Karima El-mahroug

• Dancer says showgirls dressed as Obama, nuns at Berlusconi's 'bunga bunga' party

  The Moroccan woman at the centre of a sex scandal involving former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi testified Friday in court for the first time, describing how a young woman attending one of Berlusconi's "bunga bunga" parties dressed up like a nun, danced provocatively and stripped down to her underwear for the premier.

• Court denies former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi's bid to halt sex trial

  A Milan court on Monday rejected a bid by former Premier Silvio Berlusconi to halt his sex-for-hire trial because of Italy's general election campaign, a ruling that means a verdict could come before the February vote.

• Star witness at former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi sex trial but lawyers seek halt

  The exotic dancer at the centre of a sex trial against Italy's Silvio Berlusconi arrived to testify for the first time in court on Monday but the billionaire's lawyers immediately asked for the proceedings to be suspended until after elections in February.

• Berlusconi trial will bring out the truth: Ruby

  Karima el-Mahroug, now infamous as 'Ruby Heartstealer', is hopeful that Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's upcoming trial will bring the truth to light.Berlusconi was indicted last month on charges he paid for sex with Karima el-Mahroug, whose nickname is Ruby, when she was under age, then used his influence to cover it up.Ruby was in Vienn...

• After Berlusconi, Ruby attempts to 'steal more hearts'

  'Ruby Heartstealer', the woman at the centre of a sex scandal involving Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, has appeared in an advertisement for a book, just wearing her underwear. The Moroccan girl, Karima el-Mahroug, who is known as Ruby Rubacuori or Ruby Heartstealer, shocked Italian audiences by promoting a book called Il Labirinto Femmin...