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5:36am
Botswana ruling party claims polls win
PRESIDENT Ian Khama's ruling party claimed victory in Botswana's parliamentary polls that will return the tough-talking leader to the helm of world's biggest diamond producer.
5:21am
Roman Polanski having medical tests
FILM director Roman Polanski, who has been held in a Swiss jail for the past three weeks, is undergoing medical tests, his lawyer says.
4:37am
US budget deficit hits record $1.4 trillion
THE US Government closed its 2009 fiscal year with a record $US1.417 trillion ($1.54 trillion) budget deficit as it poured resources to contain a serious financial crisis that plunged the nation into recession.
4:12am
'Balloon boy' dad now has box
THE father of the boy at the centre of Colorado's runaway balloon drama has denied it was a hoax in a bizarre appearance before reporters camped outside his home.
4:02am
Over 1m at Madrid anti-abortion rally
MORE than one million people have taken part in a demonstration in Madrid against the socialist government's plans to liberalise the abortion law, one of the organisers said.
3:34am
ETS vote today is Malcolm's test
IT'S make or break day for Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull, who's determined to walk away from a Coalition meeting today with a set of emission trading policies he can take to the Government.
3:18am
17,000 'Red Shirts' rally for Thaksin
THAKSIN Shinawatra said the Thai government fears his return, as about 17,000 of his "Red Shirt" supporters seeking a royal pardon for the fugitive former prime minister rallied in Bangkok.
2:43am
Huge crowds for Gately's funeral
HUNDREDS of fans gathered in Dublin for the funeral of Boyzone star Stephen Gately, paying the singer an emotional farewell one week after his death at the age of 33 shocked the pop world.
2:27am
Jessica Watson to set sail today
AFTER a good night's sleep, and weeks of delays and mishaps, teenage adventurer Jessica Watson will sail through Sydney Heads in an effort to make history.
12:48am
Hurricane Rick now 'extremely dangerous'
HURRICANE Rick has strengthened to an "extremely dangerous" Category Four storm in the Pacific Ocean, the US National Hurricane Centre says.
Yesterday
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11:03pm
Another earthquake off Samoa
A 5.9-MAGNITUDE earthquake hit off Samoa in the South Pacific, seismologists said, but there was no tsunami warning and no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
10:49pm
Navy on standby for asylum seekers
THE Australian navy is on standby to assist in the rescue of two boats in distress and possibly loaded with asylum seekers off the Indonesian coast.
10:44pm
Police: Scripts for cold and flu drugs
NEW South Wales police want cold and flu drugs containing pseudoephedrine to become prescription-only medicines to crack down on production of the addictive drug known as ice.
10:31pm
Hamas to reply on Palestinian unity deal
THE Islamist movement Hamas is about to hand its response on to Egyptians mediating a Palestinian unity deal, a spokesman said without tipping his hand on what it would say.
9:43pm
24 arrested at Caulfield Cup
POLICE arrested 24 people and ejected 30 others from the Caulfield Cup, and reined in a pack of underage drinkers on one of the country's biggest race days.
7:53pm
Texting driver in 28km pursuit
A YOUNG motorist had a simple answer when police asked why he didn't pull over earlier during a 28km pursuit.
7:50pm
Asylum seekers in danger on sinking ship
HUNDREDS of asylum seekers believed to be heading to Australia are reportedly in danger.
7:07pm
We'll back amended ETS - Opposition
THE Federal Opposition says it will support a prompt vote on the emissions trading scheme (ETS) if the Government accepts amendments that the coalition is expected to adopt on Sunday.
6:31pm
Residents told to go as blaze threatens
NEARLY 600 firefighters are battling 52 blazes in Queensland, with some emergency crews that have been out on the fire fronts for weeks in need of reinforcements.
6:04pm
Flood-born disease kills 89
MASSIVE floods brought by powerful storms have caused an outbreak of the deadly disease leptospirosis, which has claimed 89 lives in the Philippine capital alone, the health secretary said today.
6:00pm
Homes saved from 'deliberately lit' fire
HOUSES and properties have been saved from a deliberately lit bushfire burning near Broome in Western Australia.
5:37pm
Lasers to be used to uncover truckie death
POLICE armed with laser forensic technology will return tomorrow to the spot where Canberra truck driver Bob Knight was killed by a stray bullet fired during a car park shoot-out.
5:26pm
Roadside bomb blast kills two
A ROADSIDE bomb exploded alongside a Pakistani military convoy, killing two soldiers and wounding another four in the North Waziristan tribal region on Saturday, security officials said.
5:00pm
Man dies after crashing into pole
A MAN has died after crashing into a power pole in Silkstone, west of Brisbane, on thisafternoon.
3:33pm
Illness ends asylum seekers hunger strike
THE Sri Lankan asylum seekers holed up in a boat in Indonesia say they intend to end their two-day-old hunger strike and are considering stepping ashore.
3:22pm
Men charged after shots fired in brawl
FOUR men have been charged after a brawl in Sydney's southwest in which gunshots were fired and three police officers were bashed.
