Man shot after refusing to give up train seat
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A Russian policeman has shot and wounded two passengers during rush hour on the Moscow metro after a row about giving up a seat for a pensioner, the interior ministry said.
Cambodia bans marriages to South Koreans
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Cambodia has suspended marriages between its citizens and South Koreans in order to curb human trafficking, the foreign ministry said.
Google to leave China in April: reports
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Google will reportedly pull out of China on April 10, after a spat over censorship with the government.
ABC journalists honoured for bushfires coverage
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ABC journalists have taken top honours at the Quill awards for excellence in Victorian journalism tonight for their coverage of the Black Saturday bushfires.
Cycleways blamed for fatal accidents
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Two-way cycleways which run alongside busy roads have been criticised by experts in the US and Europe as being responsible for fatal accidents.
Australian arrested for child sex in Cambodia
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Cambodian police have arrested an Australian man on suspicion of paying for sex with underage girls over a number of years.
Tasmanian election campaign draws to a close
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A five-week election campaign in Tasmania has drawn to a close with Labor, Liberal and the Greens making a final pitch for votes.
China refuses to open Hu trial
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China has refused a request to give Australian officials access to the entire court proceedings during the trial of Stern Hu.
Lifesavers mourn rising star
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Australia's surf life saving community is mourning the death of a teenage competitor at the national championships on Queensland's Gold Coast.
Libs see red over Rudd's Russian uranium deal
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The Federal Opposition has labelled the Government's decision to sell Australian uranium to Russia, but not India, as hypocrisy.
4 horses killed in road crash
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Four horses being transported to a St Patrick's Day race meeting in western New South Wales have been killed in a road accident.
Airport officer failed to detect commissioner's bullets
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A security officer has been stood down after allowing Victoria's police chief to carry bullets aboard a flight.
Seeing is believing: scientists make invisibility cloak
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It sounds like something out of a Harry Potter book, but German scientists say they have created a three-dimensional invisibility cloak.
Super fund panic hurt retirees
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People who left their money in a super fund during the financial crisis will be much better off than those who did not, research says.
Market makes slight gains
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The Australian share market has closed slightly higher but it failed to make any real headway, with a lacklustre performance from banks and mining stocks.
Surf lifesaver killed by rough seas
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Wild surf has claimed the life of a NSW man at the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships on Queensland's Gold Coast.
Police end search for Sydney campus gunman
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Police say they are confident a gunman at a Sydney university campus is no longer in the area and have called off the search.
Clarke rebounds against Black Caps
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Michael Clarke put his off-field troubles to the side to post a gritty century on day one of the first Test against New Zealand.
University targets disadvantaged students
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The University of Sydney says not enough disadvantaged and regional students are getting the opportunity to enrol in university courses.
Rudd defies dare for prime-time debate
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The Federal Liberal Party has dared Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to allow Tuesday's leaders' debate to be held during a prime-time television slot.
Rio, Chinalco agree on African joint venture
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Mining giant Rio Tinto has signed a non-binding agreement with Chinalco to jointly develop an iron ore mine in Guinea.
Glow-in-the-dark sperm sheds light on fertility
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Scientists in the United States are genetically engineering fruit flies so their sperm glows in the dark - a technique that could help human fertility research.
Rann faces protest on poll eve
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Mike Rann's final media conference of the SA campaign has been interrupted by protestors.
Miscalculation and lack of support in oil disaster
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A federal inquiry into last year's oil and gas spill off Western Australia has heard workers on the West Atlas rig did not get enough support from management onshore.
Big names join fight against Indigenous poverty
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Some of Australia's leading business people have joined forces to help eliminate Indigenous disadvantage and poverty.
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