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Aus, Fiji join forces after Tomas

RELATIONS between Australia and Fiji are frosty, but the nations are managing to co-operate in the wake of Cyclone Tomas.

Woman convicted of killing newborns

A COURT in Normandy has convicted a 38-year-old woman of killing six of her babies - a deed she acknowledged - and has sentenced her to 15 years in prison.

'JihadJane' pleads not guilty in US

A BLONDE American, who dubbed herself JihadJane, has pleaded not guilty to recruiting Islamic militants in the latest homegrown terrorism case.

Obama delays trip for health care bill

MPs may get the chance to have lunch with US President Barack Obama during his visit to Australia.

US president Barack Obama has put off his planned trip to Australia and Indonesia for a second time, delaying it until June.

Thai protesters use shock tactics

Thai protesters say they will continue to use shock tactics, like spreading blood, to make a point.

THAI protesters poured their own blood at the gates of the prime minister's residence, but their four-day rally appeared to be running out of steam Wednesday.

6.7 aftershock hits Chile coast

Residents look at a collapsed building in Concepcion, Chile’s second largest city, which was 115km from the epicentre of the original quake.

A 6.7-magnitude aftershock has struck off Chile's coast some 72 kilometres from Concepcion, among the cities hardest hit by last month's 8.8-magnitude quake.
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Aussies warned on Thailand

Thailand is sinking deeper into crisis. Anti-government protesters have shut down the capital's two airports, threatening to turn the political stalemate into an economic crisis.

AUSTRALIANS presently in Thailand have been told to avoid large political gatherings as anti-government protests continue in the capital Bangkok.

Taliban assault kills 35

THIRTY-FIVE people have been killed in an assault on Kandahar described by the Taliban as a pre-emptive response to Western plans to eradicate them .

Greece 'does not want money from EU'

GREECE is to present the first results of its austerity measures at a meeting of European Union finance ministers in Brussels on Monday and Tuesday.

Japan arrests anti-whaling activist

Peter Bethune, of the militant Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS)

A NEW Zealand anti-whaling activist has been arrested in Japan after a harpoon ship he boarded in Antarctic waters last month docked in Tokyo, greeted by...

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