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10:25AM (AEST): Computershare shares tumbles 12pc

SHARES in Computershare tumbled 12 per cent after the company said it expected lower earnings per share in the current year. Read more
10:22AM (AEST): Trains delayed after man dies in transit

RAIL services continue to be delayed on two lines this morning after a man died on a packed city train. Read more
10:17AM (AEST): Stockland reports return to profit

PROPERTY developer Stockland reports a 10 per cent lift in full-year underlying profit and says growth is on the cards for the coming year. Read more
10:13AM (AEST): Website lets students bet on their grades

STUDENTS at 36 US universities can now bet on their own grades. Read more
9:59AM (AEST): Scientists develop autism brain scan

A 15-minute brain scan may one day detect autism in children, cutting both the time and cost of diagnosing the disorder. Read more
9:47AM (AEST): Plastic surgery 'superbugs' cross globe

PLASTIC surgery patients have carried a new class of superbugs resistant to almost all antibiotics from South Asia to Britain. Read more
9:35AM (AEST): CBA reports 42pc increase in cash profit

COMMONWEALTH Bank of Australia has reported a full-year cash profit of $6.101 billion. Read more
9:28AM (AEST): Failure to brake in most Toyota crashes

DRIVERS were at fault for failing to brake in most of the "runaway" Toyota car cases investigated by US regulators, says a report. Read more
9:25AM (AEST): Scientists developing cancer breath test

SCIENTISTS working on a breath test to detect cancer say they can identify different types of the disease. Read more
9:13AM (AEST): Housing program leaves homes sweltering

POLLIES challenged to live in desert homes after a federal housing program removed residents' air conditioners. Read more
9:02AM (AEST): Woman arrested over fire-bomb attack

A 19-year-old woman has been charged with arson after a house was fire-bombed in Adelaide. Read more
8:58AM (AEST): Opposition pledges $751m for Murray

A COALITION Government will spend $751.5 million over four years to help the Murray-Darling Basin. Read more
8:55AM (AEST): Shots fired at house in Adelaide

SHOTS have been fired at a house in Adelaide's eastern suburbs. Read more
8:51AM (AEST): Cops find cat 'marinating' in car boot

POLICE say a traffic stop led to animal cruelty charges after they found a live cat "marinating" in oil and peppers in the boot of a car. Read more
8:39AM (AEST): Bus rolls into ravine, killing 22

AT LEAST 22 people were killed and another 27 were injured early today when a bus overturned on a road. Read more
8:27AM (AEST): US Federal Reserve to buy 'small' debt

MORE worried about the recovery, the Federal Reserve took a small step overnight to bolster the US economy. Read more
8:20AM (AEST): Boat capsizes as 21 escape onto raft

MORE than 20 people have been rescued from a life raft after a boating accident off the central Queensland coast. Read more
8:17AM (AEST): 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. Read more
8:11AM (AEST): Sydney rail link 'won't be delivered'

THE Government's promise to build a $2.6 billion rail link in Sydney's northwest will never be delivered, says Tony Abbott. Read more
8:10AM (AEST): BP spill lawsuits sent to Louisiana judge

BP oil spill civil lawsuits have been sent to a Louisiana judge in New Orleans, where they're expected to get a 'cooler reception'. Read more
8:09AM (AEST): Dollar higher amid bleak US outlook

THE dollar opened higher today after the US central bank announced stimulus measures to help the ailing US economy. Read more
7:50AM (AEST): Man had pea plant growing in lung

MONTHS of coughing had Ron Sveden worried that something was very wrong, but the Massachussets, man never expected doctors to tell him he had plant growing in his lungs. Read more
7:43AM (AEST): 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. Read more
7:24AM (AEST): US Idol winner in hospital afer overdose

AMERICAN Idol winner Fantasia Barrino was admitted to hospital in North Carolina yesterday for an overdose of medication. Read more
7:20AM (AEST): Remains of infant, foetus found in closet

A 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. Read more
7:14AM (AEST): Boy dragged 50m by van dies

A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD British boy died today after being dragged 50m under a van by a hit-and-run driver. Read more
7:00AM (AEST): Supermodel denies lying about diamonds

SUPERMODEL Naomi Campbell insisted today she had told the truth while giving evidence to the war crimes trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor. Read more
6:54AM (AEST): Flash floods, landslips hit Victoria

MELBOURNE will escape the strong winds and heavy rain that has hit the southwest of the state causing flash flooding and landslips. Read more
6:48AM (AEST): Highway closed after crash

A HIGHWAY in northern NSW will be closed for several hours today while a truck, which crashed overnight, is removed from the road. Read more
6:39AM (AEST): US stocks trim losses

WALL Street bounced back from earlier losses today after the Federal Reserve promised to maintain its spending policy to boost the ailing US economy. Read more
6:35AM (AEST): 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. Read more
6:25AM (AEST): Twenty-two killed when bus overturns

A BUS overturned on a road in northern Peru and rolled into a 200-metre deep ravine overnight, killing at least 22 people and leaving 27 others injured, an official said. Read more
6:22AM (AEST): 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. Read more
6:13AM (AEST): Cashless store owner beaten up

