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11:23AM (AEST): Spanish priest held on child porn charges

A PRIEST in Spain has been arrested for alleged possession of around 21,000 computer files containing child pornography. Read more
10:50AM (AEST): Zsa Zsa Gabor rushed to hospital - report

ACTRESS Zsa Zsa Gabor has been rushed to the hospital with a massive blood clot in her leg, her husband, Prince Frederic von Anhalt said. Read more
10:16AM (AEST): Wall Street slumps on China concerns

US stocks slumped overnight, weighed down by growing concerns that China's economy might slow and amid Eurozone debt troubles. Read more
9:42AM (AEST): Vase wipes off the dust with $69 million

AN old chinese vase found in a spring clean has sold at auction for a record $69 million. Read more
8:32AM (AEST): Zahra's DNA matches bone - US police

ZAHRA Baker's body has been found, North Carolina police have confirmed. Read more
8:06AM (AEST): Boy caned for bringing pork to school

MALAYSIA'S parliament this week debated whether or not it was right for teachers to cane a 10-year-old boy for bringing pork to school. Read more
7:54AM (AEST): Porn shop lotto ticket proves luckiest

A GROUP of friends came forward Friday as the buyers of the $128.6 million ($130 million) Powerball ticket bought at a Michigan porn shop, the Detroit News reported. Read more
7:50AM (AEST): Suspected shooting death in Sydney

POLICE believe a man whose body was found in Sydney's inner west died from a gunshot wound. Read more
6:50AM (AEST): Naked scanners 'may be dangerous'

US scientists have warned that the full-body, graphic-image X-ray scanners being used to screen passengers and airline crews at airports around the country may be unsafe. Read more
4:45AM (AEST): Suu Kyi waits one more night for freedom

REPORTS from Burma say the Nobel Peace Prize winner's expected release has been delayed by a day. Read more
4:13AM (AEST): Palin email hacker sentenced to jail

FORMER university student who hacked email account during 2008 election has been sentenced to jail for for a year and a day. Read more
3:31AM (AEST): Confirmed: Human remains are Zahra's

HUMAN remains found in North Carolina have been identified as those of missing Australian girl Zahra Baker. Read more
3:21AM (AEST): Medvedev 'knew about double agent'

RUSSIAN President confirms that Moscow double agent helped Washington crack a major Russian spy ring in the US. Read more
1:56AM (AEST): Cops hunt killer after mutilated pet found

POLICE are searching for the person who cut off the head of a cat then dumped it in a cardboard box. Read more
1:12AM (AEST): Man charged over 1994 Bondi sex attack

A MAN has been charged over a sex attack on a woman more than 16 years ago in the Sydney suburb of Bondi. Read more
11:44PM (AEST): Qantas plane forced to turn back to Perth

MORE engine problems for airline as flight carrying 234 passengers to Melbourne forced to turn back to Perth. Read more
11:25PM (AEST): Woman who killed her son loses appeal

WOMAN jailed for life for killing her brain-damaged son has lost her appeal against her conviction. Read more
10:30PM (AEST): China-US spat hobbles G20 economy push

LEADERS vow to avoid trade protectionism, but deep differences between China and the US have prevented major progress. Read more
9:07PM (AEST): Woman impaled on tree branch during storm

WOMAN dies after she was impaled on a branch when a tree fell and hit her car during heavy gale. Read more
8:08PM (AEST): Fardon's rape conviction quashed

THE Queensland Court of Appeal has quashed a repeat child sex offender's conviction for raping an intellectually impaired Gold Coast woman. Read more
8:03PM (AEST): Alleged candy killer arrested

THE suspected candy bar killer who gunned down a gas station attendant after grabbing a Snickers returned to the crime scene two days later - only to flee after spotting his face on a wanted poster, the New York Post reported today. Read more
8:00PM (AEST): Honeymoon killer homesick, lawyer says

THE lawyer for honeymoon killer Gabe Watson has asked the federal government to release his client into the community instead of being held in a Melbourne detention centre. Read more
7:48PM (AEST): Men feared drowned after picnic swim

TWO young men who got into trouble while swimming with friends in a waterhole in Sydney's southwest are feared drowned. Read more
7:25PM (AEST): Murder-suicide suspected in Brisbane home

POLICE say they are treating the death of a man and woman in Brisbane's bayside as a murder-suicide. Read more
7:07PM (AEST): UK city centre evacuated after bomb find

A GERMAN World War II bomb has been made safe and removed from a city centre, police said today. Read more
6:55PM (AEST): Gust of wind flips plane

A PILOT has been taken to hospital after a gust of wind flipped his ultra-light plane during take-off in central Queensland. Read more
6:50PM (AEST): Rolls-Royce sees component issue for A380s

A MID-AIR explosion in the engine on a Qantas A380 superjumbo has been linked to a component in the engine by maker Rolls-Royce. Read more
6:37PM (AEST): Defence confirms child-porn conviction

THE Australian Defence Force (ADF) has stood down one of its staffers after he was convicted of possessing child pornography in New Zealand. Read more
6:33PM (AEST): French 'beat Lindbergh over Atlantic'

TWO French pilots beat American Charles Lindbergh in making the first full-length crossing of the Atlantic by plane, according to a researcher cited in The Independent today. Read more
6:18PM (AEST): South Korean spy plane crashes

A SPY plane crashed today during routine training and its two pilots were presumed dead in the second military accident to strike South Korea while it hosted the Group of 20 (G20) summit of major economies, an air force official said. Read more
6:08PM (AEST): Rubbish reveals nothing in murder case

