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Fisherman missing after trawler sinks
Feb 28 2008 8:51PM (CT)
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - A commercial fisherman who survived 30 hours in the water after his trawler sank recounted his harrowing ordeal Thursday, telling how he clung desperately to a fiberglass cooler lid while trying vainly to help his exhausted skipper stay afloat.
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Iraqi family sues soldiers in Australia
Feb 28 2008 2:59AM (CT)
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - An Iraqi family is seeking compensation in court from Australia's government for gunshot wounds sustained when Australian troops opened fire at a Baghdad checkpoint, a lawyer said Thursday.
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Forgotten birthday boy sentenced
Feb 28 2008 2:32AM (CT)
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - A man who held police at bay during a 12-hour siege because no one phoned on his birthday was sentenced Thursday by an Australian court to six months in prison.
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