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Rumours of Koran-burning spark deadly riot

AUSTRALIAN soldiers were conducting regular burn-off of rubbish outside Afghanistan base when all hell broke loose.

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Afghan candidate among 19 kidnapped

THE Taliban have kidnapped an Afghan parliamentary candidate and are blamed for snatching another 18 election workers, as President Hamid Karzai warned of "irregularities" in the weekend poll.

Drill reaches trapped miners in Chile

A DRILLING operation has reached 33 miners trapped in a Chilean mine since early August, but the 630m-deep hole now must be widened to bring the men out safely, a government official says.

Pentagon to watch as spy book pulped

A PUBLISHER has agreed to remove US intelligence details from a memoir by a former army officer in Afghanistan after the Pentagon raised last-minute objections.

Rudd promises Clinton 'a really good time'

KEVIN Rudd shares a laugh with Hillary Clinton before Barack Obama drops by to say hello.

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• Video: Rudd, Clinton joke around

Israel will not extend settlement curbs

ISRAEL reiterates refusal to budge despite US pressure and Palestinian threats to walk out of peace talks.

Tourists cleared over human skulls charge

GREEK court acquits two Americans arrested for carrying six human skulls bought on the Greek party island of Mykonos.

Would you fly on a see-through jumbo jet?

EXTRAORDINARY design would allow passengers to look down on cities and landscapes thousands of feet below.

Clinton to visit Australia in November

SECRETARY of State will take part in security talks aimed at strengthening the alliance between the US and Australia.

Inspiration for Mrs Fawlty dies at 95

FORMER hotel owner who, together with her husband, inspired John Cleese to write TV comedy Fawlty Towers.

Cleaners arrested over threat to Pope

SIX men being interviewed by counter-terrorism officers as Pope continues tour of UK as normal.

• Revealed: Child abuse priest

Disgraced MP quits party over ID theft

THE NZ MP who stole the identity of a dead baby to obtain a fake passport has quit his party and admits his political career is in tatters.

6000 birds found dead since gulf oil spill

NEARLY 6000 dead birds and hundreds of dead sea turtles have been collected by the US Fish and Wildlife Service across five states since the Gulf of Mexico BP oil spill on April 20.

Dead foetuses dumped in two churches

ROMAN Catholic officials in the Philippines voiced their disgust today after dead foetuses were dumped at two of Manila's main churches, including the city's cathedral.

Man arrested for chaining up daughters

POLICE have arrested a man in China for chaining up his two adopted daughters for nearly a week in an empty building under construction.

Secret embassy blueprints posted on web

A CONFIDENTIAL document outlining details of the Australian embassy building in Iraq has been posted online by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Moore out on bail, faces wait in Dubai

CRAIG Moore has been released on bail in Dubai but has at least a two-day wait before fronting a court over an alleged alcohol-related offence.

• Thurston: Captaincy at risk

Aussie 'had heart attack stuck in crevasse'

AN OBESE tourist died of a heart attack while wedged in an ice crevasse in New Zealand glacier.

Man 'had heart attack stuck in crevasse'

AN OBESE Australian died of a heart attack while wedged in an ice crevasse in NZ glacier, coroner's court hears.