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It's over: Madonna and Guy divorced
POP megastar Madonna and her British husband Guy Ritchie were granted a "quickie" divorce today, barely a month after announcing the end of their nearly eight-year marriage.
F1 driver Mark Webber seriously hurt
AUSTRALIAN Formula One racer Mark Webber has been seriously injured when he was hit by a car while competing in his multisport challenge in Tasmania.
Another storm pounding for Queensland
QUEENSLAND Premier Anna Bligh has told residents in the southeast of the state to stay home during today's expected wild storms, with winds and rain due this afternoon.
Gun found near pier after body dumped
POLICE have recovered a gun from the sea they believe was involved in the death of a 19-year-old man who was dumped outside a Melbourne hospital this week.
Grieving parents remember 'daredevil' son
A MAN who died trying to save his two sons after they fell from a wharf on the NSW south coast was a great sportsman, a bit adventurous and "ecstatic" about his kids, his family says.
Good on us, say Rudd and co
THE Federal Government has given itself a pat on the back with the release of a 75-page progress report marking its first year in office.
Woman killed as soldiers argue over her
A WOMAN was shot and killed by government soldiers on a looting spree in a squalid refugee camp where 67,000 displaced Congolese are living, as the men were arguing over her.
Rodents invade Pied Piper's town
THE German town portrayed in the fairytale of the Pied Piper has been overrun by rats and officials have been prompted to call for a modern-day pipe player.
Clinton firms as secretary of state
BARACK Obama is "on track" to nominate Hillary Clinton as secretary of state after next week's Thanksgiving holiday, according to an aide to the president-elect's transition team.
Comic gets 45 years for delivering aid
BURMA'S most famous comedian Zarganar has been sentenced to 45 years in prison, while sports writer Zaw Thet Htwe was handed a 15-year jail term, according to Zarganar's sister.
Gun found near pier after body dumped
POLICE have recovered a gun from the sea they believe was involved in the death of a 19-year-old man who was dumped outside a Melbourne hospital this week.
Money men swoop on IVF business
BIG business has swooped on Victoria's infertility clinics, hoping to cash in as record numbers of childless couples turn to IVF.
Caroline Byrne had everything to live for
CAROLINE Byrne had everything to live for. Poised and elegant, the 24-year-old model was excited about a full-time job she had scored with deportment queen June Dally-Watkins at $250 a day.
F1 driver Mark Webber seriously hurt
AUSTRALIAN Formula One racer Mark Webber has been seriously injured when he was hit by a car while competing in his multisport challenge in Tasmania.
Wall St rallies over new Treasury chief
WALL Street staged a strong late rally overnight as traders cheered reports New York Federal Reserve chief Timothy Geithner would be named the next Treasury secretary.
Another storm pounding for Queensland
QUEENSLAND Premier Anna Bligh has told residents in the southeast of the state to stay home during today's expected wild storms, with winds and rain due this afternoon.
'War criminal' Bush blamed for global crisis
PROTESTERS have demanded that US President George W Bush get out of Peru where he is attending an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, blaming him for the world economic crisis.
Richest feel $20bn paper pain
AUSTRALIA'S richest business people have seen $20bn stripped from their stock market wealth in the past six months.
Wall St rallies over new Treasury chief
WALL Street staged a strong late rally overnight as traders cheered reports New York Federal Reserve chief Timothy Geithner would be named the next Treasury secretary.
Wall St rebounds after horror days
US shares swung higher at the opening on Friday, staging a modest rebound after two days of vicious selling that pushed the main indexes to multi-year lows.
Oil prices plunge below $US50
OIL prices crashed below $US50 dollars a barrel overnight as plunging equities and weak US data sparked fresh fears that a worldwide recession would ravage energy demand.
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