Saturday, January 17, 2004
'The First Wives Club' author dies during plastic surgery
Olivia Goldsmith, author of the comedy novel The First Wives Club that became a hit movie, died at age 54 after complications during cosmetic surgery, her literary agent said.[MORE]
Razorbacks dodge Bullets
The West Sydney Razorbacks have beaten the Brisbane Bullets 94-82 in the National Basketball League match played in Sydney, while Townsville, Adelaide and Perth also recorded wins.[MORE]
Razorbacks dodge Bullets
The West Sydney Razorbacks have beaten the Brisbane Bullets 94-82 in the National Basketball League match played in Sydney, while Townsville, Adelaide and Perth also recorded wins.[MORE]
Red Cross 'disappointed' at Guantanamo conditions
The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has had talks with senior American officials in Washington on the status of around 660 detainees at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.[MORE]
Wood pulls off cycling double
Canberra cyclist Oenone Wood has achieved a rare double at the Australian road cycling championships in Buninyong, Victoria.[MORE]
Wood pulls off cycling double
Canberra cyclist Oenone Wood has achieved a rare double at the Australian road cycling championships in Buninyong, Victoria.[MORE]
Bulls run down Blues
Queensland has defeated New South Wales by two wickets in the day-night cricket match at the Olympic Stadium in Sydney.[MORE]
Girl found stabbed to death in car
Brisbane police have charged a man with the murder of a teenage girl who was found stabbed to death in the passenger side of a car on the South East Freeway late last night.[MORE]
Iraq-bound Japanese troops arrive in Kuwait
A team of Japanese soldiers heading to Iraq in the Asian power's most controversial deployment since World War II, has arrived in Kuwait.[MORE]
Johnson set to announce retirement
England captain Martin Johnson is set to announce his retirement from international rugby on Saturday after his club Leicester play Ulster. [MORE]
Black Caps win one-day thriller
New Zealand has survived a batting blitz by Pakistan's Abdul Razzaq to win a pulsating fifth and final one-day cricket international by four runs in Wellington.[MORE]
Spirit, Breakers post comfortable wins
Victoria and New South Wales have recorded strong wins in Women's National Cricket League matches played on Saturday. [MORE]
Spirit, Breakers post comfortable wins
Victoria and New South Wales have recorded strong wins in Women's National Cricket League matches played on Saturday. [MORE]
Israel's Sweden envoy attacks suicide bomber art
Israel's ambassador to Sweden was kicked out of Stockholm's Museum of National Antiquities after he destroyed an artwork featuring a picture of a Palestinian suicide bomber, news reports said. [MORE]
Three US, two Iraqi soldiers killed by roadside bomb
A US military spokesman says three US soldiers and two Iraqi paramilitaries were killed when a roadside bomb blew up their armoured vehicle north of Baghdad, engulfing it in flames. [MORE]
Pakistan's President demands holy war against extremists
President of Pakistan General Pervez Musharraf has called for a holy war against extremism.[MORE]
Black box recovered from Flash Airlines Boeing
One of the two black box flight recorders from a plane that crashed early this month off the Egyptian coast killing all 148 people on board, has been recovered, French and Egyptian sources said.[MORE]
Lebanon executes first prisoners in six years
Three Lebanese men sentenced to death for murder were executed at dawn on Saturday in the first use of the death penalty in Lebanon for nearly six years, an official source said.[MORE]
Price is right in NZ Open
Australian golfer Terry Price holds a one-shot lead over the field after the third round of the New Zealand Open in Auckland.[MORE]
China confirms SARS cases
Two suspected SARS patients in southern China's Guangdong province have been confirmed as having the respiratory disease, the Chinese Health Ministry said. [MORE]
Bulls run down Blues
The chance of New South Wales winning a fourth straight domestic one-day cricket title has been dealt a blow after a two-wicket loss to Queensland in front of more than 26,000 fans at the Olympic Stadium in Sydney on Saturday.[MORE]
Brown urges greater education funding
Greens Senator Bob Brown has called on the Federal Government to commit an extra $2 billion a year to education, to take Australia to world's best practice. [MORE]
Tourists rescued from theme park chairlift
Wild winds are being blamed for an incident at a theme park on Queensland's Gold Coast that left about 60 people stranded on a chairlift for three-and-a-half hours.[MORE]
US considers modifying Iraq handover plans
The United States says it could refine its plans to hand back power to the Iraqi people to satisfy objections from the majority Shiite community.[MORE]
Black Caps post record score against Pakistan
A record fourth-wicket partnership between Hamish Marshall and Craig McMillan saw New Zealand notch its highest total against Pakistan of 8 for 307 in the fifth one-day cricket international in Wellington. [MORE]
