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  1. Antarctic-bound ship forgets equipment

    → The Age National Headlines | 16 Mar 2010 | 10:14 pm MDT

    A costly blunder has forced Australia's Antarctic flagship MV Aurora Australis to return to Hobart after someone forgot to pack a vital piece of equipment.

  2. Abbott refuses to bite back at Costello criticism

    → The Age National Headlines | 16 Mar 2010 | 10:13 pm MDT

    Opposition Leader Tony Abbott won't pick a fight with Peter Costello but insists his paid parental leave scheme is coalition policy.

  3. Leafs Monster-mash the Senators

    → Thestar.com - Home Page | 16 Mar 2010 | 10:06 pm MDT

    Luca Caputi

    This is what the Leafs wanted to see when they outbid three other teams, and crossed the Atlantic, to woo Jonas Gustavsson to Toronto.



  4. Toddler murder trial called off after four weeks

    → nzherald.co.nz - National | 16 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm MDT

    A woman's trial for murdering a three-year-old boy in her care was abandoned today after four weeks because a key medical witness was too ill to give evidence.Patricia Angela Pickering, 38, pleaded not guilty in the High Court...

  5. Boat blast men can stay

    → Herald Sun | National News | 16 Mar 2010 | 9:58 pm MDT

    AUTHORITIES won't revoke visas of three Afghans blamed today for a boat blast that killed five fellow asylum seekers.

  6. 'Thelma and Louise' spree brothers jailed

    → Herald Sun | National News | 16 Mar 2010 | 9:56 pm MDT

    TWO Adelaide brothers have been jailed for a string of offences after going on an interstate crime spree sparked off by their businesses collapsing in the global financial crisis.

  7. Schools urge action on legal drug

    → BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition | 16 Mar 2010 | 9:55 pm MDT

    Head teachers say a ban on the legal drug mephedrone should be considered following the death of two teenagers.

  8. Aussies missing in Fiji cyclone

    → Herald Sun | National News | 16 Mar 2010 | 9:48 pm MDT

    SEVENTEEN Australians are missing in Fiji's north after a devastating cyclone ravaged the Pacific Island nation.

  9. Haiti 'needs $11.5bn' to rebuild

    → BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition | 16 Mar 2010 | 9:39 pm MDT

    Haiti will need $11.5bn to rebuild after the devastating earthquake in January, its government and aid agencies say.

  10. Burt re-signs with Eels till end of 2012

    → The Age National Headlines | 16 Mar 2010 | 9:34 pm MDT

    Parramatta have re-signed veteran winger Luke Burt to a new three-year deal that will keep him at the NRL club until the end of 2012.

  11. Navy warning to SIEV 36 'led to deaths'

    → The Australian | The Nation | 16 Mar 2010 | 9:33 pm MDT

    A NAVY warning given to the master of the SIEV 36 was "clearly inappropriate'' and sparked the events that led to the deaths of five asylum-seekers.

  12. 'Enraged' driver ran over man twice

    → Herald Sun | National News | 16 Mar 2010 | 9:30 pm MDT

    WOMAN "freaked out" before reversing back over a man and dragging him under, court told.

  13. LNG player shares up on Shell forecast

    → The Age National Headlines | 16 Mar 2010 | 9:29 pm MDT

    Shares in Australian liquefied natural gas focused companies gained ground after bullish forecasts from Royal Dutch Shell about LNG in the Asia Pacific region.

  14. Second insulation fire hits Melbourne

    → The Age National Headlines | 16 Mar 2010 | 9:29 pm MDT

    Melbourne has had two house fires linked to shonky insulation work in less than 24 hours.

  15. French policeman dies in shoot-out

    → Daily Express :: News / Showbiz Feed | 16 Mar 2010 | 9:25 pm MDT



    A French police officer has been killed in an exchange of fire with assailants east of Paris.

  16. Thai protests head to PM's house

    → BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition | 16 Mar 2010 | 9:15 pm MDT

    Thai "red-shirt" anti-government protesters take their rally, with blood donated by supporters, to the house of PM Abhisit Vejajjiva.

  17. Ryan to contest grading at NRL judiciary

    → The Age National Headlines | 16 Mar 2010 | 9:09 pm MDT

    Wests Tiger Beau Ryan will contest the grading of his dangerous contact charge at the NRL judiciary on Wednesday night.

