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6:55AM (ACST): Jobs data shows US recovery uncertain

THE US economy lost 20,000 jobs in January while the unemployment rate fell, according to official data that offered mixed signals about prospects for a sustainable recovery. Read more
6:45AM (ACST): Public invited to tweet NASA astronauts

WITH astronauts now sending a steady stream of "tweets" from space, NASA is inviting the public to ask them questions using the popular micro-blogging service. Read more
6:36AM (ACST): Jackson doctor to be charged - prosecutors

MICHAEL Jackson's doctor will be charged in connection with the pop star's death next week, the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office has confirmed. Read more
4:08AM (ACST): Lord quits as MPs face expense claim charges

THE only member of the UK House of Lords charged over fraudulent expense claims resigned his position. Read more
2:40AM (ACST): Woods out of rehab, joins wife - report

TIGER Woods has reportedly left a sex addiction rehabilitation clinic after his wife flew to Mississippi earlier this week so they could fly home together. Read more
1:51AM (ACST): Sheen's 'car stolen and crashed over cliff'

TV star Charlie Sheen reported his sport utility vehicle stolen yesterday morning, hours before it was found crashed at the bottom of a Los Angeles cliff, TMZ reported. Read more
1:36AM (ACST): Toyota boss 'deeply sorry' about recalls

TOYOTA president Akio Toyoda says he is "deeply sorry'' for the recall of millions of cars around the world due to faulty accelerator pedals, but insisted the company's vehicles were safe. Read more
1:26AM (ACST): Commandos take back ship from pirates

DANISH special forces have stormed a Slovenian cargo ship which had been captured by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, freeing the 25 crew members. Read more
1:10AM (ACST): Anthrax contaminated heroin spreads

BRITISH authorities today warned drug users that heroin in London was highly likely to be contaminated with anthrax. Read more
1:06AM (ACST): US sheds 20,000 jobs in January

US employers cut 20,000 jobs in January, while the unemployment rate eased to 9.7 per cent, the Labor Department reported today. Read more
1:02AM (ACST): Foster home failings kept hidden

A REPORT kept hidden for two years details how protection agencies failed Aboriginal children. Read more
12:31AM (ACST): Five tigers found in man's backyard

FrFIVE tigers have been discovered at the home of an Indonesian man who has been raising them for about 25 years, an official says. Read more
12:01AM (ACST): Suicide bombers strike bus then hospital

TWO suicide bombers on motorcycles struck a bus and hospital in Karachi toay, killing 22 people. Read more
11:52PM (ACST): Avalanche kills eight

AN avalanche has killed at least eight Iranians after it struck between two ski resorts near Tehran, ISNA news agency reported. Read more

Yesterday

11:26PM (ACST): Pollies face charges over expense claims

THREE British Labour Party MPs and a Conservative lord were charged over fraudulent expense claims, prosecutors announced today. Read more
11:13PM (ACST): N Ireland parties agree to 'new chapter'

NORTHERN Ireland will take control of its police and justice system under a deal being hailed as a vital one for preserving peace. Read more
10:24PM (ACST): Knife bandit targets third female victim

A CAR thief targeting women at knifepoint in Melbourne's west has struck for a third time. Read more
10:19PM (ACST): Kylie's costume part of Who sale

KYLIE Minogue's waitress outfit will be among costumes and props from hit TV show Doctor Who to go under the hammer in London later this month. Read more
9:57PM (ACST): No security every night at major airport

THE international terminal at Rome's main airport has no security for two hours every night, an Italian newspaper reported today. Read more
9:38PM (ACST): Taliban reject peace deal

THE Taliban have said they will not enter into any "deal" with the Afghan Government or the West to bring peace to Afghanistan. Read more
8:59PM (ACST): N Ireland parties agree to power transfer

NORTHERN Ireland's main parties have agreed to transfer police and justice powers, opening a "new chapter'' for the province, Gordon Brown announced. Read more
8:02PM (ACST): Indonesia to remove Obama statue

A STATUE of US President Barack Obama as a boy will be removed from a park in the Indonesian capital due to public opposition, just weeks before Mr Obama visits his old hometown. Read more
7:21PM (ACST): Up to 20 killed at at dog fight

A REMOTE-CONTROL bomb exploded at a dog fight in southern Afghanistan today, killing and wounding up to 20 people, police say. Read more
6:59PM (ACST): Ledger's uncle blames his crimes on grief

