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Breaking News Fri, 30 Jul 2010
** FILE ** In this Feb. 7, 2009 file photo, a fire truck moves away from out of control flames from a bushfire in the Bunyip Sate Forest near the township of Tonimbuk, 125 kilometers (78 miles) west of Melbourne, Australia.
Australia   Disaster   Photos   Wikipedia: Bushfires in Victoria   Wildfire  
 BBC News 
Australia awaits 2009 Victoria bushfire verdict
A report into Australia's worst bushfire disaster is to be made public. | One hundred and seventy three people died and hundreds of homes were destroyed when fires tore across the state of Victoria in... (photo: AP / FILE)
Parisians wait for a vaccination against H1N1 swine flu at a temporary center inside a gymnasium in Paris, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009.
Children   Health   Photos   Vaccine   Wikipedia: Influenza vaccine  
 The Daily Telegraph Australia 
Flu vaccine for under-5s given OK
| THE suspension of flu vaccine for children under five has been lifted by the Commonwealth's Chief Medical Officer after a series of adverse reactions earlier in the year. | Professor Jim Bishop... (photo: AP / Francois Mori)
Stones with the word "hero" written on them lay on grave stones in Section 60, where many soldiers from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are buried, Thursday,July 29, 2010, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.  The Australian 
Thousands of errors unearthed at Arlington
| THE debacle at the Arlington National Cemetery on the edge of Washington is much worse than first thought, with thousands of graves estimated to be unmarked or wrongly labelled. | A Senate report re... (photo: AP / Jacquelyn Martin)
Military   Photos   Society   US   Wikipedia: Arlington National Cemetery mismanagement controversy  
With a poster of soldiers in the background, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, center, U.N. Resident Coordinator Douglas Broderick, left, and Tea Banh, right, Cambodian defense minister, pose during a U.S.-backed peacekeeping exercise dubbed "Angkor Sentinel 2010" at the Cambodian tank command headquarters in Kampong Speu province, 65 kilometers (42 miles) west of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, July 17, 2010.  Asia Times 
US and Cambodia in controversial lockstep
|      Jul 31, 2010 US and Cambodia in controversial lockstep | By Clifford McCoy | BANGKOK - Cambodia's first-ever multinational military exercise is part and parcel of intensifyi... (photo: AP / Heng Sinith)
Asia   Cambodia   Defence   Photos   US  
Top Stories
Morris Iemma (sl1) The Australian
Morris Iemma's private battle
| IT was 3am on a Wednesday morning in May last year and Morris Iemma was lying on a gurney in a resuscitation bay at St George Hospital, in south Sydney. The former NSW ... (photo: Creative Commons)
Body   Health   Hospital   Iemma   Photos  
Katy Perry singing 2, by medigirol London Evening Standard
Katy Perry: My parents didn't want me to turn out like a prostitute
Katy Perry says her parents were strict with her because they didn't want her to "turn out like a prostitute". | The pop star has always enjoyed rebelling against her Chr... (photo: Creative Commons / Matt DiGirolamo)
Celebrity   Entertainment   Hollywood   Photos   Singer  
Qantaslink Q400 in special scheme to raise awareness for breast cancer. Asahi News
Qantas: Next-Generation Check-in Arrives in Perth
| Perth, 29 July 2010 -- Qantas today launched a trial of its all-new Next Generation Check-in system at its domestic terminal at Perth Airport. | Qantas Chief Executive ... (photo: Creative Commons / Magnus Manske)
Aerospace   Perth   Photos   Transport   Wikipedia: Qantas  
Kylie Minogue The Daily Mail
Kylie Minogue goes wild Down Under as she feeds a baby tiger
| Only a week ago, Kylie Minogue admitted her newborn nephew Ethan had made her broody. | But perhaps the singer would prefer a baby tiger instead of a little human after... (photo: AP / )
Celebrity   Entertainment   Music   Photos   Singer  
An Iraqi man holds blood-stained clothes at the scene of a bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, July 28, 2010. A bomb planted near a state-run bank killed and injured several people in the eastern Shiite slum of Sadr City police said. The Australian
Baghdad attacks leave 16 dead
| SIXTEEN people, including nine security force members, were killed and 14 wounded yesterday in a string of attacks in the Iraqi capital's Sunni district of Al-Adha... (photo: AP / Hadi Mizban)
Baghdad   Defence   Photos   Terrorism   Wikipedia: Civil war in Iraq  
In this photo taken Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, people wait to board trains at the West Railway Station in Beijing, China. The New York Times
Population Research Presents a Sobering Prognosis
