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A reality check on the reality of Berlusconi's resignation

Reality Check: Berlusconi to resign, Microblogging in China, Iran and the IAEA, London student protests, Vienna protests

Italy faces up to the EU ultimatum, but a resolution could still be weeks away

The inevitable appears to have finally happened, and Silvio Berlusconi has pledged to resign as Prime Minister of Italy. What is unclear is when he might actually go. Althouth he says he will go as soon as the planned package of austerity measure is passed, it's not at all sure when that will be. Our Rome correspondent, David Willey, says the demands the EU are making of the Italian government are steep, and it could take a long time for them to be met. Although we maybe nearing the end of Silvio Berlusconi's reign on Italy's political stage, it's not yet the final curtain.

Microblogging in China

Twitter is blocked in China, but the Chinese have come up with their own version that is causing trouble for the authorities. Out Beijing correspondent, Jörg Winter, tells Steve Crilley about China's microbloggers and the impact they are having on Chinese society and politics.

IAEA report on Iran

Iran says it will not move "an iota" on its nuclear policy in the face of the much anticipated new report from the International Atomic Energy Agency. Bethany Bell analyses the new evidence it contains regarding a nuclear weapons programme.

Protests and arrests in Vienna

Protest demonstrations broke out in Vienna's 6th and 7th districts last night after an occupied house was cleared by police. Riem Higazi reports on what happened and the reactions of local residents.

London student demonstrations

Up to 10.000 students are expected to take to the streets today in protests against rises in student fees and drastic cutbacks. Activist Daniel Lemberger-Cooper, President of the students' union at Royal Holloway College, tells Kate Farmer about the problems students face and their demands for the government.

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