  18. New Sydney ports chairman

    → The Age National Headlines | 16 Mar 2010 | 9:09 pm MDT

    Master mariner Bryan Smith is the new chairman of the Sydney Ports Corporation.

  19. Consumers to benefit from tough new laws

    → The Age National Headlines | 16 Mar 2010 | 9:09 pm MDT

    Consumers will be better protected from dodgy deals after parliament passed a suite of tough new laws.

  20. Conroy won't hand over NBN study

    → The Age National Headlines | 16 Mar 2010 | 9:04 pm MDT

    Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has snubbed a Senate order, requiring him to hand over an implementation study into the national broadband network.

  21. Cam Cole: Woods opts for Augusta's cloistered atmosphere

    → NPL Npindex top stories | 16 Mar 2010 | 9:02 pm MDT

    Tiger Woods, supremely gifted at controlling the arc of his golf ball, may have badly miscalculated his ability to do the same with the trajectory of his life. But he hasn’t given up trying. What the world’s No. 1 player seeks — in announcing Tuesday that he will make his long-awaited return to golf at the Masters Tournament, April 8-11 — is a rigorously controlled environment

  22. Mother dressed her baby as Hitler, other dictators for art exhibit

    → NPL Npindex top stories | 16 Mar 2010 | 9:02 pm MDT

    Bored and confined to a wheelchair for months, Danish-Norwegian artist Nina Maria Kleivan saw inspiration in her newborn child and began to sew

  23. Robo-calls could end Tas Labor govt

    → The Age National Headlines | 16 Mar 2010 | 8:59 pm MDT

    Labor's "robo-call" blunder late in the Tasmanian election campaign will perhaps be painted as the final bungle of the regime's 12 years in government.

  24. Fabulous Baker buoys Archibald hopes

    → The Australian | The Nation | 16 Mar 2010 | 8:45 pm MDT

    AN extraordinary likeness and a "bloody good hat'' has won a portrait of rock music historian Glenn A. Baker the annual Packing Room art prize.

  25. Man sexually harassed at work gets $15k

    → nzherald.co.nz - National | 16 Mar 2010 | 8:41 pm MDT

    A restaurant worker sacked after being discriminated against because of his sexual orientation has been awarded has been awarded nearly $15,000.The Employment Relations Authority found that the man, whose name was not disclosed,...

  26. Abbott fends off Costello attack

    → The Australian | The Nation | 16 Mar 2010 | 8:26 pm MDT

    TONY Abbott refused today to be drawn into a slanging match with Peter Costello over his parental leave scheme, declaring "my argument is always with Mr Rudd".

  27. Rann confesses to personal 'mistakes'

    → The Australian | The Nation | 16 Mar 2010 | 8:21 pm MDT

    MIKE Rann has opened up about past mistakes in his personal life, making frank admissions in relation to Michelle Chantelois.

  28. Federal funds for First Nations University ‘off the table’

    → NPL Npindex top stories | 16 Mar 2010 | 8:02 pm MDT

    Saskatchewan Advanced Education Minister Rob Norris says there is no indication the federal government will restore more than $7-million in annual funding to First Nations University of Canada as it scrambles to forge a new operating partnership with the University of Regina

  29. Hammering home the avalanche message

    → NPL Npindex top stories | 16 Mar 2010 | 8:00 pm MDT

    Don Martin: It may seen obvious. If an avalanche warning goes to EXTREME, it kinda means STAY OUT

  30. Boy admits breaking into Bingle carpark

    → The Australian | The Nation | 16 Mar 2010 | 8:00 pm MDT

    A 15-YEAR-OLD boy has pleaded guilty to breaking into the carpark of the Bondi unit once shared by Lara Bingle and Michael Clarke.

  31. Ads 'exaggerated climate change'

    → BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition | 16 Mar 2010 | 7:51 pm MDT

    Two government press advertisements to raise awareness of climate change are banned for overstating the risks.

  32. Boatpeople's sabotage blew up SIEV 36

    → The Australian | The Nation | 16 Mar 2010 | 7:44 pm MDT

    THREE asylum-seekers aboard SIEV 36 could face criminal charges after a coroner found they had sabotaged the vessel, which blew up killing five people.

  33. Unions seek $27 pay rise for low-paid

    → The Australian | The Nation | 16 Mar 2010 | 7:43 pm MDT

    UNIONS will seek a pay rise of $27 a week for the nation's low-paid workers.

