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Updated: Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:09:45 +0300

News: Top News

Hot and windy: No relief for NSW firefighters
Firefighters in New South Wales are continuing to battle two large bushfires, one of which has been declared an emergency situation.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 2 hours ago
 
Nurse gave newborn to stranger
Two workers have been suspended over leaving a newborn with a stranger during a hospital transfer in South Australia.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 2 hours ago
 
German billionaire commits suicide after $750m loss
German billionaire Adolf Merckle has committed suicide after his business empire ran into trouble in the global economic slowdown.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 2 hours ago
 
UK retail giant Marks and Spencer to slash jobs
One of the UK's biggest retailers, Marks and Spencer, is set to slash its workforce as the recession takes hold.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 2 hours ago
 
Obama vows 'plenty to say' on Mid East
US President-elect Barack Obama has vowed to speak out about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict once he takes office, but insists until then, only President George W Bush can speak for the US.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 2 hours ago
 
Stooges guitarist Asheton found dead
Ron Asheton, a guitarist and founding member of the influential rock band The Stooges, was found dead at his home in Ann Arbor, Michigan on Tuesday, police said.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 3 hours ago
 
ATO warns against fraudulent email
The Australian Tax Office has warned there is a fraudulent email being circulated which offers people tax refunds.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 3 hours ago
 
Disabled 9yo drowns in family pool
A nine-year-old boy has drowned in his family's backyard swimming pool in the Upper Hunter.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 3 hours ago
 
UN demands probe into Israel's strikes on Gaza schools
The United Nations has demanded an investigation into Israeli attacks that killed more than 30 Palestinians at UN-run schools in the Gaza Strip overnight.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 3 hours ago
 
Soldier killed in Afghan rocket attack named
The Department of Defence has released the name of the Australian soldier killed in Afghanistan on Sunday evening.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 9 hours ago
 
Don't let Sea Shepherd ships refuel: Japan
Japan said it would ask Australia and other nations to refuse port calls for refuelling by anti-whaling activists who have been dogging its whaling fleet in the Antarctic.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 11 hours ago
 
Stage set for thrilling SCG finale
The onus is on Australia's fledgling attack to stand up and be counted on the final day of the third Test as the home side seeks to keep its world number one ranking.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 15 hours ago
 
Howard to get US Medal of Freedom
US President George W Bush will grant former prime minister John Howard the US Presidential Medal of Freedom, in one of his final acts in his time at the White House.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 1 day ago
 
Oldest 'hoon' has car impounded
A 78-year old-man caught speeding 70 kilometres per hour over the limit has become the oldest Victorian to have his car impounded.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 1 day ago
 
5yo, 6yo try to elope to Africa
Two German children aged five and six have been stopped by police from travelling to Africa to elope.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 1 day ago
 
RBA upholds tradition, no Jan meeting
The Reserve Bank is keeping with tradition and not meeting today, despite the economic downturn.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 1 day ago
 
Israel takes anti-Hamas war into Gaza capital
Israeli troops battled Hamas fighters house-to-house in the outskirts of Gaza City this morning after dozens died in a day of heavy clashes in the coastal enclave.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 1 day ago
 
Garrett dodging pulp mill responsibility: Oppn
The Federal Opposition says Environment Minister Peter Garrett is trying to hide the fact he has approved construction of the Gunns pulp mill in northern Tasmania.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 1 day ago
 
Indian cold spell forces teachers to burn books
At least 55 people have died over the past four days in northern and eastern India as a spell of cold weather swept the region, officials said.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 1 day ago
 
Sailor missing from Japanese whaling vessel
A search is underway in the Southern Ocean after a sailor was reported missing from a Japanese whaling vessel.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 1 day ago
 
Siddle skittles plucky Proteas
Peter Siddle took a maiden five-wicket haul before Australia safely negotiated six overs to take a stranglehold on the third Test against South Africa at the SCG.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 1 day ago
 
Obamas move to Washington
Barack Obama and his family are moving to Washington today, two weeks before his inauguration as the 44th President the United States.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 2 days ago
 
Jobs drying up for graduates, school leavers: job index
University graduates and school leavers will find it harder to find work this year, according to new job advertisement figures.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 2 days ago
 
