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US military begins court martial for alleged Japan rape

Posted May 16, 2008 13:13:00

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.

Tags: foreign-affairs, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, sexual-offences, japan, united-states

Qld fruit growers lash out at flying fox killing ban Photo

Posted May 16, 2008 12:44:00

The Qld Govt will no longer allow orchardists to protect their crops by shooting flying foxes.

Tags: government-and-politics, states-and-territories, animal-welfare, rural, agricultural-crops, fruit, pest-management, nsw, qld

Man gets five years for 'Cezanne' theft Photo

Posted May 16, 2008 12:27:00 | Updated May 16, 2008 12:55:00

Man gets five years for his role in what is said to be Australia's biggest art heist.

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, visual-art, painting, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, australia, nsw, murwillumbah-2484, qld, southport-4215

Pensioners want a 'fair share' Video Photo

Posted May 16, 2008 12:25:00 | Updated May 16, 2008 13:11:00

Aged pensioners have gathered on the steps of Flinders Street Station to protest against their treatment in the Federal Budget.

Tags: government-and-politics, the-budget, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

Officer 'blocked camera, fudged breath test'

Posted May 16, 2008 12:15:00

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.

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, police, australia, nsw, moree-2400, orange-2800, sydney-2000

Venezuela offers $US365m for food, medicine

Posted May 16, 2008 12:13:00

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.

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, food-and-beverage, world-politics, rural, food-processing, venezuela

US Fed sees some healing in scarred credit markets

Posted May 16, 2008 12:12:00

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.

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, economic-trends, finance-markets, united-states

China races to bury quake dead and help survivors Photo

Posted May 16, 2008 12:10:00 | Updated May 16, 2008 12:46:00

China is struggling to bury the dead and help survivors of the Sichuan earthquake.

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, earthquake, relief-and-aid-organisations, world-politics, china

World Youth Day ambassadors named

Posted May 16, 2008 12:00:00

Nine prominent Australians have been named as ambassadors for Catholic World Youth Day.

Tags: community-and-society, religion-and-beliefs, catholic, youth-issues, australia, nsw, sydney-2000

Aust's ecological footprint one of biggest in world: index Photo

Posted May 16, 2008 11:34:00 | Updated May 16, 2008 11:48:00

Australia has one of the world's biggest ecological footprints, according to an annual index.

Tags: environment, climate-change, environmental-management, science-and-technology, ecology, australia, canada, finland, kuwait, united-arab-emirates, united-states

New jellyfish species found in Townsville Aquarium

Posted May 16, 2008 11:33:00

Marine scientists in north Queensland have discovered a new species of jellyfish, right under their noses.

Tags: offbeat, science-and-technology, biology, marine-biology, qld, townsville-4810

UN resolution opens way for presence in Somalia

Posted May 16, 2008 11:22:00

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.

Tags: world-politics, unrest-conflict-and-war, somalia

Nelson won't block means tests Video Audio Photo

Posted May 16, 2008 11:00:00

Brendan Nelson says the Opposition opposes means tests, but won't use its Senate majority to block the Government's plans.

Tags: government-and-politics, the-budget, federal-government, parliament, federal-parliament, tax, australia

US House blocks Iraq war money, sets pullout plan

Posted May 16, 2008 10:48:00

The US House of Representatives, in a surprise and largely symbolic move, has defeated legislation to fund the war in Iraq for another year.

Tags: defence-and-national-security, defence-forces, world-politics, unrest-conflict-and-war, united-states

'Noxious' work threatening doctors' health Audio Photo

Posted May 16, 2008 10:46:00 | Updated May 16, 2008 10:49:00

The South Australian Opposition says public sector doctors are facing gruelling conditions that threaten their health.

Tags: suicide, states-and-territories, unions, doctors-and-medical-professionals, healthcare-facilities, mental-health, occupational-health-and-safety, stress, work, sa, adelaide-5000

Icahn misunderstands Microsoft takeover facts: Yahoo Photo

Posted May 16, 2008 10:45:00

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.

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, company-news, science-and-technology, computers-and-technology, internet, united-states

Three killed as violence mars Dominican election

Posted May 16, 2008 10:42:00

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.

Tags: world-politics, unrest-conflict-and-war, dominican-republic

Indonesian sect members seek asylum in Australia

Posted May 16, 2008 10:29:00

Six members of an Islamic sect in Indonesia are seeking asylum in Australia after being threatened with a government ban in their country.

Tags: community-and-society, immigration, religion-and-beliefs, sects, australia, indonesia

Many children using unsafe, ineffective medicine: expert

Posted May 16, 2008 10:21:00

A medical conference being held in Canberra today has heard calls for more rigorous testing and labelling of medications used for children.

Tags: pharmaceuticals, act, canberra-2600

Gecko in egg 'must have crawled up cloaca' Photo

Posted May 16, 2008 10:16:00 | Updated May 16, 2008 11:42:00

The Australian Egg Corporation has expressed surprise at the discovery of a gecko inside a chicken egg.

Tags: offbeat, science-and-technology, animals, reptiles, food-safety, nt, darwin-0800

McKenney pleads not guilty to drug charge Photo

Posted May 16, 2008 10:06:00 | Updated May 16, 2008 11:39:00

Dancing With The Stars judge Todd McKenney pleads not guilty to a drug charge.

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, radio, television, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, australia, nsw, sydney-2000

Unsafe sex, drugs, binge drinking 'normal' for teens: study Audio Photo

Posted May 16, 2008 10:05:00 | Updated May 16, 2008 10:35:00

A university study has found teens consider high-risk behaviour to be 'normal'.

Tags: drugs-and-substance-abuse, youth-issues, alcohol-education, federal-state-issues, drug-use, sexual-health, research, alcohol, social-policy, research-organisations, programs-and-initiatives, australia, tas, hobart-7000, launceston-7250

Former Qantas executive faces US court and jail

Posted May 16, 2008 09:48:00

A former top Qantas executive has appeared in a Washington court to admit his involvement in an international price fixing cartel.

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, air-transport, australia, united-states

Venezuela revises ties with Colombia after Interpol report

Posted May 16, 2008 09:48:00

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.

Tags: government-and-politics, foreign-affairs, unrest-conflict-and-war, colombia, venezuela

Rangers fans charged over UEFA Cup violence

Posted May 16, 2008 09:33:00

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.

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, sport, football, antisocial-behaviour, united-kingdom, england