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Australian PM urges the world to tackle economic turmoil

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said the world faces a repeat of the current economic turmoil unless the Group of 20 countries tackles the need for financial regulation reform. Read

Angry crowd confronts Thai PM

A crowd of angry protesters has thrown shoes and plastic bottles at Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat’s entourage after cornering him in an underground parking lot. Read

Taliban fighters killed in Afghanistan

Thirty-five Taliban fighters have been killed in a military operation in Afghanistan. Read

TV anchorwoman in critical condition

A popular local TV anchorwoman in the US state of Arkansas who had a small part in the Bush biopic W is in critical condition after being beaten in her home. Read

Bali bombers lose their appeal

A TOP Indonesian court has rejected a claim by three convicted Bali bombers that their executions by firing squad would violate the constitution. Read

India Pakistan trade route opens

Trucks laden with fruit, honey and spices from the verdant Kashmir Valley waited near the heavily armed frontier Tuesday as India and Pakistan prepared to open a trade route between the two sides of the divided Himalayan region for the first time in six decades. Read

Researchers to post personal details online for studies

A group of US scientists and researchers fascinated with the human genome said they will post online their most private personal information – their medical records and DNA sequence of some of their own genes – all for the sake of research. Read

Hikers claim to have spotted Yeti

A group of Japanese mountaineers claim to have photographed footprints of the legendary Yeti that they believe could prove the long-rumoured existence of a giant ape living in the Himalayan peaks. Read

Kyrgyzstan mourns after quake flattens village

KYRGYZSTAN is observing an official day of mourning as rescuers search the rubble for victims and signs of life a day after an earthquake killed at least 74 people. Read

Australia cuts interest rate

AUSTRALIA'S central bank cut its official interest rate by a bigger-than-expected 1% today to ease credit concerns amid a global financial turmoil, cheering investors around the region. Read

Force against Somali pirates made legal

FOREIGN powers can use force if necessary against pirates who are holding a ship loaded with tanks for ransom, Somalia said today. Read

WW2 bombings killed less than believed

The Allied firebombing of Dresden killed no more than 25,000 people – far fewer than scholars’ previous estimates running as high as 135,000 – a German commission has found. Read

No grounds for Russia US war

Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said he saw no ideological grounds for a war with the US – cold or hot – despite strained relations with Washington and the Nato alliance. Read

Search teams look for adventurer

SEARCH teams in California looking for the remains of adventurer Steve Fossett said today they had spotted what appeared to be wreckage. Read

Camper believed to be victim of croc attack

A camper is believed to have been killed by a crocodile in Australia. Read

EU monitors move in to Georgia

European Union monitors today began their patrols of Georgian territory under a French-brokered peace deal. Read

Welsh clergy happy with Rowan’s visit to Catholic shrine

ARCHBISHOP of Canterbury Rowan Williams’ ground-breaking visit to the Roman Catholic shrine of Lourdes was yesterday welcomed by Church in Wales clergy. Read

McCain calls for delay to debate with Obama

REPUBLICAN candidate John McCain suspended his US presidential campaign to work on the troubled American economy last night. Read

Golf: Faldo wisecrack doesn’t go down well

POLITICIANS and the organisers of the 2010 Ryder Cup in Newport last night hit back at flippant remarks by losing European captain Nick Faldo about the Welsh event. Read

Pope 'too old' to attend Mexico event

Pope Benedict is too old to attend an event in Mexico City because of its high altitude, a cardinal said. Read

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