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6:19AM (AEST): Robbers storm woman's home

TWO armed men stormed a Sydney woman's home, forced her to her knees and stole a small safe from the premises. Read more
5:56AM (AEST): Paris Hilton banned from Las Vegas resorts

PARIS Hilton was banned today from two Wynn resorts on the Las Vegas Strip, and her boyfriend was dismissed as a nightclub partner following their arrests in a vehicle that police said reeked of marijuana. Read more
5:37AM (AEST): Ferrari recalls 1248 cars after fires

ITALIAN carmaker Ferrari announced today it had recalled all versions of its model 458 Italia sports car produced before July 2010 after four of them caught fire. Read more
5:34AM (AEST): Hostage terror at Discovery Channel HQ

SWAT team surrounded building after suspect entered building carrying an explosive device. Read more
5:24AM (AEST): Jordan unearths Iron Age temple

THE Jordanian antiquities department announced overnight the discovery of a 3000-year-old Iron Age temple boasting a trove of figurines of ancient deities and circular clay vessels used in religious rituals. Read more
5:15AM (AEST): Botox maker to pay $674m

ALLERGAN, the maker of the popular anti-wrinkle treatment Botox, said overnight it had agreed to pay $US600 million ($674.27 million) to settle a US probe into marketing for so-called off-label uses. Read more
5:09AM (AEST): Retiree gives out euros

A GERMAN man celebrated his first day of retirement by handing out one-euro coins to passers-by in the quiet town of Aschaffenburg, near Frankfurt, police said today. Read more
5:06AM (AEST): Sony unveils new e-readers

SONY, battling Amazon and Apple in the electronic book reader race, unveiled its latest devices overnight and expanded their availability to Australia, China, Italy, Japan and Spain. Read more
5:01AM (AEST): Plans to hold first mile-high gay wedding

SCANDINAVIAN airline SAS said overnight it plans to host the first-ever in-flight gay wedding in December, and is searching for a suitable couple to walk down the airplane aisle. Read more
4:59AM (AEST): US launches new Iraq mission

US Vice-President Joe Biden launched a new American military mission in Iraq overnight, opening up a fresh phase in a seven-year deployment that has cost the lives of more than 4400 US troops. Read more
4:54AM (AEST): Suicide blasts kill 25

THREE suicide bombers targeted a Shiite mourning procession in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore overnight, killing at least 25 people and wounding 180, police and rescue officials said. Read more
4:49AM (AEST): Porn viewing crash trucker jailed

AN Ohio truck driver whose laptop computer was streaming pornography when his rig hit a disabled car on the New York State Thruway has been sentenced to three-to-nine years in prison for killing the other driver. Read more
4:46AM (AEST): Men settle Boy Scout sex abuse case

SIX men who alleged they were sexually abused by an Oregon Boy Scouts leader in the 1980s have settled their lawsuits against the group's national organisation for undisclosed amounts. Read more
4:39AM (AEST): US stocks rise on China data

US stocks opened with gains overnight as strong Chinese manufacturing data offered hopes of a strengthening global economy, overshadowing a disappointing US jobs report. Read more
4:35AM (AEST): Grocers deny BPA packaging harmful

THERE is no scientific evidence to suggest food packaged in cans containing Bisphenol A (BPA) is harmful, the Australian Food and Grocery Council says. Read more
4:33AM (AEST): Motorcyclist crashes into truck

A MOTORCYCLISTsuffered multiple fractures when he crashed into the back of a truck in Melbourne's north. Read more
4:30AM (AEST): Two dead in highway crashes

MOTORISTS are being warned of major delays on the Pacific Highway on the NSW North Coast, after two people were killed in two separate incidents. Read more
4:04AM (AEST): Jobs unveils new designs for iPods

APPLE CEO Steve Jobs says his company will release new designs for every iPod model the company makes. Read more
3:15AM (AEST): UK foreign minister denies gay rumours

WILLIAM Hague says his special adviser has resigned because of "untrue and malicious" allegations about the pair. Read more
2:48AM (AEST): Dutch free Yemenis accused of terror plot

MEN had been arrested amid fears they were conducting a dry run for an airline terror attack. Read more
2:02AM (AEST): Five dead, hundreds hurt in bomb blasts

THREE bomb explosions killed five people and wounded more than 100 worshipers at Shia procession. Read more
12:46AM (AEST): Russians urged to smoke, drink more

FINANCE minister says higher consumption will help lift tax revenues for spending on social services. Read more
11:32PM (AEST): BBC loses fight to keep Stig under wraps

BROADCASTER took the Top Gear driver to court because he wanted to name himself in his autobiography. Read more
10:57PM (AEST): Spy's body padlocked shut in sports bag

THE decomposing body of British code-breaker found padlocked shut in a bag in the bath of his London flat. Read more
10:24PM (AEST): Cops 'watched female prisoners have sex'

FOUR Canadian mounties are being investigated for allegedly watching two prisoners have sex on CCTV. Read more
10:04PM (AEST): NY man plunges 40 storeys - and lives

A MAN who leapt 40 storeys from the rooftop of apartment building has survived after crashing on to a parked car. Read more
9:01PM (AEST): Girl, 4, impaled on metal stake

A FOUR-year-old girl is in a Sydney hospital after she was impaled on a metal stake, which tore open her abdomen. Read more
8:53PM (AEST): Wicketkeeper cleared, more face probe

PAKISTAN'S wicketkeeper has been cleared of match-fixing but three of his accused teammates will miss a friendly match tomorrow to face questions about the scandal. Read more
8:41PM (AEST): Truck, car pile-up blocks Pacific Highway

THE Pacific Highway is closed in both directions on the New South Wales mid-north coast after a five-vehicle collision. Read more
8:04PM (AEST): WikiLeaks founder rape probe reopened

