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  • Suspected international arms dealer joins Bout in America Suspected international arms dealer joins Bout in America

    Richard Chichakli, who has been tied to convicted international arms dealer Viktor Bout, has been extradited from Australia to the US. The 53 year old alleged financial muscle behind the Bout gun-running organisation had been living in Melbourne under an alias before authorities arrested him in January. Syrian-born Chichakli had managed to evade police while working as a cleaner in the ...

  • Clarke set to make Ashes dream a reality with Champions Trophy success

    Australian captain Michael Clarke has said that the time has come to make their Ashes dream a reality, adding that the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy will be part of an ideal lead in for the Ashes. Insisting that they have set their own high standards in pursuit of the Ashes, Clarke said that for Australian cricketers, nothing is bigger than an Ashes tour, adding that for many of their young ...

  • Monkey teeth give clues on when Neanderthal baby was weaned

    Researchers from the US and Australia have claimed that they can now use fossil teeth to calculate when a Neanderthal baby was weaned. The new technique is based in part on knowledge gained from studies of teeth from human infants and from monkeys at the California National Primate Research Center at the University of California, Davis. Using the new technique, the researchers concluded that ...

  • Ex-AFL chief warns CA of need of robust approach to anti-corruption

    Former Australian Football League (AFL) chief executive Adrian Anderson has said that Cricket Australia (CA) and state cricket associations needed a robust national approach to anti-corruption. Stating that one global betting exchange turns over a billion dollars a year on Australian cricket, Anderson, who is conducting a review of CA's integrity and disciplinary systems, estimated that 60 per ...

  • Haddin views cricket in new light despite Ashes anticipation following daughters cancer struggles

    Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has said that despite being back in the pursuit of the Ashes, he is viewing cricket in a new light following his daughter's battle with cancer. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, although the Ashes journey is the greatest adventure for an Australian cricketer and normally fills his mind for most of the time, however, Haddin had even considered retirement ...

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Chasing Amy [DVD]

Chasing Amy [DVD]

For many, "Chasing Amy" is a film that hits a nerve. With blunt humor and a stark, honest approach, it tackles modern romance in the way few films do. It doesn't soften the edges or candy-color anything. It takes life as it is. ...

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  • Steve Waugh wants Clarke to stay put at successful No.5 spot

    Former Australian captain Steve Waugh has advised current skipper Michael Clarke to stay on at the No.5 place in the batting order, where he has had much success. Although Clarke has been urged to move up the order in the wake of Australia's continuing top order struggles and the recent 4-0 series flogging in India, Waugh claims it would be wrong to shift Clarke from a position, from which he ...

  • Hawthorn v Gold Coast

    Q2 - 27.45 - Hawthorn 7.6 (48) Gold Coast 8.5 (53) Can you believe it - bronx cheers for Buddy! He has taken a mark of a very short Roughead kick, and lines up from about 45 metres out on a slight angle. He hasn't had the best of days so far, but he kicks this one, no worries! And for all the Suns' dominance, the lead is just 5 ...

  • Live betting odds to be banned PM

    Live betting odds will be banned during sports broadcasting in Australia under changes proposed by Prime Minister Julia Gillard. Ms Gillard on Sunday said it was good news for Australian families, who were becoming "increasingly frustrated" with the spruiking of live odds on their television screens. Under the proposal, not only would live odds be banned but crosses to gambling ...

  • High immunisation rates save lives govt

    Targeting parents whose kids' vaccinations are not up to date will save lives, federal Health Minister Tanya Plibersek says. She has launched a new booklet for parents, GPs and other health providers that includes the latest research on vaccination and dispels the myths. Professor Robert Booy, head of the clinical research team at the National Centre for Immunisation Research and ...

  • Brumbies White sends message to Deans

    Nic White sent a clear message to Wallabies coach Robbie Deans with his commanding performance in the Brumbies' important Super Rugby away win over the Blues.A week after failing to make Deans' initial 25-man squad to take on the touring British and Irish Lions, halfback White pulled many of the strings in a desperate wet weather victory in Auckland on Saturday night.It was a timely ...

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