Thursday, February 28, 2008
Six nabbed in Norway, Sweden 'terrorism' swoop: police
Norwegian and Swedish police said they arrested six people in Oslo and Stockholm suspected of financing and planning attacks in a coordinated action.[MORE]
Activists outraged by Tommy Suharto court decision
The youngest son of Indonesia's former president Suharto has defeated a civil corruption suit brought against him and been awarded $630,000 in a counterclaim decision described by anti-corruption activists as breathtaking.[MORE]
Turkey rejects US push for Nth Iraq withdrawal
Turkey resisted calls from the US Defence Secretary Robert Gates to commit to a quick withdrawal of its troops from northern Iraq. [MORE]
Henry expected to miss Beijing
Triple Olympic gold medallist Jodie Henry has called a press conference where she is expected to announce she will not be competing at this year's Beijing Games.[MORE]
Police call off search for trawler skipper
Police have given up the search for a man missing at sea off the New South Wales north coast.[MORE]
Cost rise for pulp mill
The Tasmanian timber company Gunns says it has completed the negotiation of key contracts for equipment and wood supply for its planned pulp mill.[MORE]
Israel continues air strikes on Gaza
Israeli planes have carried out further air strikes on the Gaza Strip killing five Palestinian militants. [MORE]
Johnson, Shirvington book place in semis
Sprinters Matt Shirvington and Patrick Johnson are through to the semi-finals of the men's 100 metres at the national Olympic selection trials in Brisbane.[MORE]
Webb three shots off the pace in Singapore
Mexico's Lorena Ochoa kicked off her 2008 campaign in fine style by taking a one-stroke lead in the first round of the LPGA tournament in Singapore with Karrie Webb playing a solid round.[MORE]
Chalmers sitting third behind unlikely leaders in India
Argentine Daniel Vancsik and India's Shamim Khan emerged as unlikely early leaders with matching superb 5-under 67s as Australian Greg Chalmers took a share of third on the opening day of the European Tour event in Delhi.[MORE]
Missile strike kills 12 in Pakistan tribal area
A missile strike has killed at least 12 people, most of them Arabs, in a Pakistani tribal area known as a safe haven for Al Qaeda militants.[MORE]
Luczak denied quarter-final spot in Acapulco
Australian Peter Luczak has been eliminated in the ATP event in Acapulco, Mexico defeated by Italian Potiti Starace.[MORE]
ABC Learning extends share trade suspension
Shares in childcare company ABC Learning remain suspended from trade as talks on selling part of the business continue.[MORE]
Gastro outbreak at SA hospital
The Women's and Children's Hospital has restricted entry to one of its paediatric wards because of an outbreak of viral gastro-enteritis.[MORE]
Wording the key in parliamentary term referendum: professor
A politics lecturer says the outcome of a Queensland referendum on fixed four-year parliamentary terms hinges on the way it is worded. [MORE]
Court rejects corruption case against Suharto's son
An Indonesian court has rejected a civil case against the youngest son of ex-dictator Suharto for alleged corruption and awarded him five billion rupiah ($A587,000) in a countersuit he filed.[MORE]
Cash taken in suburban robbery
Police say they have several promising leads into an armed robbery in the Hobart suburb of Mt Nelson this afternoon.[MORE]
Snow falling on Vic's Alpine region
Victoria's Alpine resorts are preparing for a cold night and possibly snow. [MORE]
N Qld tropical low unlikely to form into cyclone
The weather bureau says it is not likely a tropical low off the far north Queensland coast will develop into a cyclone. [MORE]
Quigley backs McCusker in CCC row
The prominent Labor MP John Quigley has attacked the Head of the Corruption and Crime Commission, for undermining the role of the Parliamentary Inspector.[MORE]
Police raid at Muchea
Police attached to Operation Jupiter, which is targeting organised crime and outlaw motorcycle gangs, have raided a property near Muchea, north of Perth.[MORE]
Tas Opposition describes health stalemate as farcical
The Tasmanian Opposition says it's clear the election of a Labor Federal Government has not ended the blame game over health funding.[MORE]
Tasmania boosting broadband speeds
The Communications Minister Stephen Conroy says Tasmanian innovations will help shape the Commonwealth's planned $4.7 billion internet network.[MORE]
29 Taliban killed in opium-linked violence
Twenty-nine Taliban rebels allied with opium farmers in southern Afghanistan have been killed when they tried to attack Government poppy eradication missions, police say.[MORE]
Crean to probe China on free trade agreements
The Australian Government is to review its free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with China.[MORE]