THREE men have beat up a convenience store owner in Sydney after he said there was no cash available for them to steal. Read more
6:11AM (AEST): Facebook fans for angry flight attendant

A FACEBOOK fan page for Steven Slater, the JetBlue flight attendant who hurled obscenities at passengers over the airliner's PA system before leaving the plane via its inflatable emergency chute, had more than 30,000 fans overnight, just one day after the incident. Read more
6:02AM (AEST): End of swine flu pandemic

THE World Health Organisation (WHO) overnight announced the end of the swine flu pandemic, more than a year after the disease began spreading around the world, sparking panic and killing thousands. Read more
5:15AM (AEST): First Guantanamo trial opens under Obama

THE first Guantanamo trial of Barack Obama's presidency opened overnight with Canadian detainee Omar Khadr, who was captured by US troops in Afghanistan at age 15, facing a military tribunal. Read more
5:10AM (AEST): Fire sweeps through former Nazi death camp

A FIRE swept through a barrack at the former Nazi death camp of Majdanek, destroying more than half the building and possibly 10,000 shoes of Holocaust victims, officials said overnight. Read more
5:06AM (AEST): Storm delays final well kill

A STORM brewing in the Gulf of Mexico overnight delayed BP's long-awaited bottom kill operation to seal off its catastrophic well once and for all, a US official said. Read more
5:02AM (AEST): Bail for angry flight attendant

A JUDGE granted bail for a flight attendant accused of cursing out a passenger on an airplane public-address system, grabbing some beer from the galley and exiting on an emergency slide. Read more
4:58AM (AEST): Mudslide death toll tops 700

THE death toll from China's worst mudslides in decades more than doubled to 702, officials said overnight, as hopes faded that rescuers would find many of the 1000 people still missing. Read more
4:53AM (AEST): WikiLeaks asked to censor secret files

HUMAN rights groups said today they've asked WikiLeaks to censor secret files on the Afghanistan war to protect civilians who've worked alongside the US and other foreign forces from reprisals. Read more
4:48AM (AEST): Saudis to test giant clock during Ramadan

SAUDI Arabia will test what it is billing as the world's largest clock in the holy city of Mecca during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, the official news agency reported overnight. Read more
4:34AM (AEST): US stocks fall ahead of Fed meeting

US stocks retreated overnight as investors grew more cautious before the Federal Reserve's policy meeting and after reports that showed economic growth slowing in the US and China. Read more
4:30AM (AEST): Five escape unit blaze

FIRE has damaged the upper floor of a unit at Altona, in Melbourne's southwest. Read more
4:27AM (AEST): Leaders prepare to face the public

IT won't be politicians or journalists setting the agenda as the election campaign nears its final week - it will be ordinary voters. Read more
2:19AM (AEST): Burning Russia defends its nuclear sites

PUTIN joins the fight as two soldiers killed while trying to put out blaze that threatens country's main nuclear research centre. Read more
1:14AM (AEST): Ex-police officer on child sex charges

FORMER NSW police officer charged with a string of child sex offences including producing child pornography. Read more
12:36AM (AEST): Karzai to dissolve all private security

AFGHAN President to dissolve all international and domestic private security companies operating in the country. Read more
12:32AM (AEST): Men put best self forward on Facebook

WHEN it comes to their online image, Gen Y men do more grooming and preening than women, research suggests Read more
12:01AM (AEST): Drunk sent to court for opening beer

ALCOHOLIC costs British taxpayers thousands of pounds after opening a can of beer in the street. Read more
12:00AM (AEST): US commander's warning on Digger deaths

AUSTRALIAN forces can expect more casualties as Taliban insurgents move from more violent areas of Afghanistan. Read more
11:28PM (AEST): 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. Read more
11:07PM (AEST): Dawkins compares burqa to 'bin liner'

ATHEIST accused of being Islamaphobic after he says he feels revulsion at Muslim dress. Read more
10:50PM (AEST): Police seek origins of Campbell diamonds

SOUTH African authorities trying to establish origin of stones at the heart of war crimes trial of former Liberian leader Charles Taylor. Read more
9:32PM (AEST): Abbott struggles with broadband basics

OPPOSITION Leader defends his ignorance on internet policy, saying he is not a "tech head". Read more
8:33PM (AEST): Death toll doubles in China mudslides

THE death toll from devastating mudslides in northwest China more than doubled to 702, officials said, as hopes faded that rescuers would find many of the 1000 people still missing. Read more
8:01PM (AEST): Thrill-seekers lured with exotic jobs

SOUTH Australia is trying to lure across bored young British workers with offers of exotic jobs such as koala catcher and shark tagger. Read more
7:55PM (AEST): Rare tiger kills teen

A RARE Sumatran tiger has killed a teenager in western Indonesia, conservationists say. Read more
7:51PM (AEST): Kuwait customs halt $7m whisky business

KUWAIT'S customs department has foiled an attempt to smuggle more than 37,000 bottles of whisky into the conservative Muslim Gulf state where liquor is totally banned, an official says. Read more

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