Berlusconi loses La Repubblica libel case

(ANSA) - Rome, September 11 - Former premier Silvio Berlusconi on Thursday lost a libel case over a report in Italian daily La Repubblica in April 2001 about an Economist cover story claiming he was "unfit to lead Italy" because of his conflicts of interest.
    Italy's supreme Court of Cassation said it was legitimate to cover the story and rejected the Forza Italia leader's case against La Repubblica's parent company, the L'Espresso publishing group.