Light enters a northern Gaza home through a hole caused by a shell in this World Press Photo competition winning picture.
Elian Gonzalez, the Cuban refugee boy at the centre of a bitter international custody battle 10 years ago, has spoken out.
Fossils from Africa have pushed back the dawn of multicellular life on Earth by at least 1.5 billion years, scientists say.
Outgoing ambassador to Italy Amanda Vanstone tells Wish magazine the true meaning of la dolce vita. Picture: Geernaert
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Jayant Patel jailed for seven years
4:25PM Sarah Elks, Naomi Lim DISGRACED Bundaberg surgeon Jayant Patel has been sentenced to seven years in jail for killing three patients and maiming a fourth.
PM, miners strike deal to end tax row
3:49PM Joe Kelly MINERS and the government will announce tomorrow that they have struck a deal to end the bitter standoff over the mining tax.
10 years on, Cuban boy Elian not angry
1:32PM ELIAN Gonzalez, the Cuban boy who was caught in a nasty international custody battle a decade ago, has made his first comments to foreign reporters in years.
Facebook: it's French for work
2:14PM Adam Sage THEY are incompetent and lazy, whiling away their days by the coffee machine when they are not falsifying sick notes.
Haneef sues Andrews for defamation
3:58PM CLEARED terrorism suspect Mohamed Haneef has launched defamation proceedings against former immigration minister Kevin Andrews.
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PM, miners strike deal to end tax row
3:49PM Joe Kelly MINERS and the government will announce tomorrow that they have struck a deal to end the bitter standoff over the mining tax.
Metcash buy to challenge retail giants
11:28AM UPDATE: Michael Bennet THE IGA and Franklins supermarket chains have been brought together as the Australian grocery sector undergoes further consolidation.
Stocks at 11-month low on China data
4:57PM Sara Rich THE Australian sharemarket has closed lower and the dollar is down following the release of weaker-than-expected data on China's economy.
House passes financial overhaul bill
4:23PM ALMOST two years after a Wall Street meltdown left the economy reeling, the US House of Representatives has passed a massive overhaul of financial regulations.
HGH investigators call on Tiger: source
2:00PM TIGER Woods has been interviewed in relation to a doctor accused of distributing human growth hormone according to a person familiar with the case.
World Cup
German star lashes Argentina
GERMANY midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has opened a World Cup war of words with Argentina by branding Diego Maradona's side 'disrespectful'.
Continuity but questions remain
Greg Sheridan, Foreign editor JULIA should have made Kevin foreign minister already.
Xenophon calls for VIP travel review
1:06PM Joe Kelly INDEPENDENT Senator Nick Xenophon has called for a review of the rules governing taxpayer-funded travel for politicians on party business.
Christ statue back to full glory in Rio
THE statue of Christ overlooking Rio de Janeiro has been returned to full glory after a renovation costing about $4.7 million.
Qantas nabs NSW CIO
Fran Foo STEPHEN Wilson, NSW Department of Education's outgoing chief information officer, is set to join Qantas as head of technology.
Spin doctors combine under Counsel
John Durie THREE well-known Australian corporate spin doctors have combined to create a new public relations agency, the Counsel Group.
Britain and US preferred by China students
Bernard Lane THE best student recruiters in China are switching to the US and Britain as destinations, says agent John Findley.
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Abbott takes action as new PM settles in
TONY Abbott has acted swiftly in response to Julia Gillard's elevation by starting to produce substantive policy and move into a positive phase.
Continuity but questions remain
JULIA should have made Kevin foreign minister already.
Time bomb ticks on Gillard's backbench
HISTORY and the ex-PM's hunger for settling old scores suggest it was foolhardy of the Prime Minister to promise him a cabinet perch, says Norman Abjorensen.
Like a death in the national family
I WILL miss Kevin Rudd, a great Christian leader brought down by his party's factions, says Tim Costello.
Red lights flash in rocky economy
THE end-of-quarter window dressing held the Australian stockmarket together yesterday but there are red lights flashing all over the place.
John Howard pays price of political past
THE Asian bloc flexed it muscles and the former PM missed out.
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PM's no believer
AUSTRALIANS are getting to know quite a bit about Julia Gillard, and some of us find the experience refreshing.
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