  34. PM answers questions on YouTube

    → Thestar.com - Home Page | 16 Mar 2010 | 7:41 pm MDT

    Marijuana is not going to be decriminalized or even “respectable” as long as Stephen Harper is Prime Minister.



  35. Sabotage most likely on SIEV 36 - coroner

    → Herald Sun | National News | 16 Mar 2010 | 7:40 pm MDT

    THE Northern Territory coroner will refer his findings into the Ashmore Reef asylum-seekers boat explosion to the NT commissioner of police to examine whether criminal charges can been laid against three of the men onboard.

  36. Diver 'rides' shark in frenzy

    → Herald Sun | National News | 16 Mar 2010 | 7:36 pm MDT

    TERRIFYING footage shows the moment a diver grabs a 3m tiger shark as it fed on a whale carcass off the Barrier Reef. VIDEO

  37. Africa 'lacks climate vocabulary'

    → BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition | 16 Mar 2010 | 7:35 pm MDT

    Many Africans blame themselves for climate change and lack the knowledge to discuss the issue, a new BBC report suggests.

  38. NHS 'should axe quarter of beds'

    → BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition | 16 Mar 2010 | 7:34 pm MDT

    Tens of thousands of hospital beds in England must be axed to save money and improve care, a think tank says.

  39. Firefighter who lied justifiably sacked - ERA

    → nzherald.co.nz - National | 16 Mar 2010 | 7:33 pm MDT

    A firefighter who didn't tell his employer about his history of treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder was justifiably sacked, the Employment Relations Authority says.Marc Lidiard was employed by the New Zealand Fire Service...

  40. Power cuts affect Auckland CBD, Albany

    → nzherald.co.nz - National | 16 Mar 2010 | 7:22 pm MDT

    Power has been restored after an outage affected customers in the northern Auckland suburbs of Albany and Coatesville this afternoon.A Vector spokeswoman said the cause of the power cut was being investigated. The company was...

  41. N.W.T. stakes claim in hockey heritage

    → NPL Npindex top stories | 16 Mar 2010 | 7:16 pm MDT

    Just days after a finding by two Swedish historians bolstered Nova Scotia’s claim to being hockey’s birthplace, the Northwest Territories is moving to formally recognize references to an 1825 game played on a frozen lake near the present-day community of Deline as the earliest eyewitness account of Canada’s national winter sport

  42. Cyclist dies after collision with tip truck

    → Herald Sun | National News | 16 Mar 2010 | 7:10 pm MDT

    A YOUNG man is dead after his bike collided with a tip truck in Melbourne this morning.

  43. Archibald Packing Room picks its prize

    → Herald Sun | National News | 16 Mar 2010 | 7:05 pm MDT

    A PORTRAIT of rock historian Glenn A Baker has won the Packing Room prize, the prelude to the annual Archibald art prize.

  44. Ontario politician wants Toronto to become a province

    → NPL Npindex top stories | 16 Mar 2010 | 7:02 pm MDT

    Could a struggle to rid rural areas of coyotes become the basis for the creation of a Canada’s 11th province?

  45. Where will Jim Flaherty's axe fall?

    → NPL Npindex top stories | 16 Mar 2010 | 7:02 pm MDT

    John Ivison: Remember the Budget? Big thick book, lots of numbers, came out two weeks ago. I mention it because you may have forgotten all about it, given the infrequency with which the opposition has mentioned the Conservatives’ financial plan

  46. Driver dies when car fails to take bend

    → nzherald.co.nz - National | 16 Mar 2010 | 7:00 pm MDT

    One person is dead after a car crash in the King Country today.It was believed the dead man had to be extricated from the wreckage of a car which overtook a truck then failed to take a bend at Piopio, 100km southwest of Hamilton.The...

  47. Mexico seeks US drug support

    → BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition | 16 Mar 2010 | 6:56 pm MDT

    Mexican President Felipe Calderon has called for the US to share responsibility in the battle against drug traffickers.

  48. Stolen stroller? Check Craigslist

    → Thestar.com - Home Page | 16 Mar 2010 | 6:52 pm MDT

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    Pricey prams are a hot commodity, as an east-end dad learned when he found his stolen baby wheels listed online.



