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  • President-elect Barack Obama has named Louis Caldera as his Director of the White House Military Office, @BreakingNewsOn confirms.
  • AP: Thai airports chief says international airport will remain closed to passenger planes until at least Dec. 15.
  • AP: British court orders the jailing of radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada for violating bail
  • AP: "Chemical Ali" al-Majid, one other sentenced to death for crackdown on 1991 Shiite uprising
  • AP: News reports quote top official saying India is not planning military action against Pakistan.
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Proteas inexperience in Oz conditions will go against them: Ponting

December 2nd, 2008 - 7:13 pm ICT by ANI -
Adelaide, Dec.2 (ANI): Australian captain Ricky Ponting believes that inexperience in Australian conditions, especially at Perth, might count against the South Africans when undertake the tour Down Under. "On paper, it''s a ...

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For Aussies, tattoos arent cool anymore

For Aussies, tattoos arent cool anymore

December 2nd, 2008 - 4:39 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, Dec 2 (ANI): Starting off as the permanent mark of the working class, tattoos became cool as they touched bodies of stars like Angelina Jolie and David Beckham. But as ...

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Ponting says Aussies need to be ready for heavyweight bout with Proteas

December 2nd, 2008 - 12:23 pm ICT by ANI -
Adelaide, Dec.2 (ANI): Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has warned his team to step up for a heavyweight bout against South Africa later this month. "We have to play at our optimum ...

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Queensland to nominate Mumbai hero for Oz bravery award

December 1st, 2008 - 7:43 pm ICT by ANI -
Brisbane, Dec.1 (ANI): Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has said she would take steps to ensure that David Coker, one of the Australians trapped by terrorists in Mumbai, is nominated for an ...

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Oz PM urges calm between India, Pakistan

December 1st, 2008 - 12:19 pm ICT by ANI -
Canberra, Dec 1 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has urged calm between India and Pakistan following the terrorist attacks in Mumbai that killed 195 people and strained relations between the ...

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Chopra 22nd at Australian Masters

November 30th, 2008 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS -
Huntingdale (Australia), Nov 30 (IANS) Daniel Chopra carded a steady one-under 71 on the final day of the Sportsbet Australian Masters to finish at three-under 285 and finished tied 22nd Sunday. Chopra, ...

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Australian PM calls for calm between India, Pakistan

November 30th, 2008 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS -
Canberra, Nov 30 (Xinhua) Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Sunday called for calm between India and Pakistan following the terrorist attacks in Mumbai for which New Delhi has blamed "some elements in ...

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”Britney” is Australias most searched Internet term

”Britney” is Australias most searched Internet term

November 30th, 2008 - 2:08 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, November 30 (ANI): ''Britney Spears'' is the most searched term on Australias internet, according to Yahoo!7. The second most popular search engine in Australia, which records around two million users a ...

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Oz citizen tells of Mumbai rescue

November 29th, 2008 - 9:01 pm ICT by ANI -
Mumbai, Nov.29 (ANI): Australian citizen Garrick Harvison has spoken of his terrifying experience in the ordeal in Mumbai, which has claimed at least 183 lives. Two Australians are confirmed dead and ...

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New York rabbi, wife killed in Mumbai attacks

November 29th, 2008 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI -
Mumbai/Melbourne, Nov.29 (ANI): New York Rabbi Gavriel Noach Holtzberg and his wife, Rivkah Holtzberg, the directors of Chabad-Lubavitch of Mumbai, have been confirmed killed by terrorists in Mumbai. The Holtzbergs were among ...

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PM Rudd says 36 Australians still missing in Mumbai

November 28th, 2008 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI -
Canberra, Nov.28 (ANI) Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said tonight that he was "deeply concerned" about the well-being of 36 missing Australians in Mumbai. A Herald Sun report said that Rudd has cancelled ...

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Qantas sends Airbus A330-300 to Mumbai to airlift Australian survivors

November 28th, 2008 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, Nov.28 (ANI): Australian national carrier Qantas has this afternoon dispatched a bigger aircraft to Mumbai, with the capability of airlifting about 297 Australians. The aircraft, an Airbus A330-300, is due in ...

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Botham calls England canceling tour a crying shame due to Mumbai terror

November 28th, 2008 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Nov 28 (ANI): Former England cricket captain Ian Botham has said that it was a crying shame to see his countrys side canceling the two last ODIs in the wake ...

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Four Australians killed in Mumbai terror attacks

November 28th, 2008 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI -
Mumbai, Nov.28 (ANI): Indian authorities here have claimed that terrorists have killed four Australians. Two of the four declared dead have been identified as timber merchant Brett Taylor, 49, a resident of ...

