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  • Mine rescue reaches 'critical period'
  • Former underworld solicitor accuses police of endangering his life
  • Militants massacre 34 Hindus in Indian Kashmir
  • Soldiers' families urge action on compensation request
  • Residents returning to Dili, says Foreign Minister
  • Sri Lanka Navy 'under attack' from Tamil Tigers
  • Coffee may make us say 'yes': research
  • 'Serious error' in hands of AFL Commission

    Just In

  • Mine rescue reaches 'critical period'
  • World's workers fete May Day in battle for labour rights
  • Authorities suspect arson after fire destroys jail building
  • Militants massacre 34 Hindus in Indian Kashmir
  • Former underworld solicitor accuses police of endangering his life
  • Mundine defends Beazley's mine comments
  • 'Careful' Budget won't put pressure on interest rates: Minchin
  • Opposition MP calls for the Solomons Parliament to dissolve
  • SA senator wants Labor uranium policy overturned
  • Trapped miners eat for first time in 6 days
  • Oil and gold lift market
  • Residents returning to Dili, says Foreign Minister
  • Soldiers' families urge action on compensation request
  • Govt defends IR laws despite Labour Day protests
  • Sri Lanka Navy 'under attack' from Tamil Tigers
  • Telstra launches legal challenge over line rental price action
  • Andrews calls for Beazley apology over Beaconsfield comments
  • Roberts to be called to inquest of teen prostitute's death
  • Govt urged to consider R&D tax concessions for car industry
  • Vanstone warns of possible E Timor refugees
  • Miners may wait more than 48 hrs to be freed
  • Papuan's asylum claim delayed
  • 17 arrested in Melbourne drug raid
  • Halloran begins new job in Vic police
  • Skilled migrant intake level to be maintained
  • Reserve Bank urged not to increase rates
  • 22 Hindus killed in Kashmir
  • Minister 'not responsible' for Beaconsfield mine safety clearance
  • Skin cancer gel trial gets positive results
  • Antarctic mining 'fanciful'
  • Swim coach in court over child sex charges
  • Trucking companies to pass on increased fuel costs
  • Coroner finds Kovco died of gunshot wound
  • US illegal immigrants in stop-work protest
  • 'Record turnout' at Labour Day rally
  • Food, fresh water on way to trapped miners
  • Govt 'incapable' of direct debit welfare plan
  • ABC programs win Rose d'Or awards
  • High petrol prices 'here to stay'
  • Muslim body appoints new president

    world/South East Asia

  • World's workers fete May Day in battle for labour rights
  • Indonesian jails man for harbouring alleged militant
  • Residents returning to Dili, says Foreign Minister
  • Vanstone warns of possible E Timor refugees
  • 'Buru Quartet' author dies, aged 81
  • Seven injured in clash at Papua mine
  • Dili calm despite unrest fears
  • PM blames Dili riots on 'foreign interests'
  • Explosives found in Indonesian raid
  • Dili braces for more trouble
  • AFP played role in Indonesian terrorism raid
  • Indonesia police raid misses capturing militant Top
  • Indonesian police 'close in' on Noordin
  • Calm returns to Dili after riots
  • Indonesia appeals Bali nine sentence cuts
  • Cholera sweeps across Papua
  • E Timor riots prompt DFAT travel warning increase
  • E Timor soldiers continue protests
  • GAM leaders to contest Aceh polls
  • Baby's life-saving surgery 'successful'
  • Sentence cut leaves Lawrence smiling
  • Lawrence welcomes jail sentence reduction
  • Some Bali nine jail terms cut
  • Court upholds Bali nine ringleaders' death sentence
  • Malaysian men jailed over murder of Aust businessman
  • Australian teacher jailed for abusing Cambodian boys
  • East Timor joins in Anzac services
  • UN extends East Timor stay
  • Space travel a dilemma for Muslim astronauts
  • Komodo dragon births leave experts baffled
  • Downer urges patience with Indonesia
  • 49 charged over plot to overthrow Arroyo

