Silvio Berlusconi, former Italian prime minister, dies aged 86
Former Italian PM died at the San Raffaele hospital in Milan.
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'There can be no impunity for war crimes and other atrocities.'
Italian police scoop up two tonnes of cocaine bobbing in sea
Two thousand kilograms of cocaine with a tracking device attached have been seized.
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US tourist fined for driving red Ferrari into Uffizi courtyard
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