Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will stand trial on corruption charges, authorities said on Saturday, as the premier defiantly insisted he would not step down even if found guilty.
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Researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) have started a long-range study on people who are overweight or obese and the number of times they need to visit hospitals.
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The solar energy industry wants the Federal Government to back smaller local companies to help grow the sector.
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Police will today resume the search for a woman who disappeared while swimming in the Hawkesbury River at Wilberforce in north-western Sydney.
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A woman in Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory, has died after being hit by a freight train overnight.
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About 20 people have been injured in a balcony collapse in the Perth suburb of Ballajura.
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Typhoon Mirinae smashed through the Philippines, killing 11 people and worsening floods in areas already struggling.
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It has been reported that most of the asylum seekers in a stand-off with Australian authorities aboard the Oceanic Viking have admitted to living in Indonesia for up to five years.
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A Halloween party guest has described the horror as the balcony he and others were standing on collapsed in Perth last night.
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The Federal Government is to introduce safety guidelines and cut the rebate for its $3.9 billion home insulation scheme.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s election rival Abdullah Abdullah will announce today whether he will take part in next week’s disputed run-off vote, as western media reported he would pull out.
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Former federal treasurer Peter Costello has accepted a position as a director on the Board of Guardians of the Federal Government’s Future Fund.
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United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton may have lost the latest bid to revive peace talks in the Middle East.
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A new poll has found voter confidence in Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has plummeted to new lows.
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A 27-year-old man has been stabbed in the lung by his mother’s de facto partner in Katherine, south-east of Darwin.
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Rats and rabbits are destroying South Africa’s Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela spent most of his 27 years in jail.
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Australia revived its Four Nations hopes overnight with a 26-16 win over England at Wigan in a match where both sides dominated for a half each.
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Yuvraj Singh and captain MS Dhoni hit impressive half-centuries to steer India to a six-wicket victory in the third one-day international against Australia in New Delhi overnight.
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What’s all the fuss about? After all the noise over Democrats’ push for a government insurance plan to compete with private carriers, coverage numbers are finally in: Two percent.
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AP – President Barack Obama on Saturday tempered excitement about a growing economy with a sober outlook that more people will lose their jobs. He called that a heartbreaking reality and cautioned that even a burst of upbeat news “does not mean there won’t be difficult days ahead.”
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Reuters – Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s election rival, Abdullah Abdullah, will announce on Sunday whether he will take part in next week’s disputed run-off vote, as Western diplomatic sources said he was leaning toward pulling out.
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Reuters – On a flying visit across the Middle East, Hillary Clinton urged the Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Saturday to resume peace talks immediately and seemed to accept Israel’s refusal to halt settlement building first.
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Reuters – Senior Iranian lawmakers voiced opposition on Saturday to a U.N.-drafted nuclear fuel deal, casting further doubt on a proposal aimed at easing international tension over Tehran’s atomic activities.
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Reuters – Two men sought by the FBI and linked to a Detroit Muslim leader killed by U.S. authorities were arrested in Windsor, Ontario on Saturday, Canadian police said.
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Reuters – The Republican candidate in a closely watched U.S. congressional race in New York state abruptly suspended her campaign on Saturday in a move that could boost a conservative’s battle against a Democrat next Tuesday.
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