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6 AWB execs face court over Iraq bribes
Dec 20 2007 11:07PM (CT)
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Six former executives of wheat exporter AWB Ltd. are facing civil trial over millions of dollars in kickbacks to Saddam Hussein's Iraqi regime, the latest round in a scandal surrounding the U.N.'s now discredited oil-for-food program.
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Strong quake rattles north New Zealand
Dec 20 2007 10:26PM (CT)
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - A strong earthquake struck New Zealand on Thursday night, collapsing at least three older buildings in one coastal city on North Island, sparking small fires and forcing authorities to declare a state of emergency there.
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Restrictions for Aust terror supporter
Dec 20 2007 8:44PM (CT)
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) - Former Guantanamo prisoner David Hicks remains a terror threat, a magistrate said Friday as he ordered restrictions on his movements after he is released from an Australian prison next week.
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Police: Backer called bin Laden 'lovely'
Dec 20 2007 2:49AM (CT)
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) - Former Guantanamo terror prisoner David Hicks once described Osama bin Laden as "lovely" and trained with al-Qaida a month before the Sept. 11 attacks, police said Thursday in a court hearing on his upcoming release from an Australian prison.
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Churchill's great-grandson heads to prison
Dec 20 2007 1:48AM (CT)
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - The great-grandson of late British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison for his part in a multimillion-dollar Ecstasy racket.
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Terrorist loses appeal in Australia
Dec 20 2007 12:00AM (CT)
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - A Pakistani-born man lost an appeal Thursday against his conviction and sentence for plotting a terrorist attack in Australia that police believe could have targeted the national electricity supply grid.
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