    world/Pacific

  • Opposition MP calls for the Solomons Parliament to dissolve
  • Grandson aims to emulate Kon-Tiki voyage
  • UNESCO plans tsunami alert test
  • Rolling Stones' Richards suffers concussion
  • 'White Mouse' awarded NZ's war honour
  • Philip Morris pulls Maori Mix cigarettes
  • NATO mulls Australian alliance
  • Solomons night curfew lifted
  • MPs' backflip adds to Solomons' uncertainty
  • NZ interest rates on hold
  • Rini's resignation eases Solomons crisis
  • Flooding isolates NZ towns
  • Solomons PM's resignation sparks celebrations
  • Solomon Islands' PM quits
  • Australians to blame for Solomons riot: ex-MP
  • Solomons PM upbeat ahead of vote
  • RSL backs calls to award medals to fuzzy wuzzies
  • Solomons police defend MPs arrests
  • Fuzzy wuzzies call for medals
  • Solomons troops to attend Anzac service
  • Solomons Opposition boycotts Parliament vote
  • NZ Govt bids $1m for war medal
  • Rain fails to deter NZ Anzac Day crowds
  • Solomons Parliament remains heavily guarded

    world/North Asia

  • World's workers fete May Day in battle for labour rights
  • Teachers angered over 'super-short' skirt ban
  • Spring thaw releases trapped pollution, says Russia
  • Compensation paid for Tiananmen crackdown death
  • UNESCO plans tsunami alert test
  • Yahoo denies aiding dissident's arrest
  • Giant panda released into wild
  • Hyundai chairman arrested on fraud charges
  • Prosecutors seek arrest of Hyundai Motor chief
  • China sends satellite into space
  • Australia warns against Pacific political interference
  • ERA eager for China uranium sales
  • S Korea says it will never abandon disputed isles

    world/South Asia

  • Sri Lanka Navy 'under attack' from Tamil Tigers
  • India questions Australian wheat shipment
  • Nepal's premier calls on Maoists to renounce violence
  • Nepal's new PM sworn in
  • Sri Lankan rebel raid kills 20
  • Taliban confirms killing Indian hostage
  • Kidnappers order Indians out of Afghanistan
  • Skirmishes continue in Sri Lanka
  • Barracks explosion kills 8 Nepali soldiers
  • Protesters rally against corruption in Kyrgyzstan
  • India's Maoist rebels kill 13 civilians: police
  • America's back broken in Iraq: Zawahri
  • Sri Lanka on edge despite cease-fire
  • Nepal parliament opens, PM-designate fails to show
  • Nepal PM-designate too sick for swearing in
  • Nepal's King appoints new PM
  • Nepal rebels declare cease-fire
  • Sri Lankan violence displaces thousands
  • Nepal troops open fire on angry crowd, six killed
  • Sri Lankan Govt confirms attack on rebel sites
  • Five killed, Sri Lanka army chief wounded in bombing
  • Nepal king's opponents split after offer to re-open Parliament
  • Nepalis celebrate 'people's victory'
  • Nepalese King to restore Parliament

    world/Europe

  • World's workers fete May Day in battle for labour rights
  • Hundreds flee Romanian homes as defences break
  • Mladic in hiding as deadline passes
  • Spring thaw releases trapped pollution, says Russia
  • Jewish leader Spiegel dies at 68
  • Italy's Berlusconi to quit
  • Police find explosives in Rotterdam, arrest four
  • Hundreds of Romanians go home as Danube recedes
  • Streakers face bigger fines in Germany
  • French honour surprises veteran
  • Prodi faces uphill battle in Parliament
  • Tasmania, Denmark forge nursing links
  • NATO mulls Australian alliance
  • Bosnian Croat leaders' war crimes trial begins
  • Climate research paints mixed picture
  • Probe reveals 1,000 secret CIA flights
  • Thousands flee rising Danube flood
  • Mourners, candles mark Chernobyl anniversary
  • Search engine to target Arabic speakers
  • Vigils, protests to mark Chernobyl anniversary