2:58pm
Cyclist killed in hit-and-run
POLICE are questioning a man after a cyclist was killed in a hit-and-run accident south of Wollongong in New South Wales.
thers a few sad ones in there
Botswana ruling party claims polls win
PRESIDENT Ian Khama's ruling party claimed victory in Botswana's parliamentary polls that will return the tough-talking leader to the helm of world's biggest diamond producer.
5:21am
Roman Polanski having medical tests
FILM director Roman Polanski, who has been held in a Swiss jail for the past three weeks, is undergoing medical tests, his lawyer says.
4:37am
US budget deficit hits record $1.4 trillion
THE US Government closed its 2009 fiscal year with a record $US1.417 trillion ($1.54 trillion) budget deficit as it poured resources to contain a serious financial crisis that plunged the nation into recession.
4:12am
'Balloon boy' dad now has box
THE father of the boy at the centre of Colorado's runaway balloon drama has denied it was a hoax in a bizarre appearance before reporters camped outside his home.
4:02am
Over 1m at Madrid anti-abortion rally
MORE than one million people have taken part in a demonstration in Madrid against the socialist government's plans to liberalise the abortion law, one of the organisers said.
3:34am
ETS vote today is Malcolm's test
IT'S make or break day for Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull, who's determined to walk away from a Coalition meeting today with a set of emission trading policies he can take to the Government.
3:18am
17,000 'Red Shirts' rally for Thaksin
THAKSIN Shinawatra said the Thai government fears his return, as about 17,000 of his "Red Shirt" supporters seeking a royal pardon for the fugitive former prime minister rallied in Bangkok.
2:43am
Huge crowds for Gately's funeral
HUNDREDS of fans gathered in Dublin for the funeral of Boyzone star Stephen Gately, paying the singer an emotional farewell one week after his death at the age of 33 shocked the pop world.
2:27am
Jessica Watson to set sail today
AFTER a good night's sleep, and weeks of delays and mishaps, teenage adventurer Jessica Watson will sail through Sydney Heads in an effort to make history.
12:48am
Hurricane Rick now 'extremely dangerous'
HURRICANE Rick has strengthened to an "extremely dangerous" Category Four storm in the Pacific Ocean, the US National Hurricane Centre says.
Yesterday
(AEDT)
11:03pm
Another earthquake off Samoa
A 5.9-MAGNITUDE earthquake hit off Samoa in the South Pacific, seismologists said, but there was no tsunami warning and no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
10:49pm
Navy on standby for asylum seekers
THE Australian navy is on standby to assist in the rescue of two boats in distress and possibly loaded with asylum seekers off the Indonesian coast.
10:44pm
Police: Scripts for cold and flu drugs
NEW South Wales police want cold and flu drugs containing pseudoephedrine to become prescription-only medicines to crack down on production of the addictive drug known as ice.
10:31pm
Hamas to reply on Palestinian unity deal
THE Islamist movement Hamas is about to hand its response on to Egyptians mediating a Palestinian unity deal, a spokesman said without tipping his hand on what it would say.
9:43pm
24 arrested at Caulfield Cup
POLICE arrested 24 people and ejected 30 others from the Caulfield Cup, and reined in a pack of underage drinkers on one of the country's biggest race days.
7:53pm
Texting driver in 28km pursuit
A YOUNG motorist had a simple answer when police asked why he didn't pull over earlier during a 28km pursuit.
7:50pm
Asylum seekers in danger on sinking ship
HUNDREDS of asylum seekers believed to be heading to Australia are reportedly in danger.
7:07pm
We'll back amended ETS - Opposition
THE Federal Opposition says it will support a prompt vote on the emissions trading scheme (ETS) if the Government accepts amendments that the coalition is expected to adopt on Sunday.
6:31pm
Residents told to go as blaze threatens
NEARLY 600 firefighters are battling 52 blazes in Queensland, with some emergency crews that have been out on the fire fronts for weeks in need of reinforcements.
6:04pm
Flood-born disease kills 89
MASSIVE floods brought by powerful storms have caused an outbreak of the deadly disease leptospirosis, which has claimed 89 lives in the Philippine capital alone, the health secretary said today.
6:00pm
Homes saved from 'deliberately lit' fire
HOUSES and properties have been saved from a deliberately lit bushfire burning near Broome in Western Australia.
5:37pm
Lasers to be used to uncover truckie death
POLICE armed with laser forensic technology will return tomorrow to the spot where Canberra truck driver Bob Knight was killed by a stray bullet fired during a car park shoot-out.
5:26pm
Roadside bomb blast kills two
A ROADSIDE bomb exploded alongside a Pakistani military convoy, killing two soldiers and wounding another four in the North Waziristan tribal region on Saturday, security officials said.
5:00pm
Man dies after crashing into pole
A MAN has died after crashing into a power pole in Silkstone, west of Brisbane, on thisafternoon.
3:33pm
Illness ends asylum seekers hunger strike
THE Sri Lankan asylum seekers holed up in a boat in Indonesia say they intend to end their two-day-old hunger strike and are considering stepping ashore.
3:22pm
Men charged after shots fired in brawl
FOUR men have been charged after a brawl in Sydney's southwest in which gunshots were fired and three police officers were bashed.
2:58pm
Cyclist killed in hit-and-run
POLICE are questioning a man after a cyclist was killed in a hit-and-run accident south of Wollongong in New South Wales.
thers a few sad ones in there