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Cricinfo - Queensland collapse but hold upper handQueensland 236 and 6 for 20 lead Tasmania 106 by 150 runs Scorecard Ashley Noffke bowled 14 tight overs and collected 3 for 14
Source : topix.net | 12-Oct-2008 01:08
Lay day for women's Beachley Classic - Breaking News - Sport - Breaking News
Small surf has forced a lay day at the Women's World Championship Beachley Classic at Sydney's Manly Beach.
Source : topix.net | 12-Oct-2008 01:02
Harbhajan Singh holds Australians at bay - Times Online
Ricky Ponting's men dominated the third day of the first Test against India before encountering a familiar stumbling block THE future of Test cricket is an easy target at the moment but yesterday's play in ...
Source : topix.net | 12-Oct-2008 01:01
Teen crash tragedy
Two 16-year-old boys are dead after a single car accident at Carrum Downs in Melbourne's south-east early today.
Source : topix.net | 12-Oct-2008 01:00
Thailand PM considers resigning
Weeks of anti-government protests has lead Thailand's latest prime minister Somchai Wongsawat to consider resigning.
Source : topix.net | 12-Oct-2008 00:59
NKorea off US terrorism list
North Korea began dismantling its Yongbyon nuclear facility last year, but building activities resumed recently in defiance of a six-nation deal.
Source : topix.net | 12-Oct-2008 00:58
Taxi driver stabbed in late-night attack in Fitzroy
Security camera footage of two people police want to talk to over a late-night attack on a taxi driver.
Source : topix.net | 12-Oct-2008 00:55
Bush, allies seek to calm jittery investors - Yahoo! News
Yet there was no concrete offer of new moves when Bush spoke on a Rose Garden stage just after daybreak, flanked by representatives from nearly a dozen of the world's richest nations and international ...
Source : topix.net | 12-Oct-2008 00:54
Latham bags hat-trick for Worcester - Rugby - Fox Sports
FORMER Australia full-back Chris Latham notched up his first points for English club Worcester, scoring a hat-trick in their 55-6 win over Petrarca in the European Challenge Cup.
Source : topix.net | 12-Oct-2008 00:34
Lisa Marie Presley gives birth to twin girls
Lisa Marie Presley is a mom again. Lisa Marie Presley, shown here on December 6, also has two teenage children.
Source : topix.net | 12-Oct-2008 00:15
Australian police to identify Nepal dead
Five forensic specialists from the Australian Federal police left for Nepal last night, to identify and recover the bodies of an Australian couple killed in a light plane crash.
Source : topix.net | 12-Oct-2008 00:02
$20k deposit guarantee likely to be lifted
Text size + - PM holds crisis talks on financial meltdown Likely to lift $20k deposit shield No new level yet confirmed THE Federal Government is poised to raise the level at which it guarantees consumer bank ...
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 23:58
AFP: Castroneves gets judge's OK for Australia race - report
Helio Castroneves was given permission to race at an Indy-Car event later this month in Australia by a US judge Friday even though the Brazilian faces federal tax evasion charges, the Miami Herald reported.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 23:56
Leader of Austriaa s resurgent far right dies in car crash - Times Online
AUSTRIA'S far-right leader Joerg Haider was killed in a car accident yesterday, just two weeks after staging a political comeback.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 23:55
Johnson laments Indian fight-back - ABC News
Paceman Mitchell Johnson says Australia let India off the hook late on the third day of the first Test in Bangalore.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 23:53
IMF WARNS OF FINANCIAL MELTDOWN - New York Post
The IMF warned Saturday that the global financial system was on the brink of meltdown, while France and Germany pushed ahead with a pan-European crisis response to try to prevent the worst global downturn in ...
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 23:45
Holden legend Mark Skaife set for Ford fight | Herald Sun
HOLDEN legend Mark Skaife vowed to stop the Ford march at Bathurst after teammate Garth Tander blasted his way to pole position at Mt Panorama.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 22:55
a Pitbulla found guilty of abusing power - Times Online
THE so-called Troopergate investigation into Sarah Palin's conduct as Alaska governor has blown a hole in John McCain's White House campaign and called into question the role of her husband Todd as "first dude" ...
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 22:54
Antiwar Protestor Disrupts McCain Iowa Rally | The Trail
By Michael D. Shear DAVENPORT, Iowa -- An antiwar protestor interrupted Sen. John McCain's rally Saturday morning, prompting a lecture from the Republican presidential nominee about the need for both parties to ...
