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Panda attacks fence jumper in China: report
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A college student was attacked by a panda in a south China park after climbing a fence and trying to hug the endangered animal in its enclosure, state media reported.
5 civilians, 14 rebels killed in Afghanistan
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A bomb blast in an Afghan market has killed two people, authorities said, also reporting other unrest-linked violence that left three more civilians and 14 militants dead.
Grenades thrown into Afghan wedding, 8 killed: officials
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Unknown gunmen threw hand grenades into a wedding party in northern Afghanistan, killing eight people and wounding 62, officials said, in an attack condemned by President Hamid Karzai.
Mexican anti-drugs campaigner accused taking bribes
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Prosecutors in Mexico have accused the former head of the country's campaign against illegal drugs, Noe Ramirez, of taking more than half a million dollars in bribes from drugs traffickers.
Tibetans stick with Dalai Lama's 'middle way'
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Tibetan exiles have decided to continue with the Dalai Lama's "middle way" approach to China, the Tibetan Government-in-exile said.
Calls for death penalty in Iran mosque bombing: reports
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A prosecutor in Iran has called for the death penalty to be handed down to three men currently on trial charged with a mosque bombing in April which left 14 people dead, news agencies reported.
17yo charged over backpacker sex assault
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Police have arrested a teenager at Tully in far north Queensland after three women were sexually assaulted in a backpackers' hostel.
Woman questioned over Qld axe attack
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Police are questioning a 25-year-old woman after an axe attack in far north Queensland.
Police hunt man after alleged child abduction
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New South Wales police are searching for a 37-year-old man following the alleged abduction of two children in Sydney's west.
Sienna Miller wins damages from Aussie paparazzo Lyons
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Sienna Miller has won damages from Aussie paparazzo Darryn Lyons over harassment.
Obama announces plan to create 2.5 million jobs
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Barack Obama has ordered his economic advisers to produce an economic recovery plan to create 2.5 million new jobs by 2011.
US teen commits suicide on webcam: reports
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A Florida teenager has apparently committed suicide with a lethal cocktail of pills in front of his webcam as others watched it live on the internet, authorities and local media said.
Journalist shot dead in DR Congo
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A journalist working for a UN-backed radio station in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been shot dead.
Aubry wins France Oppn leadership
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In France, the battle to become the new leader of the Opposition Socialist Party has been won by Martine Aubry, who is the architect of the country's 35-hour week.
Wait finally over for new Guns N' Roses album
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After 17 years, millions of dollars, and numerous false dawns, the waiting has finally ended for fans of Guns N' Roses as the rock group's long-awaited Chinese Democracy has been released.
Qantas flight cancelled just before take-off
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A Qantas flight from Sydney to New Zealand had to be aborted today minutes before take-off.
Alleged transatlantic terror plot mastermind killed: official
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The alleged mastermind of a 2006 transatlantic airplane bombing plot has been killed in a US missile attack in north-west Pakistan, officials said.
A wee problem for ISS crew
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NASA says it is having problems with a new system on the International Space Station that is designed to convert urine into drinking water.
Rudd urges APEC to echo G20 financial crisis commitments
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Prime Minister Kevin Rudd told the APEC leaders meeting the seizure of the financial system has damaged everyone.
Oppn criticises citizenship test changes
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The Opposition has criticised the Government's decision to axe the general knowledge quiz about Australia in the citizenship test.
Kofi Annan, Jimmy Carter refused Zimbabwe visas
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Zimbabwe has barred Kofi Annan and Jimmy Carter from visiting the country to assess the humanitarian crisis.
SE Qld severe weather warning cancelled
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A severe weather warning has been cancelled for south-east Queensland.
China angrily dismisses US congressional report
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China has reacted angrily to a US congressional report that accused Beijing of developing sophisticated cyber warfare and militarising its space program.
Somali pirates vow to resist assault on super-tanker
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Somali pirates holding an oil-laden Saudi super-tanker will fight back, should any military intervention to free the ship be attempted, a member of the pirate group told said.
Dozens of whales dead in mass stranding
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Fifty two pilot whales believed to be from a maternal pod have died after a mass stranding on Tasmania's north-west coast.
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