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No hope for survivors in Laos crash
8:09am Six Australians are among the 44 passengers and five crew killed in a Lao Airlines plane crash in the Mekong River, near an area popular with tourists.
Victoria
Man charged after police pursuit in Hoppers Crossing and Point Cook
8:07am A man is facing several charges after taking police on a wild chase through Melbourne's west, including twice driving on the wrong side of a major freeway.
Video World News
US debt deal bring relief as well as disgust
8:05am Politicians in the US have finally reached an agreement ahead of a looming debt default, bringing a sense of relief but also disgust according to chief foreign correspondent Paul McGeough.
Golf
Australia could host US PGA Championship
BEN EVERILL 8:02am Australia could potentially host a golfing major championship in the future if mooted plans to take the US PGA Championship global come to fruition.
Video Company Reports
Perpetual cleared for Trust takeover
8:02am Perpetual Limited (ASX:PPT) has informal clearance from the ACCC to acquire Trust Company Limited (ASX:TRU), clearing the way for the takeover that has been endorsed by Trust Co's board.
Video Cricket
India smashes records and Australia
8:01am Record-breaking century helps India chase down the second highest total in ODI history, to level the series 1-1 against Australia in Jaipur.
Tennis
Stosur advances at Kremlin Cup
7:57am Seventh-seeded Samantha Stosur has advanced to the second round of the Kremlin Cup by beating Estonia's Kaia Kanepi 6-3, 6-1.
Markets
ASX set to jump after US debt deal reached
7:54am The Australian market looks set to open higher after US Senate leaders reached a deal for a temporary budget and to extend the debt ceiling, ending the government shutdown.
Cricket
We can chase anything, say India
JOE BARTON 7:48am India have rubbed salt into Australian wounds, declaring no total is too large for their formidable batting lineup after producing the second greatest runchase of all time.
Video World News
Elton John honours Clinton
7:46am Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton receives the Founders Award during Elton John’s annual AIDS Foundation benefit in New York.
Cricket
George Bailey following on from Michael Bevan and Mike Hussey
JOE BARTON 7:45am Even now, everybody wants to be like Mike.
Golf
Adam Scott sizzles to PGA Grand Slam win
BEN EVERILL 7:39am Adam Scott has added another trophy to his cabinet, rallying from four shots back with 10 holes to play to claim the PGA Grand Slam of Golf at Port Royal Golf Course in Bermuda.
Markets
Gold rises on US deal hopes
7:38am Gold prices have risen after US Senate leaders unveiled a deal to fund the federal government and raise the debt ceiling, prompting cautious optimism among investors.
National
Melbourne woman dies in Nepal bus crash
THOMAS O'BYRNE 7:30am A bus accident in Nepal has claimed the life of a 32-year-old Melbourne woman.
Video World News
Iran puts nuclear dispute ‘on the table’
7:26am Negotiations over Iran's nuclear program are held between Iranian officials, the European Union and other international delegates in Geneva.
Comment
Heaven help us, we need Clive
JOHN BIRMINGHAM 7:25am Please God, let Palmer win the recount ... we need the LOLs.
Video World News
Australian killed in Everest avalanche
7:05am RAW VISION: four people, including an Australian tourist, are killed in an avalanche after heavy snowfall on Mount Everest.
Currencies
$A bounces on US political resolution
6:40am The Australian dollar has bounced after US Senate leaders reached a last-minute deal to extend the debt ceiling, ending the fiscal impasse to avoid a possible debt default and the US government...
Markets
European stocks turn higher on US deal
European stock markets have broken into gains on expectations that US politicians would avoid a disastrous default just hours ahead of a deadline.
Markets
US stocks surge as deal is reached
US stocks surged on Wednesday, nearing an all-time high, after Senate leaders said they had reached a deal to raise the government debt ceiling, one day before the US defaults on its debt.
World business
At 11th hour, US avoids debt crisis
US Senate leaders announced a deal today to end a political crisis that partially shut down the federal government and brought the world's biggest economy close to a debt default that economists said...
World
Deal struck to avoid US debt default
PAUL MCGEOUGH Theoretically, at least, and if only temporarily, Washington's debt and budget crisis appears to have been resolved, with the House of Representatives and the Senate tipped to vote late on Wednesday...
Games
Is on-screen video content the future of gaming?
JAMES DOMINGUEZ Microsoft has announced a partnership with Machinima on the Xbox One, promising smart video content for gamers.
Video World News
US Senate reaches debt deal
RAW VISION: bipartisan deal announced by US Senate leaders that will attempt to raise the debt limit and end the government shutdown.
World
US Senate leaders strike deal on US debt
Republican and Democratic leaders in the US Senate have struck an agreement to end a fiscal impasse, hours before Washington hits its debt limit, a senator says.
Cricket
India stuns Australia with incredible run chase
JOE BARTON India has produced the second-highest run chase of all time to beat Australia.
Business
Contingency plans ready as row drags on
GARETH HUTCHENS, MAX MASON, MADELEINE HEFFERNAN Investors have stayed on the sidelines while the impasse plays out.
National
One man's mission to find fallen Diggers of World War I
A Mill Park man hopes to raise $38,000 in a private quest to recover missing World War I Diggers' bodies in northern France.
Obituaries
Played key role in pinpointing Lyme disease
Stephen Malawista, who has died aged 79, led the team of scientists that identified the tick-borne infection Lyme disease.
