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US AUTHORITIES intensify their efforts to charge Julian Assange with espionage over cables.
Boat crash victims' family wait anxiously
A SYDNEY family is clinging to a forlorn hope that relatives survived the Christmas Island tragedy.
Boy, 12, arrested, handcuffed at gunpoint
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Labor wedged itself into bad boat policy
THE boat crash off Christmas Island is the tragic climax of the ALP's contradictory approach to asylum seekers, says Joe Hildebrand.
Woman knows no fear, only curiosity
WOMAN with rare brain disease is afraid of nothing - not a huge snake, nor a knife to her throat.
For sale: JFK murder suspect's coffin
AUCTION bids for the coffin of Lee Harvey Oswald are over $25,000 after the owner decides it's time for a new home.
Brawl breaks out at Hulk Hogan's wedding
A PHOTOGRAPHER and bodyguard clash as professional wrestler says his wedding vows.
Naked postman delivers package
A US postman just wanted to cheer up a "stressed out" woman when he decided to deliver mail naked.
Naked man just photographing ghosts
A NAKED man caught out in a cemetery said he stripped because skin is the best canvas to show spirits' orbs of energy.
'Strippermobile' back on the road
THE 'strippermobile" has made another run in Las Vegas, this time with properly dressed Santa's helpers riding for a good cause.
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Haneef not angry, just wants payout
INDIAN doctor Mohamed Haneef insists he is not angry about his wrongful imprisonment, but is still seeking "significant" compensation.
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Shark prey makes Harbour dangerous
SYDNEY Harbour's top fishing guides fear the waterway has again become a dangerous place to swim with schools of shark prey.
Sales deal clears way for LNG nod
SANTOS has cleared the way for its $US16 billion ($A16.15 billion) Gladstone LNG project but a final decision is not expected until next month.
Lightning strikes Jetstar plane
A LIGHTNING strike on a Melbourne-bound Jetstar flight yesterday morning caused a six-hour delay for passengers.
Four escape Croydon house fire
A FAMILY of four, and a pet dog, escaped a house fire unharmed last night, after an electrical fault sparked the blaze.
Crime blitz targets city, Northbridge
PERTH detectives have joined uniformed officers in a Christmas crime crackdown in Northbridge and the city centre
Tropics place to beat for Benjamin
FRESH NT Police graduate Benjamin Udy is still warming to his new uniform.
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Red Cross briefed US on Kashmir torture
THE Red Cross provided US diplomats in 2005 with evidence of the systematic use of torture by Indian security forces in Kashmir.
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Alan Jones supercar set for 2011
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England won the toss and elected to Bowl.