  49. Baker portrait wins Packing Room prize

    → The Australian | The Nation | 16 Mar 2010 | 6:49 pm MDT

    A PORTRAIT of rock music historian Glenn A. Baker has won the Packing Room prize, the prelude to the annual Archibald art prize.

  50. Reef islands evacuated as cyclone looms

    → The Australian | The Nation | 16 Mar 2010 | 6:43 pm MDT

    MORE than 300 people are being evacuated from Great Barrier Reef islands amid warnings Cyclone Ului will hit the central Queensland coast this weekend.

  51. GP wants 'visitor bed ban' lifted

    → BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition | 16 Mar 2010 | 6:41 pm MDT

    A doctor calls for the ban on visitors sitting on patients' beds to be removed, saying it is "demeaning" and "joyless".

  52. Call for Olympics tickets clarity

    → BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition | 16 Mar 2010 | 6:38 pm MDT

    London 2012 organisers are urged to be up front about how many tickets will be available and how much they will cost.

  53. Benefit repayments 'must improve'

    → BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition | 16 Mar 2010 | 6:32 pm MDT

    Benefit claimants owe £1.85bn in overpaid money but the government is recovering less than £300m a year, MPs say.

  54. Cannon ratchets up criticism of Israeli housing plan

    → Thestar.com - Home Page | 16 Mar 2010 | 6:12 pm MDT

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    Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon took a harder line Tuesday against Israel’s controversial decision to build settlements in east Jerusalem.



  55. Anti-whaling protest staged outside PM's office

    → nzherald.co.nz - National | 16 Mar 2010 | 6:08 pm MDT

    Greenpeace has brought anti-whaling protest back on to New Zealand soil, staging a mock-up of Prime Minister John Key harpooning a whale outside his Auckland electorate office.New Zealand, alongside Australia, met with the International...

  56. Canada fires back after UN report on minority treatment

    → NPL Npindex top stories | 16 Mar 2010 | 6:02 pm MDT

    Canada hit back on Tuesday over a United Nations “expert report” that criticizes how minorities are treated in the country, charging it contains inaccuracies and bases several findings on unsubstantiated claims

  57. Auckland: Our failing city

    → nzherald.co.nz - National | 16 Mar 2010 | 6:00 pm MDT

    Auckland's natural environment is in decline and will continue to worsen unless the new Super City council delivers a shake-up, say monitoring officers.The region's environment monitors told would-be civic leaders they would inherit...

  58. Slash can't stomach kids' taste for peas

    → Daily Express :: Features Feed | 16 Mar 2010 | 6:00 pm MDT



    HE COLLABORATED with Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas on his album, but Guns n' Roses guitarist Slash is not pleased at the effect it's had on his children.

  59. Tiger Woods's Masters comeback

    → Daily Express :: Features Feed | 16 Mar 2010 | 6:00 pm MDT



    TIGER Woods was back home with his wife yesterday after announcing he was to make his long-awaited comeback.

  60. Neve Campbell turns her fire on oil sands

    → Daily Express :: Features Feed | 16 Mar 2010 | 6:00 pm MDT



    SHE is best known as a Hollywood idol but now actress Neve Campbell is trying to take on the world's oil giants.

  61. Dannii thought boyfriend was gay on their first meeting

    → Daily Express :: Features Feed | 16 Mar 2010 | 6:00 pm MDT



    THEY are preparing for the arrival of their first child together but Dannii Minogue's British boyfriend Kris Smith reveals he had to work hard to win her over as she was convinced he was gay when they first met.

  62. Chef Sophie Dahl shapes up well

    → Daily Express :: Features Feed | 16 Mar 2010 | 6:00 pm MDT



    SHE is svelte nowadays despite a new career as a cookery writer and TV chef but model Sophie Dahl, the granddaughter of celebrated author Roald, recalls a time when her figure was a lot larger.

  63. Take note … the changing face of the monarch over 50 years

    → The Scotsman - News | 16 Mar 2010 | 6:00 pm MDT

    A NEW exhibition marking the 50th anniversary of the Queen's first appearance on Bank of England notes has opened.

  64. Nato special forces 'reined in' after spate of civilian deaths

    → The Scotsman - News | 16 Mar 2010 | 6:00 pm MDT

    THE commander of Nato forces in Afghanistan has issued new rules to "rein in" Special Forces, after a spate of botched operations left scores of civilians dead.

