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Swiss skier survives 17 hours buried

SEARCH teams in the Swiss Alps today rescued a 21-year-old skier who survived 17 hours in the snow after being buried in an avalanche, local police said.

Female candidate gunned down

A WOMAN planning to stand in Iraq's March 7 general election was gunned down yesterday in the restive northern city of Mosul, police said, just days before campaigning is officially due to start.

Israel arrests Australian activist in raid

AN Australian woman is one of two foreign activists arrested by Israel's military in a pre-dawn raid in the occupied West Bank.

Prehistoric human bones found

MALAYSIAN researchers believe they have discovered a new set of prehistoric human bones in a cave near the largest man-make lake in south east Asia, newspapers reported today.

Huge explosion at power plant

RESCUE operation underway amid fears of mass casualties following blast at US plant.

• Twitter: Tweets from scene

Ten die on drifting Gulf migrant boat

AT least 10 migrants died and 30 were missing when the boat smuggling them from Somalia to Yemen suffered an engine failure in the Gulf of Aden, officials said today.

Lawyers to get big Ground Zero payout

LAWYERS could net up to half of the $US4 billion ($4.6 billion) available to pay Ground Zero recovery workers.

Kidnappers free Darfur Red Cross worker

FRENCH Red Cross worker Laurent Maurice arrived in Khartoum hours after being freed following 89 days in captivity.

Burqa-clad bank thieves rob post office

THIEVES wearing burqas held up a post office with a gun concealed beneath an Islamic-style full veil.

Body found due to blood-soaked ceiling

A MAN was arrested on suspicion of murder after a body was discovered when blood was seen dripping from the ceiling of an office in England, police said today.

Guess who wins worst neighbour poll?

TROUBLED rocker Pete Doherty has been voted the UK's least desirable celebrity neighbour.

Black boxes recovered from jet crash

SEARCHERS located the black boxes of an Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed in the sea off Lebanon last month killing 90 people, Lebanon's Transport Minister Ghazi Aridi said today.

Anti-whalers clash with harpooners

YET another heated stoush has just taken place between anti-whaing activists and Japanese whalers in national Antarctic waters.

Man kills wife and daughter before self

POLICE investigating a British businessman who killed his wife and daughter before committing suicide were mystified as to his motive, The Times of London reported today.

Anna Nicole Smith trial date set

LAWYER Howard K Stern and the two doctors who treated Anna Nicole Smith have a date with a jury on August 4, celebrity gossip website TMZ reports.

Keira Knightley's stalker accused arrested

A MAN accused of stalking international actress Keira Knightley's been arrested.

• Oasis star: Faces attacker

Noel Gallagher faces stage attacker

OASIS rocker Noel Gallagher has a court date with a man who attacked him on stage during a concert in Toronto.

US backs call for Haiti debt relief

THE United States has voiced support for international debt relief for earthquake-hit Haiti.

• Bill Clinton: Sorry for slow aid

'Blood for blood' as second teen killed

THOUSANDS of demonstrators shouting "blood for blood" and "we want freedom" protested in Indian Kashmir against the killing of a second boy in a week.