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12 stand trial in Australia terror plot
Apr 15 2008 6:10AM CT
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Twelve terror suspects planned to bomb a packed sports stadium during the grand final match of the Australian Football League in 2005, a witness testified Tuesday.
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Up to 8 teens swept away in NZ river
Apr 15 2008 4:41AM CT
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Rescuers were searching for up to eight teenage students at an outdoor program who were missing after being swept away by a raging river in New Zealand, officials said Tuesday.
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New Zealand river sweeps away teens
Apr 15 2008 3:13AM CT
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Emergency services officials say a rain-swollen river swept away as many as eight teenagers in New Zealand.
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Timor leader says rebels had support
Apr 15 2008 1:28AM CT
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - East Timor's president said he believed "external elements" were supporting the rebels who tried to assassinate him in the hope his country would be plunged into chaos and be declared a failed state.
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Lonely Planet rejects fabrication claim
Apr 14 2008 3:18AM CT
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Lonely Planet said Monday it stands by the accuracy of its travel guides following news reports that one of its authors claimed he plagiarized and invented sections of the books.
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Australia has 1st woman governor general
Apr 13 2008 4:39AM CT
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - A woman has been appointed for the first time as governor general — the official representative of the British monarch and Australia's highest office.
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Powerful 7.1 quake in Southern Ocean
Apr 11 2008 10:56PM CT
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - A strong earthquake hit near the remote Australian territory of Macquarie Island Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
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Airline slammed on deaf policy
Apr 11 2008 2:19AM CT
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Ludwig van Beethoven would not be allowed to fly alone on a Tiger Airways flight if he were alive today because of the Singapore-owned airline's purported policy on deaf passengers, a government minister said Friday.
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Australia's Rudd arrives in China
Apr 9 2008 12:21AM CT
BEIJING (AP) - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd began a state visit to China Wednesday centered on trade but overshadowed by disagreements over Tibet.
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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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