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Berlusconi the ringmaster produces another dazzling spectacle

Amid the culinary riches of a G8 banquet was talk of global poverty. Paola Totaro reports from L'Aquila.

Welcome to Silvio's G8, with bonus earth tremors

L'AQUILA, Italy: There was a fleet of white golf buggies, resplendent with the turtle logo of the sapphire island playground of Sardinia, a phalanx of topiary in terracotta pots shaped into leafy G8s, acres of freshly laid Astroturf, temporary outdoor cafes complete with white wicker furniture and even an earthquake simulator for the really brave.

Stole In One: Golf Buggy Heist Charges

THREE youths broke into the equipment room of an eastern suburbs golf course, stole three golf buggies and then drove "erratically" across the 17th and 18th holes early yesterday morning, police said. But officers said Redfern teenager Jermaine Coppini told them after the incident his brother had picked him up from home in the buggy and driven him to the course, a court heard.

Rails Run For Wayward Steward

AT Wyong racecourse stewards use golf buggies to drive to their vantage points around the track.

Golf Buggies On Collision Course

Six golf buggies have caused a rift in the tiny car-less community of Dangar Island with allegations of tyre-slashing in the dead of night.

Moore Park Golf Pro-shop Gutted

It's not quite business as usual at Moore Park Golf Course since a fire on Tuesday morning gutted the course's pro-shop. Police and fire brigade officers removed eight of the motorised golf buggies from the building before the fire reached them. The pro-shop is operating out of rooms