Mugabe urges West to lift sanctions

THE World Wildlife Fund has criticised the release of four poachers who admitted to killing 18 rhinos in Zimbabwe, saying such lax law enforcement is unravelling conservation progress.18 rhinos dead, poachers released

Ghana's finance minister diesGHANA'S respected finance minister died today in a South African hospital after a short illness, the presidency of the West African country said.

Driver dies as bus hits escaped elephantA BUS has crashed into an escaped circus elephant on a highway in Mexico, killing both the vehicle's driver and the unfortunate animal.

Inverted Chromosome Leaves Teen Standing Too Tall

7 Causes of Acid Reflux: It's Not Always What You EatThere is a common misconception that if you suffer from acid reflux, you must be eating spicy foods, drinking martinis and smoking cigars on a regular basis. This is not true, said Dr. Anish Sheth.

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

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INCREASED credit card use at this time of year makes cards more vulnerable to fraud, so here's some tips to keep your money safe.Credit card fraud on the increase

CONSUMER groups are calling for more government-funded financial counsellors as credit stress rises in the wake of the latest rate rise.Rate rise boosts credit stress

AUSTRALIANS are expected to rack up $50bn on their credit cards over the festive season, with 11 million purchases likely on Christmas Eve.Tis the season to flog the plastic

Asia on alert over tainted milk

COUNTRIES from Indonesia to Japan have announced strict checks and banned sales of Chinese dairy products to contain an escalating scandal over melamine-tainted milk.Asia on alert over tainted milk

Man saves drowning girlA QUICK-THINKING Melbourne man has rescued a 12-year-old girl from drowning in a fast-flowing creek.

A SPECIAL forces soldier critically wounded in a Taliban ambush in Afghanistan earlier this month has arrived home in Australia, Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon says.Wounded Digger returns home

Kiwis carve up washed up mystery lump

Shares slump as Wall St slidesTHE price of oil skyrocketed by more than $US16 overnight - the biggest ever one-day jump - as the global financial crisis continued to rattle Wall Street.

Man dies after assaultA PERTH man has died after hitting his head during an argument with a visitor to his home on Friday.

Easily Startled People More Politically Conservative

Scientists Doubt It, but Cougar Sightings Rise in EastSmall Virginia town insists it's seen 15 mountain lions in past five years. Experts say they're nuts.

Local lollies tested for contaminationCHINESE sweets potentially containing contaminated milk products are available in Australian supermarkets, and have not been recalled.

JULIE Bishop will take the treasury portfolio in the new look Coalition front bench announced by federal Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull today.Bishop first woman in treasury portfolio

Homes 'should get free green makeovers'

OPPOSITION Leader Malcolm Turnbull has attacked Prime Minister Kevin Rudd for jetting overseas yet again - while Australia grapples with a world economic crisis.Rudd the prime tourist - Turnbull

BRENDAN Nelson's mother says her son is "bleeding" after being dumped as Opposition leader.Shattered Nelson wants job back

Tree falls on family, injuring two

A FRAUDSTER who claimed to be related to Victorian Liberal leader Ted Baillieu to get more than $270,000 in betting credits has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison.Baillieu imitator jailed over fraud

RETAILERS and banks are at odds over the need to charge interchange fees on credit card transactions.Credit card charges face RBA scrutiny

ONLINE shopping is an increasingly popular way of avoiding crowded malls and long queues.Christmas shopping takes off online

Australian venture in baby milk scandal

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A CHEMICAL blamed for killing infants has been found in 69 brands of baby formula, including an Australia-China joint venture.Australian venture in baby milk scandal

Men rescued from smelly bore

Broncos chief doubts 'assault footage'BRISBANE Broncos chief Bruno Cullen says CCTV footage does not support allegations the rugby league team's captain aggressively tackled a bar manager.

Dead whale brings sharks to beach

POLICE have arrested a man following the discovery of a woman's body burnt in a dumpster on the weekend in Melbourne's south-east.Man arrested over woman's body

KIND-HEARTED volunteers who have spent decades helping sick babies and adults have been booted out of Melbourne hospitals so big business can make more money.Elderly volunteers booted out of hospital

Drugs lobbed over prison fence

Sling-shot thug cheered while firing at koalasA "STUPID and childish" man who joined in on the sling-shot assault of a koala now faces jail or a hefty fine for his "foolish" behaviour.

CONFESSED terrorism supporter David Hicks has emerged from obscurity and has found employment, it has been revealed.David Hicks is working - but won't say where

Harassing koala proves costly for teenager

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.

Olmert to meet Abbas again on peaceISRAELI Prime Minister Ehud Olmert agreed at a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas today to hold further peace talks in the coming weeks, even though Mr Olmert will soon stand down.

Sydney 'the best city for sex workers'

Man burnt to death cooking dinnerA MAN was burnt to death last night in a house fire which started when his clothes caught alight while cooking dinner.

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Dems Urge Support for Drilling CompromiseSen. Ken Salazar, in the Democrats' weekly radio address, urges support for legislation that would expand offshore oil drilling while taxing the oil industry.

Greenspan: Government Faces Tough Decisions in Lehman CaseWithout offering a recommendation, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Sunday the government faces tough choices as it tries to help arrange a rescue of Lehman Brothers without using public money.

President Bush says the U.S. and its allies are facing terrorist threats 'head on' in his weekly radio address.Transcript: President Bush's Radio Address

Romance stalwart turns to raunch

Ike unleashes ferocious wind, wall of waterRESCUERS are searching along Hurricane Ike's trail of destruction for survivors, with nearly 1000 already plucked from the coast.

