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US military begins court martial for alleged Japan rape
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The US military has begun a court martial against a Marine accused of raping a 14-year-old Japanese girl, a case that triggered mass protests on the southern island of Okinawa.
Qld fruit growers lash out at flying fox killing ban
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The Qld Govt will no longer allow orchardists to protect their crops by shooting flying foxes.
Man gets five years for 'Cezanne' theft
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Man gets five years for his role in what is said to be Australia's biggest art heist.
Pensioners want a 'fair share'
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Aged pensioners have gathered on the steps of Flinders Street Station to protest against their treatment in the Federal Budget.
Officer 'blocked camera, fudged breath test'
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A corruption inquiry has heard a policeman in the New South Wales central west showed a fellow policeman's son how to block the station's camera and did a breath test to help him get off a drink-driving charge.
Venezuela offers $US365m for food, medicine
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Venezuela's leftist President Hugo Chavez has offered to spend $US365 million of the OPEC nation's record oil income per year on a fund for poor countries as world food and energy prices soar.
US Fed sees some healing in scarred credit markets
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Top US Federal Reserve officials have cited progress in alleviating months of turmoil in financial markets, but have said a full return to normalcy was still some time away.
China races to bury quake dead and help survivors
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China is struggling to bury the dead and help survivors of the Sichuan earthquake.
World Youth Day ambassadors named
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Nine prominent Australians have been named as ambassadors for Catholic World Youth Day.
Aust's ecological footprint one of biggest in world: index
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Australia has one of the world's biggest ecological footprints, according to an annual index.
New jellyfish species found in Townsville Aquarium
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Marine scientists in north Queensland have discovered a new species of jellyfish, right under their noses.
UN resolution opens way for presence in Somalia
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The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution opening the way to a gradual return of UN staff to Somalia and possibly resulting in the deployment of peacekeepers there.
Nelson won't block means tests
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Brendan Nelson says the Opposition opposes means tests, but won't use its Senate majority to block the Government's plans.
US House blocks Iraq war money, sets pullout plan
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The US House of Representatives, in a surprise and largely symbolic move, has defeated legislation to fund the war in Iraq for another year.
'Noxious' work threatening doctors' health
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The South Australian Opposition says public sector doctors are facing gruelling conditions that threaten their health.
Icahn misunderstands Microsoft takeover facts: Yahoo
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Yahoo has fired back at corporate raider Carl Icahn, saying he lacks understanding of the Microsoft takeover try and should not follow through on a vow to oust Yahoo's board.
Three killed as violence mars Dominican election
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Three people, including a former congressman, were shot and killed as violence marred the close of campaigning before presidential elections in the Dominican Republic on Friday (local time), authorities said.
Indonesian sect members seek asylum in Australia
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Six members of an Islamic sect in Indonesia are seeking asylum in Australia after being threatened with a government ban in their country.
Many children using unsafe, ineffective medicine: expert
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A medical conference being held in Canberra today has heard calls for more rigorous testing and labelling of medications used for children.
Gecko in egg 'must have crawled up cloaca'
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The Australian Egg Corporation has expressed surprise at the discovery of a gecko inside a chicken egg.
McKenney pleads not guilty to drug charge
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Dancing With The Stars judge Todd McKenney pleads not guilty to a drug charge.
Unsafe sex, drugs, binge drinking 'normal' for teens: study
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A university study has found teens consider high-risk behaviour to be 'normal'.
Former Qantas executive faces US court and jail
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A former top Qantas executive has appeared in a Washington court to admit his involvement in an international price fixing cartel.
Venezuela revises ties with Colombia after Interpol report
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Venezuela is deeply revising diplomatic, economic and political relations with Colombia after a report by the Interpol international police agency, President Hugo Chavez has said.
Rangers fans charged over UEFA Cup violence
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Eleven Glasgow Rangers football fans have been charged by British police after violence erupted following the UEFA Cup final, drawing condemnation from British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
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China races to bury quake dead and help survivors
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