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Tunisia to work with Italy to stem migrant tide

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia accepted technical help from Rome Tuesday to stem the tide of illegal migrants who have been landing on an Italian island since Tunisians overthrew their president.

Berlusconi to face trial over prostitution scandal

MILAN (Reuters) - An Italian judge has ordered Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to stand trial in April on charges of paying an underage girl for sex and abuse of office, although there seemed no immediate risk the scandal would force him out. | Video

World, 15 Feb 2011

Tunisia to work with Italy to stem migrant tide

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia accepted technical help from Rome Tuesday to stem the tide of illegal migrants who have been landing on an Italian island since Tunisians overthrew their president.

World, Tunisia 15 Feb 2011

Factbox: Sex, starlets and sleaze: Berlusconi's "Rubygate"

ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been ordered to stand trial in April on charges of paying an underage girl for sex and abusing his position to get her out of police custody. | Video

World, 15 Feb 2011

Tunisia and Italy agree on moves to stem migration

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia and Italy have agreed several steps to work together to counter illegal migration after more than 5,000 migrants landed on the small Italian island of Lampedusa in the past few days.

World, Tunisia 15 Feb 2011

EU offers Italy help to stem migration from Tunisia

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union on Tuesday offered Italy money and other assistance to cope with the flood of migrants trying to reach EU shores and to help those who have already arrived in Europe.

World, 15 Feb 2011

Timeline: Silvio Berlusconi as prime minister since 2008

MILAN (Reuters) - Here is a timeline on Silvio Berlusconi as prime minister:

World, Natural Disasters 15 Feb 2011

Tunisia deploys troops to stop Italy-bound migrants

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia has deployed soldiers to stop a tide of illegal immigrants trying to reach Italy, a military source said Monday, after Rome said a revolution in the north African country had set off a "biblical exodus." | Video

World, Tunisia 14 Feb 2011

Berlusconi refuses to resign, dismisses protest

ROME (Reuters) - Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Monday he had no intention of stepping down and dismissed a weekend demonstration by women across Italy over his involvement in a sex scandal.

World, 14 Feb 2011

Italian women protest over Berlusconi sex scandal

ROME (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of women rallied in Rome and other cities on Sunday, incensed by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's sex scandal which they say has disgraced Italy. | Video

World, 13 Feb 2011

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Egyptian army says it hopes for elections in 6 months

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's military has outlined a timetable to hand power to an elected government, insisting it does not want political power in a country where it propped up an authoritarian state for six decades. | Video