Vanuatu bones may solve Pacific mystery
4:35pm | A 3,000-year-old burial site in Vanuatu containing 60 headless skeletons and skulls in pots is helping end the mystery over colonisation of the Pacific. more
China tries to halt search for rare jade
4:35pm | Authorities in north-western China have ordered a crackdown on private mining of precious white jade which is soaring in value. more
No deal on Japan navy's Afghan mission
4:25pm | Japan's prime minister and the leader of Japan's main opposition party have failed to break a stalemate over a naval mission backing US-led Afghan operations. more
MySpace whiz-kid 'fibbed' about age
4:14pm | The hip young co-founder of the social networking site MySpace has been caught out fibbing about his age. more
Blackwater guards 'offered immunity'
3:59pm | US investigators looking into the shooting deaths of 17 Iraqis in Baghdad last month reportedly offered immunity deals to Blackwater security guards. more
Iraq dam in danger of collapse: report
3:19pm | Iraq's largest dam is in serious danger of collapse and up to 500,000 people could die if it does, an alarming US assessment has found. more
'Poor kids' laptop now to cost $US200
3:06pm | A computer developed for the world's poor children, dubbed 'the $US100 ($A108) laptop,' has reached a milestone: It is now selling for $US200 ($A217). more
Ireland is 'world's friendliest country'
2:49pm | Ireland is the world's friendliest country, according to a survey drawn up by the Lonely Planet travel guide group. more
Singapore search portal to be launched
12:54pm | A Singaporean search portal will be launched next year to provide answers and information about the city-state to anyone in the world. more
Georgian man pulls helicopter with ear
11:20am | Georgian athlete Lasha Pataraia might not be the strongest man on earth but he may have the strongest ears. more
US train derailment causes evacuations
11:05am | More than 350 people were evacuated from a Minnesota town after a train derailment issued a plume of hydrochloric acid vapour. more
We should reject abortion pill :Pope
10:36am | Pharmacists must be allowed to refuse to supply drugs that cause abortion or euthanasia, Pope Benedict has said. more
'Avoid caffeine' before mammogram
10:31am | To avoid pain during a mammogram, women should avoid coffee and other caffeinated drinks for a full week prior to the examination. more
Grenade clocks to throw for sleepy-heads
10:31am | For Japanese who hate to wake up in the morning there is now an alarm clock in the shape of a hand grenade they can throw against the nearest wall. more
Radiation leak at Russian nuclear plant
10:31am | Safety breaches have caused a radiation leak at a major nuclear reprocessing plant in the Ural mountains, Russia has announced. more
Spain to demolish illegal coastal homes
10:26am | Spain plans to demolish illegally built homes and hotels along an eighth of its coastline to halt rapid destruction of its beaches. more
Oral hygiene, healthy heart linked
10:22am | Healthy teeth might help protect the heart, according to some experts. more
Swedes get buzz visiting nuclear plants
10:22am | It's not everyone's dream destination, but in Sweden thousands of visitors each year head to remote coastland to view the nation's nuclear power plants. more
Halloween zombie stumps train passengers
10:11am | Passengers on a German train mistook a Halloween reveller dressed up as a gore-covered zombie for a murder victim and called the police. more
'Immunise babies' before first swim
10:11am | A baby should be immunised against the so-called rota virus before an infant's first swim in a pool. more
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