Berlusconi attends tax fraud court case

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi made a rare court appearance today, greeting supporters who gathered outside a closed-door hearing in a tax fraud case.

Mr Berlusconi waved from inside a black limousine as he arrived at the court tightly guarded by 100 riot police. After the two-hour hearing, he emerged briefly from the car on his way out to address hundreds of people waiting outside.