Former Italian PM Berlusconi Hospitalized but Alert in Intensive Care

rome - Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi was hospitalized Wednesday in intensive care because of a problem related to a previous infection but was alert and speaking, Italy's foreign minister said.

'He's stable. He's a rock,' Berlusconi's brother Paolo said after visiting him Wednesday afternoon at Milan's San Raffaele hospital.

The 86-year-old three-time premier was admitted to the ICU because of an