Silvio Berlusconi

An Italian court on Thursday sentenced former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi to a one-year jail term for making public the taped contents of a confidential phone call in a case related to a 2005 banking scandal.

Sections:  news   world   
RELATED ARTICLES
  • Spain education sector hit by strike against cuts
    Thousands of students and teachers staged a strike across Spain on Thursday to protest government austerity measures and a planned new education reforms. More
  • In Germany, a U.S. beer invasion
    Almost 65 years after Allied planes flew Western supplies into blockaded Berlin, a new American import is arriving by air: craft beer. The beer is being flown in as part of a new surge of German interest in American brewing, upending a centuries-old relationship in which German beer defined the golden standard for brewing and Americans emulated it. More
  • Cyprus parliament approves bailout
    Cyprus' lawmakers approved on Tuesday a multi-billion bailout agreement with international creditors aimed at preventing the crisis-hit country from going bankrupt. More
  • Baby food shortage in Europe due to China demand
    Yong-Hee Kim still can't believe that in a prosperous country like Germany, powdered baby formula would ever be rationed and that she would have to scour shops in the German capital to find the right brand for her 13-month-old son. More
  • Pope hints at possible changes to scandal-ridden Vatican bank
    Pope Francis has indicated for the first time that he may make changes to the Vatican's scandal-ridden bank as part of a broad review of the Holy See's troubled administration. More
BING NEWS:
  • Utah man sentenced to 41 months in prison after wire fraud scheme
    A man has been sentenced to prison after being found guilty of wire fraud while on pretrial release. Chad Leon Sayers, 59, of Midvale, was sentenced to 41 months in prison followed by three years of ...
    03/18/2024 - 4:58 pm | View Link
  • Man sentenced on aggravated robbery and burglary charges stemming from home invasion
    Russell Bertuzzi will spend more than two decades in prison for aggravated robbery and burglary stemming from a home invasion two years ago.
    03/18/2024 - 3:31 am | View Link
  • Man sentenced to 17 years for series of 2023 bank robberies, including one in Pueblo
    A 39-year-old Colorado Springs man has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for three bank robberies last year, including one in Pueblo.
    03/15/2024 - 9:30 am | View Link
  • Ten-Year Jail Sentence for Texas Man Caught with $500,000 Worth of Cocaine in Pennsylvania
    Luis Gonzalez, a 28-year-old from El Paso, Texas, has been sentenced to a decade in prison. U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani handed down the sentence ...
    03/15/2024 - 2:00 am | View Link
  • A US man is sentenced to life in prison for murder and rape in attack on 2 American women in Germany
    An American man was convicted of murder and other charges on Monday for brutally attacking two American women near Germany's famed Neuschwanstein castle last summer and pushing them into a ravine, ...
    03/11/2024 - 3:24 am | View Link
  • More

 

Comment On This Story

Welcome to Wopular!

Welcome to Wopular

Wopular is an online newspaper rack, giving you a summary view of the top headlines from the top news sites.

Senh Duong (Founder)
Wopular, MWB, RottenTomatoes

Subscribe to Wopular's RSS Fan Wopular on Facebook Follow Wopular on Twitter Follow Wopular on Google Plus

MoviesWithButter : Our Sister Site

More World News