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China's first female astronaut watching down on the motherland
David Eimer BEIJING: As a child Liu Yang's earliest ambition was to be a bus conductor, so she could get to travel on the bus every day. Now she finds herself travelling at several times the speed of sound aboard a Long March rocket.
Becalmed Greece awaits the storm
Andrew Gilligan The dominant sense is of a country grinding to a halt.
Jack Daniel's recipe claim
A British man believes he has found the original recipe for Jack Daniel's whiskey.
Leveson threat to quit
Lord Justice Leveson complained to Downing Street about claims by the Education Secretary.
New hopes, fears for young 'illegals'
Pamela Constable Immigrant advocates and Hispanic youth groups across the US have hailed President Barack Obama's decision to offer legal status to some undocumented immigrants younger than 30 as a long-sought victory for young people denied a chance to realise the American dream.
Polio teams warned off
A militant leader in north-west Pakistan has warned polio vaccination teams to stay away.
Secret space plane back
An unmanned air force space plane has steered itself to a landing at a California military base.
Birth of a new art form: photographing baby's arrival
Elissa Gootman The most frequently asked question for photographers: precisely where do you stand when the baby comes out?
Fights, arrests and a poor turnout mar Egypt's presidential election
Cairo 'The election is essentially for the selection of a new dictator,' said Ziad al-Oleimi.
UK's task to prevent lethal cargo reaching Syria
Ruth Sherlock The US government has enlisted Britain in an attempt to intercept an arms shipment.
Women ready to be Saudi Arabia's new driving force
Ruth Pollard The kingdom faces unprecedented demands for reform.
Prince Philip back on duty but handled with extra care
Roya Nikkhah LONDON: With a smile to match her ''sunray'' dress, the Queen looked delighted to have Prince Philip back by her side as she attended her official birthday parade.
Carr calls for lawyer's release
RICHARD WILLINGHAM Opinion Foreign Minister Bob Carr presses his Libyan counterpart for the release of detained Australian lawyer Melinda Taylor.
GM calves pave way for milk revolution
Richard Gray SCIENTISTS have genetically modified calves so that the milk they produce as cows will be healthier for humans.
New global crisis warning
Paul McGeough, Mexico, and Peter Martin World leaders arriving in Mexico for today's G20 summit are warned that Europe's economic ills could precipitate a second global financial crisis.
The election that could change the global economic landscape
4:48pm Ballots have opened nationwide in Greece for a critical general election that will determine whether the debt-laden country will complete painful austerity reform or see its eurozone future jeopardised.
Burma's Suu Kyi awarded Nobel Peace Prize - 21 years on
2:02pm More than 20 years after winning the Nobel Peace prize, Burma opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has finally received the honour - gaining two standing ovations as she gave her long-delayed acceptance speech.
Rock concert cancelled after stage collapse death
10:59am A Radiohead concert in Canada has been cancelled after a stage collapse left one person dead and three others injured.
Search for wrecked yacht's crew moves to Tonga island
7:59am Search crews are hoping to scour a remote, uninhabited Tongan island as they hunt for two missing yachtsmen.
Hard, hot but not all 'hell'
RACHEL BROWNE It is just as well known as Bali's surf beaches and ancient temples, but Kerobokan jail is a part of the holiday island that few visitors ever get to see.
'Crude' Murdoch urged Blair to rush into Iraq war
Nicholas Watt, London Rupert Murdoch joined in an 'over-crude' attempt by US Republicans to force Tony Blair to accelerate British involvement in the Iraq war, according to Alastair Campbell's diaries.
Athens traders fight to reclaim their city
Karen Kissane and Eleni Chourmouzi Democracy has its price, and in democracy-riven Greece, the price is often paid by the small businesses in the centre of Athens.
Planning failures derail aid project
Philip Heijmans and Tom Hyland An Australian-funded rail project in Cambodia has been riddled with problems, a report shows.
Le Pen granddaughter set to win seat
Henry Samuel The granddaughter of Jean-Marie Le Pen is on course to win a seat in the French parliament after her Socialist rival defied party orders to withdraw in favour of a mainstream Right candidate.
Bashing their way to wealth
Nicholas Loomis In Senegal, traditional wrestling is as big as the contestants.
Storing carbon in ground could make earth shake, warn scientists
Jim Efstathiou BURYING carbon dioxide in the ground, considered a potential way to combat climate change, may increase the risk of earthquakes.
Young illegal immigrants can stay in US
Jon Swaine Hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants are to be allowed to stay and work in the US after the President, Barack Obama, offered them a partial amnesty.
Egypt split between old and new in lead-up to election
Tarek El-Tablawy EGYPTIANS began voting for a president yesterday in a two-day run-off election widely portrayed as a choice between reviving the old regime and endorsing a new Islamist one.
Greece's moment of truth
Dario Thuburn Greeks face a stark dilemma in today's elections that will be watched around the world, between voting against austerity or in favour of a party more likely to keep their country in the eurozone.
Sydney tourist jailed for false rape claim
Phil Teese A YOUNG Sydney woman on holiday in Thailand has been jailed for 15 days after admitting she made up a story that she was raped by a taxi driver.