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Supermodel 'too fat' for the catwalk
SUPERMODEL Gemma Ward, the butt of attacks on an international fashion website for gaining weight, has revealed through her agent that she has no plans to return to her glittering career.
James Hardie 'will repay $320k loan'
A $320 MILLION government bailout of James Hardie's fund for asbestos victims will be repaid and does not excuse the struggling company from its obligations to the fund, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says.
Isolation ends in flood zone
FLOODWATERS have mostly receded on the New South Wales mid north coast, freeing thousands of people from isolation.
Turnbull gets ovation for slamming PM
KEVIN Rudd is running an "extraordinarily vain" government that is handing over Australia's immigration program to people smugglers, Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull says.
Natural disaster declared in mid-north coast
The NSW government has declared the shires of Nambucca, Bellingen and Kempsey, and Coffs Harbour on the mid north coast natural disaster areas in the wake of extensive flooding.
Woman 'took child from hospital'
A 27-year-old NSW woman has been charged after allegedly taking her new-born baby from a hospital in the state's central west where it had been placed into care.
Eleven dead in Russian military plane crash
A RUSSIAN military plane crashed into the sea during a training exercise in Russia's Far East region, leaving all eleven crew members missing and presumed dead, officials said.
Landslide kills 13 in Vietnam
AT least 13 people have been killed in a landslide in central Vietnam following storms and flooding that have now left almost 130 people dead, officials said.
Cocaine king faces life in jail
A GUATEMMALAN man said by the US Government to have been one of the world's biggest cocaine dealers has been found guilty of conspiracy to import and sell the narcotic, prosecutors in New York say.
Freeman settles car crash lawsuit
OSCAR-winner Morgan Freeman has settled a US lawsuit involving a female passenger travelling in his car when it crashed last year, the woman's lawyer confirmed yesterday.
Swine flu death toll passes 6000
THE number of swine flu deaths has grown by more than 370 over a week to pass 6000, as the pandemic spread into more than 199 countries and territories, World Health Organisation data showed.
James Hardie 'will repay $320k loan'
A $320 MILLION government bailout of James Hardie's fund for asbestos victims will be repaid and does not excuse the struggling company from its obligations to the fund, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says.
US grieves after massacre
US President Barack Obama led his nation in mourning on Saturday as shocked Americans struggled to understand why a Muslim army doctor killed 13 in a massacre at a US military base.
Mitterrand's criminal son 'turns page'
DISGRACED by a criminal conviction in a trial centred on arms sales to Angola when it was at war, the son of former French President Francois Mitterrand still sees a future for himself doing business in Africa.
Isolation ends in flood zone
FLOODWATERS have mostly receded on the New South Wales mid north coast, freeing thousands of people from isolation.
Turnbull gets ovation for slamming PM
KEVIN Rudd is running an "extraordinarily vain" government that is handing over Australia's immigration program to people smugglers, Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull says.
Five US soldiers hurt in search operation
FIVE US soldiers were wounded during a search operation for two American troops who went missing in Afghanistan, a spokesman for NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said.
Saudi man beheaded for murder
A SAUDI man was beheaded by the sword in the western region of Mecca after being convicted of murdering a compatriot, the interior ministry said.
Eleven dead in Russian military plane crash
A RUSSIAN military plane crashed into the sea during a training exercise in Russia's Far East region, leaving all eleven crew members missing and presumed dead, officials said.
Shares close higher on RBA outlook
THE share market closed higher, rebounding from two-month lows buoyed by a more optimistic assessment of the economy by the central bank.
Telstra talks tough again
TELSTRA chairman Catherine Livingstone yesterday was being "tough" in negotiations with the Rudd Government over its plans to break up the company.
Bank of Queensland eyes growth
BANK of Queensland expects to grow its business faster than its rivals to become a viable alternative to the major lenders.
Business borrowers wait for rate rise sting
BANKS moved swiftly to raise variable home loan rates in line with the Reserve Bank's 0.25 per cent increase in the cash rate yesterday, but Westpac tried to upstage its rivals by promising not to boost the cost of small business credit.
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