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Aruba: news

Murray faces Pavel in Aussie Open

Friday, January 16th 2009, 0:06
related countries: Romania, United Kingdom

British number one Andy Murray is drawn against Romanian Andrei Pavel in the first round of the Australian Open.
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Tsonga doubt for Australian Open

Thursday, January 15th 2009, 9:23

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is a doubt for next week's Australian Open after pulling out of the Sydney International with a back injury.
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Australians 'kill Taleban chief'

Sunday, January 11th 2009, 19:18
related countries: Afghanistan

Australian special forces kill a senior Taleban leader in Afghanistan, the Australian Defence Ministry says.
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Gulbis stuns Djokovic in Brisbane

Tuesday, January 6th 2009, 14:29

Novak Djokovic suffers a surprise setback ahead of his Australian Open defence, crashing out of the first round of the Brisbane International.
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'Penis fire' suspect is charged

Tuesday, January 6th 2009, 5:14

An Australian woman appears in court charged with murdering her husband by setting fire to his penis over alleged infidelity.
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Sharks seen near Sydney beaches

Monday, January 5th 2009, 5:59

Several sightings of sharks close to popular swimming areas lead to the closure of four Australian beaches.
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Australian killed in Afghanistan

Monday, January 5th 2009, 3:39
related countries: Afghanistan

A Taleban rocket attack kills an Australian soldier in south Afghanistan, the eighth to be killed in the country since 2001.
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Scientists urge fence to save Tasmanian Devil from cancer

Monday, January 5th 2009, 1:20

Australian scientists say they want to build a fence on Tasmania to prevent the spread of a cancer that could wipe out the Tasmanian Devil.
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Canberra rejects Guantanamo cases

Saturday, January 3rd 2009, 7:14
related countries: Australia, United States

The Australian government turns down a US request to help resettle former detainees from its Guantanamo Bay military prison.
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Sharapova hopeful for Aussie Open

Wednesday, December 31st 2008, 9:45
related countries: Hong Kong

Maria Sharapova is "hopeful" of being fit to defend her Australian Open title despite withdrawing from an exhibition event in Hong Kong.
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Australia father 'taken by shark'

Saturday, December 27th 2008, 13:03

A 51-year-old Australian man is missing, feared dead, after an apparent shark attack off the coast of Western Australia.
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Man accused of mummy smuggling

Wednesday, December 24th 2008, 23:49
related countries: Egypt
related places: Cairo

An Australian is arrested at Cairo airport after ancient Egyptian animal mummies are found in his luggage, reports say.
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'Australian Taleban' fully free

Monday, December 22nd 2008, 3:36

Australian David Hicks, who was held for five years at Guantanamo Bay, is fully free after orders controlling his activities expired.
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Injured yachtsman rescued by navy

Saturday, December 20th 2008, 15:32

A French sailor who broke his leg in the Vendee Globe round-the-world solo yacht race is rescued by an Australian Navy frigate.
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New Hariri investigator appointed

Friday, December 19th 2008, 15:29
related countries: Egypt

An Egyptian-born Australian is to head investigations for a UN investigation into the killing of Rafik Hariri.
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Bogus Qantas engineer is jailed

Wednesday, December 17th 2008, 12:29

An Australian man, who faked being a Qantas engineer, has been sentenced to at least two years in jail.
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Australians protest at climate plan

Tuesday, December 16th 2008, 10:30

Activists stage protests in several Australian cities, calling PM Kevin Rudd's plan to combat climate change a "joke".
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Australian couple served with legal papers via Facebook

Tuesday, December 16th 2008, 8:07

An Australian lawyer has served a debtor couple with legal papers via Facebook, in what is thought to be a first.
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Australia climber dies on NZ peak

Saturday, December 13th 2008, 21:46
related countries: New Zealand

An Australian climber is rescued from New Zealand's highest mountain, Mt Cook, but his brother is presumed dead.
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Men charged for global porn links

