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Saturday Jul 4 08:13 AEST

Teen bites off internet adversary's ear

AFP | 1 hours 14 mins ago

A 19-year-old German woman has been arrested for biting off the ear of a 27-year-old woman following an argument in an Internet chat room, police said on Friday.

Saturday Jul 4 07:44 AEST

Vietnam to pulp sex-selection books

1 hours 43 mins ago

Vietnam, concerned that too many boys are being born, will destroy more than 30,000 copies of books instructing couples how to have a baby of their desired sex.

Saturday Jul 4 07:29 AEST

Spanish police foil zeppelin jailbreak

By Harold Heckle | 1 hours 58 mins ago

Spanish police foiled a plot to use a zeppelin to help a prisoner break out of jail, the interior ministry says.

Foreign aid workers kidnapped in Darfur

1 hours 59 mins ago

Two aid workers from Ireland and Uganda have been kidnapped by armed men in Sudan's volatile Darfur region.

Saturday Jul 4 07:02 AEST

Children die in London high-rise fire

2 hours 24 mins ago

Two children, including a three-week-old baby, were killed and about 30 people had to be rescued when fire ripped through a high-rise apartment building in UK.

Saturday Jul 4 06:14 AEST

Serial killer blamed as four die in US

By Mitch Weiss | 3 hours 13 mins ago

Sheriff's deputies are searching for a serial killer blamed for four deaths over the past six days as terrified residents wonder who might be next.

Saturday Jul 4 06:07 AEST

Palin resigning as Alaska governor

3 hours 20 mins ago

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, the former Republican vice presidential nominee, says she will resign from office on July 26.

Friday Jul 3 23:15 AEST

Anti-US protest welcomes Biden to Iraq

3 Jul 2009

A protest marked the start of US Vice President Joe Biden's visit to Iraq, with supporters of anti-US cleric Moqtada al-Sadr burning the Stars and Stripes.

Friday Jul 3 22:40 AEST

Sudan rebels, opposition form alliance

3 Jul 2009

Darfur's most active rebel group has joined a leading Sudanese opposition movement in calling for democracy in the country.

Friday Jul 3 22:35 AEST

New quake hits G8 summit venue in Italy

3 Jul 2009

Another earthquake shook the Italian town of L'Aquila on Friday, days before a summit of the G8 is to open there, civil defence authorities said.

Friday Jul 3 22:13 AEST

Comoros mourns for plane crash victims

3 Jul 2009

Comorans began 30 days of national mourning on Friday for the victims of the Yemenia Airbus crash as France threatened to blacklist the airline.

Friday Jul 3 21:37 AEST

Iran to put UK embassy staff on trial

3 Jul 2009

Iran's powerful Guardians Council said that some British embassy staff arrested for allegedly playing a role in post-election violence will be put on trial.

Friday Jul 3 21:07 AEST

UN chief pushes again to see Suu Kyi

3 Jul 2009

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he asked the head of Burma's ruling junta for permission to see democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi.

Seventeen die in US strike in Pakistan

By Munir Ahmed | 3 Jul 2009

US missiles struck a training facility operated by Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud and a militant communication centre, killing 17, officials said.

Pensioner's body unnoticed for five years:The body of an elderly British woman has been found in her home after lying undiscovered for up to five years.

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