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Terrorist mastermind killed in raid: police
Noordin Mohammed Top, the terrorist mastermind behind a string of attacks that have killed scores of people, including 95 Australians, is dead.
September 17, 2009, 10:13 pm
Terror mastermind Noordin Top killed in raid
UPDATE 5.06pm: Indonesian police have confirmed that Malaysian terror mastermind Noordin Mohammed Top is among four people killed in a raid in Central Java.
September 17, 2009, 5:07 pm
Scientists 'cure colour blindness'
Scientists have cured colour blindness in monkeys, signalling hope for millions of sufferers of the condition - and even other more serious defects.
September 17, 2009, 11:57 am-
Raid finds 37 students crammed into house
A council raid on a student house in Brisbane found 37 people living there.
September 17, 2009, 11:50 am 
Family of dead backpacker vow to fight for answers
The parents of Victorian backpacker Britt Lapthorne say they will never give up searching for answers about her mysterious death in Croatia despite continuing frustration with the police investigation.
September 17, 2009, 10:39 am-
Afghan migrants escape Indonesia detention: official
More than 50 Afghan migrants held by Indonesian authorities while attempting to make their way by boat to Australia have escaped from detention, officials said on Wednesday.
September 17, 2009, 12:29 am 
Beckham best role model for children: poll
Footballer David Beckham is the most suitable role model for children, according to a survey of British adults released on Wednesday.
September 16, 2009, 9:38 pm
Tokyo festival decides to screen The Cove
The Tokyo International Film Festival will show The Cove, a documentary that depicts the slaughter of dolphins in Japan. But the decision was so last-minute that the movie did not make it into the official press package.
September 16, 2009, 7:55 pm-
Discarded factory chemicals kill 3 in China
Three people have died and an additional 17 required medical treatment after they were exposed to bags of a toxic chemical illegally dumped by a factory in eastern China, the government says.
September 16, 2009, 6:54 pm 
Soldier honours dead mate with dress funeral pledge
Before they left for Afghanistan, British soldiers Kevin Elliott and Barry Delaney made a pact that whoever survived the other would wear a colourful dress to the dead man's funeral.
September 16, 2009, 2:17 pm-
Trash bin tryst ends on sour note
A couple making love in a dumpster were robbed of their cash and clothes in an embarrassing hold-up.
September 16, 2009, 1:10 pm 
$13m birthday inheritance for Harry
Prince Harry, third in line to the British throne, had a low-key 25th birthday, when he became eligible for some of the $A13 million inheritance left by his mother, Princess Diana.
September 16, 2009, 11:29 am
New search at kidnap suspect's home
Police have carried out a fresh search of the home of Jaycee Lee Dugard kidnap suspect Phillip Garrido, looking for evidence in two unsolved child abductions from the 1980s.
September 16, 2009, 10:48 am
Bigger thighs mean longer lives: study
We know having a big waistline is unhealthy. But bigger thighs, it appears, may protect against heart disease and premature death.
September 16, 2009, 10:02 am
Tokyo police crackdown on train gropers
Tokyo police have launched a crackdown on gropers who have long molested women on the city's busy subway network during rush hour.
September 15, 2009, 7:45 pm
Alleged mobster introduces himself at jury selection
Alleged US mobster John Gotti Jr has gone on trial on charges of racketeering and murder - the fourth time the scion of New York's most famous Cosa Nostra family has been tried in five years.
September 15, 2009, 7:29 pm
Taiji fishermen release 70 dolphins: conservationists
A Japanese fishing town that holds a well-known annual hunt to kill and sell dolphins for meat has released 70 of the animals from its first catch of the season following an international outcry, a conservationist group said on Tuesday.
September 15, 2009, 2:45 pm
Swayze: The Hollywood hunk who danced his way into fans' hearts
Patrick Swayze, the hunky actor who danced his way into viewers' hearts with Dirty Dancing and then broke them with Ghost, died on Monday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57.
September 15, 2009, 1:25 pm
Actor Patrick Swayze dies
Patrick Swayze, the hunky actor who danced his way into viewers’ hearts in Dirty Dancing and then broke them with Ghost, has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57.
September 15, 2009, 12:10 pm-
Swine flu spreads for a week after symptoms
New studies show that many people spread swine flu for a week or more after symptoms first appear, and doctors say coughing may be a better sign than fever for telling who is contagious.
September 15, 2009, 11:23 am
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