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Secret ship confronts whalers

The Japanese whaling fleet is being confronted by a secret third ship operated by the hardline group Sea Shepherd.

Octuplets doctor 'was negligent'

1:24pm The Beverly Hills fertility doctor who octuplets mother Nadya Suleman claims helped her conceive, has been formally accused of negligence and being in violation of professional guidelines by the California Medical Board.

Irish militants lay down weapons

2 min ago One of Northern Ireland's biggest pro-British paramilitary groups is expected to announce that it has dumped all its weapons, an organisation close to the militants said.

Obama vows to tighten security

US President Barack Obama has vowed to act with "utmost urgency" to tighten air security in the aftermath of an attempted Christmas Day plane bombing, as he sought to limit political fallout from the incident.

Disgraced doctor faces more charges

7 min ago Disgraced former NSW doctor Graeme Reeves may face 24 further charges of sexually assaulting and mutilating female patients, a Sydney judge has been told.

One in 10 Aussies take workmate's lunch

According to a new survey, nearly one in ten people from NSW, Queensland and Victoria admit to having secretly helped themselves to a workmate's lunch.

Fears for missing Kiwi

Queensland police fear the worst for a young New Zealander, missing since Monday after an early swim on a Gold Coast beach, as emergency services begin a third day of searching.

Hottest decade on record

Kiwi feared drowned on Gold Coast

US cargo jet crashes in forest

A small cargo jet has crashed into a forest preserve in the US, but there is no immediate word on the cause of the crash or the condition of the occupants.

New US airport scare

A hazardous substance has been found in a passenger's luggage at a California airport, sending two federal baggage screeners to the hospital and prompting an evacuation of the terminal.

Vegas shooter had 'lost benefits'

'Octomom' doctor accused of negligence

Brazil floods

Bridge swept away - 12 missing

A bridge in southern Brazil has given way to floodwaters while 20 people were on it.

2010 bug hits German bank cards

Millions of German bank cards have been affected by a "millennium bug"-like problem because they contain software that can't process the number 2010.

Blair aide called to Iraq probe

Tony Blair's former chief media adviser Alastair Campbell will appear before an inquiry into the Iraq war next week.

Mr Bean hacker hits website

Avalanche death toll rises

Snow in UK

UK snow havoc - more to come

Very heavy snowfall is predicted for parts of the UK, already suffering in freezing conditions.

World's tallest building opens

Burj Dubai Dubai has opened the world's tallest skyscraper in a blaze of fireworks, then added a final flourish by renaming the tower for the head of neighbouring Abu Dhabi, whose billions bailed out Dubai last year.

Yemen kills 'embassy militants'

Yemeni forces have killed at least two al Qaeda militants they say were behind a threat that forced the US and European embassies to close.

Doctor killed CIA agents

US, UK shut Yemen embassies

Ariel Sharon

Sharon still comatose

Ariel Sharon, the tough army general turned Israeli prime minister, is still lying unconscious in a hospital bed after the stroke that left him comatose on January 4, four years ago.

Kiwi in Cambodia 'won't die in jail'

A Cambodian prison official says a former Wellington man jailed for rape will not die behind bars, despite fears for his health from his supporters.

China diesel leak contained

A diesel fuel leak threatening China's second-longest river has been mostly contained, an environmental ministry official says.

Safety lesson for motorcyclists

Ruler pushes 'correct' voting

Myrna Reblando

Philippines mayor denies murder

The main suspect in the November massacre of 57 people in the country's troubled south, has pleaded not guilty to murder charges.

Zulu wedding for president

Jacob Zuma South Africa's president has formalised his marriage to his third wife during a traditional ceremony, amid media reports he plans to take a fourth bride later this year.

Somali with chemicals arrested at airport

A man tried to board a commercial airliner in Mogadishu last month carrying powdered chemicals, liquid and a syringe, that could have caused an explosion in a case similarto the terrorist plot to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner, officials say.

38 dead in Nigeria fighting

South African poet dies

Somali women queue for food

UN stops food aid to Somalia

The UN food agency has suspended the distribution of desperately needed aid in southern Somalia because of attacks on its staff, a decision affecting up to 1 million people.

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