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Saturday Nov 21 08:01 AEDT

Hospital hearing for Fort Hood suspect

53 mins ago

A lawyer for the US Army psychiatrist charged in the mass shooting at Fort Hood says his client will have his first court hearing in his hospital room.

Britons kidnapped by pirates interviewed

By David Stringer | 54 mins ago

A British couple being held hostage by Somali pirates have said in an interview that they fear they will be killed if a ransom is not paid soon.

Saturday Nov 21 07:43 AEDT

Mussolini's brain 'up for sale on eBay'

1 hours 11 mins ago

Italian dictator Benito Mussolini's blood and brain went on sale for 15,000 euros ($A24,343) on auction website eBay before the company pulled the ad.

Saturday Nov 21 07:36 AEDT

US man sues after 'ear lands in trash'

1 hours 18 mins ago

A New York man is giving city authorities and a hospital an earful for allegedly tossing his ear in the trash after it was ripped off by a dog, a report says.

Saturday Nov 21 07:32 AEDT

Shroud of Turin 'bears hidden text'

By Ariel David | 1 hours 22 mins ago

A Vatican researcher claims a nearly invisible text on the Shroud of Turin proves the authenticity of the artifact revered as Jesus' burial cloth.

Saturday Nov 21 07:07 AEDT

Palestinians to set new date for vote

By Dalia Nammari | 1 hours 47 mins ago

Palestinian officials say a new date for parliamentary and presidential elections will be set next month.

Midday shooting in Paris kills one

By Jean-Pierre Verges | 1 hours 48 mins ago

Police say a man with an automatic rifle opened fire on a car near a Paris train station, killing one man and wounding two others.

Saturday Nov 21 07:02 AEDT

Briton who killed wife in sleep freed

1 hours 52 mins ago

A British man who strangled his wife in his sleep because he dreamt she was an intruder has been freed after prosecutors withdrew the case against him.

Saturday Nov 21 06:29 AEDT

Floods devastate UK Lake District

By Scott Heppell | 2 hours 25 mins ago

Military helicopters winched dozens of people to safety and emergency workers in inflatable boats rescued scores more as floods swamped northern England.

Saturday Nov 21 06:27 AEDT

Gunman kills four in Saipan rampage

By Gemma Casas | 2 hours 27 mins ago

A gunman has gone on a rampage on the Pacific island of Saipan, first at a shooting range and then at a WWII historical site, killing four, officials say.

Saturday Nov 21 05:49 AEDT

'US strike' kills eight in Pakistan

By Hasbanullah Khan | 3 hours 5 mins ago

A suspected US missile attack targeting al-Qaeda-linked militants has killed eight people in Pakistan's mountains on the Afghan border.

Friday Nov 20 22:32 AEDT

Three ancient crocodile species found

By Randolph E Schmid | 20 Nov 2009

A six-metre long crocodile with three sets of fangs - like wild boar tusks - roamed parts of northern Africa millions of years ago, researchers report.

Friday Nov 20 22:28 AEDT

Suicide bomber kills 16 in Afghanistan

20 Nov 2009

A suicide bomber on a motorcycle killed 16 people, including two children and a policeman in western Afghanistan, officials said.

Friday Nov 20 20:08 AEDT

Belgian PM chosen as first EU president

20 Nov 2009

EU leaders picked Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy as the European Union's first president, the EU presidency announced on Thursday.

Plane misses runway, lands in lava rock:A passenger plane has overshot the runway, landing in hardened lava surrounding an airport in eastern Congo and injuring 20 people, a UN-run radio station said.

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