  65. Scandal of the PoW 'slaves'

    → Daily Express :: Features Feed | 16 Mar 2010 | 6:00 pm MDT



    DOCUMENTS reveal that, until 1948, German prisoners were forced to help rebuild Britain despite furious condemnation.

  66. Holyrood to play host to Her Majesty and His Holiness

    → The Scotsman - News | 16 Mar 2010 | 6:00 pm MDT

    THE first state visit by a Pope to Britain will begin in Scotland where he will meet the Queen and thousands of wellwishers in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

  67. Jackson still reigns as King of Pop with £132m deal

    → Daily Express :: Features Feed | 16 Mar 2010 | 6:00 pm MDT



    IT HAS been almost nine months since his death but Michael Jackson's legacy as the biggest name in pop lives on thanks to a staggering new £132million deal.

  68. Man wins £2million lotto the day after divorcing

    → Daily Express :: News / Showbiz Feed | 16 Mar 2010 | 6:00 pm MDT



    A MAN won £2.3million on the lottery the day after his divorce was finalised - while his ex-wife won £5 on a scratchcard.

  69. Benefits: £1.85bn overpaid and only £300m clawed back

    → Daily Express :: News / Showbiz Feed | 16 Mar 2010 | 6:00 pm MDT



    WHITEHALL officials are desperately trying to recoup £1.85billion in -benefits mistakenly overpaid to welfare claimants, a report revealed last night.

  70. Crackdown on cheap alcohol may lead to increase in drinking, experts claim

    → The Scotsman - News | 16 Mar 2010 | 6:00 pm MDT

    SNP plans for a crackdown on cheap drink could lead to more alcohol being consumed in Scotland, and may even break existing laws banning irresponsible promotions, legal expert

  71. ‘Grim' sales rate sparks fears for Scottish economy

    → Daily Express :: News / Showbiz Feed | 16 Mar 2010 | 6:00 pm MDT



    FRESH fears have been raised for Scotland's economic -recovery after the High Street suffered its worst February in at least 11 years.

  72. De Niro buys back dad's art

    → Daily Express :: Features Feed | 16 Mar 2010 | 6:00 pm MDT



    ROBERT De Niro has struck a £9,000 deal to buy back six paintings by his late father from a bankrupt art gallery. The star's cash will save the paintings from going to auction along with other treasures from the Salander-O'Reilly Galleries.

  73. Ferry firm accused of dodging NI fees

    → Daily Express :: News / Showbiz Feed | 16 Mar 2010 | 6:00 pm MDT



    MINISTERS are under -pressure to stop a publicly funded ferry firm using a tax loophole that has drained millions of pounds from the Scottish economy.

  74. Now Honda recalls 400,000 vehicles over brake fears

    → Daily Express :: News / Showbiz Feed | 16 Mar 2010 | 6:00 pm MDT



    CAR safety came under the spotlight again -yest-erday as Honda announced another recall.

  75. Capital's ‘green' trams will cause extra pollution

    → Daily Express :: News / Showbiz Feed | 16 Mar 2010 | 6:00 pm MDT



    EDINBURGH'S controversial tram project, billed as a "cleaner and greener" alternative to cars and buses, will cause as much damage to the environment every year as almost 16,000 flights to London.

  76. Why youth ends at 35 and old age begins at 58

    → Daily Express :: News / Showbiz Feed | 16 Mar 2010 | 6:00 pm MDT



    YOU may consider yourself middle-aged, but if you're in your late fifties you might get a shock.

  77. British boy's ordeal is over but police try to unpick riddle of his abduction

    → The Scotsman - News | 16 Mar 2010 | 6:00 pm MDT

    THE five-year-old British boy snatched by gunmen in Pakistan was returned to safety yesterday, as the mystery deepened over who was behind his kidnap.

  78. Ice-cold gas 'kills' breast cancer

    → Daily Express :: News / Showbiz Feed | 16 Mar 2010 | 6:00 pm MDT



    BREAST cancers can be killed off by being frozen with streams of super-cold gas, scientists have discovered.

  79. Overweight couple lose 15 stone between them

    → Daily Express :: News / Showbiz Feed | 16 Mar 2010 | 6:00 pm MDT



    A COUPLE who were once so fat they weren't allowed to sit at the same end of a plane have lost a massive 15 stone between them.

  80. Village vigilantes fighting crime

    → Daily Express :: Features Feed | 16 Mar 2010 | 6:00 pm MDT



    FED up with 'hoodies' ruining areas that police don't patrol, neighbours are fighting crime themselves. But are these 'vigilantes' risking their lives?

