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![Edwards to get 'West Wing' treatment](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Edwards to get 'West Wing' treatment
Scandal-hit former US senator John Edwards is facing yet another round of very public humiliation.
![Aussie election tipped for August 28](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Aussie election tipped for August 28
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard is believed to have settled on a poll date.
![Australia: Gillard gives election hint](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Australia: Gillard gives election hint
There is speculation Australia's PM will ask the Governor-General to dissolve parliament before she heads to France on Saturday.
![Fiji expels Australian diplomat](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fiji expels Australian diplomat
The interim Government in Fiji has expelled Australia's Acting High Commissioner today.
![Sarkozy flatly denies taking illegal funds](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sarkozy flatly denies taking illegal funds
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, whose poll ratings have slipped to the lowest point in three years, described the allegations as a campaign against him.
![Exit polls: Komorowski takes Polish presidency](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Exit polls: Komorowski takes Polish presidency
Interim president Bronislaw Komorowski appeared to have held off a last-minute surge from the identical twin brother of the late president, who died in an April plane crash that shocked the country and forced Sunday's early election.
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MPs stage protest walkout
Opposition MPs staged a walkout at a parliamentary committee today in a protest against the conduct of the chairwoman, National MP Sandra Goudie.
![Gillard leads Abbott in Aussie PM poll](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gillard leads Abbott in Aussie PM poll
It hasn't taken Julia Gillard long to turn things around.
![G8 warn Karzai to speed up Afghan control](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
G8 warn Karzai to speed up Afghan control
World leaders have demanded Hamid Karzai detail plans for Afghanistan's future.
!['I was loyal' - Gillard defends move to oust Rudd](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'I was loyal' - Gillard defends move to oust Rudd
New Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard stands by her decision to topple Kevin Rudd, highlighting her loyalty to him as a deputy.