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11:14PM (AEST): Yemeni protester shot dead by police

YEMENI riot police shot dead a protester and injured five others when they opened fire on thousands marching in the 10th day of unrest rocking the capital Sanaa. Read more
10:51PM (AEST): Protesters brave riot police in Algeria

ABOUT 200 Algerian protesters braved riot police to rally in a central square in Algiers on Saturday as security forces clamped down on the capital. Read more
10:19PM (AEST): McGuire wins Broadmeadows

LABOR has retained the seat of Broadmeadows, with its candidate Frank McGuire taking almost 54 per cent of the primary vote. Read more
8:54PM (AEST): Bahrain Opposition rejects talks offer

THE Bahraini opposition has rejected an offer of dialogue from the authorities saying it would join talks only after the Cabinet quits and troops behind a bloody crackdown leave the streets. Read more
8:50PM (AEST): Warrant out for former Pakistan president

A PAKISTANI anti-terrorism court has reissued an arrest warrant for former president Pervez Musharraf over the assassination of ex-prime minister Benazir Bhutto, a prosecutor said. Read more
8:46PM (AEST): Dog destroyed after biting cop's face

A PIT bull terrier has been euthanased after biting a police officer on the face on the New South Wales south coast. Read more
8:40PM (AEST): McGuire ready to claim by-election win

ALP candidate Frank McGuire is preparing to claim victory in the Broadmeadows by-election after a strong result in the safe Labor seat. Read more
8:25PM (AEST): Two killed after argument over car park

POLICE in Victoria have launched a manhunt after a double killing thought to have been sparked by an argument over a parked car. Read more
7:37PM (AEST): Chinese takeaway kitchen explodes

A KITCHEN explosion has demolished a Chinese takeaway shop, sending scores of patrons inside a Sydney CBD food court running for their lives. Read more
7:15PM (AEST): Libya security 'killed 84 in three days'

LIBYAN security forces killed at least 84 people over three days of protests, Human Rights Watch said today, citing telephone interviews with local hospital staff and witnesses. Read more
6:13PM (AEST): Whaling talks confidential - Rudd

THE Federal Government has refused to be drawn on the tenor of a meeting between the Japanese foreign minister and Australia's ambassador in Tokyo following a premature end to the whaling season. Read more
6:10PM (AEST): Vietnam detains sunken boat's crew

VIETNAMESE authorities have detained the captain, crew and owner of a Ha Long Bay tour boat, police say, two days after 12 passengers drowned when their vessel sank as they were sleeping. Read more
5:23PM (AEST): Algeria braces for second protest rally

PRO-democracy protesters in Algeria have vowed to hold a march even though thousands of police blocked their path a week ago. Read more
5:21PM (AEST): Town changes name to 'SpeedKills'

AN Australian hamlet has changed its name to "SpeedKills" to encourage drivers to slow down after a leap in road deaths. Read more
4:46PM (AEST): Chinatown swoop nets fake goods

TEN people have been charged with selling fake luxury goods after police swooped on stallholders in Sydney's Chinatown. Read more
4:44PM (AEST): Australians warned against Bahrain travel

THE Federal Government has told travellers to reconsider trips to Bahrain after security forces opened fire on demonstrators in escalating protests against the governing regime. Read more
4:23PM (AEST): Snake has no charm for angry diners

FIVE people in Melbourne ended up in a brawl after an argument sparked by a snake. Read more
4:21PM (AEST): Kimberley residents brace for cyclone

RESIDENTS in Western Australia's Kimberley region are being urged to prepare for a possible new cyclone, with a tropical low lurking near the Northern Territory border. Read more
4:17PM (AEST): Insurers must pay flood victims - lawyers

INSURANCE companies may be breaching the law if they fail to pay flood victims, a lawyers' group says. Read more
3:07PM (AEST): Families, pensioners hit by power costs

MORE than 5800 households in Queensland had their electricity cut in the September 2010 quarter for non-payment of their bills. Read more
3:04PM (AEST): Police rescue baby 'hanging' from balcony