    world/UK and Ireland

  • Rolling Stones' Richards suffers concussion
  • Doherty arrested in new drugs case
  • Raids ordered over deportation row
  • Crime pays for texting informants
  • Tests clear UK chickens of H5N1
  • Prince Harry honours mum with charity
  • Five men deny planning London transport bombings
  • 21 new 'Icons of England' named
  • NATO mulls Australian alliance
  • Snoop Dog held in London after airport melee
  • Judge silent code in 'Da Vinci Code' ruling
  • Bird flu forces Britain to cull 35,000 chickens
  • Renewable ice palace starts European tour
  • Blair's deputy admits affair
  • Aussie's debut novel earns Orange Prize nomination
  • Foreign criminals set free in UK
  • Multiplex's Wembley case reaches court
  • Treat Prince Harry like ordinary soldier: defence secretary
  • Komodo dragon births leave experts baffled

    world/US and Americas

  • World's workers fete May Day in battle for labour rights
  • US illegal immigrants in stop-work protest
  • High petrol prices 'here to stay'
  • US stalls on Guantanamo releases
  • Bush turned down chances to kill Zarqawi: ex-CIA spy
  • Economist Galbraith dies
  • Grandson aims to emulate Kon-Tiki voyage
  • UNESCO plans tsunami alert test
  • Bush hails Iraq's political progress
  • Thousands march in US anti-war rally
  • NASA flags lunar commerce
  • Bush approves Dubai buying defence supplier
  • America's back broken in Iraq: Zawahri
  • Downer urged to oppose strike on Iran
  • Iraqis see US pullout by mid-2008
  • Discovery's fuel tank upgrade on hold
  • Colonel charged over Abu Ghraib abuse
  • Microsoft woes hit US market
  • Terrorists killed 14,600 last year: US
  • Iran speeding up nuclear work: IAEA
  • Work begins at World Trade Centre site
  • Earth needs intergalactic police: ethicist
  • Philip Morris pulls Maori Mix cigarettes
  • US hits four with sanctions over Darfur
  • Fed chief warns of oil price's impact
  • Rates speculation boosts Wall St
  • UN has to act on Iran: Rice
  • NATO mulls Australian alliance
  • Snoop Dog held in London after airport melee
  • Iraq unveils plan for coalition troop cuts
  • Climate research paints mixed picture
  • Ground Zero redevelopment agreed
  • Press protests Jolie security raids
  • Probe reveals 1,000 secret CIA flights
  • Colonel faces Abu Graib abuse charges
  • Wall St stocks hit six-year high
  • New Iraqi PM impresses Rice
  • Gravitational 'dance' behind planets' tilt
  • Fox News host named as Bush press secretary
  • White House appoints Fox News host as new spokesman: report
  • Aussie's debut novel earns Orange Prize nomination
  • Teen author accused of 'literary identity theft'
  • Naked man found wedged in chimney
  • US markets speculate on rates
  • Bush orders fuel price probe
  • Howard promises penalties over AWB scandal
  • Greek protesters gassed during Rice visit
  • Physics could be a secret weapon in tennis
  • Canadian farmers drive home income woes
  • Magician to spend week under water
  • Black holes 'fuel-efficient engines'
  • Moussaoui jury begins deliberations
  • Falling oil price hits energy stocks

