US airport in lockdown
One of America's busiest airports is in lockdown after a security scare.Embassies stay closed in Yemen
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Western embassies in Yemen remain locked up after fresh threats from al-Qaida, and the White House expressed alarm at the terror group's expanded reach in the poor Arab nation.
Teen sailor nearing Cape Horn
The Kiwi grandfather of Jessica Watson, the teen sailing solo around the world, has described her as "a wee bit unique".
Solomons hit by quakes
Two strong earthquakes have damaged villages and triggered landslides in remote parts of the Solomon Islands, but there were no immediate reports of casualties.
Passengers stuck on A380
By ANDREW HEASLEY - The Age
Qantas passengers were stuck on board an A380 for more than five hours at Melbourne Airport today before the flight was eventually postponed till later this morning.
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NZ tourist missing off Gold Coast
There are grave fears for a 19-year-old New Zealand tourist missing off Queensland's Gold Coast.
Recall following milk iodine levels
Bonsoy soy milk is being recalled after 10 people, including a child, suffered thyroid problems.
Rudd turns children's author
Bird-strike grounds jet
US boosts air security on 14 nations
Air travellers from Nigeria, Yemen, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia and nine other countries will face full-body pat downs before boarding airliners, under new security procedures targeting foreign passengers announced by the US.
Obama effigy hanged in Carter hometown
The US Secret Service says it is investigating an effigy of President Barack Obama found hanging by a noose from a building in the hometown of former President Jimmy Carter.
Nuclear shutdown urged after mudslides
Thanksgiving dinner gunman arrested
US journalist dies in NZ
Former Washington Post ombudsman Deborah Howell is being remembered as "a powerful force for good journalism" who was a loyal friend and an inspiring mentor to others in the industry.
Sweden resumes wolf hunt
Swedish hunters have shot dead 20 wolves, as the country begins its first authorised wolf hunt in 45 years, in an effort to keep the population at a controllable level.
Swiss avalanches kill four
At least four people have been killed in two separate avalanche incidents in the Swiss Alps.
Homemade bomb explodes
Berlusconi's love songs
Plane skids off German runway
A jet has veered off the runway at a western German airport, but no one was injured, authorities say.
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World's tallest building opens
Dubai is set to open the world's tallest building, as the city-state struggles with its financial footing.
Pakistan suicide bomber kills 88
A suicide bomber blew himself up in an SUV at a volleyball game in northwest Pakistan, killing 88 people in a village that opposes Taliban insurgents.
Iran in 'serious crisis'
Taliban behind suicide bomb massacre
US, UK shut Yemen embassies
The US and Britain have closed their embassies in Yemen in the face of al Qaeda threats, after both countries announced an increase in aid to the government to fight the terror group linked to the failed attempt to bomb a US airliner on Christmas Day.
20,000 homeless after quake
About 20,000 people have been left homeless in the impoverished Central Asian nation of Tajikistan, after an earthquake levelled their homes in a mountainous region.
Kiwi could die in Cambodian jail
Supporters of a former Wellington man jailed for rape in Cambodia fear he will die behind bars, as hopes of a fresh appeal fade.
China arrests 5400 in porn crackdown
Hundreds demand Hong Kong democracy
Snow brings Beijing to standstill
Heavy snow has hit Beijing, stranding thousands of passengers at the main airport and casting an unusual quiet over normally busy streets as people stayed out of the freezing weather.
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
Fighting between Islamic militants and security forces in northern Nigeria has left at least 38 people dead, as sect members armed with spears, knives, assault rifles and arrows ransacked a neighbourhood and set homes ablaze.
Zimbabwe's Nestle plant shut
S Africa slams Copenhagen result
South African poet dies
South African poet and former political prisoner Dennis Brutus, who fought apartheid in words and deeds and remained an activist well after the fall of his country's racist system, has died. He was 85.
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