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Sunday Jul 5 00:03 AEST

North Korea test-fires seven missiles

5 hours 11 mins ago

North Korea has fired seven ballistic missiles off its eastern coast, an apparent message of defiance to the United States on its Independence Day.

Saturday Jul 4 22:57 AEST

SBY delivers final pitch to Indonesia

By Adam Gartrell | 4 Jul 2009

In his final pitch to voters before next week's election, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono emphasised his corruption-fighting credentials.

Saturday Jul 4 20:40 AEST

Seven police killed in Afghan blast

4 Jul 2009

A roadside bomb tore through a police vehicle in an insurgent attack in a southern Afghanistan flashpoint, killing seven officers, the interior ministry said.

Saturday Jul 4 20:25 AEST

Newsweek reporter faces trial in Iran

4 Jul 2009

Newsweek journalist Maziar Bahari and a number of reformist leaders in Iran will face trial accused of "acting against national security," their lawyer said.

Saturday Jul 4 19:51 AEST

Floods hit India, rescue crews rush in

By Wasbir Hussain | 4 Jul 2009

Indian rescue teams rushed to an island in one of Asia's largest rivers, where nearly 100,000 people took refuge after heavy monsoon rains flooded their homes.

Saturday Jul 4 18:46 AEST

Yemenia cancels all Comoros flights

4 Jul 2009

Yemenia is suspending all flights to the Comoros in the aftermath of Tuesday's crash in which 152 died, the airline said.

Saturday Jul 4 18:06 AEST

South China floods see 50,000 evacuated

4 Jul 2009

More than 50,000 people were evacuated in south China after the heaviest rains in years led to flooding and swollen rivers in recent days, state media reported.

Saturday Jul 4 18:02 AEST

NZ bed fetches $A240k, house thrown in

4 Jul 2009

A queen-sized bed with a six-bedroom house thrown in has sold in an online auction in New Zealand for $NZ302,600 ($A240,292).

Saturday Jul 4 16:51 AEST

Taliban claim Pakistan chopper downing

4 Jul 2009

Taliban militants on Saturday claimed responsibility for a military helicopter crash that killed 26 people in the rugged tribal area in the country's north.

Saturday Jul 4 16:15 AEST

Thirteen hurt as French train derails

4 Jul 2009

Thirteen people have been injured, two seriously, when a train derailed near the southwestern French city of Limoges after hitting a trailer, police say.

Saturday Jul 4 15:11 AEST

German barman jailed for deadly tequila bet

AFP | 4 Jul 2009

A German barman has been jailed for three years and five months after tricking a teenager into downing at least 45 shots of tequila during a drinking bet that resulted in the 16-year-old's death.

Saturday Jul 4 14:56 AEST

Foreign aid workers kidnapped in Darfur

4 Jul 2009

Two aid workers from Ireland and Uganda have been kidnapped by armed men in Sudan's volatile Darfur region.

Saturday Jul 4 14:07 AEST

Honduras leaders 'won't reverse ousting'

4 Jul 2009

The Secretary General of the Organisation of American States, Jose Miguel Insulza, says the ousting of President Manuel Zelaya is a "military coup".

Saturday Jul 4 12:05 AEST

London tower blaze victims tried to escape

AFP | 4 Jul 2009

Six people including a newborn baby died in a massive fire at a tower block in London overnight.

Palin resigning as Alaska governor:Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, the former Republican vice presidential nominee, says she will resign from office on July 26.

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