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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Australian Herald.com http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/10/id/c08dd24cec417021/ en-us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:00:02 -0400 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:00:02 -0400 30 Israeli forces killed hundreds of unarmed Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of homes in Gaza in attacks which breached the laws of war, Amnesty International concluded in a new report published this week. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514934/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:30:37 -0400 Australian Herald.com http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514934/cs/1/ A leaked report purportedly drafted by authorities in Myanmar’s military government describes a top-secret visit to North Korea late last year by Myanmar's top brass, during which the two sides pledged to significantly expand cooperation in military training and arms production, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514933/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:22:09 -0400 Australian Herald.com http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514933/cs/1/ United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has arrived in Myanmar to discuss with the ruling military government the release of its political prisoners. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514684/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:33:42 -0400 Australian Herald.com http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514684/cs/1/ The former president of the Philippines, Corazon Aquino, has told he doctors she no longer wishes to be treated in her battle against colon cancer. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514693/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:42:50 -0400 Australian Herald.com http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514693/cs/1/ The World Health Organization head, Margaret Chan, has addressed a meeting in Mexico to say that the spread of the H1N1 swine flu virus worldwide is now unstoppable. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514683/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:32:17 -0400 Australian Herald.com http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514683/cs/1/ US President Barack Obama is still unsure about how he is going to deal with the most dangerous terror detainees at the US prison at Guantanamo Bay. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514682/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:30:36 -0400 Australian Herald.com http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514682/cs/1/ It has been suggested that Michael Jackson's memorial service might be held at the Staples Centre in downtown Los Angeles, if Jackson's family approves of the venue. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514507/cs/1/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:23:51 -0400 Australian Herald.com http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514507/cs/1/ A US Marine has been captured by Taliban militants in Afghanistan’s Helmand province. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514506/cs/1/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:21:16 -0400 Australian Herald.com http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514506/cs/1/ In Iran, legal action may be taken against opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514505/cs/1/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:20:01 -0400 Australian Herald.com http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514505/cs/1/ Latest opinion polls on Barack Obama suggest he is still popular with the American public. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514504/cs/1/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:18:44 -0400 Australian Herald.com http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514504/cs/1/ Declassified US security records have shown that former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein told US federal agents, after his capture in 2004, that he wanted the world to believe he had weapons of mass destruction so he would not appear weak to Iran. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514503/cs/1/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:17:06 -0400 Australian Herald.com http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514503/cs/1/ The President of Lithuania, Valdas Adamkus, has decided to veto a law which would have prohibited discussion of homosexuality. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514502/cs/1/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:15:43 -0400 Australian Herald.com http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514502/cs/1/ HUNDREDS of British troops seized key canal crossings in Afghanistan yesterday, as part of the US-led operation to wrest the initiative from insurgents in Helmand province. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855452/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:28:52 -0400 The Scotsman http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855452/ It is the third kidnapping of foreign aid staff in the territory in four months. A gang of six men took the women, both working for the Irish aid group GOAL, from their compound in the north Darfur t... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855462/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:29:48 -0400 Sky News http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855462/ Newman, an influential 19th-century Anglican convert, can now be beatified. A second miracle is necessary for him to be declared a saint – making him the first English-born saint since the Reformati... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855456/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:28:46 -0400 The Scotsman http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855456/ MICHAEL Jackson's ex-wife, Debbie Rowe, appeared to be back-pedalling yesterday as the prospect of a custody battle for the couple's two children threatened to eclipse the singer's showcase funeral. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855453/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:28:51 -0400 The Scotsman http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855453/ Gareth LlewellynThe record producer behind Michael Jackson's biggest hits has said their "souls will be joined together for ever". During a visit yesterday to the Royal Welsh College of Music and Dra... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855428/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:09:20 -0400 The Herald http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855428/ The 42-year-old star of Algeria's popular rai music, whose real name is Mohamed Khelifati, was tried for complicity in kidnapping, group assault on a vulnerable person, threatening a victim and admini... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855457/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:28:44 -0400 The Scotsman http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855457/ With its medieval buildings, golden sands and world-class golf, it's no wonder people want to live in St Andrews - but life in Fife comes with a catch. The ancient university town has today been name... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855430/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:09:16 -0400 The Herald http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855430/ An army training instructor has been cleared of neglecting his duty over the alleged bullying and ill-treatment of young recruits. Colour Sergeant Michael Hetherington was formally cleared of two ch... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855434/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:09:11 -0400 The Herald http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855434/ The mail still came. The bills still got paid. The plate on the door still read "Purves". It all suggested a life carrying on as normal, but that mail, those bills, that name plate were just false ala... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855426/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:09:21 -0400 The Herald http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855426/ Tributes to the most senior British officer to be killed in action since the Falklands War have flooded in from the highest levels. Prince Charles spoke of the "heartbreaking" death of Lieutenant Col... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855438/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:09:09 -0400 The Herald http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855438/ With every new administration comes a new era and with it, a new art collection to reflect the shifting sands of American cultural politics. In the Clinton years, it was a frothy portrait of Mamie Eis... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855395/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:47:54 -0400 The Independent http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855395/ Fire was set to cover up shooting, U.S. Navy says Seaman August Provost's death being investigated as homicide Congressman calls for investigation of possible hate crime Body was discovered at 3:30 a.... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855459/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:33:04 -0400 CNN http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855459/ Yereth RosenFormer US Democratic vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin last night announced she will resign this month as the governor of Alaska and not run for re-election, leading to speculation s... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855436/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:09:09 -0400 The Herald http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855436/ advertisement Under the command of General David Petraeus, US forces had begun what became known as the "surge". The 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, with whom I spent those tense weeks, was part of t... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855435/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:09:10 -0400 The Herald http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855435/ The grieving family of an RAF pilot who died with his navigator when their Tornado jet crashed into an Argyll hillside said they took comfort from the fact he died "doing what he loved." Flight Lieut... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855423/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:09:29 -0400 The Herald http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855423/ The advertisement, which lasted nearly three minutes after a news programme on Thursday, showed a grinning Korean with sweat on his face holding a glass of beer, with a caption that read, "Taedong Riv... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855458/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:28:43 -0400 The Scotsman http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855458/ This week, the news has been dominated by Michael Jackson. But, in this highly provocative article, the author and former music industry executive John Niven questions the adulation of the 'King of Po... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855402/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:47:37 -0400 The Independent http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855402/ Classic yachts created by one of Scotland's most famous ship designers are returning home for a dramatic race around the west coast. Ships from all over Europe designed by the world-renowned Victoria... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855429/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:09:15 -0400 The Herald http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855429/ A film about a black girl born to white parents in apartheid South Africa symbolises the "appalling" nature of the system, according to its star. Sophie Okonedo said Skin summed up the "ridiculousnes... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855437/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:09:08 -0400 The Herald http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855437/ ' } ] PageVars.set('title', escape("Recession Puts Breaks on Holiday Travel - CBSNews")); PageVars.set('description', escape("A lot of Americans are spending the holiday weekend out of town, but w... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855409/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:18:14 -0400 CBS News http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855409/ columbia The wife of a US state governor said she may be able to forgive her husband's much-publicised affair with an Argentinian woman. In a statement e-mailed to reporters, South Carolina first la... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855441/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:09:06 -0400 The Herald http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855441/ A YOUNG driver who smashed his over-loaded car into a wall just three days after passing his driving test was locked up for two and a half years. Abigail Simpson, 15, who was one of five passengers i... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855447/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:09:02 -0400 The Herald http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855447/ nvert's chosen religion – Mecca for Muslims, Jerusalem for Jews, the Vatican for Christians, Tibet for Buddhists.But religious authorities in Muslim but secular Turkey are unamused and are refusing ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855455/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:28:47 -0400 The Scotsman http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855455/ ALISTAIR KEELYA Scot is among 22 environmental protesters found guilty of ambushing a freight train as it took coal to the largest power station in Europe. Elizabeth Whelan, 23, of Arlington Street, ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855449/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:09:00 -0400 The Herald http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855449/ ROSAMOND HUTTOne of Britain's biggest internet paedophile investigations will be challenged in the Court of Appeal following claims hundreds of men may have been wrongly convicted. A number of expert... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855445/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:09:01 -0400 The Herald http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855445/ Most members of a group of foreign peace activists seized at sea by the Navy remained in custody Friday, three days after their failed attempt to enter the Gaza Strip, relatives and supporters said. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855461/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:49:01 -0400 Jerusalem Post http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855461/ John Aston The High Court yesterday overturned a Government control order forcing a terrorism suspect to move out of his home. A judge ruled the order must be revoked because the father of five, wh... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855450/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:08:59 -0400 The Herald http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855450/ A Who's Who of celebrities were at Centre Court to watch the nail-biting semi-final between Andy Murray and Andy Roddick yesterday. Doctor Who star David Tennant cheered on his fellow Scot, while ten... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855427/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:09:18 -0400 The Herald http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855427/ Emma Rowley and Elizabeth Mavor Space pioneer Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin wants the world to press on with establishing a human settlement on Mars. The second person to walk on the moon said yesterday that ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855448/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:09:03 -0400 The Herald http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855448/ The self-declared leaders of Honduras showed signs of softening yesterday, indicating a willingness to bring presidential elections forward or even hold a plebiscite on re-instating the man they ouste... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855397/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:47:51 -0400 The Independent http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855397/ ' } ] PageVars.set('title', escape("Is Palin Eyeing 2012 Presidential Run? - CBSNews")); PageVars.set('description', escape("Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin made a surprise announcement that she is resign... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855407/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:18:20 -0400 CBS News http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855407/ UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is set to hold a second meeting with Burma's top military leaders.Mr Ban has asked to meet jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, and says he is awaiting a reply w... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855391/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:29:58 -0400 BBC http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855391/ ' } ] PageVars.set('title', escape("Most Dangerous Job In The World? - CBSNews")); PageVars.set('description', escape("In seven plus years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, more than five thousand A... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855408/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:18:19 -0400 CBS News http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855408/ MONROE, Mich. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard and others are searching Lake Erie for four Michigan fishermen whose 19-foot boat set sail a day earlier. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855406/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:35:20 -0400 USA Today http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855406/ Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Republican former vice presidential nominee, announced Friday in Wasilla that she is stepping as of July 26. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855404/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:35:21 -0400 USA Today http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855404/ Alex MacLeodIt started in ecstasy when Andy Murray sauntered on to the sweltering cauldron of Wimbledon's Centre Court yesterday afternoon. We roared and cheered like bravehearts as our local tennis ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855424/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:09:28 -0400 The Herald http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855424/ Flash floods brought an abrupt end to a week of soaring temperatures yesterday as torrential rain descended over much the country. A raft of summer storms swept across Scotland as temperatures droppe... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855444/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:09:00 -0400 The Herald http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855444/ All around, the thunderous chatter of machine-gun fire mingles with the smoke of the mortars and the acrid stench of gunpowder. Some soldiers are bellowing battle orders; others strain to hear above t... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855403/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:47:35 -0400 The Independent http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855403/ DENVER, Colorado (CNN) -- A former hospital employee may have exposed hundreds, or even thousands, of surgical patients to hepatitis C after taking their fentanyl injections and replacing them with us... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855460/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:33:02 -0400 CNN http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855460/ Police today arrested a woman who they said helped plan the execution-style killings of Rian Thal and Timothy Gilmore, and who let the three shooters into Thal's Northern Liberties apartment building ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855419/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:07:00 -0400 Philadelphia Daily News http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855419/ Two of Scotland's most important historical attractions have been granted a last-minute reprieve after months of doubt over their future. The David Livingstone Centre in Blantyre and Inveresk Lodge G... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855425/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:09:22 -0400 The Herald http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855425/ Lions players who have not played much in the Tests so far get a run-out and show what they can do and, for the Lions, a test victory against the Boks would be massive. After losing seven consecutive... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855463/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:29:46 -0400 Sky News http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855463/ The cheapest place to buy a home by the sea is in the north of Scotland, according to latest property figures.The Bank of Scotland survey suggests Wick in Caithness has the country's cheapest seaside ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855392/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:29:56 -0400 BBC http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855392/ Vice President Joe Biden, left, shakes hands with Tariq al-Hashimi, right, Iraq's Sunni vice president, during a meeting in Baghdad n Friday. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855405/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:35:21 -0400 USA Today http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855405/ A senior Obama administration official has told the BBC that Russia has agreed to let US troops bound for the war in Afghanistan fly through its airspace.The deal, which opens up an important new corr... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855393/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:29:54 -0400 BBC http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855393/ PARIS: Thirteen people were injured Friday, two seriously, when a train derailed near the southwestern French city of Limoges after hitting a trailer, the police said in a statement. Three wagons dera... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855411/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:42:49 -0400 Channel News Asia http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855411/ IT has lain dormant for nearly 30 years, but the fate of Scotland's first oil-fired power station has now been decided. Inverkip Power Station, which features the largest free-standing structure in t... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855446/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:09:02 -0400 The Herald http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855446/ American nuns could be said to have their habits in a twist in the face of two investigations by the Vatican into whether they have come to espouse lifestyles and views on the Church that may just be ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855399/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:47:44 -0400 The Independent http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855399/ FANS preparing to descend on Los Angeles for Michael Jackson memorial service next week are being urged to watch the event via television amid fears of huge crowds of mourners at the event. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855420/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:08:59 -0400 The Australian http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855420/ Bridget Jones is not alone in turning to self-help mantras to boost her spirits, but a study warns they may have the opposite effect.Canadian researchers found those with low self-esteem actually felt... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855394/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:29:52 -0400 BBC http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855394/ Chief police yesterday revealed their strategic priorities to the public for the first time. In an unprecedented departure from the usual confidential nature of the list, senior officers set out thei... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855433/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:09:13 -0400 The Herald http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855433/ Emma Rowley Social networking site Facebook was yesterday criticised for changes to its privacy settings that it said would allow users to share more. The company said its current system, under whic... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855451/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:08:58 -0400 The Herald http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855451/ A laeding diplomat is heading to Honduras to demand the return of the president toppled at gunpoint - a mission he admitted is likely to meet rejection, bringing diplomatic and economic punishment for... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855440/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:09:05 -0400 The Herald http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855440/ WASILLA, Alaska (AP) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin surprised supporters Friday and announced she is resigning from office at the end of the month, leaving open the possibility she would seek a run for th... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855412/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:42:51 -0400 New York Post http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855412/ England's chief medical officer yesterday warned the public not to buy Tamiflu over the internet. Sir Liam Donaldson's remarks came as swine flu claimed its first victim in London, and the fourth in ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855443/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:09:04 -0400 The Herald http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855443/ BERLIN Alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk is fit enough to stand trial in connection with the death of 29,000 Jews in the Second World War, the state prosecutor's office in Munich said yes... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855442/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:09:07 -0400 The Herald http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855442/ TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) -- Honduras' Supreme Court rebuffed a personal appeal from the Americas' top international diplomat Friday, refusing to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya before a Satur... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855414/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:42:49 -0400 New York Post http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855414/ Iranians attend Friday prayers in Tehran yesterday, where Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, told worshippers that two members of staff at the British embassy, had 'made confessions' about inciting violence aga... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855401/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:47:39 -0400 The Independent http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855401/ A descendant of India's last Moghul emperor has been saved from a life of utter destitution after she was discovered working at her mother's tea stand in the slums of West Bengal. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855396/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:47:52 -0400 The Independent http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855396/ ITALIAN premier Silvio Berlusconi, who is going through a divorce, has solved the problem of not having a first lady to host other leaders' spouses at next week's G8 summit – a former topless model ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855454/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:28:49 -0400 The Scotsman http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855454/ Sarah Palin, the Governor of Alaska who gained her spot on the Republican presidential ticket last year by projecting herself as a maverick and a political outsider, stepped beyond the circle of power... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855400/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:47:42 -0400 The Independent http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855400/ The country first got into debt to help pay for the Revolutionary War. Growing ever since, the debt stands today at a staggering $11.5 trillion - equivalent to over $37,000 for each and every American... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855416/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:42:47 -0400 New York Post http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855416/ LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The powerful sedative Diprivan was found in Michael Jackson's home, a law enforcement official said Friday as the city planned for a massive crowd at the singer's memorial service. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855417/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:42:47 -0400 New York Post http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855417/ WIMBLEDON, England (AP) -- Rising, rising, rising, high above the most famous patch of grass in tennis, Roger Federer channeled Pete Sampras on match point in the Wimbledon semifinals Friday, tucking ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855418/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:42:46 -0400 New York Post http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25855418/ Aircraft carrying weaponry for Hizbullah arrive in Beirut fairly frequently. Some of them originate in Iran and Syria, its main suppliers of weapons; others come directly from Eastern European countri... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852974/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:22:24 -0400 Jerusalem Post http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852974/ LONDON, England (CNN) -- Two children were killed when a fire broke out in a high-rise apartment building in south London on Friday afternoon, officials said. Sixteen people were injured. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852971/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:07:11 -0400 CNN http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852971/ Tributes have been paid to Andy Murray's performance despite him failing to reach his first ever Wimbledon final.The Scot's hopes were dashed in an intense semi against Andy Roddick, which saw Roddick... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852940/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:03:59 -0400 BBC http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852940/ For someone 200 years old, Abraham Lincoln was in fine form Friday - cracking jokes, posing for photos, wandering around Independence Mall, nodding at the tourists who'd gathered to celebrate his birt... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852958/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:41:04 -0400 Philadelphia Daily News http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852958/ Michael Jackson's family is giving his fans 17,500 tickets free tickets for the singer's memorial at Los Angeles' Staples Center on Tuesday. 