Brekkie Wrap: Berlusconi paid underage prostutute for sex; Julian Assange says Edward Snowden is safe Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi has been found guilty of paying for sex with an underage prostitute, charges that could bring an end to his two-decade political career. A MILAN court has convicted former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi of paying for sex with an underage prostitute during infamous "bunga bunga" parties at his villa and then using his influence to try to cover it up. Berlusconi, 76, was sentenced to seven years in prison and barred from public office for life - a sentence that could mean the end of his two-decade political career. However, there are two more levels of appeal before the sentence would become final, a process that can take months. Berlusconi holds no official post in the current Italian government, but remains influential in the uneasy cross-party coalition that emerged after inconclusive February elections. Meanwhile, the trial of the man accused of murdering US teen Trayvon Martin has begun with a profane opening by prosecutors, a male gym worker has been accused of refusing to enter the ladies' locker room as a woman died inside, the brother of a man shot dead with several family members in the French Alps last year has been arrested in connection with the murders, and the slaying of 10 foreign climbers in a suspected Taliban attack is set to decimate Pakistan's tiny tourist industry. In the latest news on the NSA whistleblower, WikiLeaks supremo Julian Assange says Edward Snowden is healthy and safe but would not reveal his whereabouts. The Cuba-bound plane on which Mr Snowden had seemingly booked a ticket left Moscow without him, but some reports suggested he had found another way to slip out of Russia. Wherever he is, analysts say that China beat the US in the chess match over what to do with Snowden after he originally fled to Hong Kong. Light shines through a cabin window on seat 17A, the empty seat that an Aeroflot official said was booked in the name of Edward Snowden, shortly before Aeroflot flight SU150 takes off from Moscow to Havana. Elsewhere, six-year-old transgender girl Coy Mathis has won the right to use the girl's bathroom at her school, a truck driver has been arrested over more than 700 highway shootings, a man whose father made him live "off the grid" has celebrated his first birthday, a Canadian ferry officer has been jailed over a deadly accident which happened while his ex was on deck, a wave of bombings killed more than 40 in Iraq, Qatar's unelected emir will hand over power - to his son, and a new study suggests fracking may contaminate drinking water. Coy Mathis sits with a book at her home in Fountain, Colorado. Biologically, Coy, 6, is a boy, but to her parents, three sisters and brother, family members and the world, Coy is a transgender girl. Rusty the red panda made a brief escape from Washington's National Zoo and headed for a neighbourhood known for its nightlife, a pigeon has flown (and probably sailed) from Japan to Canada, a makeover of LAX airport will allow passengers to board planes with champagne and caviar in hand, and consumer advocate Choice says breakfast drinks may be more full of exaggerated claims than they are fibre. Rusty the red panda went missing from his enclosure at the National Zoo in Washington. In entertainment, Justin Bieber may have hit a new low while skydiving, Arnold Schwarzenegger says environmentalism can be sexy and include Jacuzzis, Bollywood star Salman Khan will face homicide charges for allegedly ramming his car into a group of homeless people, Angelina Jolie has made a surprise appearance at the UN, and Russell Crowe says his kids love Man of Steel - and it has nothing to do with their dad's role in it. Bindi Irwin, Russell Crowe, Tennyson Crowe and Charles Crowe arrive at the "Man Of Steel" Australian premiere in Syndey. In sport, Rafael Nadal has made a shock exit from Wimbledon after losing the the 135th-ranked player in the world, Martina Navratilova has called for an end to five-set matches in men's tennis, England have picked rising star Joe Root as an opener in their Ashes warm-up, the Miami Heat have enjoyed their victory parade and FIFA says no one has offered to take the World Cup away from Brazil. Lastly, John Wayne Bobbitt, the most famous man to ever have his penis sliced off, says the attack ultimately improved his love life. John Wayne Bobbitt claims to have slept with 70 women since his penis was cut off in 1993. Bobbitt claims to have slept with 70 women since his his ex-wife Lorena cut off his penis with a kitchen knife in 1993. This is despite doctors at the time telling him he would never be able to have sex again. Being the most famous man to have his penis chopped off does have its advantages. It definitely has not hurt my love life - in fact it improved it," Bobbitt said. I guess some women got a kick out of saying they slept with John Wayne Bobbitt. Lorena Bobbitt at her trial in 1993.