Intellectuals lead Milan rally against Berlusconi

Writers, intellectuals and a former president of the constitutional court rallied in Milan on Saturday against scandal-hit Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, accusing him of wrecking Italy's international reputation.

Some 9,000 people packed a concert hall on the outskirts of Milan and hundreds more watched on video screens outside as authors Roberto Saviano and Umberto Eco laid into Berlusconi, 74, who has been engulfed by a sex scandal. (Reuters)