'Ruby the heart stealer' to face trial over Berlusconi court evidence

A judge has indicted the Moroccan woman at the centre of former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi's alleged sex-for-hire scandal on charges of giving false evidence.

The judge set January 11 as the opening date for the trial of Karima el-Mahroug - whose stage name was Ruby the Heartstealer - and 22 others.