| With 267 people being born every minute and 108 dying, the world's population will top 7 billion next year, a research group projects. Lower birthrates and longer life ... (photo: AP)
Economy   Infrastructure   Photos   Population   Wikipedia: Population growth  
 Melissa George arrives at the premiere of "30 Days of Night" at Grauman´s Chinese Theatre nf2 Huffington Post
Melissa George's Annual Australians in New York Fashion Foundation Look: Hit Or Miss? (PHOTOS, POLL)
| Actress Melissa George stopped by the 2nd Annual Australians in New York Fashion Foundation Party on Tuesday wearing a garment that's difficult to sum up in five words ... (photo: APphoto)
Actress   Celebrity   Entertainment   Hollywood   Photos  
Politics Terrorism
- Slow US growth sparks political debate over GFC recovery
- Former Rose throws hat in ring for political beauty contest
- Shell gas proposal snags on election
- Whistleblower site's greatest hits
With a poster of soldiers in the background, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, center, U.N. Resident Coordinator Douglas Broderick, left, and Tea Banh, right, Cambodian defense minister, pose during a U.S.-backed peacekeeping exercise dubbed "Angkor Sentinel 2010" at the Cambodian tank command headquarters in Kampong Speu province, 65 kilometers (42 miles) west of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, July 17, 2010.
US and Cambodia in controversial lockstep
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- Wall Street buoyant as US stocks rise 7.1 per cent in July
- Whistleblower site's greatest hits
- Nicolas Sarkozy threatens foreign-born criminals
- Islamists spread terror message
With a poster of soldiers in the background, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, center, U.N. Resident Coordinator Douglas Broderick, left, and Tea Banh, right, Cambodian defense minister, pose during a U.S.-backed peacekeeping exercise dubbed "Angkor Sentinel 2010" at the Cambodian tank command headquarters in Kampong Speu province, 65 kilometers (42 miles) west of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, July 17, 2010.
US and Cambodia in controversial lockstep
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Education Industry
- University duathlon series starts
- 21 students from Cardiff University go on a research study t
- 92% of top students get public varsity offer
- Boy dies after being run over by school van
Snacks - Junk Foods
Back to school snacks; start the year off healthy
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- Malaysian touch to Tamil movie
- Winner attributes success to teamwork
- Honouring outstanding youths
- Reaching out to homeowners
Visitors play the online game 'World of Warcraft' at the Games Convention, the fair for interactive entertainment in Leipzig, eastern Germany, Friday, Aug. 22, 2008.
Gaming gamble for Google
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Sports Entertainment
- Discrimination for Indian sportswomen at all levels
- Pietersen needs to be back on track
- Gaurav Gill sounds optimistic
- Ancient Chinese sport is suitable for everyone, says master
Taiwan's Yani Tseng reacts on the eighteenth hole during the second round of the Womens British Open, at Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, England
Tseng moves to four-shot lead at Royal Birkdale
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- Fifty years of tender love
- Be prepared to go with the flow
- Gaurav Gill sounds optimistic
- Malaysian touch to Tamil movie
Katy Perry singing 2, by medigirol
Katy Perry: My parents didn't want me to turn out like a prostitute
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Business Society
- Online shopping gaining ground in China, says Nielsen
- Couple quit jobs and go on bicycle trip across Australia
- Maxis wins gold at Malaysia Human Resource Award 2010
- Simple living
With a poster of soldiers in the background, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, center, U.N. Resident Coordinator Douglas Broderick, left, and Tea Banh, right, Cambodian defense minister, pose during a U.S.-backed peacekeeping exercise dubbed "Angkor Sentinel 2010" at the Cambodian tank command headquarters in Kampong Speu province, 65 kilometers (42 miles) west of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, July 17, 2010.
US and Cambodia in controversial lockstep
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- Organized Crime Increasingly Linked in Africa
- Clean Water And Sanitation is a Human Right
- Is Justice Balakrishnan holding a devil's brief?
- Pakistan: Two Steps Forward- One Step Back
People bring flowers and candles to the tomb of the late former Philippine president Corazon ' Cory' Aquino.
'People Power People' remembers Cory Aquino
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