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Combat commuters: dishing out death with drones
Glenda Kwek 2:41pm Ten minutes into Lieutenant Colonel Matt J. Martin's first mission as a Predator drone pilot, he marked a target in Baghdad for a "Spooky" gunship.
'Caught red-handed': Australian lawyer accused of smuggling coded message, using pen camera in Gaddafi meeting
10:49am Libya has accused the detained international criminal court lawyer Melinda Taylor of ‘‘blatant violations’’ and says she secretly smuggled ‘‘spying devices’’ and ‘‘a coded letter’’ to Muammar Gaddafi’s son, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi.
Saudi woman's Olympic hopes a leap too far
Nabila Ramdani 10:39am Dalma Malhas was briefly set to make Olympic history as the first woman to compete for Saudi Arabia. What went wrong?
Grace facing 'long journey' after being struck with mystery brain illness
Michelle Duff 7:53am Five weeks ago Grace Yeats was a normal, happy child.
Thai bag-snatch killers have confessed: reports
MEGAN LEVY 6:53am Two men arrested in Thailand over the stabbing murder of Perth travel agent Michelle Smith last week have allegedly confessed to the crime, Phuket police say.
'Psycho' got 'killer tattoo' after alleged murder of student
6:03am A gunman who labelled himself "Psycho" in court had a "killer" tattoo inked on his face two days after shooting dead a stranger through the head at close range, a British jury has heard.
'ObamaCare' awaits final day in court
Peter Foster, Washington US President this week faces the possible destruction of his greatest political achievement.
Disgraced Berlusconi 'planning a comeback'
John Hooper, Rome Rumours former leader could return to lead Italy's right into an early general election.
Last of his species, Lonesome George shuffles off
Quito, Equidor Estimated to be more than 100 years old, world's last Pinta Island tortoise dies.
Fox reporter to Vatican
Rome Pope chooses Fox News reporter to sort out the Vatican's media strategy.
Wikipedia creator backs student in copyright fight
James Ball, London Jimmy Wales makes rare political call to stop extradition of British student to US.
High impact
Indian TV show sparks reform of taboo laws
Helen Pidd NEW DELHI: Like just about anywhere else in the world, India's top-rated television shows tend towards the less cerebral end of the spectrum: soap operas, talent contests, game shows and, of course, the cricket.
Chinese edge closer to space dreams
BEIJING: China moved a step closer to achieving its goal of building a space station after it manually docked a spacecraft and an orbiting module for the first time.
Wikipedia speaks up for student facing US trial
James Ball LONDON: The Wikipedia founder, Jimmy Wales, has made a rare political intervention to call on the Home Secretary, Theresa May, to stop the extradition of British student Richard O'Dwyer to the US for alleged copyright offences.
Sydney woman appeals Thai jail term
A 21-year-old Sydney woman sentenced to 15 days jail in Phuket for falsely claiming she was assaulted by a taxi driver is appealing the verdict and has been granted bail.
Bodies stored like TV sets: funeral company scandal
The UK's biggest funeral company has launched an inquiry after an undercover reporter revealed dead bodies were being stored like "television sets" in a warehouse.
Several missing after mall roof collapses
Rescue teams and dogs are searching through the rubble at a shopping mall in Canada where a roof collapsed through two floors, leaving several people missing and 22 people slightly injured.
Muslim Brotherhood man is Egypt's president
Ruth Pollard Muslim Brotherhood candidate wins bitterly contested race for Egyptian presidency.
Islamists find Mali talks very tempting
Ouagadougou Wine, women and song are putting Mali's Islamists to the test as they talk about the future of their divided country with mediators in Burkina Faso.
Turkey calls on NATO over jet
Beirut Turkey is calling on NATO to discuss a response to Syria's downing of a Turkish jet in what Turkish leaders insist was international airspace.
Outrage at girl statues
Saint Petersburg Russian activists call for a criminal investigation after young children were dressed up as statues to adorn a glittering party thrown by the Saint Petersburg governor.
Pakistan's only brew gets the drop on foreign trade bar
Ben Doherty, Rawalpindi A Raj-era oddity in a Muslim country of non-drinkers is hoping to sell its prized beer to foreigners.
Paraguay 'coup' prompts isolation threats
Leaders from Latin America threatened to isolate Paraguay after the nation's Congress ousted President Fernando Lugo in a power grab that's being compared with a coup by regional governments.
Carr to toughen sanctions on Syria
Peter Martin AUSTRALIA will impose new and tougher sanctions on Syria in addition to the existing arms embargo and sanctions on individuals and organisations associated with the Assad regime.
Assange wants Gillard to guarantee his safety
Philip Dorling JULIAN ASSANGE hopes his bid for political asylum at the Ecuadorean embassy in London will elicit diplomatic guarantees that he will not be prosecuted by the US on espionage and conspiracy charges.
Romney donors enjoy lavish weekend away
PARK CITY, Utah: It was the kind of image Mitt Romney has sought to blunt during his campaign for president: a prodigious display of wealth.
Libya talks over detained ICC lawyers productive: Carr
Foreign Minister Bob Carr says recent talks between the Libyan government and the International Criminal Court (ICC) over its detained lawyers, including Australian Melinda Taylor, have been "very productive".
Bloody Saturday: more than 100 reportedly killed in Syria
More than 100 people were reported killed yesterday in violence across Syria, as Turkey downplayed the Syrian shooting down of a Turkish plane while President Bashar al-Assad formed a new cabinet with key posts unchanged.
Man jailed for South Park death threats
A MUSLIM convert from New York has been sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison for posting online threats against the creators of the South Park television show and others he deemed enemies of Islam.
Baby rhino brings hope for species
A CRITICALLY endangered Sumatran rhinoceros has been born at an Indonesian sanctuary, the fourth birth in captivity in more than a century, boosting survival hopes for the species.