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Ancient tools unearthed in Australia
Apr 8 2008 3:50PM (CT)
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Tools dating back at least 35,000 years have been unearthed in a rock shelter in Australia's remote northwest, making it one of the oldest archaeological finds in that part of the country, archaeologists said Monday.
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Australia offers Iraqi workers visas
Apr 8 2008 9:23AM (CT)
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Australia has offered to take in hundreds of Iraqis who have worked for its troops, in recognition of the danger faced by those helping foreign forces, officials said Tuesday.
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Australian gets 3 years in laser assault
Apr 8 2008 6:02AM (CT)
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) - An Australian man was sentenced Tuesday to nearly three years in jail for shining a laser pointer at a police helicopter and temporarily blinding the pilot.
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Teen killed by shark in Australia
Apr 8 2008 5:50AM (CT)
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - A shark attacked and killed a 16-year-old boy Tuesday while he and a friend were bodyboarding off Australia's eastern coast, officials said.
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East Timor president considers quitting
Apr 8 2008 1:41AM (CT)
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - East Timor's president is considering stepping down after surviving an assassination attempt and cannot promise he will complete his five-year term, an Australian newspaper reported Tuesday.
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Teens rampage through Australian school
Apr 8 2008 12:07AM (CT)
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Five teenagers brandishing baseball bats and machetes rampaged through a suburban Sydney school Monday and hit a teacher over the head, police said. Eighteen students were treated for minor injuries.
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