    world/Africa

  • Sudanese rebels reject peace deal
  • Three killed as Egypt sweeps Sinai for bomb suspects
  • Sudanese Govt accepts Darfur peace deal
  • Egyptian Govt seeks to extend emergency law
  • Nigerian militants bomb fuel tankers
  • Rebels reluctant to sign Darfur peace deal
  • Egypt unveils new memorial to WWII diggers
  • Deadline approaches for Darfur peace deal
  • 300 dolphins wash up on Zanzibar beach
  • Prince Harry honours mum with charity
  • UN to halve Sudan food rations
  • US hits four with sanctions over Darfur
  • Chad-World Bank deal averts oil crisis
  • Rwandan rebels ousted from DRC
  • Press protests Jolie security raids
  • Ivory Coast records bird flu outbreak
  • Two suicide bombers strike in Egypt
  • Wounded Australians remain in Cairo hospital
  • Egypt blast survivors 'lucky to be alive'
  • Security Council approves EU's Congo deployment

    world/Middle East

  • Palestinian crisis talks shelved amid power struggle
  • Bush turned down chances to kill Zarqawi: ex-CIA spy
  • Iraqi leader talks up deal with insurgents
  • Iran sets condition for 'maximum' nuclear cooperation
  • Iran increases nuclear enrichment level
  • Bush hails Iraq's political progress
  • Iran rejects demands to abandon uranium enrichment
  • Bush approves Dubai buying defence supplier
  • America's back broken in Iraq: Zawahri
  • Downer urged to oppose strike on Iran
  • Iraqis see US pullout by mid-2008
  • Colonel charged over Abu Ghraib abuse
  • Terrorists killed 14,600 last year: US
  • Iran speeding up nuclear work: IAEA
  • Sadr's militants target Australian troops
  • Iran spurns UN pressure in nuclear dispute
  • New Israel government to 'reduce' settlements
  • 30 killed in insurgent attacks in Iraq
  • Hamas considers softer stance on Israel
  • Sistani urges action against Iraqi militia
  • Olmert edges closer to forming govt
  • UN has to act on Iran: Rice
  • Iraq unveils plan for coalition troop cuts
  • Sister of Iraq's vice president shot dead
  • Official denies Alia knowledge: Austrade
  • Colonel faces Abu Graib abuse charges
  • No breakthrough in IAEA-Iran talks
  • New Iraqi PM impresses Rice
  • Gunman shot in West Bank raid
  • Alia boss tells of meeting with AWB, Austrade reps
  • Kovco's wife gives support to soldiers in Iraq
  • Search engine to target Arabic speakers
  • Militias could spark civil war: Maliki
  • Syrian President interviewed over Hariri killing
  • New satellite boosts Israel's spy capability
  • Palestinian Govt makes urgent funds appeal
  • Zarqawi's men 'fighting on' in Iraq
  • Iraq cabinet ready in two weeks: PM designate
  • Car bomb kills two in Baghdad's Sadr city
  • Iran to suspend IAEA ties if sanctions imposed

    Business

  • Oil and gold lift market
  • No rise in Virgin Blue fuel surcharge
  • Govt defends IR laws despite Labour Day protests
  • Telstra launches legal challenge over line rental price action
  • Govt urged to consider R&D tax concessions for car industry

    Politics

  • Govt defends IR laws despite Labour Day protests
  • Mundine defends Beazley's mine comments
  • 'Careful' Budget won't put pressure on interest rates: Minchin
  • Soldiers' families urge action on compensation request
  • SA senator wants Labor uranium policy overturned
  • Residents returning to Dili, says Foreign Minister
  • Treasurer promises no new taxes in NT Budget

