| 2010-03-08 18:28 |
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Solomon Islands facing its violent past
Old wounds are about to be reopened in the Solomon Islands as the country delves back into its violent past....
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| 2010-03-08 18:13 |
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Sydney Morning Herald (National) |
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Weekend deluge will bring months of floods
NICKY PHILLIPS
A HUGE body of water that has caused widespread flooding in south-western Queensland is on its way south and is expected to cause extensive flooding in NSW over the next two months....
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| 2010-03-08 18:13 |
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Smith defends Australia's Afghan role
Foreign Minister Stephen Smith has dismissed reports that top US general Stanley McChrystal has complained about Australia's refusal to deploy troops in combat roles in Afghanistan....
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| 2010-03-08 18:13 |
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Indonesian president arrives in Australia |
| 2010-03-08 17:28 |
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ABC News Online |
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Homeowners still struggling to cope with storm damage
The State Emergency Service (SES) says it will take until Friday to complete work on securing buildings and cleaning up damage caused by hail and heavy rain over the long weekend....
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| 2010-03-08 17:28 |
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Multi-million smuggling fines under fire
Civil Liberties Australia says reform is urgently required to end what it says is the unfair treatment of smugglers who evade Customs duties....
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| 2010-03-08 17:28 |
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Fleeing suspect rescued after jumping into water
A teenage boy had to be rescued after he jumped into flood waters while allegedly trying to escape from police yesterday....
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| 2010-03-08 17:28 |
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ABC News Online |
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US eases internet sanctions on Iran
The US Treasury department has eased sanctions on Iran, Cuba and Sudan to help further the use of web services and support opposition groups....
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| 2010-03-08 17:28 |
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ABC News Online |
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Pope's brother to testify in sex abuse case
The brother of Pope Benedict XVI has agreed to testify in the sex scandal rocking Germany's Catholic Church....
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| 2010-03-08 17:28 |
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ABC News Online |
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Clean up starts as Qld flood threat shifts
Floodwaters are still threatening some homes and businesses in Queensland but authorities say the worst is over....
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| 2010-03-08 17:13 |
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Police hunt thieves who snatched Cypriot leader's corpse
Police in Cyprus say they may have found the stolen corpse of former president Tassos Papadopoulos, whose body was snatched from his grave three months ago....
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| 2010-03-08 17:13 |
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Greens refer Scientology school to consumer watchdog
The NSW Greens have lodged an official complaint over an advertising leaflet for a school in Sydney which they say fails to reveal the school's link to Scientology....
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| 2010-03-08 16:58 |
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Cane toads march on final frontier
Cane toads appear to have broken down the defences of one of Australia's last remaining untouched tropical wilderness areas....
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| 2010-03-08 16:58 |
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Fourth Australian passport used in Dubai hi |
| 2010-03-08 16:43 |
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Haiti frees US missionary held over kidnapping
A court in Haiti has freed a United States missionary jailed for weeks on charges of kidnapping children in the chaos that followed the country's January 12 earthquake, witnesses say....
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| 2010-03-08 16:43 |
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Receding floodwaters reveal economic damage
Farmers and meat exporters are among the many Queenslanders counting the cost after the south-west of the state went under in the worst floods for more than 100 years....
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| 2010-03-08 16:43 |
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Womadelaide's four days set record
The four-day Womadelaide music festival sets a record for ticket sales....
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| 2010-03-08 16:28 |
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ABC News Online |
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SA Liberals, ALP in dead heat poll
With less than two weeks until SA go to the polls, Newspoll has the major parties in a dead heat....
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| 2010-03-08 16:28 |
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ABC News Online |
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Schoolboys allegedly offered money for sex act
A man is to face court today accused of offering school boys money to perform sex acts in western Sydney....
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| 2010-03-08 16:13 |
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ABC News Online |
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Police hope YouTube video will trace hoon
Police want people to log on to YouTube to help them catch a driver who did a burn-out in Adelaide....
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| 2010-03-08 16:13 |
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Fourth Australian passport used in Dubai hit
Dubai says a fourth Australian passport was used in the assassination of a Hamas commander in one of the emirate's hotels in January....
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| 2010-03-08 16:13 |
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Man 'groomed 11yo girl on Facebook'
A man is to face a Sydney court, accused of using the social networking site Facebook to groom a child for sex....
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| 2010-03-08 16:13 |
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Whole communities hacked to death in Nigeria massacre |
| 2010-03-08 16:13 |
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Thai PM cancels Australia trip |
| 2010-03-08 15:58 |
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Business expectations keep rising in 2010
A private survey shows Australian businesses are feeling positive heading into the next few months....
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| 2010-03-08 15:58 |
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Man bitten twice in face by brown snake
An man is in a serious condition in hospital after being bitten in the face by a brown snake in the New South Wales upper Hunter Valley....
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| 2010-03-08 15:43 |
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Thai PM cancels Australia trip
Thailand's prime minister has postponed a trip to Australia and is considering introducing tough new security restrictions that critics say amount to martial law....