THE uncle of the late Australian actor Heath Ledger blamed his own criminal activity on the grief he suffered from his nephew's death, a Perth court heard today. Read more
6:26PM (ACST): Serial abuser gets life for son's murder

A SERIAL child abuser who killed his three-month-old son with a blow to his head has been given a life sentence. Read more
6:12PM (ACST): Veteran racer killed when powerboat rolls

A QUEENSLAND power boat veteran has died at Somerset Dam, north-west of Brisbane, after his high-powered racing craft barrel-rolled. Read more
5:34PM (ACST): Illegal tobacco costing $600m a year

THE illegal tobacco industry, increasingly moving from locally produced tobacco to smuggled cigarettes, is costing the nation $600 million a year in lost revenue, a new study says. Read more
5:30PM (ACST): Dollar down on debt dampened demand

THE Australian dollar closed at a four-month-low today as concerns about sovereign debt in several European nations dampened demand for high-yielding assets. Read more
5:14PM (ACST): 'Terrified screams' heard from apartment

A WITNESS has described the terrifying screams that came from a Gold Coast apartment complex during the alleged stabbing death of a woman by her daughter. Read more
4:54PM (ACST): Homes struck by lightning as storm hits

THREE homes were struck by lightning as thunderstorms swept through NSW, with 10 people evacuated from one building after a roof collapse. Read more
4:49PM (ACST): Twilight star trades films for sex trial

TWILIGHT star Kristen Stewart traded big screen glamour for some sordid real-life story-telling, as she spent three days on a Los Angeles jury in a case involving sex, prostitution and an undercover cop, TMZ reported. Read more
4:46PM (ACST): Sex predator jailed for 17 years

SEXUAL predator Arvin Longabella told one of his victims, a teenage schoolgirl, that she wouldn't be a virgin much longer before grabbing her by the hair and threatening her with a knife. Read more
4:18PM (ACST): Market slump wipes $31bn off shares

WORRIES that investors had been too optimistic about the global economy pulled shares down 2.4 per cent. Read more
3:59PM (ACST): Police name suspicious death victim

QUEENSLAND police have released the name of a Gladstone man found dead in the bedroom of his home on Saturday. Read more
3:56PM (ACST): Elderly woman mistaken for terrorist

AN ELDERLY woman was mistaken as a terror suspect on a plane from Philadelphia International Airport to Buffalo after she told another passenger she hid an item on board. Read more
3:50PM (ACST): Bird relieved over nightclub acquittal

GREG Bird says he's happy and relieved to have been found not guilty of assaulting a young woman in a southern Sydney nightclub, but says it's disappointing that her allegations made it all the way to court. Read more
3:44PM (ACST): Church leader guilty of touching girl, 13

A FORMER Hervey Bay church leader and school principal has been given a suspended sentence over the indecent dealing of a 13-year-old girl at a camp. Read more
3:20PM (ACST): Scientists hail diabetes holy grail

THE development of an "artificial pancreas" has been hailed as a significant breakthrough in diabetes management, though it could take another five years to reach diabetics. Read more
3:14PM (ACST): Man bashed, killed wife with hammer

A SYDNEY stonemason who repeatedly struck his wife's head with a heavy hammer has been jailed for at least six years and three months for her manslaughter. Read more
3:00PM (ACST): Aid helicopter crashes in Haiti

A HELICOPTER believed to be involved in aid operations in Haiti crashed late Thursday (local time) in the western Dominican Republic, killing two men who were aboard, officials said. Read more
2:54PM (ACST): Miranda Kerr's banker fan to keep job

MACQUARIE Group broker David Kiely, who was seen live on television opening an email carrying pictures of model Miranda Kerr, will remain at the investment bank. Read more
2:51PM (ACST): Toddler basher 'deserves more jail time'

A MAN who bashed a toddler in a Sunshine Coast alleyway, raped him and left him for dead should have his nine-year jail term extended, a court has heard. Read more
2:46PM (ACST): Girls, 13, to be given pregnancy tests

GIRLS as young as 13 are to be offered pregnancy tests at UK schools in a controversial scheme, reports say. Read more
2:42PM (ACST): Haiti quake toll reaches 212,000

THE death toll from Haiti's catastrophic earthquake last month has reached 212,000, while the number of homeless may be far higher than the one million estimated by authorities, the prime minister said. Read more
2:29PM (ACST): Police union slams Ashby decision

VICTORIA'S police union says the Office of Police Integrity's reputation is in tatters after the criminal case against former police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby appeared to be close to collapse today. Read more
2:13PM (ACST): Suicide waitress was bullied - court

