The former Italian dental hygienist charged with recruiting prostitutes to attend Silvio Berlusconi’s infamous “bunga bunga” parties has told a court that she loved the then-premier and never invited anyone to attend his dinner parties.

Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi’s defence team has denied there were any erotic escapades at dinners at his villa near Milan and accused the court of bias against the media mogul.

Silvio Berlusconi’s private disco featured women dressed not just as sexy nuns and nurses, but also as President Barack Obama and a prominent Milan prosecutor that the former Italian premier has accused of persecuting him.

The Moroccan woman at the centre of a sex scandal involving former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi has testified that a young woman attending one of his “bunga bunga” parties dressed up like a nun, danced provocatively and stripped down to her underwear for the then-premier at his in-house disco.

Prosecutors have demanded six years in jail and a lifetime ban from public office for former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi in his sex-for-hire trial.

Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi’s sex-for-hire trial has entered its final stage with the prosecutor making long-delayed closing arguments.

The Moroccan woman at the centre of ex-Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi’s sex-for-hire trial has denounced what she says is psychological warfare being waged against her by prosecutors.

Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi has lost a legal attempt to halt his pay-for-sex trial so he can concentrate on a general election campaign.

The young woman at the centre of ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi’s sex-for-hire trial is preparing to give evidence for the first time.

The young Moroccan woman at the centre of Silvio Berlusconi’s sex-for-hire scandal has been fined for failing to appear as a witness twice at the former premier’s trial.

The young Moroccan woman at the centre of Silvio Berlusconi’s sex-for-hire scandal has been fined for failing to appear as a witness twice at the former premier’s trial.

Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi made a rare court appearance to deny some of the more salacious accusations at the centre of a sex scandal that has muddied his reputation.

Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi has denied in court having had sex with an underage Moroccan girl, or ever paying for sex with any guest at his villa near Milan.

The possible return of Silvio Berlusconi to the political stage spooked rival politicians and investors, but it would be foolish to write the wily fox off yet, says Barry Moody

Strippers in nun costumes danced in front of Silvio Berlusconi at his villa, a witness told a Milan court where the former Italian prime minister is on trial for allegedly having sex with an underage prostitute.

Actor George Clooney is among more than 200 witnesses accepted by a Milan court in the trial of former Premier Silvio Berlusconi for allegedly paying for sex with an underage prostitute.

The poor old euro has been left bedraggled and in the gutter, haunted by flashbacks of Silvio Berlusconi’s notorious Bunga-Bunga parties attended by the likes of Karima el-Mahroug, left, nicknamed ‘Ruby the heartstealer’, where hedonism was very much the order of the day.

The Moroccan teenager at the centre of the underage prostitution scandal enveloping Silvio Berlusconi insists any damage she has suffered has been at the hands of the media, not the Italian premier.

Aspiring Italian starlets and Oscar-winning actor George Clooney are being called to make appearances in premier Silvio Berlusconi’s trial on charges he paid for sex with an underage prostitute, then tried to use his influence to cover it up.

ASPIRING Italian starlets and Oscar-winning actor George Clooney are being called to make appearances in Premier Silvio Berlusconi’s trial on charges he paid for sex with an underage prostitute, then tried to use his influence to cover it up.

Silvio Berlusconi’s defence lawyers have named Hollywood star George Clooney, the Italian foreign minister and a bevy of showgirls as witnesses at the premier’s upcoming prostitution trial.

ITALIAN Premier Silvio Berlusconi claims he is too old to have had all the sexual encounters prosecutors accuse him of having.

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi claims he is too old to have had all the sexual encounters he is accused of by prosecutors.

ITALIAN prosecutors have said Italian leader Silvio Berlusconi paid for sex with an under-age Moroccan teenager 13 times.

Italian prosecutors have said Italian leader Silvio Berlusconi paid for sex with an under-age Moroccan teenager 13 times.

ITALY is investigating a reported attempt to alter the birth date of a young woman linked to Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, prosecutors said.

The TV cameras were told to ignore her and Austria's rich and powerful sought to avoid her.

THE TV cameras were told to ignore her, and Austria’s rich and powerful sought to avoid her. But amid all the bling on Thursday night at the Vienna Opera Ball, most eyes were still on one particular jewel — Ruby.