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Saturday, 26 April 2014

Virgin Australia plane in hijack alert after drunk passenger storms cockpit

An apparently drunk passenger precipitated a major security alert aboard a Virgin Australia jet at the end of a flight from Brisbane to Bali today. Flight VA41 had flown normally from the Queensland capital to the Indonesian holiday island. It landed at the...

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Thai protest leader arrested on several charges Yahoo Daily News

BANGKOK (AP) — Thai police said Saturday that they have arrested a key anti-government protest leader and charged him with offenses including insurrection, risking further political confrontations even though a court freed him on bail hours later. Immigration police arrested Sakhontee Phattiyagul...

>Union Pacific to begin upgrading Altoona rail yard Seattle Post

ALTOONA, Wis. (AP) — Union Pacific Railroad will soon begin $30 million in improvements at the Altoona...

Dutch party down at "King's Day" Yahoo Daily News

AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Dutch are donning crazy orange-colored outfits and celebrating their first ever "King's Day" — a national...

Dead cats found hanging in New York suburb NZ Herald

About 25 dead cats found in plastic bags hanging from trees in a New York suburb were apparently killed with blows to the head at various times over the past year, an investigator said.Ernest Lungaro, director of enforcement at......

Man charged after indecent assault - Balmain (NSW Police Force) noodls

(Source: NSW Police Force) Saturday, 26 April 2014 12:35:28 PM Police have charged a man after an indecent assault and assault on two women at a hotel in Balmain last night. About...

Battered Sharks top Panthers in thriller (NRL - National Rugby League Ltd) noodls

(Source: NRL - National Rugby League Ltd) The Cronulla Sharks have managed to snatch victory in the final minutes of their game against the Penrith Panthers, winning 24-20 at Remondis Stadium. While the Panthers led for the majority of the game, a sensational Jeff Robson try sealed the win for the...

Elderly woman dies following crash - Bolong, near Nowra (NSW Police Force) noodls

(Source: NSW Police Force) Saturday, 26 April 2014 04:33:29 PM An elderly woman has died following a crash at Bolong, on the state's south coast, earlier this week. Emergency services were called to Bolong Road just before 12.30pm on Thursday (24 April 2014), after a...

Tetevano wants to be constant Knight (NRL - National Rugby League Ltd) noodls

(Source: NRL - National Rugby League Ltd) Ask tough Newcastle front-rower Zane Tetevano about his stop-start time in first-grade last year and he gives a disgruntled response. In and out of the top side and restricted to just eight games in 2013, the maturing 23-year-old has overcome a pre-season...

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