Garrett expected to approve Gunns pulp mill
The Federal Government is today expected to announce a decision on whether Gunns' controversial $2 billion northern Tasmanian pulp mill will get the go-ahead.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 2 days ago
 
7 killed in Pakistan suicide blast
Seven people, including five police officers, have been killed in a suicide bombing in Pakistan.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 2 days ago
 
Israeli troops cut Gaza in two
Israeli troops and tanks split the Gaza Strip and ringed its main city overnight in an offensive against Hamas that has killed more than 500 Palestinians, many of them civilians.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 2 days ago
 
Contraceptive pill to blame for male infertility: Vatican
The contraceptive pill is polluting the environment and is in part responsible for male infertility, a report in the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano said.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 2 days ago
 
Bangkok club owner to be charged over fatal fire
Thai police said they will press charges against one of the main shareholders of a Bangkok nightclub where 62 revellers died on New Year's Day after a fire tore through the upscale venue.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 2 days ago
 
Accused Mugabe plotter 'poisoned in custody'
Zimbabwean rights campaigner Jestina Mukoko, who is to appear in court Monday on charges of plotting to overthrow President Robert Mugabe, is being poisoned and tortured in custody, the country's Sunday Independent newspaper reported.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 2 days ago
 
Baby critical after swallowing unidentified drug
Police in far north Queensland are speaking to the parents of a baby girl who is in a critical condition in hospital after swallowing an unidentified drug.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 2 days ago
 
Clarke fires as injuries cruel Proteas
A Michael Clarke century and injuries to influential South African pair Graeme Smith and Dale Steyn tipped the scales in Australia's favour after two days of the third Test at the SCG.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 2 days ago
 
Israeli ground forces enter Gaza Strip
Israeli ground troops have entered the Gaza Strip, clashing with Hamas fighters as they crossed the border under the cover of darkness.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 3 days ago
 
2 killed in NSW road smashes
Two people have been killed in separate road accidents in New South Wales.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 3 days ago
 
Fight breaks out in S Korea parliament
South Korean opposition lawmakers scuffled with security personnel as guards tried to end their blockade of the assembly that has paralysed parliament and delayed voting on a US trade deal and reform bills.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 3 days ago
 
Ghana opposition leader wins presidential election
John Atta Mills of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has won Ghana's presidential election, the electoral commission said.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 3 days ago
 
United's samba stars flex premiership muscles
Adelaide United's quest for a second A-League minor premiership gathered pace with a convincing 2-0 victory over competition strugglers Sydney FC at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday evening.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 3 days ago
 
Canada releases long-time terrorism suspect
A judge in Canada has ordered the release of the last remaining Canadian terrorism suspect held under a controversial national security certificate.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 3 days ago
 
Sri Lanka military vows to wipe out Tamil Tigers
The Sri Lankan military says it is continuing its offensive against Tamil Tiger positions in the north, a day after capturing the rebels' administrative headquarters in town of Kilinochchi.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 3 days ago
 
2 more Bankgok nightclub fire victims die
Two more Thais who were severely injured in a New Year's fire at a Bangkok night club have died in hospital, taking the death toll in the tragedy to 61, medical officials said.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 3 days ago
 
Sketch released of tattoo found on decomposing body
Police have released an artist's impression of a tattoo on a man's decomposing body which was found in Park Orchards, in Melbourne.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 3 days ago
 
Rough conditions force Qld beach closures
Five beaches on Queensland's Sunshine Coast were closed yesterday because of rough surf conditions.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 3 days ago
 
Clarke frustrates Proteas at SCG
Michael Clarke was dropped twice as Australia's vice-captain played a defiant innings on the opening day of the third Test against South Africa at the SCG.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 3 days ago
 
World's oldest person dies
The world's oldest person, a Portuguese woman, has died at the age of 115.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 4 days ago
 
Suicide bomber kills 23 in Iraq
A suicide bomber struck a lunch gathering of Sunni Arab tribal leaders in a town south of Baghdad, killing at least 23 people and wounding 42 others, security spokesman Major-General Qassim Moussawi said.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 4 days ago
 
