Italian magistrates have ordered police to find the Moroccan nightclub dancer at the centre of Silvio Berlusconi's sex trial, after she failed to show up to court.

When historians of the future dig beneath the rubble of 21st-century Italy, they are likely to view Silvio Berlusconi as the last Roman emperor.

The Moroccan-born nightclub dancer at the centre of former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi’s sex trial told friends he was ready to pay millions for her silence, according to newly published wiretaps.

Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi is making a rare appearance at his trial in Milan to face charges he paid for sex with an under-age prostitute and then used his office to try to cover it up.

GEORGE CLOONEY and his ex-girlfriend, Elisabetta Canalis, were 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.

A MILAN court rejected submissions by Silvio Berlusconi’s defence team in the trial against the Italian premier for alleged bribery and paying for sex with a 17-year-old girl.

ITALIAN Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi showered young showgirls and starlets with cars, rent-free apartments and jobs in politics, a court has heard.

Former 'Big Brother' winners have called for Channel 5 to avoid casting “freaks” in the new series.

George Clooney has been listed as a defence witness in Silvio Berlusconi's upcoming trial.

DOZENS of naked women surround the Italian prime minister vying with each other to arouse him — Silvio Berlusconi’s “bunga bunga” parties as reportedly described to prosecutors by a key participant.

FROM afar Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi seems a vain, powerful man used to getting his way.

Veteran political survivor Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi faced his biggest challenge yet today when he was ordered to stand trial on prostitution and abuse of power charges.

Italian prosecutors today formally requested that premier Silvio Berlusconi stand trial over accusations he paid for sex with a 17-year-old girl and then used his influence to try to cover it up.

Italian prosecutors want to put premier Silvio Berlusconi on trial over accusations he paid for sex with a 17-year-old girl and then used his influence to cover it up.

A YOUNG Moroccan woman dubbed ‘the heart stealer’ who sparked an investigation into Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi for allegedly paying for sex with a minor, has announced she is about to get married.

PROSECUTORS investigating Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi over allegations he had sex with minors have linked him to a second under-aged girl.

ITALIAN Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has laughed off an inquiry into his bawdy sex life and relationship with an underage girl as magistrates struggled to get permission to search his offices for evidence against him.

ITALIAN opposition parties stepped up calls yesterday for Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to resign over a probe into allegations he paid for sex with several young women, including a 17-year-old nightclub dancer.

PROSECUTORS are investigating whether Premier Silvio Berlusconi had sex with an underage prostitute and then abused his power in trying to cover up the encounters with the girl.