NSW
We got it for a song but its value has soared
RICK FENELEY The Sydney Opera House has called in the number crunchers to put a dollar value on Australia's most iconic asset and - ''now for the drum roll,'' chief executive Louise Herron says - that elusive...
Business
Iron ore miners rise sharply as market bounces off lows
Sharemarket recovers from opening losses to close slightly higher on cautious optimism US politicians will agree on a temporary deal to raise debt ceiling.
Motorsport
Young guns tipped to hit the big time
MotoGP rider Bryan Staring says it won't take long for next Casey Stoner to appear at Phillip Island.
TV & Radio
Networking
Jeffrey Katzenberg offered to pay $US75 million for three extra episodes of Breaking Bad.
Cricket
Vics to appeal over-rate ruling
JESSE HOGAN If successful, it would all but guarantee Bushrangers a shot at the Ryobi Cup title.
World
50 missing as typhoon smashes island
At least 13 people are known to have died after a powerful typhoon lashed Japan's Pacific coast, police say. Typhoon Wipha, dubbed the strongest in a decade, caused landslides that buried houses.
Business
Woodside warned on Browse project
Oil and gas giant again warned by WA government that it will not be given free rein over how it develops gas project.
Political Opinion
Dishonesty separates the dubious claims
TOM ALLARD West Australian MP Don Randall should be lawyering up and preparing for a full investigation by the Australian Federal Police after revelations of his taxpayer-funded cross-continental trip to Cairns...
Stage
Simba ran with rugby pack
LINDA MORRIS Like Simba, the young lion cub in the new Australian production of The Lion King, Nick Afoa knows what it is like to spend time in the wilderness.
Sport
Jessica Fox says women athletes caught in catch-22
World champion slalom canoeist Jessica Fox wants ''hard-working'' female athletes to get substantially more support from the corporate world, but says they are at the mercy of an unfortunate catch-22.
Business
CSL vows to stay Australian
MADELEINE HEFFERNAN CSL chief executive says blood plasma company 'worked hard' to ensure its Australian operations made sense.
Soccer
Little to celebrate in Socceroos' triumph
MICHAEL LYNCH When the desperate hook up with the dateless, someone usually gets lucky. On Wednesday morning it was Australia's turn.
Political News
Troops face claims of killing boy and father
RORY CALLINAN Australian special forces are suspected of causing the deaths of two civilians - a six-year-old boy and his father - during a controversial night-time raid in Afghanistan last month.
Horseracing
Clarry Conners gives Singo a wide berth after Dear Demi's poor draw
CHRIS ROOTS Barrier draws can change the perception of how a horse will perform, but in the end it is not where you start, but where you finish.
ACT News
Women's resource centre to close
FLETA PAGE The ACT Women's Information and Referral Centre will close at the end of next month.
World
Haj numbers down over virus fears
SAUDI ARABIA About 2 million Muslims have converged on Mina in Saudi Arabia to symbolically stone the Devil, the final stage of the annual Haj.
World
Fatwa lets starving Syrians eat cats and dogs
RUTH SHERLOCK A Muslim cleric in a rebel-held district of Damascus has issued a fatwa, or ruling, allowing people to eat cats and dogs to ward off starvation after months of siege by the Assad regime.
TV & Radio
Sure sounds like a Yankee
CLARE RIGDEN Yael Stone is adjusting to life behind bars, thanks to a role in Orange Is The New Black.
Victoria
VicRoads admits trouble meeting accident response time targets
VicRoads' ability to promptly clear up after freeway collisions and breakdowns is its worst in at least four years.
Cricket
Smith next captain?
CHLOE SALTAU EXCLUSIVE Ricky Ponting reveals he regards Steve Smith as a potential captain.
National
Australian forces accused over deaths of Afghan father and son
RORY CALLINAN Australian Special Forces are suspected of causing the deaths of a young boy and his father in a night raid in Afghanistan last month.
AFL News
Mixed messages spell out Saints' failings
CAROLINE WILSON Coach's vexed position just one in long list of communication failures at club.
Business
Bega's $370m bid 'inferior', says WCB
ELI GREENBLAT Warrnambool Cheese & Butter Factory increases campaign for shareholders to reject takeover bid from Bega Cheese.
TV Guide
Wednesday, October 23
There's science, a motorbike stunt, snake venom and enough plot gymnastics to make your head spin in CSI.
Business
Fund and games for the managers
BEN BUTLER MMore than 500 hard-working fund managers in charge of our super funds will get together later on Thursday for some back-slapping and friendly ribbing, when they congregate at ASX on Pyrmont (aka...
Political Opinion
PM's rush to the past may trigger unforseen future
GEOFF GALLOP Tony Abbott might, inadvertently, help put the republic back on the agenda.
Business
Nowhere to hide from US debt default
JOHN COLLETT But analysts do not believe the doomsday scenario will come to pass.
Mobiles
HTC One mini review: a mighty performance
KATIE CINCOTTA They've cut the size of the HTC One, made it $288 cheaper, but the mini is no shrinking violet.
Victoria
Doctor stands by claim on baby injury despite chiropractic body's denial
JULIA MEDEW The peak body representing chiropractors says a Melbourne doctor's claim that an infant's neck was broken during a chiropractic treatment last year is wrong.