    Health

  • Doctor sues specialist college for millions
  • Coffee may make us say 'yes': research
  • Skin cancer gel trial gets positive results
  • GP shortages forecast for Qld
  • Study finds success in combined mental health, drug treatment
  • ACT Govt urged to offer disability services assurances
  • Departing doctor wants rural hospital changes
  • Research finds chronic GP shortage
  • Shortage may leave patients without GP
  • Memorial service to put heart disease in focus
  • Rural training program impresses doctors
  • St Helens hospital crisis internal: adviser
  • Veterans fear loss of psychologists
  • Measles outbreak prompts vaccinations
  • Pay rises won't sap health budget: Govt
  • Tests clear UK chickens of H5N1
  • Frazer urges research funding boost
  • Cholera sweeps across Papua
  • Senate inquiry recommends postnatal depression helpline
  • E Timor thanks Australians for baby's surgery
  • Male contraception trial proves successful
  • Tasmania, Denmark forge nursing links
  • Alcohol program funds 'a pittance'
  • Victorian doctors plan stop-work meeting
  • Cystic fibrosis sufferers lack services: doctors
  • Minister urges family to lodge complaint over son's death
  • Patel compensation scheme extended
  • Opposition seeks permanent doctor for St Helens
  • Baby's life-saving surgery 'successful'
  • Patient wins fight to return home
  • Plastic surgeons predict rise in next decade
  • SA measles cases prompt calls for vaccination checks
  • Patients returning to Caboolture hospital: Qld Govt
  • Pastoralists brush up on first aid
  • Push for community incentives to entice GPs to remote areas
  • Give Qld hospitals greater autonomy: Abbott
  • Bird flu forces Britain to cull 35,000 chickens
  • Adelaide hosts plastic surgery conference
  • Meningococcal death prompts health warning
  • 'Efforts continue' to staff hospital
  • Smart card raises privacy concerns
  • Doctor closer to RU486 prescription
  • AMA maintains Medibank premiums will rise
  • Weather keeps elective surgery on hold
  • Medibank sale details to be decided
  • Islanders turn to witch doctor amid GP crisis
  • Ivory Coast records bird flu outbreak
  • Nerve failure linked to high potassium levels
  • Humans urged to adopt animal eating patterns
  • Dandenong Hospital revamp revealed
  • Anxiety patients to trial online treatment
  • 'No hat, no play' rethink urged
  • Zimbabwean public hospital fees skyrocket
  • Violence against us on the rise: nurses
  • Anti-fluoride campaigner warns residents of cancer link
  • PBS recommendation offers hope to diabetics
  • Opposition seeks more changes to Fong's contract
  • Charity solicits shareholders' dividends
  • Doctors welcome negligence appeal ruling
  • Sleep problems 'impair child development'

    Arts

  • Govt unveils new arts funding
  • Pro Hart Gallery to remain open
  • ABC programs win Rose d'Or awards
  • 'Buru Quartet' author dies, aged 81
  • Tasmanian wins Golden Tripod honours
  • 'Play School' comes to outback Australians
  • Lost Vivaldi work to make Aust debut
  • Rolling Stones' Richards suffers concussion
  • Doherty arrested in new drugs case
  • Restored theatre to stage shows again
  • Snoop Dog held in London after airport melee
  • Judge silent code in 'Da Vinci Code' ruling
  • Debut novelist up for second gong
  • Press protests Jolie security raids
  • Aussie's debut novel earns Orange Prize nomination
  • Teen author accused of 'literary identity theft'
  • Gallery showcases war art
  • 'Da Vinci Code' ad on church angers clergy

