Berlusconi completes community service sentence for tax fraudMarch 6, 2015 - 21:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The former Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, has served his final few hours of a community service sentence for tax fraud, BBC News reports. Berlusconi, 78, has spent four hours a week with elderly dementia patients since May last year. He told reporters at the care home near Milan where he has been working he intends to "continue the experience" in his free time. The three-time Italian leader remains embroiled in several legal battles. He looked cheerful as he arrived for his final visit to the care home. "The time spent with the sick, with the volunteers, with the health and social workers, has been a moving experience," he said. Berlusconi was once a cruise ship entertainer and had serenaded residents during his sentence, La Repubblica newspaper reported. Next week a court is due to review his acquittal for paying for sex with an underage prostitute, which could mean a retrial for Berlusconi. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. |