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US reviews use of bombers in Afghanistan
The US military will review its operations and use of air power in Afghanistan to try to reduce the risk posed to innocent civilians, Defence Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday.
May 15, 2009, 11:15 am-
Sri Lanka rejects UN calls for truce
Sri Lanka has rejected international calls to halt its final offensive against Tamil rebels, hours after the United Nations Security Council called for civilian lives to be spared.
May 15, 2009, 11:00 am -
Kurds found in Iraqi mass grave
A mass grave containing the remains of dozens of Kurds thought to have been killed during Saddam Hussein's rule has been found in central Iraq, a government official says.
May 15, 2009, 10:45 am -
Pope sings ode to peace in Nazareth
Pope Benedict XVI has urged faiths in the Holy Land to reject hatred and live in peace, underscoring the point by holding hands and singing with Muslims and Jews in Jesus's hometown.
May 15, 2009, 10:45 am -
Fresh charges against Suu Kyi 'troubling:' US
The US State Department expressed concern yesterday after Burma's military junta detained and charged pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi with breaching the terms of her house arrest.
May 15, 2009, 10:30 am -
Astronauts float out on Hubble spacewalk
Two astronauts from the US space shuttle Atlantis have stepped out on the first of five ambitious spacewalks to overhaul the Hubble space telescope and extend its working life.
May 15, 2009, 10:00 am -
Cocaine in the air in Spain
Sniff the air in Barcelona or Madrid, scientists say, and you'll inhale not only carbon dioxide but possibly cocaine too.
May 14, 2009, 11:15 pm -
Australia calls for Suu Kyi's release
Australia has called for the immediate release of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi after Burmese authorities sent her to prison over an unauthorised visit by an American.
May 14, 2009, 7:00 pm -
Troops uncover Afghani bomb caches
Australian and Afghani patrols have uncovered caches of weapons, munitions, bombs and bomb-making equipment hidden by insurgents in the Oruzgan province.
May 14, 2009, 6:30 pm -
Chinese space debris in shuttle near-miss
A small piece of debris from China's 2007 anti-satellite test passed by the space shuttle Atlantis, but not close enough to require an evasive maneuver, NASA said today.
May 14, 2009, 1:45 pm -
US chimp that mauled woman 'had Xanax'
A Connecticut prosecutor says test results show a chimpanzee that mauled a woman had the anti-anxiety drug Xanax in its system.
May 14, 2009, 12:45 pm -
Shaky coalition expected as India's election ends
India's monthlong election ended overnight, with tens of millions of Indians casting ballots in a vote widely expected to usher in a shaky coalition government.
May 14, 2009, 11:45 am -
Astronauts grab Hubble then turn to repairs
Atlantis' astronauts grabbed the Hubble Space Telescope overnight, then quickly set their sights on the difficult, dangerous and unprecedented spacewalking repairs they will attempt over the next five days.
May 14, 2009, 11:30 am -
Pope calls for Palestinian homeland
Pope Benedict XVI has called for a Palestinian homeland, urged youths to shun "terrorism" and lamented Israel's wall that towered over his first trip to the West Bank.
May 14, 2009, 11:15 am -
Happy snaps mark Danish royals' five-year union
Princess Mary and Prince Frederik have marked their fifth wedding anniversary today with the release of some happy family snaps.
May 14, 2009, 11:15 am -
Ten Haitians killed as boat capsizes: US
Ten people were killed on Wednesday when a boat carrying migrants from Haiti capsized off the coast of Florida, the US Coast Guard said.
May 14, 2009, 11:00 am -
Rotten office fridge cleanup sends seven to hospital
An office worker cleaning a fridge full of rotten food created a smell so noxious that it sent seven co-workers to the hospital and made many others ill.
May 14, 2009, 10:48 am -
Terrified civilians trapped as Pakistani militants plant mines, dig trenches
Pakistan helicopters and fighter jets have attacked Taliban targets in the north-west of the country as the government lobbied Afghanistan for a closer alliance in the battle against militants.
May 14, 2009, 10:00 am -
Ten dead after boat capsizes off US coast
Ten people are confirmed dead after a boat carrying dozens of migrants capsized off the coast of Florida, officials have said.
May 14, 2009, 6:39 am -
British pub finds smoking loophole
The landlady of a British pub has exploited a loophole in the country's smoking ban by opening a "smoking research centre" where drinkers can light up legally, reports said today.
May 13, 2009, 10:45 pm
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