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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.

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