The Labor federal government is a do-nothing regime that has squandered the surplus built up over 12 years, says former prime minister John Howard.
Investigators on Saturday worked to uncover the motives of a Muslim army doctor suspected of killing 13 people in a shooting rampage at a US military base.
Finance ministers and central bank governors of the Group of 20 leading nations launched a framework to promote a better balanced global economy, but the meeting was overshadowed by a dispute about a global tax on financial transactions and little progress on financing efforts to reduce global warming
Rihanna has described the horror she felt as her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown was biting and punching her during a violent argument in February.
Roger Federer tamed childhood friend Marco Chiudinelli 7-6 (9-7) 6-3, winning his 19th straight in the Swiss Indoors to set up a final with Novak Djokovic.
Massive power outages in Brazil in 2005 and 2007 that impacted millions were caused by cyber hackers attacking control systems, the US network CBS says.
President Barack Obama has urged fellow Democrats in the House of Representatives to "vote yes" on the broadest US health care overhaul in a half-century.
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