The upper house ejects Silvio Berlusconi.
Journalism
Silvio Berlusconi’s dazzling aura has gone – but he’s not ready to disappear
The Berlusconi saga has a way to run, even if his grip on Italy’s destiny was broken well before his expulsion from the senate.
Switzerland votes against cap on executive pay
Referendum on limiting bosses’ pay to 12 times that of lowest-paid staff follows vote on ‘golden hellos and goodbyes’
A golden opportunity
The split of Silvio Berlusconi’s party could boost the governing coalition
Glafcos Clerides obituary
Greek Cypriot statesman who worked towards a settlement for the divided island of Cyprus.
Swiss divided as 1:12 executive pay referendum nears
Big business accused of scaremongering just days before vote on capping bosses’ pay at 12 times that of their worst-paid staff.
‘Pope Francis effect’ credited with boosting Italian congregations
Researchers say more than half of Catholic priests have reported significant rise in attendance since election of new pontiff
Bickering and back-stabbing
Dismal economic figures make reform urgent, but political leaders are mired in internecine strife