A YOUNG waitress who killed herself by jumping off a building was the victim of systematic bullying by co-workers at a Melbourne cafe, a court has heard. Read more
2:07PM (ACST): Child abuser jailed for life for murder

A SERIAL child abuser who killed his three-month-old son with a blow to his head has been sentenced to life in jail, with a minimum of 18 years behind bars. Read more
2:00PM (ACST): Lawyer 'fled crash to avoid breath test'

A TOP lawyer knew he killed a cyclist in a road accident but fled the scene and hid from police for hours to avoid an alcohol test, a court has heard. Read more
1:56PM (ACST): Waitress sues over 'lesbian come-ons'

IT'S equal opportunity for sexual harassment at the Penthouse Executive Club, a former cocktail waitress claimed as she took legal action against the New York skin palace. Read more
1:51PM (ACST): Incompatible kidney surgery a world first

A NEW blood freezing technique has enabled a UK woman to donate an "incompatible" kidney to her sister, saving her from probable death, Sky News reported today. Read more
1:39PM (ACST): Floods put town on high alert

RESIDENTS of the rain-soaked southwest Queensland town of Roma are playing a wait-and-see game as rising waters threaten flooding over the weekend. Read more
1:37PM (ACST): Trains to resume after landslide

RAIL services to Sydney's Blue Mountains will resume in time for this afternoon's peak after a landslide caused a train to derail. Read more
1:34PM (ACST): Family pleas leniency for Aussie soldier

THE family of a former Australian army soldier facing three years in a US prison have sent heartfelt letters to an American judge on the eve of the sentencing. Read more
1:29PM (ACST): 100 caught in hunt for escaped prisoners

HAITIAN police have arrested 100 of the 4000 inmates who escaped from the capital's main prison when it was destroyed in last month's devastating earthquake. Read more
1:23PM (ACST): Two men stabbed in broad daylight

THREE men are in police custody after two other males were stabbed in broad daylight at a Sydney train station. Read more
1:17PM (ACST): Twiggy wins income tax court battle

MINING billionaire Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest has won a long-running income tax court battle with the Australian Taxation Office. Read more
1:10PM (ACST): Opposition not credible on economics - Swan

FEDERAL Treasurer Wayne Swan has accused the opposition of voodoo economics, saying its credibility on the subject is a "smoking ruin". Read more
1:10PM (ACST): Harry Potter stars 'highest-paid actors'

TWO Harry Potter stars were the highest-paid actors in 2009, according to Hollywood's Top 40 list in Vanity Fair magazine's latest edition. Read more
12:55PM (ACST): Two men charged over rape of 14-year-old

TWO men have been charged with raping a 14-year-old girl at a Melbourne railway station last year. Read more
12:50PM (ACST): Greg Bird acquitted of pub attack on woman

GOLD Coast Titans rugby league player Greg Bird has been acquitted of attacking a woman with a bottle at a southern Sydney nightclub. Read more
12:43PM (ACST): Legal duel over heart attack burger joints

THE owner of the "Heart Attack Grill'' in Arizona is suing "Heart Stoppers Grill'' in Florida, accusing the outlet of plagiarising his death by burger brainchild, lawyers said overnight. Read more
12:40PM (ACST): 'There was a lot of blood in the water'

LIFEGUARD describes how he dragged an injured surfer from bloodied, shark-infested waters. Read more
12:33PM (ACST): Police smash $9 million cannabis ring

POLICE have smashed a drug ring in Melbourne's southeast and seized cannabis plants with an estimated street value of $9 million. Read more
12:21PM (ACST): French fry would-be criminal

TWO French backpackers who were robbed of beer and cider covertly followed the offender to his Gold Coast home and called police. Read more
12:21PM (ACST): Swan warns economy still fragile

FEDERAL Treasurer Wayne Swan has welcomed stronger economic forecasts from the central bank but warned there is still no room for complacency. Read more
12:18PM (ACST): Mad Cow import decision 'will cost jobs'

THE Federal Government's decision to allow beef to be imported from countries that have had outbreaks of mad cow disease could put 300,000 people out of work in a week, a Senate inquiry has heard. Read more
12:11PM (ACST): Dollar 1.5 cents lower on debt fears

THE dollarwas 1.5 US cents lower at noon, as risk appetite continued to wane following concerns about Greece's economic future. Read more
12:03PM (ACST): New manager for Rio's China operations