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Australian PM concerned about nationals in Mumbai

November 28th, 2008 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS -
Canberra, Nov 28 (Xinhua) Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Friday his government was gearing up for another "very difficult" day amid the terror attacks in India, with concerns that Australians are ...

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Stranded Australian officials said to be safe in terror-hit Mumbai

November 27th, 2008 - 12:16 pm ICT by ANI -
Sydney/Mumbai, Nov.27 (ANI): Six members of the New South Wales (NSW) Department of State and Regional Development remain unaccounted for in Mumbai, where terrorists struck late on Wednesday, killing over a ...

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Sex, death form Oz Govts new anti-binge drinking campaign theme

November 21st, 2008 - 6:39 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, November 21 (ANI): A relationship between sex, death, and binge drinking forms the theme for the Australian Governments 20million-dollar campaign, which will target young drinkers as part of the National ...

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Murdoch attacks newspaper doomsayers

November 18th, 2008 - 7:14 pm ICT by ANI -
Sydney, Nov.18 (ANI): Media baron Rupert Murdoch has rejected the notion that newspapers will lose their relevance due to the Internet revolution. Tearing into the "doom and gloomers" who have been predicting ...

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Oz metrosexual men dump footy, mates for champagne, yoga

November 18th, 2008 - 3:39 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, Nov 18 (ANI): The typical Aussie male who loves beer, barbecues and watching the footy are dying a slow death, for a new survey has shown a rise in the ...

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Roebuck believes `fisherman Symonds due for another chance

November 17th, 2008 - 6:18 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, Nov.17 (ANI): Noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck is of the view that Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds must play in the first test against New Zealand at the Gabba in Brisbane, ...

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Watson could get first look-in in Gabba Test due to stormy weather: Oz coach

November 17th, 2008 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI -
Sydney, Nov.17 (ANI): Australian all-rounder Shane Watson could be given first preference ahead of Andrew Symonds in the first Test against New Zealand to be played later this week at the ...

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Even in tough economic times, Aussies cant get enough of beer!

November 16th, 2008 - 5:04 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, November 16 (ANI): Pint-loving Aussies spend 7.9 billion dollars on beer every year, which is nearly half of their overall alcohol expenditure, reveals a new survey. As per the market research ...

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Room for two all-rounders in Australian team: Steve Waugh

November 15th, 2008 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS -
Melbourne, Nov 15 (IANS) Former captain Steve Waugh feels there is room for both the all-rounders Andrew Symonds and Shane Watson in the Australian team for the series against New Zealand.The ...

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India-Oz series: Bradman would have called it `bloody good Test cricket

November 15th, 2008 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI -
Sydney, Nov.15 (ANI): The recently concluded four-Test series between India and Australia, which India won two nil, would have been described by Australian cricketing legend Sir Donald Bradman as Bloody Good ...

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Rudds overloaded social networking website crashes

Rudds overloaded social networking website crashes

November 13th, 2008 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI -
Canberra, Nov.13 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd''s social networking site has crashed after the number of people registering for his Twitter campaign exceeded the permissible limit. Rudds spokeswoman said the Prime ...

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Symonds lucky return to cricket due to Hopes injury

November 12th, 2008 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI -
Sydney, Nov 12 (ANI): Andrew Symonds was not originally on the selectors minds for Fridays exhibition Twenty20 match against an All Stars team at the Gabba. However, he proved extremely lucky ...

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Vettori fears dreaded Oz backlash in two-Test series

November 11th, 2008 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI -
Brisbane, Nov 11 (ANI): New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori has said that after losing comprehensively 0-2 against India in the just concluded four-match Test series, the Australians might unleash a strong ...

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Bali bombers”lawyers to sue Indonesian Government over their executions

November 10th, 2008 - 7:19 pm ICT by ANI -
Jakarta, Nov.10 (ANI): The Muslim Defender Team, the lawyers who acted on behalf the three Bali bombers who were executed on Sunday, have said that they plan to file a lawsuit ...

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Bali bomber Amrozi died pale and afraid

November 10th, 2008 - 5:54 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, Nov 10 (ANI): One of the Bali bombers, who was also known as the smiling assassin, Amrozi, was not so brave when faced with his own death, looking pale and ...

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Mayors of 185 cities contacted to name a major street after Mahatma Gandhi

November 10th, 2008 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI -
Nevada (US), Nov.10 (ANI): The Gandhi Monument Council made up of interfaith clergy has approached mayors of 185 of world''s important cities spread in 39 countries to name one of the ...

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