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Berlusconi no show for case

ITALIAN premier Silvio Berlusconi did not attend a hearing yesterday in a case accusing him of bribing a British lawyer to lie in evidence.

Sat, 16 Jan, 2010 - 00:00

Prosecutors say Berlusconi ordered the 1997 payment of $600,000 to lawyer David Mills in exchange for his false testimony in two trials.

Both Berlusconi and Mills have denied wrongdoing.

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