  81. Liam Fox ordered to repay £22k in expenses after losing appeal

    → The Scotsman - News | 16 Mar 2010 | 6:00 pm MDT

    CONSERVATIVE frontbencher Dr Liam Fox has been ordered to pay back £22,000 after he lost an appeal over his expenses.

  82. 'It's been a while since I played' – Tiger Woods announces comeback after his sex scandal

    → The Scotsman - News | 16 Mar 2010 | 6:00 pm MDT

    IT HAS been just four months since Tiger Woods crashed his car outside his home in Florida, triggering revelations of affairs with a string of women, an apology beamed live ac

  83. 'Energy bonanza' to power 750,000 homes

    → The Scotsman - News | 16 Mar 2010 | 6:00 pm MDT

    SCOTLAND has taken a world-leading role in the emerging multi-billion-pound marine energy industry by approving ten projects with the potential to power almost a third of the

  84. 'Hotspots' for illegal poisoning of birds of prey are revealed

    → The Scotsman - News | 16 Mar 2010 | 6:00 pm MDT

    THE number of birds of prey being poisoned in Scotland has risen by more than a third over the past year, new figures have revealed.

  85. There in black and white – Edinburgh celebrates status as printing mecca

    → The Scotsman - News | 16 Mar 2010 | 6:00 pm MDT

    A CAMPAIGN has been launched to promote Edinburgh as a world-leading "city of print" under plans to celebrate a 500-year history of the printing and publishing trade i

  86. Nicotine replacement products backed in study

    → nzherald.co.nz - National | 16 Mar 2010 | 5:54 pm MDT

    Smokers have given the thumbs up to two nicotine replacement products which may become more commonly available, following research from the University of Otago.The products come in small sachets which smokers keep in their mouth,...

  87. Michael Jackson's fatal syringe could be up for auction

    → NPL Npindex top stories | 16 Mar 2010 | 5:52 pm MDT

    Michael Jackson's fatal syringe could be up for auction

  88. Power highlights NZ's human rights record at UN

    → nzherald.co.nz - National | 16 Mar 2010 | 5:42 pm MDT

    New Zealand's record on human rights and challenges it faced were highlighted today as Justice Minister Simon Power spoke at the United Nations.Early today - noon Tuesday in New York - Mr Power presented a report to the UN human...

  89. Canada condemns Israeli decision on settlements while U.S. cancels visit

    → NPL Npindex top stories | 16 Mar 2010 | 5:39 pm MDT

    Prime Minister Stephen Harper urged the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks Tuesday while his foreign affairs minister publicly condemned the expansion of Jewish settlements

  90. Ex-Scientologists keen to word up Rudd

    → Herald Sun | National News | 16 Mar 2010 | 5:15 pm MDT

    TWO former members of the Church of Scientology are keen to tell Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott of their concerns about the church, Independent senator Nick Xenophon says.

  91. Michael Clarke breaks Lara Bingle silence

    → Herald Sun | National News | 16 Mar 2010 | 4:51 pm MDT

    TEST vice-captain gives first interview following Bingle bust-up, saying he expects some sledging.

  92. Sex assault in Hamilton

    → nzherald.co.nz - National | 16 Mar 2010 | 4:43 pm MDT

    Hamilton police are investigating the sexual assault of a woman in her early 20s last night.Police said they were called to a property on Dey Street in Hamilton East, just after 11.45pm.They are looking for witnesses who may...

  93. Costello's Abbott attack buoys Labor

    → The Australian | The Nation | 16 Mar 2010 | 4:20 pm MDT

    LINDSAY Tanner today seized on a damning assessment of Tony Abbott's paid parental leave scheme by Peter Costello, applauding the former treasurer for criticising the 'tax'.

  94. Should Toronto go it alone?

    → Thestar.com - Home Page | 16 Mar 2010 | 4:06 pm MDT

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    A rural MPP may introduce a private member’s bill asking for Toronto to be made a separate province.