Thursday, December 11th 2008, 10:37

Australian police charge 19 men with being part of a global child pornography network involving people in 70 countries.
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Sydney artist fuses surfboards with Islam

Saturday, December 6th 2008, 14:09

An Australian artist creates a range of Islamic surfboards to create a greater understanding between East and West.
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Australian state considers pre-vote breath test for MPs

Thursday, December 4th 2008, 10:14
related countries: Australia

Politicians in New South Wales, Australia, could be breathalysed before voting amid reports of bad behaviour by MPs.
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Beached whales die in Australia

Sunday, November 30th 2008, 16:01
related countries: Australia

About 150 pilot whales die in a mass stranding in a remote coastal area of the Australian island of Tasmania.
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Wales beat Australia in thriller

Saturday, November 29th 2008, 16:13

Wales survive a late Australian fightback to seal a thrilling 21-18 win at the Millennium Stadium.
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Sydney 'ATM bandits' strike again

Tuesday, November 25th 2008, 14:18

Masked robbers blow up three cash machines in Sydney, the latest of seven such attacks in the Australian city this week.
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'Holocaust denier' free from jail

Friday, November 21st 2008, 10:15
related countries: Germany, United Kingdom

An Australian "Holocaust denier" is freed from jail after Germany abandons efforts to have him extradited from the UK.
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Hicks granted end to restrictions

Thursday, November 20th 2008, 9:11

Hours after Australian ex-Guantanamo Bay inmate David Hicks makes a plea for greater freedoms, police grant his wish.
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'Anything goes' as Australian nudist resort tries to beat economic blues

Thursday, November 13th 2008, 16:30

Australian holiday resort in Queensland will hold a month-long, nude "anything goes" party in March to combat the global credit crunch.
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Rudd survives Bush 'leak' censure

Wednesday, November 12th 2008, 14:12
related countries: United States
related places: Bush

Australian PM Kevin Rudd escapes censure over accusations he leaked details of a phone call to make US President Bush look foolish.
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Australian jailed for euthanasia

Wednesday, November 12th 2008, 5:42

A 60-year-old Australian woman is sentenced to two years of periodic detention for killing her partner in a euthanasia case.
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Currency bumps

Tuesday, November 11th 2008, 23:26

Australian dollar's recent white-knuckle ride
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Snoring judge derails Australian drugs case

Thursday, November 6th 2008, 11:00
related countries: Australia

Australia's High Court overturns the convictions of two alleged drug traffickers because the judge repeatedly fell asleep.
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Indian Moon probe pictures Earth

Monday, November 3rd 2008, 23:35
related countries: India

India's Chandrayaan 1 spacecraft sends back images of the Australian landmass as it makes a pass of Earth.
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Australia youths 'maul flamingo'

Thursday, October 30th 2008, 7:03

Four Australian teens are charged with an attack on a rare, aged and near-blind flamingo.
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Male transsexual gene link found

Sunday, October 26th 2008, 13:01

Australian researchers identify a significant link between a gene involved in testosterone action and male transsexualism.
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'Jihad Jack' cleared of terrorism

Thursday, October 23rd 2008, 9:23

An Australian man is cleared of taking money from al-Qaeda but could still face jail after falsifying a passport.
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G-strings plus fireworks equals mass suspension at Australian school

Tuesday, October 21st 2008, 12:13

The entire graduating class at an exclusive Australian school is suspended over "unacceptable" end-of-term antics.
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Computer fault 'caused jet dive'

Tuesday, October 14th 2008, 13:57

A fault in a computer caused last week's plunge by a Qantas passenger jet, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau says.
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Whale deal falls at last minute

Monday, October 13th 2008, 22:01
related places: Barcelona

Hope for consensus between environmentalists and whalers in Barcelona is derailed by a last-minute Australian intervention.
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Shark blood 'offers cancer hope'

Monday, October 13th 2008, 16:52

Shark antibodies could be a weapon in the fight against cancer, say Australian scientists.
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Australian pair dent Indian hopes