RAKING through rubbish has produced nothing new for South Australian police investigating the Kapunda triple murder. Read more
5:46PM (AEST): Terror monitor urgent - law council

THE Federal Government needs to act immediately to appoint a national security legislation monitor, the Law Council of Australia says. Read more
5:45PM (AEST): Bank customers told to speak up

AUSTRALIANS urged to rally against big banks and get their voices heard in a public campaign launched by consumer group Choice. Read more
5:19PM (AEST): Beijing to melt snow for more water

BEIJING will collect and melt snow this winter in a bid to quench the water shortage that has plagued the Chinese capital for years. Read more
5:17PM (AEST): Australians 'paying the price on rates'

SHADOW treasurer Joe Hockey says home-buyers are paying the price for higher interest rates because the Government is weak. Read more
5:14PM (AEST): Grandmother to go on trial for fraud

AN AUSTRALIAN grandmother, extradited from the US to face social security fraud charges, will go on trial next year. Read more
5:10PM (AEST): Comatose Ariel Sharon moved to farm

FORMER Israeli premier Ariel Sharon taken from the hospital where he has lain in a coma for nearly five years, for a trial period at family farm. Read more
5:08PM (AEST): Law Council concerned with bikie laws

ANTI-bikie laws sweeping across Australia are example of anti-terror provisions creeping into ordinary law enforcement, Law Council of Australia says. Read more
5:06PM (AEST): Wilkie recovering from surgery

INDEPENDENT MP Andrew Wilkie will be back in time for parliament's resumption on Monday despite unexpected trip to hospital. Read more
5:05PM (AEST): Teacher 'sticky taped kids lips'

A KALGOORLIE primary school teacher has been stood down while police investigate claims she sticky-taped students' mouths shut. Read more
4:48PM (AEST): Shares lower on profit-taking

THE Australian share market closed weaker after troubling economic news from around the world prompted profit-taking. Read more
4:46PM (AEST): South Korean spy plane crashes

A SOUTH Korean spy plane crashed today during a training flight over the South's territory, with the fate of the two pilots unknown. Read more
4:45PM (AEST): SWAT team called for Obama pear gift

SNIFFER dogs, SWAT team called after a warm-hearted South Korean tried to send a gift of pears to US President Barack Obama's family. Read more
4:39PM (AEST): Residents fail in bid to stop school

RESIDENTS of suburban Sydney have lost a Supreme Court bid to prevent the construction of an Islamic school in their neighbourhood. Read more
4:34PM (AEST): Roxon shelves $450m diabetes care plan

THE Federal Government has shelved its controversial diabetes reform plan. Read more
4:31PM (AEST): News Ltd to launch iPad apps

NEWSPAPER apps for iPads are the biggest opportunity for print media in over a decade, says News Ltd chief executive John Hartigan. Read more
4:23PM (AEST): Man denies telling of black magic curse

A SYDNEY man in a black magic sex trial denies telling a woman he read a coffee cup which revealed a curse was placed on her. Read more
4:21PM (AEST): Westpac lifts SVR to 7.86%

WESTPAC has followed its three big rivals, raising the standard variable interest rate on home loans by 35 basis points. Read more
4:13PM (AEST): Wong says NAB has let down its customers

FEDERAL Finance Minister Penny Wong has accused National Australia Bank (NAB) of letting down customers after it lifted its standard variable home loan rate. Read more
4:09PM (AEST): Jet fire blamed on faulty panel

US aerospace giant Boeing blamed a fire aboard a test 787 Dreamliner plane on faulty power panels. Read more
3:34PM (AEST): US cruise ends after 'holiday from hell'

RELIEVED passengers from a stricken US cruise ship finally stepped back on dry land on Thursday, expressing joy at the end of a four-day ordeal which one described as a "vacation from hell". Read more
3:17PM (AEST): NZ man jailed for seal attack

A 20-year-old man has become the first person to be jailed in New Zealand for an attack on a leopard seal, described by a judge as an "inhumane" act. Read more
2:54PM (AEST): NAB lifts rates by 0.43pc, scraps exit fees

NAB raises its standard variable interest rate on home loans by 43 basis points to 7.67 per cent. Read more
2:41PM (AEST): Burma 'certain' to release Suu Kyi

BURMA'S junta is certain to release detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in the next few days. Read more
2:27PM (AEST): Search on for Aussie Playboy Bunnies

CHINESE businessmen are hopping over to Australia to go hunting for the world's best bunnies - and not of the small, fluffy variety. Read more
1:58PM (AEST): Trio arrested for witness kidnapping

THREE people allegedly attacked a woman and held her hostage because of evidence she had given in a court hearing. Read more
1:54PM (AEST): Threats made to cops after Tyler shooting

A THREAT was made to "blow up" a police station in the hours after a teenager was shot by officers, inquest hears. Read more
1:49PM (AEST): PwC launches probe after email scandal

PRICE Waterhouse Coopers says it "deeply regrets" staff emails ranking attractiveness of female colleagues, the Daily Mail reports. Read more
1:36PM (AEST): Bashed cop tells of her year of hell

A POLICEWOMAN who was viciously bashed as she walked to work has told of how the attack has turned her life into a "living hell". Read more
1:33PM (AEST): Police 'had no choice' when they shot man

AN officer had no choice when he shot dead a man in northwestern NSW, police say. Read more