Berlusconi deserted by top ally ahead of crucial vote

The prime minister of Italy, Silvio Berlusconi, has been dealt a bitter blow by one of his closest political allies just hours before a crucial vote on public finances in parliament today. Umberto Bossi, leader of the Northern League, the junior party in Berlusconi's coalition, has urged Berlusconi to resign. Bossi proposed ... http://www.euronews.net/