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IVF parents sue over alleged rogue gene

NEWS.com.au | Top Stories — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:00:00 +0000

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.

Emerald on flood alert as dam overflows

ABC News: Top Stories — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 11:19:00 +0000

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

Emerald on flood alert as dam overflows

ABC News: Breaking Stories — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 11:19:00 +0000

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

MoD to be quizzed over lost data

BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 11:16:27 +0000

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

Investigators work on crash jet

BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 11:12:10 +0000

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

Liverpool set for new buy-out bid

BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 11:10:59 +0000

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

Mosque raid ends southern Iraq clashes: police

ABC News: Breaking Stories — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 11:10:00 +0000

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.

Live - Venus v Mirza

BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | UK Edition — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:54:06 +0000

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

Thaksin allies unveil coalition

BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:53:38 +0000

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

Spain arrests 14 ‘linked to extremists’

ABC News: Breaking Stories — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:38:00 +0000

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

Substation fault cuts power to Sydney suburbs

ABC News: Breaking Stories — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:38:00 +0000

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

Vera’s Corrie exit seen by 12.5m

BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:34:21 +0000

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

Bhutto kill squad member arrested

NEWS.com.au | Breaking News — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:30:00 +0000

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.

Hezbollah taunts Israel with ‘body parts’

NEWS.com.au | Breaking News — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:23:00 +0000

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.

Tennis: Federer pushed hard

BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:17:17 +0000

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

Man charged over body inside car

BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:10:03 +0000

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

Thousands remain on flood alert

BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:00:45 +0000

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

Police probe jewellery store ram raid

ABC News: Top Stories — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:00:00 +0000

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.

Police probe jewellery store ram raid

ABC News: Breaking Stories — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:00:00 +0000

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.

Militants captured in tribal border zone

NEWS.com.au | Breaking News — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:57:00 +0000

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.

Spain arrests 14 terror suspects

BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:55:37 +0000

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

Australia v India photos

BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | UK Edition — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:52:28 +0000

Pictures from India's victory over Australia in Perth

Protests, police at Suharto’s hospital

ABC News: Top Stories — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:50:00 +0000

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

Protests, police at Suharto’s hospital

ABC News: Breaking Stories — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:50:00 +0000

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

Overflowing dam to supply years of water to Emerald district

ABC News: Breaking Stories — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:40:00 +0000

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