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 22:53
PM convenes meeting on financial crisis - Breaking News - National - Breaking News
Australia's top economic and political minds are meeting this weekend to prepare a package of domestic measures to stave off further economic panic before the stock markets open on Monday.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 22:51
Cricket-Dravid predicts tight finish to first Australia test | Sports | Cricket | Reuters
India batsman Rahul Dravid predicted a tight finish on an unpredictable pitch in the first test against Australia after Harbhajan Singh hauled the hosts back into contention on Saturday.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 17:56
Fired up Melbourne Tigers hit back | Herald Sun
REDEMPTION comes in various forms. For the Melbourne Tigers it was a 28-point win over the Adelaide 36ers.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 17:54
Indigenous groups pleased Cape York plan dropped
Indigenous groups are relieved that plans to lobby for the heritage listing of Cape York Peninsula have been dropped.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 17:53
China's Baosteel to cut production - sources | Reuters
China's largest steel maker, Baosteel Group, will cut steel production over the next three months in the face of a weakening outlook for demand, sources close to the company said on Saturday.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 17:52
Liberal National Party vows $262m boost for schools | The Courier-Mail
A YEAR out from a state election and the spending promises are flowing freely. Labor announced a $90 million boost to school maintenance last week and the Opposition trumped it yesterday with a $100 million ...
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 17:51
David Murray: Britt's parents right to be furious
IT'S been hard enough for me just watching Dale Lapthorne fight for help to find his daughter, so I can only imagine what he has been suffering in the past three weeks.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 17:49
$20k deposit guarantee likely to be lifted
THE Federal Government is poised to raise the level at which it guarantees consumer bank deposits after Prime Minister Kevin Rudd held a crisis meeting in Canberra yesterday in response to the continuing global ...
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 17:48
Palin &squo;abused power&squo; | Herald Sun
SARAH Palin unlawfully abused her power as governor to get her former brother-in-law fired as a state trooper, the chief investigator of an Alaska legislative panel has found.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 17:45
US 'strikes deal' on North Korea
The Bush administration is to remove North Korea from its list of countries sponsoring terrorism, US officials say.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 17:27
Federal Election | Stephane Dion and the price of principle
His slouching, bony shoulders may suggest a yielding character, but Dion doesn't bend with the political winds, writes Andrew Chung.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 12:00
Robert Mugabe (L) and Morgan Tsvangirai
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has allocated key ministries to his own party - in defiance of a power-sharing deal, reports say.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 11:57
iTWire - Never-before-seen marine species discovered in Southern Ocean
Scientists with the CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research unit have discovered hundreds of new marine species while exploring the Southern Ocean among a waterscape of extinct volcanoes.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 11:56
FMG could face lower customer demand | The Australian
FOLLOWING the news yesterday that China is seeking delayed iron ore shipments from a WA miner, analysts have forecast Fortescue Metals could face similar problems.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 11:52
Victorian abortion controversy not over - Breaking News - National - Breaking News
Victoria's parliament has decriminalised abortion, but the controversy surrounding the legislation is far from over.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 11:50
Britain's 'oldest virgin' turns 105 - MSN Odd News | MSN UK News - news & weather
A woman thought to be Britain's oldest virgin has celebrated her 105th birthday - and said the secret to long life is celibacy.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 11:45
Power-sharing problems
The MDC said the move threatened the power-sharing deal agreed with Mr Mugabe on September 15.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 11:06
Call for putsch to end Thai protest
Victory speech ... People's Alliance for Democracy leader Sondhi Limthongkul addresses the crowd after his release from the police station.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 11:04
Lambert claims five, Warriors build lead - Breaking News - Sport - Breaking News
WA's top order failed to go on with the job but the Warriors still managed to build a handy first-innings lead of 88 in their Sheffield Shield clash with NSW at the WACA Ground.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 11:00
India-Australia Scoreboard
BANGALORE, India : Scoreboard at lunch Saturday on the third day of the first cricket test between Australia and India at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 10:57
McCain Lauds and Attacks Obama in Same Day
After a week of trying to portray Senator Barack Obama as a friend of terrorists who would drive the country into bankruptcy, Senator John McCain abruptly changed his tone on Friday and told voters at a ...
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 10:54
ANTARA :: VP congratulates Ahtisaari for winning Nobel Prize
Padang, West Sumatra, - Vice President M Jusuf Kalla has congratulated Finnish former president Martti Ahtisaari for winning the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 10:53
The Associated Press: Report stings Palin over Troopergate flap
The politically charged investigation into Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is over, and its conclusions are stinging.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 10:52
Australia & New Zealand
Australia's four biggest banks warned they may need extra support from the government and the central bank to prevent the country being sucked into a recession caused by the credit crisis, the Australian said.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 10:23
Rick Kelly handed Bathurst lifeline
Two-time champion Rick Kelly has been handed a lifeline for this year's Bathurst 1000 after his teammate Paul Radisich ruined their Toll HSV Dealer Team Commodore in a high-speed crash.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 10:17
'Baby brain' myth debunked - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
A new study has found that women's brains do not go to mush during pregnancy and motherhood.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 09:02
Sportal > Motorsport > News
HSV Dealer Team driver Paul Radisich will take no further part in the Bathurst 1000 after being involved in a serious crash at Mount Panorama on Saturday morning.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 09:01