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ITALY
Prominent opposition governor steps down before Democratic Party primaries
Piero Marrazzo, a prominent opposition politician, resigned on Saturday after police were accused of blackmailing him with a video allegedly showing him with a transsexual. His Democratic Party was hoping Sunday's primary would revive its fortunes.
BRITAIN
Prime Minister Gordon Brown to repay parliamentary expenses
Following an independent review of the expenses scandal that rocked British politics, Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been ordered to pay back more than 12,000 pounds, his office confirmed Monday.
FRANCE
Mitterrand threatens legal action to clear his name
Frédéric Mitterrand, the French culture minister facing pressure to resign over a book in which he describes paying for "boys" in Thailand, has threatened to take legal action over what he describes as a "campaign of insensitive calumny".
FRANCE
Minister clings to job after 'sex with boys' row
France's Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand has denied being a paedophile in an emotional television appearance in which he admitted paying for sex with 'boys' in Thailand. He rejected calls for his resignation.
POLAND
Justice, interior ministers resign over ‘Blackjack-gate’
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk (photo) said the country’s justice and interior ministers had submitted their resignations Wednesday over a gambling bill corruption scandal dubbed “Blackjack-gate”.
FRANCE
From Ben Barka to Elf, justice turns a blind eye to political elites
The Clearstream trial now making its way through the courts is just the latest of many high-profile scandals that have plagued France's political elite in past decades. But justice often seems blind when it comes to prosecuting French officials.
FORMULA ONE
Renault boss Briatore quits over cheating allegations
Flavio Briatore, the head of the Renault F1 team, and his director of engineering have sensationally resigned amid allegations of race-fixing at last year's Singapore Grand Prix, Renault said in a statement on Wednesday.
CORRUPTION
French press slam African leader’s lavish holidays
The French press have been spattering ink over the lavish holidays of Cameroonian President Paul Biya, whose country is to receive 537 million euros in French aid over the next five years.
ITALY
Berlusconi's alleged sex scandal mistress feted in Paris
Patricia D'Addario, an Italian escort who claims to have slept with Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, made an appearance in a Paris nightclub on Friday.
ITALY
'I'm no saint', says Berlusconi
PM Silvio Berlusconi has launched a fightback against his critics following the release of recordings which appear to indicate that Berlusconi had a liaison with a call girl. However, the Italian leader did not deny that the recordings were real.
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