Thousands protest Gaza bombings
Thousands of Palestinians have been taking part in demonstrations across the West Bank in response to a call from Hamas for what it called a day of wrath against the Israeli attacks on Gaza.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 4 days ago
 
Sri Lanka troops capture Tamil Tigers headquarters
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse has announced that Government troops have captured the northern town of Kilinochchi, which is the headquarters of the Tamil Tiger rebels.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 4 days ago
 
Decomposing body found on dirt road
Homicide squad detectives are investigating the discovery of a decomposing body found off a dirt road at Park Orchards in Melbourne's east.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 4 days ago
 
Rock climber dies in Blue Mountains
Police are working to retrieve the body of a rock climber who died after plunging 100 metres to his death in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 4 days ago
 
Victory draw first blood in 2009
Melbourne soared three places on the A-League ladder to assume the competition leadership with a gritty 2-1 win over Queensland Roar at Docklands on Friday evening.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 4 days ago
 
Thai nightclub had safety concerns before deadly fire: reports
Police in Thailand are investigating reports that a Bangkok nightclub which caught fire in the early hours of New Year's Day had safety problems dating back several years.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 4 days ago
 
Body on beach was naked: police
Police are trying to identify a young man whose body washed up on a Victorian beach dressed only in a pair of socks.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 4 days ago
 
Hamas accepts EU Gaza truce offer 'under conditions'
The Palestinian Hamas movement said it was accepting quot;under conditionsquot; an EU proposal for a ceasefire with Israel around Gaza.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 5 days ago
 
Sydney chocolate factory blaze 'out of control'
Firefighters say a fire at a chocolate factory in Sydney's west is burning out of control, threatening a neighbouring power sub station.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 5 days ago
 
Anti-apartheid campaigner Suzman dies: report
Helen Suzman, one of South Africa's foremost anti-apartheid campaigners, has died at the age of 91, the SAPA news agency reported.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 5 days ago
 
8,500 Qld homes without power after storms
A large storm has left more than 8,500 homes and business without power in south-east Queensland.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 5 days ago
 
Taliban kills 20 Afghan police
Up to 20 Afghan police have been killed in a Taliban attack on a local politician.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 5 days ago
 
Fireworks suspected in deadly Thai nightclub blaze
Fire officers in Thailand are investigating claims that fireworks were the cause of a blaze inside a Bangkok club, where 58 people were killed.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 5 days ago
 
US hands Iraq control of Bagdad Green Zone
The United States has handed over security control of the Green Zone, a symbol of the US-led occupation, to Iraq, as a UN mandate for foreign troops ran out and bilateral military accords took effect.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 5 days ago
 
'Crew error' caused fatal Everest plane crash
Mistakes by the crew of a plane that crashed in Nepal's Everest region caused the accident which killed 18 people, including two Australians, officials said, as a report into the accident was released.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 5 days ago
 
Sex doesn't sell: Norway cracks down on prostitution
A new law banning the purchase of sex has come into force in Norway.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 5 days ago
 
Minister orders probe into Qld train crash
The Queensland Government has ordered a full investigation into a collision between a passenger train and a truck in the state's far north that has killed one man and injured six people.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 5 days ago
 
Hayden's trial by media 'un-Australian': Symonds
Injured all-rounder Andrew Symonds has lashed out at the media's treatment of embattled Australian opening batsman Matthew Hayden.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 5 days ago
 
53 dead in Bangkok nightclub fire
At least 53 people are reported to have been killed and more than 100 injured at a nighclub fire in a popular tourist district of the Thai capital Bangkok.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 6 days ago
 
Israeli troops enter Gaza: Hamas
There are reports this morning that Israeli ground troops have briefly entered the Gaza Strip, after Israel's Government rejected calls for a 48-hour truce.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 6 days ago
 
Pakistan hits Khyber Pass militants
Pakistani troops say they have captured up to 40 militants and destroyed several Taliban training camps in a major military operation in the Khyber Pass.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 6 days ago
 
Govt to roll-out new charges, funding in '09
The New Year ushers in a range of new and increased charges from the Federal Government, as well savings for some.
abc.net.au | General Top News | 6 days ago

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