David Blaine Caught Taking Standing-Up Breaks

Eight generals have been disciplined for the mistaken shipment in 2006 of fuses for nuclear warheads to Taiwan.Generals Disciplined for Nuke Mistake

Stevens Faces Political Obstacles in Corruption TrialThe Alaska Republican is on trial for allegedly lying about more than $250,000 in home improvements and gifts from oil company.

Report: Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie Thinking About AdoptingBrad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are thinking about adopting another child, source tells paper.

House torched to punish 'freeloader'

Racy ads too hot for Brisbane busesAN advert for men's underwear has been slammed as "too racy" for Brisbane buses - but it has been cleared for use in other state capitals.

BRUCE the runaway pig, who has been terrorising a small community for weeks, has finally been caught.'Pigzilla' penned in, to be put out to stud

One killed in light plane crash

Two University of New Mexico Hospital employees have been fired for using their cell phone cameras to take photos of patients receiving treatment and then posting the images to a social networking Web site.Hospital Workers Axed for Snapping Photos of Patients

A woman kept alive by a feeding tube since a stroke has died, effectively ending a legal battle between her husband and mother in a case similar to Terry Schiavo, whose fate became the subject of national political debate in 2005.Woman on Feeding Tube Dies in Schiavo-Like Case

A WORKER at Cochlear's Sydney plant has been suspended for talking to the media during a visit to Canberra to lobby politicians, his union says.Worker 'stood down for media interview'

19 killed in prison riot

AN accused September 11 plotter refused to appear at a Guantanamo war crimes court hearing today as the US military judge said four fellow suspects could write a note urging him to come.9/11 accused a no-show at hearing

HHAITI'S Government and the UN mission to the impoverished Caribbean nation are overwhelmed by the scale of the disaster left by four recent storms, the UN's special envoy to Haiti said overnight.Haiti overwhelmed by disaster

Aussies sue IOC over ticketing scam

Sacked workers beat boss to deathSACKED employees beat to death the India head of an Italian industrial gear manufacturing company near the nation's capital, police said today.

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'Modern Greek tragedy' as MP quits parliament

'Modern Greek tragedy' as MP quits parliamentMICHAEL Costa has resigned from Parliament, two weeks after being dumped as treasurer, adding yet another name to the New South Wales Government's growing list of MPs abandoning ship.

FORMER treasurer Peter Costello says he won't get rich from his new World Bank job that could earn him about $700 a day.Costello defends his 'low-paying' bank job

A SHADOWY group calling itself Fedayeen of Islam has claimed responsibility for the deadly bombing of Islamabad's Marriott Hotel in a telephone call to Dubai-based Al-Arabiya television, the channel said today.Group claims Marriott bombing

Fingers, toes, evolved from fins

Court denies rich wives alimonyAN Indian court has ruled that divorced husbands do not have to pay alimony if their former wives earn more than they do.

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Government witness Bill Allen must turn over his medical records dealing with his 2001 motorcycle accident.Judge: Stevens Can Get Witness's Medical Records

Missing WA votes finally found

PERTH silk Mark Trowell has told a tribunal he made it clear to convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby when he visited her in a Bali prison in 2005 that he could not represent her.'I told Corby I could not act for her'

Two dead in prison riot

A FORMER Argentine army major accused of crimes against humanity during the country's 1976-1983 military dictatorship has been arrested in Brazil.Man arrested for 1970s massacre

Indonesia won't join Rudd's arms race

THE remains of five bodies have been uncovered in eroded soil on the boundary of Dili's international airport.Eroded soil reveals murder victims

Anwar demands no-confidence voteMALAYSIAN Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has stepped up pressure on the Government, demanding an emergency parliamentary session next week to hold a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

Ex-JonBenet Murder Suspect John Mark Karr Leaves U.S.