8,750 names will be randomly selected to receive two ticket... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852966/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:40:48 -0400 Philadelphia Daily News http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852966/ Former US vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is to resign as Alaska Governor - increasing speculation that she will focus on the race for the White House in 2012. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852977/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:03:54 -0400 Sky News http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852977/ BRIGANTINE, N.J. - There is something a bit disorienting about standing at the front door of the Simpsons' home. The glass panels of the door allow a spectacular, straight-on view of a handsome boat, ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852961/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:40:59 -0400 Philadelphia Daily News http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852961/ MAX BRENNER and his chocolate ended up in Australia by chance. They came to Philadelphia by choice. "The Bald Man," as his budding chocolate empire refers to him, began with a small chocola... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852964/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:40:53 -0400 Philadelphia Daily News http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852964/ - Flyers chairman Ed Snider in 2006 So what happened in three years to make the Flyers change Ed Snider's philosophy and mortgage the future for soon-to-be-35-year-old Chris Pronger? Was it the ... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852963/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:40:57 -0400 Philadelphia Daily News http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852963/ Ron Artest leaves the Rockets to join the Los Angeles Lakers. He was the 2004 defensive player of the year. Houston reportedly reaches deal with Trevor Ariza. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852965/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:40:52 -0400 Philadelphia Daily News http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852965/ The homeless man made his first emergency call to police at 6 a.m. Friday. From a call box in the below-ground concourse of the Municipal Services Building, he kept calling - and hanging up. Calling... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852956/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:41:12 -0400 Philadelphia Daily News http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852956/ A GERMAN barman has been jailed for three years and five months after tricking a teenager into downing at least 45 shots of tequila during a drinking bet that resulted in the 16-year-old's death. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852967/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:42:51 -0400 The Australian http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852967/ Marilynn Marter, 66, a retired Inquirer food writer known for her encyclopedic knowledge of nutrition, cooking and baking, was found dead Thursday at her home in Philadelphia. She died of natural cau... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852959/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:41:05 -0400 Philadelphia Daily News http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852959/ NAWA, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S. Marines pushed deeper into Taliban areas of southern Afghanistan on Friday, seeking to cut insurgent supply lines and win over local elders on the second day of the bigg... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852950/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:16:09 -0400 New York Post http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852950/ SEA ISLE CITY, N.J. — Mike Monichetti is on his stool, thinking. This is where Mike always is at Mike's Seafood in Sea Isle City — on the stool behind the counter, against the wall on the... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852962/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:40:55 -0400 Philadelphia Daily News http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852962/ South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford leaves for trip to Florida Jenny Sanford says she is willing to forgive her husband and reconcile Mark Sanford isn't resigning, his office says Nearly half of South Ca... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852972/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:07:09 -0400 CNN http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852972/ Foes of expanding government-run health care also have stories of real people on YouTube and in advertisements. Ads by Conservatives for Patients' Rights feature patients like Katie Brickell, a Britis... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852942/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:09:20 -0400 USA Today http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852942/ TWO children, including a three-week-old baby, were killed when a blaze spread rapidly through a 12-storey block of flats in southeast London overnight. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852969/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:42:46 -0400 The Australian http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852969/ '); Vice President Joe Biden said in Iraq Friday the United States stands "ready if asked and if helpful" as the nation moves toward political reconciliation, but warned of more violence as the U.S... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852976/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:33:45 -0400 Washington Times http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852976/ Paris - The operator of a Yemeni aircraft that crashed into the Indian Ocean off the Comoros islands this week has suspended flights from Paris, a spokesperson for Aeroports de Paris, the Paris airpor... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852973/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:57:36 -0400 IOL http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852973/ Their arrangement was neither a daily routine nor out of the ordinary. As frequently as three mornings a week, Rimma Shvartsman of Feasterville would pick up Daniel Slutsky, 2, who lived two doors aw... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852960/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:41:00 -0400 Philadelphia Daily News http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852960/ BAGHDAD (AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden pressed Iraqi leaders Friday to do more to foster national reconciliation and offered U.S. assistance in achieving that, as concerns grow that a lack of politi... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852951/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:16:08 -0400 New York Post http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852951/ GAFFNEY, S.C. (AP) -- Terrified residents canceled Fourth of July plans and holed up in their homes Friday as investigators hunted a serial killer believed to have shot four people to death. http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852952/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:16:07 -0400 New York Post http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852952/ TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) -- The Americas' top international diplomat flew to Honduras on Friday to give the coup-backed government a firm ultimatum: Restore the president within 24 hours or face cri... http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852953/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:16:06 -0400 New York Post http://story.australianherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25852953/