| NASA probe finds water on the moon
November 13, 2009 at 7:58 pm
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| | A "SIGNIFICANT amount" of frozen water has been found on the moon, says the US space agency NASA. |
| Army base shooting accused paralysed
November 13, 2009 at 6:06 pm
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| | THE army psychiatrist accused of a shooting rampage at the Fort Hood military base in Texas is permanently paralysed, his lawyer has said. |
| Corporate results give boost to Wall St
November 13, 2009 at 4:42 pm
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| | US stocks got a lift from strong corporate news and data showing a rise in global trade flows, helping Wall Street cap a second week of solid gains. |
| Balloon boy's parents plead guilty to hoax
November 13, 2009 at 3:51 pm
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| | Richard Heene, the father of a six-year-old dubbed "balloon boy", has pleaded guilty to attempting to influence a public servant in what authorities say was an elaborate hoax for publicity. |
| September 11 accused to have day in court
November 13, 2009 at 3:37 pm
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| | THE self-proclaimed mastermind of the September 11 attacks and his accomplices will face trial just a few blocks from the scene of their alleged crimes - a decision that has drawn immediate criticism from some victims' families. |
| Jaycee kidnap accused sends 'apology'
November 13, 2009 at 3:23 pm
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| | THE California convicted rapist accused of kidnapping an 11-year-old girl and imprisoning her in his backyard for 18 years has issued a letter of apology from his jail cell, reports said. |
| 9/11 suspects to be tried in New York
November 13, 2009 at 10:45 am
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| | THE accused mastermind of the September 11 attacks and four other top terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay will be sent to New York to be tried in a criminal court, a US government official said, the first major step to closing the controversial prison. |
| Let them eat vegetables, Bardot tells EU
November 13, 2009 at 10:34 am
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| | BRIGITTE Bardot, one-time French screen goddess turned animal rights activist, wants the European Union to institute a "Vegetarian Day" as part of the battle against global warming. |
| Harry Potter star denies smoking joint
November 13, 2009 at 10:03 am
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| Obama Guantanamo advisor steps down
November 13, 2009 at 9:44 am
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| | US President Barack Obama has announced the resignation of one his key legal advisers, Greg Craig, who has battled for almost a year with the thorny problem of trying to close Guantanamo Bay. |
| French navy storms pirate ship, arrests 12
November 13, 2009 at 9:26 am
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| | FRENCH commandos have stormed aboard a Somali pirate "mothership" and arrested 12 gunmen, the military announced, adding that the gangs are increasingly operating in the deep waters of the Indian Ocean. |
| USA is a Pacific nation, says Obama
November 13, 2009 at 8:33 am
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| | US President Barack Obama, starting an Asia tour in Tokyo today, stressed his country's commitment to its long-term ally Japan and said that the United States is a Pacific Rim nation. |
| Claims Turkish woman is 125 years old
November 13, 2009 at 8:19 am
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| | A 125-year-old woman, who could be the oldest person ever recorded, has been found living in Turkey's remote Kurdish region, local authorities say. |
| Greece reveals hidden year-long recession
November 13, 2009 at 7:41 am
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| | GREECE drastically downgraded its economic data today to reveal that it has been in recession all of this year even as the European Union as a whole emerged from recession in the third quarter. |
| Comet chaser makes final call home
November 13, 2009 at 7:06 am
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| | A ONE-billion euro ($1.6 billion) European spacecraft has made a final flyby of Earth, using the planet as a gravitational slingshot to speed to a rendezvous with a comet in 2014. |
| 'Invest in nature today, save trillions'
November 13, 2009 at 6:49 am
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| | INVESTING billions today to protect threatened ecosystems and dwindling biodiversity would reap trillions in savings over the long haul, says a UN-backed report issued today. |
| PM arrives in Singapore for APEC summit
November 13, 2009 at 6:22 am
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| | PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd will join other Asia Pacific leaders tomorrow for the 17th annual APEC leaders summit. |
| Recession ends across Europe: official data
November 13, 2009 at 5:36 am
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| | EUROPE'S deepest recession since World War II officially ended today as the world's biggest single trading bloc returned to growth after 15 months of economic retreat. |
| British PM wants 5000 more foreign troops
November 13, 2009 at 5:17 am
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| | BRITISH Prime Minister Gordon Brown says he is trying to persuade NATO partners in Europe and other allies to commit 5000 troops to the Afghanistan war. |
| $954m to move villagers for theme park
November 13, 2009 at 2:09 am
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| | The cost of relocating villagers to make way for the first phase of the planned Shanghai Disney Park is expected to reach six billion yuan ($954.03 million), state media said. |
| Artificial snowstorm kills 38
November 13, 2009 at 12:48 am
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| | AT least 38 people have died in some of the worst snows to hit northern China in decades, state media reported today , but storms were tapering off, easing travel woes at airports and rail stations. |
| Rough luck for sunk golf ball thief
November 13, 2009 at 12:42 am
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| | A MAN who dived by night into water hazards at dozens of South Korean golf courses to collect lost balls has been arrested for theft. |
| Suicide blast attacks civilian convoy
November 12, 2009 at 11:53 pm
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| | A SUICIDE car bomber struck a convoy of civilian vehicles outside a U.S. military base in Kabul early today, wounding three Afghans and causing several casualties among foreigners, police said. |
| Bomb blast hits Pakistan intel agency
November 12, 2009 at 11:11 pm
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| | BOMBS tore through security offices in northwest Pakistan today, killing at least 10 people and heavily damaging the Peshawar headquarters of the country's top intelligence agency. | | | 
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