RIO Tinto looks to be trying to patch up its rocky relationship with China, appointing a new managing director of operations in the country. Read more
12:01PM (ACST): Premier denies breaking school promise

NSW Premier Kristina Keneally has denied she broke a promise about a school for special needs children on Sydney's north shore. Read more
11:59AM (ACST): RBA will have to hike rates - economists

THE central bank will have to raise the cash rate above 4.5 per cent this year, but there is no indication when the first increase will occur, economists say. Read more
11:51AM (ACST): Share market slammed in morning trade

THE share market remained significantly lower at noon with investors selling stocks in all sectors on worries about economic recovery around the world. Read more
11:45AM (ACST): Surgeon in custody over cocaine deaths

A SYDNEY neurosurgeon remains in custody after being charged with the murder of one woman and the manslaughter of another. Read more
11:39AM (ACST): Google book deal hits another hurdle

GOOGLE'S online bookstore plans have hit another hurdle as the US Department of Justice questions its agreement with authors. Read more
11:39AM (ACST): Free transport 'may cut alcohol violence'

PROVIDING free public transport for people leaving clubs late at night could help prevent alcohol-related violence, an inquiry has heard. Read more
11:33AM (ACST): Economic growth to continue in 2010

THE Reserve Bank has forecast the local economy to grow marginally quicker in 2010, while headline inflation is predicted to ease due as a stronger currency takes the edge off imported goods prices. Read more
11:30AM (ACST): Indian growth a boon for Australia - RBA

AUSTRALIAN mineral exporters are likely to continue to benefit as India's economy grows in importance, the Reserve Bank has suggested. Read more
11:29AM (ACST): Aussie Olympians to fly flag despite ban

THE display of national pride at the Olympics by competing athletes is a tradition, the Australian team says, so it will defy an order to take down a boxing kangaroo flag at the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games. Read more
11:21AM (ACST): Reserve Bank sees further rate rises

Reserve Bank warns interest rates may rise further after predicting prices will continue to rise strongly throughout the year. Read more
10:55AM (ACST): Perjury case against Ashby suffers a blow

THE perjury case against former Victorian assistant police commissioner Noel Ashby has suffered a blow. Read more
10:52AM (ACST): Body scan for commuters in knife blitz

A HI-TECH portable body scanner will be used to search commuters at an inner-Melbourne railway station in a second blitz on people carrying knives. Read more
10:44AM (ACST): McGurk corruption claims nonsense - ICAC

CLAIMS that murdered Sydney standover man Michael McGurk had evidence which could bring down a government "deserve to be described as nonsense," a corruption hearing has found. Read more
10:39AM (ACST): US targets global violence against women

US politicians press for $US175 million to combat violence against women and girls in poor countries. Read more
10:33AM (ACST): Rudd defends breaking super promise

PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has defended breaking an election promise to leave super unchanged, saying the tweaks are not substantive. Read more
10:28AM (ACST): Rudd defends nephew's KKK protest

KEVIN Rudd has defended the right of his nephew to use controversial protest tactics, even though he disagrees with him. Read more
10:19AM (ACST): Home building at two year high, survey

ACTIVITY in the construction sector expanded in January, with housing construction hitting a two year high on government stimulus, a survey shows. Read more
10:16AM (ACST): Share market dives on Wall St plunge

THE share market has fallen heavily in opening trade, after world markets plunged overnight. Read more
10:08AM (ACST): Toyota Australia investigates brake problem

BRAKE problems in Toyota's popular Prius hybrid car which led to an international recall have prompted the carmaker's Australian operation to investigate. Read more
9:51AM (ACST): Black Saturday anniversary will be hard - Rudd

THE first anniversary of the Black Saturday bushfires will be a "very deep" and "bruising" experience for survivors of the nation's worst disaster, Kevin Rudd says. Read more
9:45AM (ACST): Rudd defends work laws after teens sacked

KEVIN Rudd has defended minimum hour provisions in his government's new workplace relations regime, even though it has led to teenagers losing their after-school jobs. Read more
9:39AM (ACST): Northern California jolted by strong quake

NORTHERN California was shaken overnight by a strong earthquake, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage from the towns nearest its epicentre. Read more
9:32AM (ACST): Cheetahs escape NZ zoo enclosure

VISITORS at a Christchurch wildlife park made a dash for the zoo shuttle after an uneasy encounter with three cheetahs who were prowling aimlessly outside their enclosure. Read more
9:24AM (ACST): Midget, chesty woman ad a success

