Italy: Anti-Berlusconi Protesters Rise Up

Hundreds of protesters gathered yesterday outside the mansion of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, calling for his resignation amid the alleged sex scandal that has tarnished his image. Writer and Philosopher Umberto Ecco and "Gomorra" author Roberto Saviano are among the intellectuals leading the movement against the prime minister.

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