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US commander's warning on Digger deaths
AUSTRALIAN forces can expect more casualties as Taliban insurgents move from more violent areas of Afghanistan.
Plane crash kills ex-Senator, four others
A PLANE carrying former Senator Ted Stevens and eight others crashed in remote southwest Alaska, killing the longtime Republican politician and four other people, authorities said today.
Remains of infant, foetus found in closet
A PHILADELPHIA woman was being held on $US5 million bail today after police found the remains of a foetus and an infant inside a closet in her apartment.
NY buses to carry anti-mosque ads
SOME New York city buses will carry ads protesting plans to build a mosque near ground zero, where the World Trade Centre's twin towers were destroyed on September 11, 2001, the city transportation authority said today.
Drunk sent to court for opening beer
ALCOHOLIC costs British taxpayers thousands of pounds after opening a can of beer in the street.
Russia's heatwave threatens economy
RUSSIA'S worst heatwave in its history may cost the country's economy billions of dollars and undercut a modest economic revival.
Man jailed for turning up to court drunk
A NEW York man was thrown into jail for 15 days for contempt of court after police say he showed up to court drunk and was belligerent to the judge.
Burning Russia defends its nuclear sites
PUTIN joins fight as two soldiers killed while trying to put out blaze that threatens country's main nuclear research centre.
Dawkins compares burqa to 'bin liner'
ATHEIST accused of being Islamaphobic after he says he feels revulsion at Muslim dress.
Iran attacks 'filthy' foreign currencies
IRAN threatens to stop all trade and oil exports in dollars and euros in retaliation against sanctions over its nuclear program.
Karzai to dissolve all private security
AFGHAN President to dissolve all international and domestic private security companies operating in the country.
Police seek origins of Campbell stones
SOUTH African authorities trying to establish origin of stones at the heart of war crimes trial of former Liberian leader Charles Taylor.
Death toll doubles in China mudslides
DEATH toll from devastating mudslides in northwest China more than doubled to 702 as hopes fade for thousands still missing.
Teenage girl pulls out of virginity auction
A HUNGARIAN teenager pulled out of an online deal in which she sold her virginity after the winning bidder - a British businessman - asked her to marry him.
Australian embassy in 'Bashir bomb plot'
RADICAL muslic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir was behind a fresh terror plot to attack Australia's embassy, Indonesian police say.
US plans to cut military top brass
THE United States plans to slash its "top-heavy" military hierarchy by cutting the numbers of generals and admirals and closing a major command.
Race to save five on glacier after crash
FIVE people stranded for more than 24 hours on a glacier after their airplane crashed said they were in good condition.
Theme park monsters cop it for being scary
FRIGHTENED visitors at a theme park have repeatedly attacked actors dressed in ghost costumes in a "haunted theatre" attraction.
Colonise space or else face 'extinction'
STEPHEN Hawking proposes a solution to dwindling resources on earth - move to outer space.
Alzheimer's can be predicted - study
ALZHEIMER'S disease can be predicted several years before its onset using spinal fluid biomarkers.
- Website lets students bet on their grades
- Scientists develop autism brain scan
- Plastic surgery 'superbugs' cross globe
- Scientists developing cancer breath test
- Cops find cat 'marinating' in car boot
- Bus rolls into ravine, killing 22
- Man had pea plant growing in lung
- NY buses to carry anti-mosque ads
- US Idol winner in hospital afer overdose
- Remains of infant, foetus found in closet
Today's news highlights
'You've left your kids with a paedophile'
HE was the man who promised a bright future for an unsuspecting young mum and her daughter.
Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize 2010
The winners and finalists in this year's Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize
Sharks!
SHARK sightings have increased along the NSW coast, particularly at popular swimming beaches. Check out these photos of the deadly predators...
Fabuleux Cercueils
THE "Fabuleux cercueils" (Fabulous coffins) exhibition in Besancon, eastern France, features 30 interesting coffins from Ghana and the Unite...
Sydney International Boat Show 2010
Highlights from the marina and the exhibition halls at the 43rd Sydney International Boat Show
Discovered Ansel Adams
American Rick Norsigian bought a cache of old glass negatives from a garage sale for $US45. They have turned out to be the work of iconic ph...
Schapelle Corby's life
SEE the life of Schapelle Corby - her drug arrest, the court dramas of her and sister Mercedes, her childhood, sad times in jail and good ti...
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Labor struggling in key states
LABOR narrowly ahead but poll reveals it's in danger of losing 16 seats in Queensland and NSW.
Coles pulls out of cigarette campaign
SUPERMARKET chain withdraws backing for $5 million pro-smoking adverts, saying it was misled.
Saving money by going green
Government green schemes have been on hold but there are still many ways to save.
Lara Bingle now among the US elite
AFTER months of turmoil, Lara Bingle has her career back on track and has joined one of New York's top modelling agencies.
Terrified theme park visitors attack 'ghosts'
"ZOMBIE" slapped in the face and worker hit in the private parts with an umbrella by theme park visitors wanting to find out if they're real.
I'm not a tech head, says struggling Abbott
OPPOSITION leader says details
of broadband policy are best left
to others: "I'm no Bill Gates here."