A CONTROVERSIAL job ad calling for a large chested woman or a midget to act as a beer wench at a rugby series in New Zealand has been filled. Read more
8:52AM (ACST): Ford admits brake problem, offers fix

FORD has admitted a problem affecting braking in some of its hybrid vehicles, and offered a software fix following a wave of problems affecting Japanese rival Toyota. Read more
8:48AM (ACST): Shot Aussie's condition stabilises

THE mother of a Queensland man shot by bandits in a South American bar says her son will hopefully board a plane back to Australia this weekend. Read more
8:44AM (ACST): Rookie MP to quit federal politics

ROOKIE Labor MP James Bidgood has announced he will not recontest the Mackay seat of Dawson at the next federal election. Read more
8:33AM (ACST): US shares plunge on European fears

WALL St shares plunged overnight as weak US data combined with heightened fears of debt problems in European Union countries sent shockwaves through the markets. Read more
8:09AM (ACST): Commuters to be searched for weapons

MELBOURNE commuters heading home for the weekend could be caught up in random weapons searches at an inner-city railway station. Read more
8:05AM (ACST): Decision on boxing kangaroo 'ridiculous'

THE International Olympic Committee has made a "ridiculous" decision by ordering the removal of an Australian boxing kangaroo flag at the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games, Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard says. Read more
8:04AM (ACST): Quake strikes off California

A STRONG 6.0-magnitude earthquake centered off the western Pacific coast shook northern California this morning, the US Geological Survey reported. Read more
7:24AM (ACST): Dollar down 1.5 cents

THE dollar opened 1.5 cents lower as investors dumped the currency on global risk aversion stemming from US jobless claims and growing European sovereign debt. Read more
7:16AM (ACST): PM flags child support changes

PRIME minister Kevin Rudd has flagged year-end changes to Australia's child-support system, saying the present arrangements are causing many families angst. Read more
7:01AM (ACST): Delays after landslides ruin train lines

COMMUTERS are facing lengthy delays in NSW's Blue Mountains where train services have ground to a halt after yesterdays's landslides. Read more
6:50AM (ACST): Class action against Toyota over faults

A US class-action lawsuit filed in Colorado against Toyota alleges the Japanese automaker hid problems that have led to a rash of recalls, lawyers said today. Read more
6:48AM (ACST): Man dead in stabbing spree

ONE person was dead and a number of people injured after an apparent stabbing spree inside a Philadelphia apartment today. Read more
6:24AM (ACST): Ten charged with kidnapping Haiti kids

TEN American Christians have been charged with kidnapping almost a week after they tried to take a group of Haitian children out of the country, their lawyer says. Read more
6:13AM (ACST): Stun gun, drugs found in raid

A STUN gun was found along with drugs known as GHB and ice when officers swooped on two units in Sydney's south-east, police say. Read more
6:11AM (ACST): Pair charged after man shot in foot

TWO men have been charged after a man was shot in the foot while trying to help his neighbour escape from an attack in Sydney's southwest, police say. Read more
5:52AM (ACST): Dalai Lama to visit White House

TIBET'S spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will be welcomed at the White House later this month, despite China's anger at his planned meeting with President Barack Obama, a spokesman says. Read more
5:49AM (ACST): In-laws can claim gifts back after divorce

IN-LAWS in Germany will be able to reclaim gifts made to their children's spouses if the couple's marriage ends in divorce, following a landmark court ruling today. Read more
5:45AM (ACST): Jackson doctor negotiating surrender

MICHAEL Jackson's doctor is preparing to surrender to prosecutors, his lawyer says, as speculation grows that the physician will be charged with manslaughter over the pop star's death. Read more
5:43AM (ACST): Tradie loses tools in carjacking

A TRADESMAN lost his vehicle and tools to an armed robber on a busy inner west Sydney street, police say. Read more
5:31AM (ACST): Obama's aunt fights deportation

US President Barack Obama's aunt, an illegal immigrant from Kenya, pleaded for political asylum before a Boston court today in a case that risks embarrassing the embattled president. Read more
5:27AM (ACST): NY firefighters in bar brawl

TWO dozen boozed-up active and retired firefighters viciously attacked four Brooklyn bar patrons during a wild brawl sparked when one of the victims accidentally spilled a drink. Read more
5:19AM (ACST): Aerobic exercise 'a waste of time'

MILLIONS of people who try to keep fit by jogging, cycling or going to the gym could be wasting their time, a study revealed today. Read more

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