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US would not allow Israel attack on Iran: report
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The United States will not permit Israel to attack Iran's nuclear program as long as American troops are stationed in Iraq, an Israeli television report quoting unnamed diplomatic sources said.
Asteroid expected to burn up over Africa
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An asteroid discovered earlier on Monday by an Arizona observatory will hit Earth's atmosphere over Sudan in a few hours but will burn up before it can hit the ground or endanger aircraft, astronomers said.
Turkey launches strike on Kurdish rebels
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Turkey has bombed Kurdish rebel bases near its border, after 17 Turkish troops were killed in fighting four days ago.
ATO to launch Liechtenstein tax raid
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The Australian Tax Office (ATO) says it is about to launch action to recoup up to $60 million from people who have bank accounts in Liechtenstein.
74 dead after Kyrgyz mountain village crushed in quake
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Rescuers are toiling in a remote mountain village close to Kyrgyzstan's border with China searching for survivors of a powerful earthquake that killed at least 74 people, 41 of them children.
Death toll rises in Pakistani suicide bombing
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A suicide bomber in central Pakistan has killed 17 people and wounded a Pakistani opposition politician.
MDC appeals for help to break Zimbabwe deadlock
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Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change has appealed for help in breaking the political deadlock that has stalled the formation of a unity government.
Recovered body parts 'unlikely to be missing backpacker'
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Police in Croatia say body parts recovered in Dubrovnik are unlikely to belong to missing backpacker Britt Lapthorne.
Wall St slumps on bailout anxiety
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Wall Street is reeling with the Dow Jones industrial average sinking below 10,000 for the first time in four years.
Oil falls to 8-month low
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Oil fell below $US90 a barrel on Monday to its lowest level in eight months, pressured by expectations that the global credit crisis will bring a sharp fall in oil demand.
Someone knows more, missing backpacker's boyfriend says
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The boyfriend of missing Melbourne backpacker Britt Lapthorne says he believes someone is withholding information about her disappearance.
Suicide blast at Pakistan MP's house kills 12: police
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A suicide bomber killed 12 people and wounded a Pakistani opposition politician on Monday (local time) in the latest attack to underscore the threat posed by Taliban and Al Qaeda militants.
At least 30 dead in Tibet quake: state media
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At least 30 people have been killed in the strong earthquake that struck China's Himalayan region of Tibet, state media reported, citing local government sources.
Zimbabwe talks to resume soon: ZANU-PF
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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is expected to meet opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai in the next two days in another attempt to break a deadlock over cabinet posts, a senior ruling party official says.
Quakes hit China's remote west
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Strong earthquakes have hit China's remote western regions of Xinjiang and Tibet, after a weekend quake in neighbouring Kyrgyzstan killed up to 70 people and levelled a village.
Gates confident of financial crisis turnaround
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Bill Gates says while the US financial bailout package is a bitter pill to swallow, it will not mark the end of capitalism.
Police retrieve body at Dubrovnik beach
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Police in Croatia say they have found a body on a beach in central Dubrovnik.
Fatal bleeding disease has S Africa on alert
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South African health authorities are on high alert after three people died in hospital from an unknown, infectious disease similar to hemorrhagic fever, health officials said.
AIDS pioneers, cancer researcher share Nobel medicine prize
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Scientists who discovered AIDS virus and German researcher who found the virus that causes cervical cancer share Nobel prize.
Europe shares slide as bank crisis fear grow
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European shares have plunged 4 per cent in early trade, with concerns about the health of the financial sector intensifying as more banks face troubles.
Missing backpacker's boyfriend rejects promiscuity claims
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Britt Lapthorne's boyfriend has rejected Croatian newspaper reports that the Melbourne student was promiscuous.
Crisis talks in Bolivia end without agreement
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Bolivia's President Evo Morales and four autonomy-seeking regional governors have failed to reach an agreement to the country's political upheaval, a government official said.
Sri Lanka suicide blast kills 26
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A Sri Lankan suicide bomber has killed 26 people in the north-central town of Anuradhapura.
Scores killed in Kyrgyzstan quake
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An earthquake has killed up to 70 people in Kyrgyzstan and levelled a village in the south of the central Asian nation, the emergencies ministry says.
AFP increases presence in PNG
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Australian Federal Police are lifting their presence in Papua New Guinea, with three officers arriving in Port Moresby to take up advisory roles.