Sunday, October 12th 2008, 11:33
related countries: India
related places: Bangalore

Aussies Shane Watson and Brad Haddin share a vital partnership late on the fourth day in Bangalore to stifle a resurgent India in the first Test.
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Australian tourist killed in Goa

Thursday, October 9th 2008, 8:08
related countries: India
related places: Goa

An Australian tourist dies in hospital in Goa, India, after he is assaulted at a beach bar, police say.
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Australian jet plunge probe opens

Wednesday, October 8th 2008, 7:38

Investigators say a computer glitch may have caused a Qantas jet to plunge suddenly in mid-flight, injuring 40.
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Australian jet plunge injures 40

Tuesday, October 7th 2008, 14:52
related countries: Australia

A plane makes an emergency landing in Australia after 40 people are injured following a "sudden change in altitude".
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Superb Stoner wins in Australia

Sunday, October 5th 2008, 5:54
related countries: Australia

Casey Stoner wins the Australian MotoGP ahead of new world champion Valentino Rossi.
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Australians urged to eat kangaroo

Wednesday, October 1st 2008, 12:51

An Australian climate change adviser urges a switch from beef to kangaroo to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Australian man 'snatched by croc'

Wednesday, October 1st 2008, 8:35
related countries: Australia

A search is under way for a man thought to have been dragged to his death by a crocodile in northern Australia.
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Armstrong to return with Astana

Wednesday, September 24th 2008, 16:47
related countries: Australia, France

Seven-times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong will make his cycling comeback with Kazakhstan's Astana team.
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Pushy pig pens Australian woman into her own home

Tuesday, September 23rd 2008, 19:04
related countries: Australia

A pushy pig the size of a Shetland pony is making a woman a prisoner in her own home in Australia, local media report.
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Pushy pig pens Australian woman into her own home

Tuesday, September 23rd 2008, 19:04
related countries: Australia

A pushy pig the size of a Shetland pony is making a woman a prisoner in her own home in Australia, local media report.
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Australian uranium blow for Russia

Thursday, September 18th 2008, 4:56
related countries: Russia

An Australian parliamentary committee opposes the sale of uranium to Russia over concerns about its use.
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Kangaroo attack sparks boy hunt

Thursday, September 11th 2008, 11:34

Australian animal welfare authorities appeal for help tracking down a boy filmed viciously attacking a kangaroo.
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Royal alarm

Tuesday, September 9th 2008, 0:32
related countries: Thailand

Australian faces jail for alleged insult to Thai ruling family
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Living in drought

Monday, September 1st 2008, 17:08

Stories from a parched Australian landscape
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Australia WWII wreck probe begins

Monday, September 1st 2008, 1:52

An inquiry into the 1941 sinking of an Australian naval vessel is to begin hearing evidence from war veterans.
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'The Big Dry'

Sunday, August 31st 2008, 4:11

Australian farmers helpless against drought
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Papua hikers find 'WWII airman'

Friday, August 29th 2008, 9:22
related countries: Papua New Guinea

Australian hikers following a trail in Papua New Guinea find the suspected remains of a WWII airman hanging in a tree.
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Papua hikers find 'WWII airman'

Friday, August 29th 2008, 9:22
related countries: Papua New Guinea

Australian hikers following a trail in Papua New Guinea find the suspected remains of a WWII airman hanging in a tree.
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Oxygen bottle behind Qantas blast

Friday, August 29th 2008, 6:53

Australian investigators confirm that an exploding oxygen cylinder blew the huge hole in a Qantas plane last month.
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Missing Somalia journalists named

Sunday, August 24th 2008, 15:39
related countries: Canada, Somalia

Three journalists feared kidnapped in Somalia come from Australia, Canada and Somalia.
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Journalists missing in Somalia

Saturday, August 23rd 2008, 18:07
related countries: Canada, Somalia

An Australian journalist and his Canadian colleague are missing, feared kidnapped, in Somalia, along with their interpreter.
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