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New Zealand, Australia reciprocate expelling Fiji diplomats - Summary
Wellington - New Zealand and Australia on Wednesday ordered Fiji's top diplomats to leave in a tit-for-tat response to the expulsions of their envoys by the island nation's military strongman Voreqe Bainimarama the previous day. T...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-04 ] Category : [ Australasia (World) ]

Qantas pilots suspended after forgetting to lower landing gear
Sydney Two Qantas pilots were suspended Wednesday after forgetting to lower landing gear as they came in to land at busy Sydney airport. The Boeing 767 was just 700 feet above the ground when alarms went off alerting the pilots the landing gear had n...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-04 ] Category : [ Australasia (World) ]

Pacific tit-for-tat on cards after Fiji expels diplomats
Wellington - Relations between Fiji's military government and its biggest South Pacific neighbours Australia and New Zealand were poised to worsen Wednesday after the island state expelled their senior diplomats. New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray M...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-03 ] Category : [ Australasia (World) ]

Austrian gets 7 years in prison in child porn network case
Vienna - An Austrian man was found guilty Tuesday of sexually abusing his stepdaughter. He received a seven-year prison term, one month after he and 21 others were arrested in an international crackdown on a child pornography network. Vienna's crimin...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-03 ] Category : [ Australasia (World) ]

Firefighters succeed in using mud to stop oil rig fire - Summary
Sydney - Firefighters put out a fire Tuesday on an oil and gas rig in the Timor Sea north of Australia after four attempts and pumping thousands of barrels of heavy mud into the well. The fire on the remote ocean rig raged for three days, sending fla...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-03 ] Category : [ Australasia (World) ]

Fiji expels New Zealand and Australian diplomats - Summary
Wellington - Fiji's military ruler, Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama, ordered senior diplomats from New Zealand and Australia out of the country Tuesday, accusing them of waging a negative campaign against his government, which seized power in a bloodles...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-03 ] Category : [ Australasia (World) ]

Fiji expels New Zealand and Australian diplomats
Wellington - Fiji's military ruler Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama gave the senior diplomats of New Zealand and Australia 24 hours to leave the country on Tuesday and ordered his country's high commissioner in Canberra to return home. In a televised add...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-03 ] Category : [ Australasia (World) ]

Jet-lagged driver who killed three escapes severe penalty
Wellington - A jet-lagged driver who fell asleep at the wheel of a car which crashed killing his wife, granddaughter and cousin escaped a severe penalty when he pleaded guilty to careless driving causing death in a New Zealand court Tuesday. Defence ...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-03 ] Category : [ Australasia (World) ]

Air New Zealand to replace Boeing 737-300s with Airbus planes
Wellington - Air New Zealand announced Tuesday that it was buying 14 new Airbus A320 jets to replace its fleet of 15 Boeing 737-300s on domestic routes, with an option to buy 11 more. The airline, which is 75.5-per-cent owned by the government, said ...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-03 ] Category : [ Australasia (World) ]

Firefighters use mud to battle burning oil rig
Sydney - Firefighters battled to put out a fire at an oil-and-gas rig in the Timor Sea north of Australia Tuesday by pumping thick mud into the well to plug the leak. The fire broke out Sunday with flames and smoke rising hundreds of metres into the ...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-03 ] Category : [ Australasia (World) ]

EU, US seek WTO settlement over Chinese export restrictions - Summary

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Iraqi election law again falters on Kirkuk dispute - Summary

Intel sued for antitrust violations

EXTRA: European Union reaffirms support for two-state solution

GMU-turn shocks Berlin and Moscow, angers workers - Summary

EU, US seek WTO settlement over Chinese export restrictions

Jordan extends guarantee of bank deposits until end of 2010

EXTRA:Cameron concedes Lisbon Treaty defeat but vows to fight on

Defiant killer of Egyptian woman denies racist intent - Summary

Obama wants US, Iran to move beyond troubled past

British mercenary Simon Mann returns after Equatorial Guinea pardon

Time Warner posts lower profit but raises outlook

US soldiers kill Iraqi man in raid near Syrian border

Parreira to call Benni McCarthy back to South Africa squad

UN set to launch new talks to end dispute between Greece and FYROM

UN General Assembly begins debate on Goldstone report

Greece bans athletic dopers from Olympic torch relays

Bartoli leads the winners on Bali opening day