centre-right coalition will collapse soon, promising new reforms as growing market pressure pushed Italy’s borrowing costs to a new record.

THE deepening divisions in Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s coalition over how Italy can meet EU demands for more robust efforts to tame a $2 trillion debt are fuelling calls for early elections.

A train carrying Tunisian immigrants from Italy was halted at the French border today in an escalation of an international dispute over the fate of North African migrants fleeing political unrest for refuge in Europe.

PREMIER Silvio Berlusconi has promised to evacuate the thousands of North African migrants who have overwhelmed the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa, earning cheers from residents exasperated by the arrivals.

Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi has today promised to evacuate the thousands of North Africans who have overwhelmed the tiny southern island of Lampedusa.

Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi today shrugged off the looming prostitution trial which could end his political career.

ITALY may demand all its citizens be fingerprinted, a move aimed at defusing widespread criticism of government plans to force Roma people to provide fingerprints as a way of tackling criminality.

Italians have soundly rejected massive changes to the country’s post-war constitution that proponents had argued would increase political stability and modernise the country.

A Cabinet minister resisted calls for his resignation today, after his decision to wear a T-shirt featuring cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad was blamed for sparking deadly clashes at an Italian consulate in Libya.

The Italian government was today expected to approve a package of anti-terrorism measures drawn up following the July 7 bombings in London.

Italy tried to make amends today after a government official branded Germans as “stereotyped blondes with a hyper-nationalist pride”.