FOUR policemen have been praised over their rescue of a baby in danger of falling from a third-floor balcony in Sydney's west. Read more
3:01PM (AEST): US in direct talks with Taliban - report

THE administration of President Barack Obama has entered into direct, secret talks with senior Afghan Taliban officials, The New Yorker magazine reports. Read more
2:58PM (AEST): Fresh engine troubles for Qantas A380

QANTAS has announced it is checking with Rolls-Royce after an oil problem with an A380 superjumbo's engine, but says the incident was not connected to November's mid-air blast. Read more
2:52PM (AEST): Darwin marks WWII bombing anniversary

JACK Birks hid in a roadside gutter, trying to shield his body from flying shrapnel. Read more
2:46PM (AEST): Thousands to benefit from cheaper power

VICTORIAN concession card holders will have cut price electricity bills year round, Premier Ted Baillieu has announced. Read more
1:56PM (AEST): Teen charged over flood donation theft

POLICE have charged a teenager with the theft of hundreds of dollars donated to flood victims in Melbourne's west. Read more
1:12PM (AEST): AFL scandal teen boasts of 'ultimate payback'

HIGH profile AFL player manager Ricky Nixon has admitted to "inappropriate dealings" with the teenage girl at the centre of the St Kilda naked pictures controversy. Read more
12:56PM (AEST): Boat stopped en route to Christmas Island

ANOTHER boatload of asylum seekers has been picked up in Australian waters. Read more
12:54PM (AEST): Obama calls Bahrain's king after violence

US President Barack Obama has spoken to Bahrain's King Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa and condemned violence by government forces against protesters which has killed four people and wounded 200. Read more
12:48PM (AEST): Police seize $4.1m of cannabis

ABOUT $4.1 million worth of cannabis has been seized in police raids in northern NSW this week. Read more
12:46PM (AEST): Reconsider travel to Bahrain - Rudd

AUSTRALIANS should reconsider plans to travel to Bahrain after violence between anti-regime protesters and security forces escalated overnight. Read more
11:37AM (AEST): State's most wanted may be hiding in caves

NSW's most wanted man Malcolm Naden - dubbed "a nasty piece of work'' - is believed to be hiding out in wild bushland on the state's mid-north coast. Read more
11:32AM (AEST): Cold response to toad whacking day

BASHING cane toads to death with a golf club is the preferred option for 60 per cent of those polled in a Queensland newspaper, and the RSPCA is not amused. Read more
10:40AM (AEST): Rudd still tops in his home state - poll

MORE Queenslanders still want Kevin Rudd to lead the nation rather than Julia Gillard, according to a new poll. Read more
9:58AM (AEST): BBC buys final stake in Lonely Planet

THE BBC's commercial arm says it has bought the remaining 25 per cent stake in travel publisher Lonely Planet that it did not already own for STG42.1 million ($67.31 million). Read more
9:45AM (AEST): Pirates hijack yacht with four Americans aboard

SOMALI pirates today hijacked a yacht with four Americans aboard in the Indian Ocean, a non-governmental organisation monitoring regional maritime activity said. Read more
9:39AM (AEST): Doctor says 35 killed in eastern Libya

A LIBYAN doctor says 35 protesters have been killed in the eastern city of Benghazi during clashes with security forces amid protests demanding the ouster of the longtime leader. Read more
9:34AM (AEST): Security guard stabbed outside nightclub

A SECURITY guard has been stabbed outside a Melbourne nightclub. Read more
9:29AM (AEST): Dead baby found at Winfrey's school

A DEAD newborn baby was found at Oprah Winfrey's girls school in South Africa, local daily The Times reported today. Read more
9:23AM (AEST): US vetoes UN Israel settlements resolution

THE United States has vetoed an Arab resolution before the UN Security Council condemning continued Israeli settlement building. Read more
8:57AM (AEST): Teenager car-jacked at knife point

A 19-YEAR-OLD has been robbed of his car at knife-point in Sydney's inner west. Read more
8:54AM (AEST): Polling booths open in Victorian by-election