  95. Deficits to continue well after 2015 under budget plan

    → Thestar.com - Home Page | 16 Mar 2010 | 3:52 pm MDT

    Finance Minister Dwight Duncan to table Ontario’s budget March 25



  96. Apple v Google: it's World War III - while Microsoft holds the coats

    → The First Post: Latest | 16 Mar 2010 | 3:46 pm MDT

    The ongoing feud between Google and Apple, described by a Silicon Valley bigwig as "World War III", is developing into a battle between the search giant's public-spirited…



  97. No sanctions for Joannie Rochette

    → Thestar.com - Home Page | 16 Mar 2010 | 2:16 pm MDT

    Joannie Rochette

    Canadian figure skater Joannie Rochette has been cleared to perform a tribute to her late mother in Friday’s made-for-TV exhibition Thin Ice.



  98. Tiger Woods to play Masters in April

    → Thestar.com - Home Page | 16 Mar 2010 | 1:45 pm MDT

    Tiger Woods

    Tiger Woods will return to golf at the Masters next month. In a statement Tuesday, Woods said he will play at Augusta National after a four-month hiatus because of a sex scandal.



  99. Ethical shoppers and greens ‘more likely to cheat and steal'

    → The First Post: Latest | 16 Mar 2010 | 12:02 pm MDT

    The boom in organic and environmentally friendly goods is turning modern consumers into self-obsessed hypocrites who use their ethical purchases to justify unethical and amoral behaviour, according…



  100. Spectre of third intifada looms over Jerusalem after 'day of rage'

    → The First Post: Latest | 16 Mar 2010 | 12:02 pm MDT

    Despite Israeli claims that a new intifada is not on the cards, the atmosphere on the Palestinian streets appears to tell a different story. Violent clashes broke…



  101. Kidnapped Sahil Saeed found wandering in a field

    → The First Post: Latest | 16 Mar 2010 | 11:43 am MDT

    The mother of kidnapped boy Sahil Saeed is said to be "over the moon" after he was found wandering in a field this morning. The British five-year-old, from…

  102. Tiger Woods suddenly ready to make comeback - at the Masters

    → The First Post: Latest | 16 Mar 2010 | 11:33 am MDT

    Only weeks after Tiger Woods made his mea culpa in front of millions of television viewers, in which he made it clear it could be next year…

  103. In pictures: Kauto Star and Denman head to head

    → The First Post: Latest | 16 Mar 2010 | 9:43 am MDT

    Kauto Star and Denman will compete together for the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday for the third time. The score, currently is one-all. Which horse will make it two-one? Kauto Star…

  104. Teen pop sensation Justin Bieber to play the ACC

    → Thestar.com - Home Page | 16 Mar 2010 | 8:59 am MDT

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    Justin Bieber is coming to the ACC on Aug. 21, one of three Canadian stops on his first headlining tour, the details of which were announced today.



  105. Rielle Hunter breaks her silence on John Edwards affair

    → The First Post: Latest | 16 Mar 2010 | 7:32 am MDT

    Rielle Hunter, mistress of the disgraced Democrat former presidential hopeful John Edwards, has finally spoken about their affair, saying she is not "a home wrecker". In an…

  106. Fabio Capello offers inconsolable David Beckham a World Cup role

    → The First Post: Latest | 16 Mar 2010 | 7:32 am MDT

    A 50-minute operation to repair David Beckham's torn Achilles tendon, sustained in an AC Milan match on Sunday, has gone "smoothly and nicely", according to the orthopaedic…

  107. Video: Hostage Peter Moore forced to defend Iraq kidnap torture claims

    → The First Post: Latest | 16 Mar 2010 | 7:32 am MDT

    Peter Moore, the British IT consultant held hostage by Iraqi Shia extremists for nearly three years, has been forced to defend his account of life in captivity…

  108. Labour MP Ashok Kumar in 'sudden accidental' death

    → The First Post: Latest | 16 Mar 2010 | 7:29 am MDT

    Labour MP Ashok Kumar has been found dead at his home in Middlesbrough, after what a spokesman for his office is calling a "sudden accidental" incident.…

  109. Robert Herjavec: The nice Dragon

    → Thestar.com - Home Page | 16 Mar 2010 | 2:30 am MDT

    The nice Dragon

    Millionaire businessman Robert Herjavec, the nice guy on "Dragons' Den," says he's more builder than hands-off investor and enjoys mentoring.



  110. Forget the designer It-bag: why the satchel is spring's hottest accessory

    → Daily Express :: Features Feed | 15 Mar 2010 | 6:00 pm MDT



    The schoolboy satchel is fashion's must-carry spring accessory...



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