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Page last updated at 10:46 GMT, Thursday, 8 October 2009 11:46 UK

Berlusconi's best blunders

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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's behaviour on the world stage has received a lot of attention.

In October 2008 he broke a lecturn when paying tribute to then US President George W Bush.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was left waiting in April 2009 while the Italian PM held a phone conversation. On a separate occasion Mr Berlusconi hid behind a lamppost when the pair were due to meet for a summit.

Mr Berlusconi was also admonished by the Queen for "shouting" during an official G20 photo shoot.

READ MORE: Defiant Berlusconi vows to fight

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