For the second time this month, the U.S. government put taxpayer money on the hook to rescue a private financial company, saying the failure of the huge insurer American International Group Inc. would further disrupt markets.Government Bails Out AIG With $85 Billion Loan

AUSTRALIAN banks are unlikely to pass on the benefits of future interest rate cuts to customers as concerns for the deteriorating global financial markets grow.Future rate cuts won't be passed on

Clean coal institute for AustraliaPRIME Minister Kevin Rudd will today announce a $100 million clean coal research institute at a meeting with business and union leaders and environmentalists.

3D web browser launches in Australia

Chevy Chase said Monday he wants Tina Fey to go 'even harder' on Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin than she did in her 'Saturday Night Live' skit this past weekend ... and that he wants Fey to 'decimate' her.Chevy Chase Wants Tina Fey to 'Decimate' Palin

Reality Check: It's All About Reunions on 'The Hills'Lauren Conrad has Audrina Patridge back in her life on 'The Hills,' but it looks like she might let Heidi Montag back in too.

Blocks of land on sale for $1

QUEENSLAND Treasurer Andrew Fraser has assured the State's public servants that their superannuation remains secure despite a $30 million exposure to collapsed US investment bank Lehman Brothers.Public servants' super 'safe'

Breaking my leg was a relief - kayaker

AS Hurricane Ike flattened their homes, a group of survivors took refuge in a church - with a lion.Ike survivors shared church refuge with lion

ANIMAL activists have secretly filmed horrific scenes of alleged pig farm cruelty including workers beating pigs with metal rods.Video shows shocking farm cruelty to pigs

Hercules fleet grounded after emergency landing

Report backs alcopop tax hikeAN independent report has backed the Rudd Government's 70 per cent excise hike on alcopops but its author said a volumetric tax on alcohol is the way forward.

THE Defence Force has grounded its fleet of Hercules C-130 transport aircraft after an "unusual" fault prompted an emergency landing.Hercules fleet grounded after emergency landing

A FEMALE teacher was being hailed a hero yesterday after a knife was held to her head in Queensland's latest terrifying school invasion.Teacher hailed a hero after school invasion

Zimbabwe sanctions will remain

A WILD abalone taken from waters off southern Tasmania has tested positive to a potentially devastating virus.Abalone virus found in wild

High-heeled booties for bubs kicked by criticsCONTROVERSIAL high-heeled booties for six-month-old babies risk sexualising children, say critics - but fans can't get enough of them.

Police swoop on fancy dress party

Top cop in trouble over bin Laden costumeA SENIOR British policeman's career is at risk after he dressed as Osama bin Laden at a carnival.

A LUCKY cat in Massachusetts USA owes one of its nine lives to a US firefighter who revived it with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.Firefighter revives cat after rescue

Man charged after police-dog stoush

Former footy star fights off muggerFORMER NRL star Scott Sattler has been stabbed in the shoulder during a scuffle with a mugger while out jogging on the Gold Coast.

'Curse' sex accused denied bail

A MAN accused of posing as a spiritual leader then blindfolding, drugging and sexually assaulting a woman who believed she had been cursed was denied bail in a NSW court today.'Curse' sex accused denied bail

Car ads might have to reveal emissionsCARMAKERS could be forced to include information about carbon emissions and fuel consumption when they advertise particular models, under a proposal outlined in a new discussion paper.

From African warrior to hairdresser

Footy fans' lager redirected to QueenTHE Queen was mistakenly sent 2000 pints of beer when Windsor Castle was confused with a pub.

Woman stabbed to death

Woman stabbed to deathA WOMAN has been arrested after a 29-year-old woman was stabbed to death at a unit north of Darwin.

Joy Global Increases Stock Buyback Program By $1 BlnJoy Global Increases Stock Buyback Program By $1 Bln

Report: Nicole Eggert Accuses Ex-Boyfriend of Brutality

Prosecutors Ask for Retrial in 'Liquid Bombers' CaseBritish prosecutors said they would seek the retrial of seven men accused of plotting to down trans-Atlantic airliners bound for the U.S. and Canada with liquid explosive bombs.

