ONE of the first Australians born from an IVF embryo has a rogue gene for which the controversial tests were supposed to weed out, according to the parents.

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While levees hold back floodwater from inundating the south-west Queensland town of Charleville, another flood threat is emerging at Emerald, west of Rockhampton.

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While levees hold back floodwater from inundating the south-west Queensland town of Charleville, another flood threat is emerging at Emerald, west of Rockhampton.

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MoD to be quizzed over lost data

{ January 19th, 2008 }

A watchdog is to quiz defence officials after a laptop with personal details of 600,000 people is stolen.

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Investigators work on crash jet

{ January 19th, 2008 }

Investigators try to determine why engines did not respond on the plane that crash-landed at Heathrow.

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Liverpool set for new buy-out bid

{ January 19th, 2008 }

Dubai International Capital will launch a £500m bid to buy out Liverpool owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks.

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Security forces have overrun a mosque in southern Iraq where Shiite doomsday cultists were holed up, ending two days of clashes in two cities that killed at least 70 people.

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Live - Venus v Mirza

{ January 19th, 2008 }

Wimbledon champion Venus Williams takes on India’s Sania Mirza in the third round of the Australian Open.

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Thaksin allies unveil coalition

{ January 19th, 2008 }

A party linked to former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra unveils a coalition with five smaller parties after elections.

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Authorities in Spain have arrested 14 people suspected of links with Islamic extremist groups.

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About 1,200 residents in Belrose and Oxford Falls in Sydney’s north have been without power for several hours.

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Vera’s Corrie exit seen by 12.5m

{ January 19th, 2008 }

Coronation Street character Vera Duckworth makes her final appearance in the long-running soap.

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Bhutto kill squad member arrested

{ January 19th, 2008 }

PAKISTANI police arrested a teenager who was allegedly part of a five-man squad assigned to kill opposition leader Benazir Bhutto last month, security officials said Saturday.

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HASSAN Nasrallah, the Hezbollah chief and one of Israel’s most wanted men, appeared in public for a Shi’ite religious event in the Lebanese capital for the first time in more than a year.

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Tennis: Federer pushed hard

{ January 19th, 2008 }

Roger Federer beats Janko Tipsarevic in a dramatic encounter to reach the last 16 at the Australian Open.

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Man charged over body inside car

{ January 19th, 2008 }

A man is charged in connection with the death of a woman whose body was found in the boot of a car.

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Thousands remain on flood alert

{ January 19th, 2008 }

Homeowners in parts of England and Wales are on flood standby as more heavy rain continues to fall.

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Police probe jewellery store ram raid

{ January 19th, 2008 }

New South Wales police say they are looking for a group of men who they believe may be responsible for a ram raid at jewellery store in Sydney’s CBD.

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Police probe jewellery store ram raid

{ January 19th, 2008 }

New South Wales police say they are looking for a group of men who they believe may be responsible for a ram raid at jewellery store in Sydney’s CBD.

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PAKISTANI troops captured 50 Islamist militants in an operation in the rugged tribal region near the Afghan border, a day after killing dozens of rebels in the area.

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Spain arrests 14 terror suspects

{ January 19th, 2008 }

Spanish authorities in Barcelona arrest 14 people suspected of having links to Islamist terror groups.

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Australia v India photos

{ January 19th, 2008 }

Pictures from India’s victory over Australia in Perth

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Indonesian anti-riot police have briefly clashed with about 100 demonstrators calling for former Indonesian president Suharto to be brought to justice.

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Indonesian anti-riot police have briefly clashed with about 100 demonstrators calling for former Indonesian president Suharto to be brought to justice.

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Queensland water management body SunWater says spillover from a dam near Emerald in the state’s central west does not pose a risk downstream.

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