1The Government is considering bringing in private companies to perform random roadside vehicle inspections as part of its revamped Warrant of Fitness programme.
2Maori Party co-leaders Tariana Turia and Pita Sharples may stay on to lead the party into the next election.
3Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi has been sentenced to four years in prison for tax evasion, but he is unlikely to actually serve any time behind bars.
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5The Archbishop of Canterbury has given a straight answer to whether or not he supports same-sex marriage.
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7The Syrian ceasefire has been broken by a Damascus car bomb and sporadic fighting across the country.
8A suicide bomber has blown up a Mosque in Northern Afghanistan, killing 41 people.
9Hurricane Sandy has claimed 43 lives in the Caribbean and is expected to combine with another storm before heading for the east coast of the United States.
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11The father of the Pakistani school girl shot by the Taliban says she will rise again and won't be cowed by the Taliban's threats.
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