A strong earthquake rocked southern Iran on Wednesday, sending tremors across the Persian Gulf and shaking the skyscrapers of Dubai. Iranian state television reported that seven people were killed and 40 others were injured.Earthquake in Iran Kills 7, Sends Tremors Into Dubai

With plenty of loose ends to tie up from last week, The Hills delivered us a double episode to do just that with the theme: Something Has to Change.Reality Check: Change Is Good on 'The Hills'

Iranian President Ahmadinejad to Return to U.S.

2 Russian Blackjack Bombers Land in VenezuelaTwo Russian strategic bombers landed in Venezuela as part of military maneuvers, the government said, announcing an unprecendented deployment to the territory of a new ally at a time of increasingly tense relations with the U.S.

Pair arrested over eight abandoned kidsA MAN and a woman have been arrested after eight children aged between three and 16 were found living alone in their squalid home.

AN Australian man who suffered organ failure as he lay lost in a jungle though his life was over as flesh-eating lizards skinned his feet.I was a goner, says jungle ordeal man

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HUNDREDS of Melbourne residents could be homeless for at least a year after authorities pleaded with them to flee because of explosive levels of methane gas in a neighbouring landfill.Homes on methane time bomb 'worthless'

Man shot, tasered while trying to sell car

THE first prison in Australia built according to human rights principles has been officially opened in Canberra.'Human rights' prison has no bars

Angolan ruling party savours victory

Rudd 'talking up arms race'PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has been accused of engaging in dangerous rhetoric that could create a regional arms race.

MORE women will rely on midwives to deliver their babies under a major overhaul of maternity services.Push for midwives with looming baby boom

Front-end loader on fire in ship's hold

Large Myer fire under controlA LARGE fire has broken out at Myer's city with reports of smoke billowing from the top floors of the store.

POLICE in Hawaii are searching for a 77-year-old Australian hiker who went missing in dense bushland five days ago.Search for Aussie missing in Hawaii

PERSONAL loans and credit cards are competing head for head when consumers look to consolidate loans.Cards and loans go head-to-head

Haiti's Hanna death toll at 163

Hurricane Ike slams into CubaHURRICANE Ike has roared ashore in northeastern Cuba with 195km/h winds, torrential rains and huge waves that rolled through coastal towns.

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Transcript: Rick Davis on 'FOX News Sunday'McCain campaign manager calls GOP vice presidential pick a reformer who will follow in presidential nominee's maverick shoes.

In an effort to stop the spread of HIV, Nigerian officials are pairing up HIV-positive couples for marriage.Nigerian Officials Arranging 'HIV Marriages'

North Carolina State University is about to become the first in the country to offer bone marrow transplants for dogs suffering from lymphoma.School to Perform Bone Marrow Transplants on Dogs

Sony Recalls 73,000 Vaio Laptop Computers

World Bank official says developing countries' food supplies under serious danger from climate change.'Global Warming Heat Stress' Threatens Poor

Married at 9, slain by parents at 17

GERMAN police have arrested a man suspected of murdering a teenager 12 years ago and dumping her body parts in a forest and lake.Man arrested in scattered body parts case

Teens charged with killing 14-year-oldTWO teenagers have been charged with murdering 14-year-old Shaquille Smith who was stabbed to death in east London last weekend, police said today.

A BRITISH MP trekking in Colombia was held at gunpoint in the jungle and forced to eat coffee whitener from a jar in his backpack after soldiers mistook it for cocaine.Trekking MP forced to eat cocaine at gunpoint

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Tropical Storm Hanna cruised toward the Carolinas on Friday, forecast to hit land overnight and promising to deliver gusty winds and heavy rain during a dash up the Eastern Seaboard that could wash out the weekend for millions of people.Southeast Prepares for Hanna, Ike Next

Disgraced Sprinter Walks After Six Months in PrisonDisgraced sprinter Marion Jones was released Friday from federal prison after completing most of her six-month sentence for lying about her steroid use.