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| 2010-03-08 15:43 |
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Herdsmen jailed for killing snow leopard
Two herdsmen have been sentenced to eight and 10 years in prison for killing a snow leopard in north-west China's Xinjiang region....
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| 2010-03-08 15:28 |
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Sydney Morning Herald (National) |
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Premier bans booze breaks after RTA promotion
ELLIE HARVEY AND ERIK JENSEN
THE NSW Premier, Kristina Keneally, has banned alcohol at all RTA promotions, admitting that alcohol supplied at a young driver safety event this year sent a ''very confusing message''....
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| 2010-03-08 15:28 |
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Solomons holds reconciliation hearings |
| 2010-03-08 15:28 |
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The Age (World) |
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Gorran challenge threatens politics of Kurdistan
PAUL MCGEOUGH
Iraq's backroom political strategists may have a new area of uncertainty to reckon with after the nation's vote: the Kurdish north.
How the Kurds voted on Sunday has the potential to alter relations between their feisty corner of the country and the political centre....
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| 2010-03-08 15:13 |
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Canadian MPs to tuck into seal dinner
Canada's parliamentary restaurant will be serving seal meat on Wednesday in a gesture of defiance aimed at a European Union ban on imports of seal products....
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| 2010-03-08 15:13 |
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Palestinians, Israelis agree to talks
The United States says Israel and the Palestinians have agreed to indirect peace talks....
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| 2010-03-08 15:13 |
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French trumpet big win over pirates
The French navy has captured 35 suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia in what French officials are hailing as the most successful mission since the European Union began monitoring the seas in 2008....
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| 2010-03-08 15:13 |
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Mum's torment as Bulger killer 're-offends'
James Bulger's mother tells of her torment after one of the toddler's killers is recalled to jail over reported child porn crimes....
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| 2010-03-08 14:28 |
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Women, children targeted in Nigeria massacre
Police in Nigeria say they have restored order to three villages in the centre of the country where up to 500 people were killed in an outbreak of ethnic violence on Sunday....
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| 2010-03-08 14:13 |
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Indonesian president to arrive in Australia
Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will arrive in Canberra this morning for a three-day visit to Australia....
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| 2010-03-08 11:58 |
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Burma's junta unveils election laws but no date |
| 2010-03-08 11:58 |
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NZ supports some whalin |
| 2010-03-08 09:13 |
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Phantom kangaroos spotted in Japan
It may seem odd, but the locals swear it is true. People in a Japanese mountain region have reported a number of kangaroo sightings, and journalists are now trying to stalk the marsupials....
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| 2010-03-08 08:43 |
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Abbott hits back at parental plan criticism
The Federal Opposition has hit back at the business community's criticism of its paid parental leave policy....
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| 2010-03-08 08:13 |
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Sydney Morning Herald (National) |
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Premier bans booze breaks after RTA promotion
ELLIE HARVEY AND ERIK JENSEN
THE NSW Premier, Kristina Keneally, has banned alcohol at all RTA promotions, admitting that alcohol supplied at a young driver safety event this year sent a ''very confusing message''....
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| 2010-03-08 08:13 |
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Sydney Morning Herald (National) |
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Neal defiant to the end as she focuses on priorities
PHILLIP COOREY AND SAFFRON HOWDEN
A DISAPPOINTED Belinda Neal says she has no intention of taking her foot off the pedal and will see out her political career serving constituents in her seat of Robertson....
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| 2010-03-08 08:13 |
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The Age (World) |
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Gorran challenge threatens politics of Kurdistan
PAUL MCGEOUGH
Iraq's backroom political strategists may have a new area of uncertainty to reckon with after the nation's vote: the Kurdish north....
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| 2010-03-08 08:13 |
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The Age (World) |
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Militant arrest: doubts on ID
CHRIS BRUMMITT, ISLAMABAD
Intelligence officials are trying to establish the identity of a US militant suspect arrested in Pakistan, but doubts grew yesterday that he is al-Qaeda's US-born spokesman....
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| 2010-03-08 08:13 |
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The Age (World) |
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Pacific clean-up
LOS ANGELES
Conservationists are hoping to turn into fuel up to 100 million tonnes of plastic waste floating in the Pacific....
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| 2010-03-08 08:13 |
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The Age (World) |
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Earthquake kills 41 in Turkey
ANKARA
An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale killed at least 41 people in the eastern Turkish province of Elazig yesterday....
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| 2010-03-08 08:13 |
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The Age (World) |
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Deadly blast rocks Lahore
LAHORE
A powerful explosion has struck near a police building and Muslim seminary in Lahore, killing at least four people and wounding dozens....
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| 2010-03-08 08:13 |
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The Age (World) |
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Middle East peace talks effort
JERUSALEM
Palestinian representatives will join indirect peace talks with Israel as US envoy George Mitchell meets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem....
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| 2010-03-08 08:13 |
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The Age (World) |
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Crufts, cosmetic-free
LONDON
The organisers of Crufts dog show have warned owners not to break its rules about make-up, hair dye and other beauty treatments for their animals....
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