A SWEDISH prosecutor says she will reopen a rape probe of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Read more
7:59PM (AEST): Drowned teen 'a refugee in state care'

A 16-year-old boy who drowned in the Yarra River on Monday night was an African refugee under state care who had been out drinking. Read more
7:49PM (AEST): Tiger Woods takes out $54m mortgage

TIGER Woods has reportedly taken out a $54 million mortgage for his mega-mansion under construction on Florida's exclusive Jupiter Island. Read more
7:42PM (AEST): Bikini Girls Massage operator fined

AN operator of the former Bikini Girls Massage parlour in Perth has been fined more that $12,000 after admitting 43 breaches of fair trading and business name laws. Read more
7:39PM (AEST): PNG crash survivor flown to Australia

THE sole survivor of a plane crash in Papua New Guinea that took the lives of three Australian and one New Zealander has been evacuated to Australia. Read more
7:10PM (AEST): WWII dispute led to 83-year-old's death

A 76-year-old Perth man beat his 83-year-old friend and neighbour to death for calling his mother a whore during an argument about World War II, the West Australian Supreme Court has been told. Read more
7:04PM (AEST): Keneally supports same sex adoption

NEW South Wales Premier Kristina Keneally says she will support legislation to allow same-sex couples in NSW to adopt children. Read more
7:02PM (AEST): Girl in coma after 4m fall on concrete

A FOUR-year-old girl is in an induced coma after she and another little girl fell from a first floor window at a home in Sydney's southwest. Read more
6:59PM (AEST): Cops called into NRL betting probe

THE State Crime Command will take over investigations into suspicious betting surrounding last month's Canterbury-North Queensland NRL match. Read more
6:55PM (AEST): WA Premier 'bullied' Aborigines over land

WA Premier Colin Barnett has been accused of bullying Aborigines by threatening compulsory acquisition of land for a gas precinct. Read more
6:50PM (AEST): Bhopal victims 'delighted' at court review

INDIA'S Supreme Court will look into handing harsher sentences to seven executives convicted over the Bhopal tragedy. Read more
6:13PM (AEST): Locust spray low before 'worst plague'

LOCUST-threatened national parks could be given priority over farms, with a shortage of a spray to control the insects coming at the worst possible time. Read more
6:07PM (AEST): James Hardie asbestos fund 'at risk'

LAWYERS representing asbestos disease victims say a Federal Court ruling against James Hardie could put victim compensation payments at risk. Read more
5:59PM (AEST): Swan takes credit for speedy economy

ECONOMISTS are confident that Australia's rapid economic growth performance won't result in an imminent rise in interest rates. Read more
5:55PM (AEST): Student gang kills boy, 9, in Bangkok

A HIGH school gang on the warpath fired gunshots at a Bangkok public bus Wednesday, killing a 9-year-old boy. Read more
5:52PM (AEST): World leaders called to act on poverty

WORLD aid organisations at Melbourne UN conference resolve to urge governments to pump billions into the global fight against poverty. Read more
5:49PM (AEST): Cancer drug stymied by hung parliament

POLITICAL uncertainty in Canberra has left cancer patients in the lurch. Read more
5:45PM (AEST): Bangladesh major jailed over cough syrup

A SENIOR Bangladesh army officer has been jailed for carrying hundreds of bottles of illegal cough syrup - a popular drug in the country. Read more
5:42PM (AEST): Texas gunman's rampage kills four

A TEXAS gunman killed his ex wife and two other women before turning the gun on himself, KRGV.com reports. Read more
5:39PM (AEST): Gastro outbreak at Canberra Hospital

THE outbreak of a gastrointestinal virus at Canberra Hospital has forced one ward to be closed off. Read more
5:20PM (AEST): Dollar higher on GDP, China

THE dollar closed over on US cent higher after figures showed Australia's economy has grown at its fastest quarterly pace in three years. Read more
5:08PM (AEST): Minister apologises for web porn scandal

FORMER NSW minister Paul McLeay has said sorry after he quit over accessing porn and gambling websites on his parliamentary computer. Read more
5:03PM (AEST): 'Holiday' prison claim made by fraudster

A FORMER inmate who claimed a north Queensland prison was like "a holiday camp", leading to its closure, had been in jail for fraud. Read more
5:01PM (AEST): China launches war games in Yellow Sea

CHINA launched live-fire naval exercises in the Yellow Sea today after opposing similar war games by the US and South Korea later this month. Read more
4:57PM (AEST): Rogue ship coats Goa beaches with oil

AN UNKNOWN ship has dumped tons of waste oil into the sea off western India, creating tar balls that are heaping on Goa's famed beaches. Read more
4:54PM (AEST): Highest share market close in three weeks

THE share market closed at its highest finish in three weeks after gaining two per cent on stronger than expected economic growth. Read more
4:44PM (AEST): Man killed girl, 13, with screwdriver

A CALIFORNIA man was this week found guilty of first-degree murder for killing a 13-year-old girl with a screwdriver. Read more
4:40PM (AEST): Japan's dolphin-hunting season starts

JAPANESE fishermen have set out on the first dolphin hunt of the season in Taiji, the village portrayed in the documentary The Cove. Read more
4:36PM (AEST): Australian miners flock to Africa

INVESTMENT by Australian companies in Africa's resources sector has grown to an estimated $20 billion. Read more
4:34PM (AEST): Pakistan army cancels US trip after row

PAKISTAN'S military says it cancelled a trip by officers to the US after they were subjected to "unwarranted security checks" at an airport. Read more
4:32PM (AEST): Indonesian police kill five in Sulawesi

INDONESIAN police killed five people when an angry mob attacked their station to protest the death of a man in custody, police say. Read more

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