    Sci-Tech

    Environment

  • Company up-beat about reversing wind farm rejection
  • Main Roads under fire over Tugun work
  • Green groups air planning law worries
  • Spring thaw releases trapped pollution, says Russia
  • Antarctica ripe for mining, says Joyce
  • Devil tumour disease spreads
  • Abattoir closed after second wastewater spill
  • Opinions sought on Mary River dam plan
  • Thieves urged to return stolen devil monitoring equipment
  • River rehabilitation funds available
  • Giant panda released into wild
  • 300 dolphins wash up on Zanzibar beach
  • Investigation continues into abattoir pollution spill
  • Stage one of WA irrigation project completed
  • 35 projects to explore storm water saving ideas
  • $80m water saving deal announced
  • King River clean-up continues
  • Mini turbine generates farm power
  • Water trading available for southern Qld farmers
  • Vic Govt to challenge wind farm ban
  • Tennant Creek residents oppose toxic dump
  • Community groups air coastal policy concerns
  • Politicians cast doubt on south-east dam plan
  • Lake authority plays down seafood dioxins risk
  • Newcastle makes final 'Solar Cities' bid
  • Millions allocated to SA water projects
  • Burn-offs may cover Melbourne in smoke
  • Premier attacks Federal Govt's wind farm intervention
  • Minister promises close study of ruby mining application
  • Task force dismisses fox sighting
  • Vic Govt to appeal wind farm decision
  • Riverland industries represented at toxic dump panel
  • Wind farm company considers community concerns
  • Remote station may be nominated as alternative dump site
  • Row brews over european bumblebees plan
  • Hopes landmark weed-fighting link will inspire other companies
  • Hopes new reserve will save endangered species
  • Climate research paints mixed picture
  • Qld Govt proposes Mary River dam
  • Parks urged to speak up on Mallee dump
  • Wind farms in doubt as Govt 'plays politics'
  • Mourners, candles mark Chernobyl anniversary
  • Concerns for brolga population if wind farm proceeds
  • GM cotton trial set for East Kimberley
  • Cyclone brings ghost nets to surface
  • Forest industry rejects tax break claims
  • Residents to debate Lake George wind farm plan
  • Vigils, protests to mark Chernobyl anniversary
  • Chernobyl cited in no nuclear power call
  • Timber plantation tax break fight heats up
  • New techniques found to reduce fishing deaths
  • Campbell stymies second wind farm
  • Survey to pinpoint priority pests' location
  • MP pushes for Port Pirie biofuel plant
  • Minister backs department's use of police in raids
  • Komodo dragon births leave experts baffled
  • Coast's wet weekend plan 'a dumb decision'

    Indigenous

  • Pubs close as family feud reignites
  • Gippsland woman secures Indigenous leadership fellowship
  • Pilbara pastoral strike anniversary remembered
  • Council backs Rubibi native title ruling
  • Land council feels snubbed over wild rivers
  • Ex-Kalgoorlie MP backs rehashed welfare direct debit plan
  • Inquiry launched into shire transfer plan
  • Mundine wants better conditions for local Indigenous
  • Concern for Govt proposal to direct debit welfare
  • Brough mulls welfare changes 'for kids' benefit'
  • 'Play School' comes to outback Australians
  • At-risk kids hostel plan 'shocking'
  • Govts mull moving at risk camp kids
  • Native title system in 'state of gridlock'
  • Talks continue over proposed Indigenous land use deal
  • Regional Indigenous leaders urged to stand for local govt
  • Court to hand down native title claim ruling
  • Canadian researchers to detail work with Indigenous community
  • Camp Sovereignty embers for Framlingham
  • Native title negotiations continuing over 'new Broken Hill'
  • Islanders turn to witch doctor amid GP crisis
  • Govt pledges $3m to reduce welfare dependency
  • Concerns expressed about development of Aboriginal land
  • Fears for future of Aboriginal heritage
  • Gippsland elders question Melbourne's Camp Sovereignty
  • Meeting focuses on addressing Mt Isa social problems
  • Anzac ceremony held for Indigenous soldiers
  • Indigenous veteran's wife attends Anzac commemorations
  • Native title ruling cheers traditional owners

    offbeat

  • Teachers angered over 'super-short' skirt ban
  • Grandson aims to emulate Kon-Tiki voyage
  • Streakers face bigger fines in Germany
  • Crime pays for texting informants
  • Crocodile steals man's chainsaw
  • Animal activists' abattoir protest backfires
  • Judge silent code in 'Da Vinci Code' ruling
  • Renewable ice palace starts European tour
  • Naked man found wedged in chimney
  • Magician to spend week under water
  • Life imitates art as thief returns baby

    scitech

  • Coffee may make us say 'yes': research
  • Skin cancer gel trial gets positive results
  • NASA flags lunar commerce
  • Discovery's fuel tank upgrade on hold
  • Frazer urges research funding boost
  • States urged to drop GM bans