POLLING booths have opened in the Broadmeadows by-election, in the Victorian seat left vacant when former Premier John Brumby quit after losing last November's election. Read more
8:52AM (AEST): Robbers steal flood appeal donations

POLICE are hunting two robbers who stole flood appeal donations from a fast food restaurant in Melbourne's west last night. Read more
8:34AM (AEST): Motorcyclist dies after speeding past cops

A MOTORCYCLIST has been killed after speeding past a police breath test unit on Sydney's North Shore overnight. Read more
8:22AM (AEST): Mideast regimes crack down on protests

EMBATTLED regimes across the Middle East cracked down on swelling anti-government protests today, as the traditional Muslim day of prayer gave way to violence and bloodshed in Bahrain and Libya. Read more
7:54AM (AEST): Teens 'tortured former world champion to death'

TWO teenagers are being held on suspicion of torturing and killing a former world champion weightlifter in Russia's Ural Mountains, RIA Novosti reported today. Read more
7:48AM (AEST): UK royal wedding invitations in the mail

INVITATIONS to the April 29 wedding of Britain's Prince William to Kate Middleton have been mailed, a St. James' Palace spokesperson told Us Weekly today. Read more
7:46AM (AEST): Dad accused of dousing son with chemicals

A PALM Beach area man, accused of dousing his adopted son with chemicals, pleaded not guilty to attempted murder today, WTVJ-Miami reported. Read more
7:36AM (AEST): Grandpa takes wrong child from daycare

A GRANDFATHER who picked up the wrong child from a daycare centre in Cleveland, Ohio, did not realise the mistake until he was a good way on the journey home, WTAM reported today. Read more
7:32AM (AEST): Slurring reporter talks about on-air scare

AN entertainment reporter with KCBS-TV who started speaking gibberish during a live broadcast outside the Grammys admitted today that she was terrified when it happened. Read more
7:16AM (AEST): Thousands protest in Bolivia over food prices

THOUSANDS of people marched on the Bolivian capital La Paz today in protest against rising food prices in South America's poorest nation, where President Evo Morales faces growing unrest. Read more
7:09AM (AEST): Gaddafi loyalists threaten protesters

MUAMMAR Gaddafi's regime has vowed to snuff out attempts to challenge the Libyan leader, after an opposition "day of anger" became a bloodbath and two policemen were reported hanged by protesters. Read more
6:58AM (AEST): Troops fire on demonstrators in Bahrain

GOVERNMENT forces opened fire on protesters in Bahrai overnight, with unconfirmed reports that at least four people were killed. Read more
6:45AM (AEST): Egypt lets Iranian warships through Suez

EGYPT has given permission for Iranian warships to transit the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean, state media reported, after Israel described the move as a "provocation". Read more
6:42AM (AEST): Fewer big fish in the sea, scientists say

FEWER big, predatory fish are swimming in the world's oceans because of overfishing by humans, leaving smaller fish to thrive and double in force over the past 100 years, scientists say. Read more
6:37AM (AEST): Islamists attack Tunis red light district

ISLAMISTS tried today to set fire to a street of brothels in Tunisia but were dispersed by police and the military using helicopters, a police official said. Read more
6:33AM (AEST): Berlusconi girl describes lurid parties

DOZENS of naked women surround the Italian Prime Minister vying with each other to arouse him - this was what Silvio Berlusconi's "bunga bunga" parties were like, as reportedly described to prosecutors by a key participant. Read more
6:27AM (AEST): Albanians hold anti-government protests

TENS of thousands of Albanian opposition supporters have marched through the capital Tirana to demand that the Government resign over corruption allegations, almost a month after four people died when a similar demonstration turned violent. Read more
4:26AM (AEST): Baby killed in driveway tragedy

A 15-month-old boy struck and killed by a car in the northeastern suburb of Chirnside Park is the second driveway fatality this week. Read more
3:42AM (AEST): Syrians hold protest against police

HUNDREDS of Syrians staged a protest against security forces after traffic police beat up a young man in the capital's Old City, an opposition website reported. Read more

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