Italian parliament expels defiant Berlusconi

Italy's parliament expelled Silvio Berlusconi over a tax fraud conviction in a humiliating vote that will not be the last act of the billionaire tycoon's tumultuous career as he vowed to "fight on".

The three-time former prime minister told thousands of supporters Wednesday outside his residence in Rome that he would stay on in politics despite the vote, saying it was "a day of bitterness, a day of mourning for democracy".