Italy bids goodbye to Berlusconi with state funeral

ROME, June 14 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of mourners packed the area around the Duomo Cathedral in Milan on Wednesday to bid farewell to Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian media mogul and former prime minister who died Monday at the age of 86.

More than 2,000 people, including national and international political leaders, and figures from the world of business, media, sports and entertainment attended the state funeral.