Bomb kills Kurdish fighters

A POWERFUL earthquake has struck southern Iran near Bandar Abbas, site of a major oil refinery, killing at least four people and injuring 26.Quake near oil refinery kills 4

Flowers for dead girl in riverFLOWERS, candles and stirring notes adorned the site where a tiny body was fished out of a Tel Aviv river, which was positively identified today as that of a French girl allegedly murdered by her Israeli grandfather.

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Bomb kills Kurdish fightersA ROADSIDE bomb attack targeted a patrol of Kurdish forces north of Baghdad today, killing six of them, an Iraqi Kurdish official said.

Cops Heard Accusing Caylee's Mom of Lies in TapesPolice released audiotapes Friday of their first interviews with the mother of missing Orlando toddler Caylee Anthony

Hundreds of babies ill in milk scareCHINESE authorities said today they believed 432 babies across the country had been sickened by contaminated milk powder.

Nanny state - Drescher to be voice of US

PRINCESS Beatrice was asked to show photo identification at a nightclub after an Australian bouncer failed to recognise her.Aussie bouncer demands princess show ID

THE death toll from a landslide that engulfed a northern Chinese town rose to 178 today with the discovery of 27 more bodies, state-run Xinhua news agency said.China landslide toll rises to 178

Tamil Tigers chief praises bombersSRI Lanka's Tamil Tiger chief has paid tribute to 10 suicide bombers who killed at least 15 people in an attack on a northern military base, a pro-rebel website says.

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A portion of a building under construction collapsed in a Richmond, Va., suburb Wednesday, and at least 12 workers were feared pinned under the rubble.12 Feared Trapped in Virginia Building Collapse

22-Year-Old Auctions Off Virginity to Pay for CollegeA 22-year-old college grad looking to pay off her college debt will auction off her virginity at the infamous Moonlight Bunny Ranch, Us Magazine reported

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Explosion risk at housing estate

Smart state's students not so cleverQUEENSLAND students are underperforming in key proficiency standards compared with their interstate peers, results from an unprecedented national test will reveal today.

VICTORIA'S contentious abortion reform bill has passed its third and final reading in the lower house following another marathon session in state parliament that ended early today.Abortion bill passes lower house

Mullen: We Cannot Kill Our Way to Victory in Afghanistan

Mullen: We Cannot Kill Our Way to Victory in AfghanistanEven with American troops headed soon from an increasingly quiet Iraq to a more turbulent Afghanistan, defeating extremists in Afghanistan is growing more complex and more urgent, President Bush's senior defense advisers say.

The Department of Defense is sending an evaluation team to Georgia this week.U.S. Reviewing Military Aid to Georgia

Air NZ seeks 'cranial billboards'

Kim Jong-il 'may have had stroke'NORTH Korean leader Kim Jong-il may have had a stroke within the past couple of weeks, a Western intelligence official says.

POLICE have announced a $1 million reward to solve the underworld murders of police informer Terence Hodson and his wife Christine.$1m reward to catch informer's murderer

TAIWAN'S last legal brothel closed following the death of its pimp, aged 87, leaving two prostitutes, aged 40 and 50, out of work.Last red light's out after pimp's passing

Google digitising old newspapers

NORTH Korea has taken steps toward restarting the nuclear reactor it began disabling under an international deal, but it is probably nowhere near being operational, a US official said overnight.N Korea 'restarting nuclear reactor'

Celebrities 'Stand Up to Cancer' in Historic Telethon

Oprah taking sides? The queen of talk says it ain't so.Oprah Denies Report She's Balking at Booking Palin

An air conditioning repairman pleaded not guilty to the stabbing deaths of two women, including a former girlfriend of actor Ashton Kutcher.Repairman Denies Killing Ashton Kutcher's Ex

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New England quarterback Tom Brady left Sunday's game against Kansas City after being hit on the left leg, depriving the Patriots of the reigning NFL MVP.Tom Brady Injured in First Game of Season

A BALI court has sentenced an Indonesian man to 15 years' jail for the stabbing murder of Australian woman Heidi Murphy.Killer dodges murder sentence

A BRITISH supermarket chain has come up with a novel way to get shoppers through the door, offering them the chance to get their teeth fixed while picking up their groceries.Supermarket offers in-store dentist

Trekking MP forced to eat cocaine at gunpoint

THE Liberal Party has claimed victory in the by-election for the South Australian federal seat of Mayo.Briggs claims victory in Mayo

Married at 9, slain by parents at 17A GIRL forced into marriage with a 45-year-old man at the age of nine was killed by her parents because she asked for an annulment.

Chill may keep old shuttle in orbit

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

HARRY Nicolaides, the Melbourne writer arrested on a charge of insulting Thailand's royal family, has described his appalling prison conditions and his fear of contracting tuberculosis, and pleaded to be allowed to apologise.Let me say sorry, pleads man who dissed the king

Disgraced Sprinter Walks After Six Months in Prison

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday that her historic visit to former pariah state Libya proves that the U.S. never writes off another nation forever.Rice Meets Qaddafi on Historic Visit to Libya

An Egyptian lawmaker and business tycoon was arrested Tuesday in the death of a Lebanese pop singer, Egypt's chief prosecutor said, accusing the man of paying a former police officer $2 million to kill her.Pop Singer's Slaying Turns Into Sordid Mideast Drama

Lindsay Lohan, Gal Pal Caught Kissing; Playboy Offer NixedLindsay Lohan and gal pal Samantha Ronson were photographed smooching last weekend on the set of "Ugly Betty" in New York, where the actress was filming a guest appearance.