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Some tuna, milk and a bite of crackers
THIRTY-THREE miners trapped 700 metres underground stretch two-day food supply to survive.
Plane crashes over runway, killing 42
A PASSENGER plane overshot a runway on landing in northeast China, injuring at least 47 people.
Police admit deadly bus hostage blunders
PHILIPPINE authorities concede mistakes were made ending bus hijacking amid outrage over incident which left eight tourists dead.
Baby shot dead, man and boy beheaded
A SIX-month-old baby has died after being shot in the head by hitmen in northern Mexico.
Boy, 3, Tasered during arrest attempt
BOY accidentally shocked after officer used Taser on wanted man who was in car with toddler.
Digger killed in three-hour firefight
SOLDIER, 28, dies during a battle with Taliban insurgents, leaving a wife and young family behind.
Seven children die in wall collapse
AT least seven children have been killed by a school wall collapse in torrential rains, police say.
Taliban 'boosted by US withdrawal date'
PRESIDENT Barack Obama's July 2011 deadline to start withdrawing US troops from Afghanistan has given Taliban insurgents hope they can prevail in the war, a US Marine Commandant says.
Plane crashes over runway killing 42
A PASSENGER plane overshot a runway on landing in northeast China, killing 42 people.
UK girl, 7, cycles 965km across America
SEVEN-year-old girl embarks on challenge with family to raise money for a cancer charity.
Woman who binned cat named and shamed
POLICE standing guard outside woman's home as her mother says she's an animal lover.
Arrests after girl, 5, found weighing 71kg
PARENTS charged with abuse after girl and her little sister found living in filthy, bug-infested house.
Schoolgirls fined for spying on teachers
SWEDISH pupils caught bugging their teachers' staff room in a bid to get better grades.
South Korea detects troop deployment
SOUTH Korea has detected a "massive" deployment of North Korean troops and arms near the capital Pyongyang.
29 killed in al-Qaeda inspired attack
AT least 29 Somali civilians have been killed in fighting between insurgents and government troops backed by African Union forces in Mogadishu, medics say.
Businessman murdered in stairwell shooting
A RUSSIAN businessman was murdered in a daytime shooting in the stairwell of his apartment building in central Moscow, the RIA Novosti news agency has reported, citing police.
Plane crashes with 15 on board
A SMALL plane heading for the Everest region with 15 people on board, including four Americans and one Japanese, crashed in bad weather near the Nepalese capital today, the home ministry said.
Baby's head nearly severed in stabbing
WOMAN allegedly stabbed her grandson 17 times before telling police she wanted "all to die".
200 women, babies raped near UN base
BRUTAL spree of systematic raping and looting the latest horror to emerge from war-torn Congo.
Woman charged extra $5 for being fat
A NAIL salon has charged a woman extra because she was fat and could damage their chairs.
- Teen murders linked to Facebook 'hit list'
- Australian soldier killed in Afghanistan
- Smallest planet found outside solar system
- Twilight crew scared by Rio hotel shootout
- US to appeal stop rule on stem cell funding
- Bing begins powering Yahoo! searches
- Cage fighter escapes from psychiatric ward
- Miners not told they'll be there for months
- Arrest over Heathrow suitcase murder
- Taliban 'boosted by US withdrawal date'
Today's news highlights
Woman who binned cat named and shamed
POLICE standing guard outside woman's home as her mother says she's an animal lover.
Afghanistan honour roll
IMAGES of the Australian soldiers to have been killed in combat against Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan.
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...
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Digger killed in three-hour firefight
SOLDIER, 28, dies during a battle with Taliban insurgents, leaving a wife and young family behind.
GFC staff cuts come back to bite - survey
BUSINESSES may have cut into muscle when trimming the fat with staff redundancies during the GFC.
Childcare fees may rise up to $35 a day
WORKING parents are paying up to 10pc of their income on childcare -- and could face a further hit.
Man charged over Hilton home invasion
CELEBRITY twitters terror as man allegedly tries to break into her home armed with two large knives.
Tiger Airways jet flew with faulty wing
INVESTIGATORS reveal jet flew for eight months with faulty wing and was only reported after Airbus carrying 125 began to shake.
CIA to be next controversy for WikiLeaks
WHISTLEBLOWER website WikiLeaks announces it will release a "CIA paper" today.
