| US unveils new transgender passport rules June 10, 2010 at 2:42 PM |
| THE US has introduced new, more flexible passport regulations for transgender people. |
| Women rally in Canberra for equal pay June 10, 2010 at 2:12 PM |
| COMMUNITY sector workers rallying for equal pay donned plastic "lip whistles" and blew a group kiss to Julia Gillard. |
| Bash victim force-fed dog food June 10, 2010 at 2:08 PM |
| A YOUNG woman tied a burns victim to a chair, splashed him with kerosene and force-fed him dog food, a court has heard. |
| WWF calls for insecticide ban June 10, 2010 at 2:04 PM |
| FARM workers face serious health risks from a toxic insecticide widely used on food and other crops, the WWF says. |
| Man in coma after baseball bat attack June 10, 2010 at 2:04 PM |
| A MAN is in a coma with a fractured skull after he was attacked on the NSW far north coast. |
| Retired Aussie tipped to win UK Big Brother June 10, 2010 at 1:51 PM |
| A 24-year-old from Melbourne has been installed as the early favourite to win Britain's final Big Brother series. |
| Keith Urban wins CMT Music Award June 10, 2010 at 1:44 PM |
| AUSTRALIAN country music star Keith Urban has picked up a gong at the CMT Music Awards. |
| 20 people REALLY don't like airport noise June 10, 2010 at 1:42 PM |
| MORE than half the 24,000 complaints made about aircraft noise nationally were made by 20 people. |
| Patrick Stewart in bizarre podium clash June 10, 2010 at 1:29 PM |
| A PODIUM spat between a British comedian and distinguished actor Sir Patrick Stewart has created an internet storm. |
| Jobs data gives dollar a boost at midday June 10, 2010 at 1:10 PM |
| THE dollar was higher at noon after a fall in the jobless rate indicated the economy is gaining momentum. |
| Deaf man jailed for raping deaf woman twice June 10, 2010 at 12:09 PM |
| A DEAF rapist who targeted a vulnerable hearing-impaired woman has been jailed for two years. |
| Prison escapee took man hostage June 10, 2010 at 12:06 PM |
| POLICE have recaptured a dangerous prison escapee who had taken a man hostage overnight. |
| Sydney fund sues Goldman Sachs June 10, 2010 at 11:51 AM |
| BASIS Capital's Yield Alpha Fund (BYAFM) filed a securities fraud lawsuit against Goldman Sachs, alleging the US banking giant forced the fund into insolvency by misrepresenting the market about a collaterised debt obligation (CDO). |
| Charges against US polygamist dropped June 10, 2010 at 11:43 AM |
| A JUDGE today dismissed all Arizona charges against polygamist leader Warren Jeffs. |
| Surprise fall in jobless rate in May June 10, 2010 at 11:36 AM |
| THE unemployment rate was a seasonally adjusted 5.2 per cent in May, compared with an unrevised 5.4 per cent in April, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said. |
| Mum sells breast milk to 'heal' men June 10, 2010 at 11:25 AM |
| A YOUNG British mother has found a way to offload her excess breast milk - by selling it online. |
| Bright start for shares today June 10, 2010 at 11:09 AM |
| THE share market has opened higher, with gains in the financial and materials sectors helping lift the market. |
| Premier apologises to Miss World Australia June 10, 2010 at 11:08 AM |
| NEW South Wales Premier Kristina Keneally has apologised to a national beauty queen over her Kokoda trail remark. |
| BP shares sink on axed dividend fears June 10, 2010 at 10:24 AM |
| BP shares have slumped with investors fearing political pressure over the oil spill could axe its prized dividends. |
| Man, 94, 'masturbating with vacuum' June 10, 2010 at 10:23 AM |
| MAN, 94, held on molestation charges and a bizarre case of public sexual indecency involving a vacuum cleaner. |
| Woman driver eight times over limit June 10, 2010 at 9:26 AM |
| A WOMAN allegedly caught driving while eight times over the legal alcohol limit has left police stunned. |
| Ricky Martin to star in Evita revival June 10, 2010 at 9:18 AM |
| RICKY Martin will add some star power to the Broadway revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, Evita. |
| Father 'had seven kids with his daughter' June 10, 2010 at 9:11 AM |
| A MAN kept his daughter imprisoned for 12 years, raped her repeatedly and had seven children with her, police say. |
| Hundreds flee restaurant fire June 10, 2010 at 9:03 AM |
| HUNDREDS evacuated this morning after a fire in the ground floor restaurant of a 14-storey apartment block. |
| Man holding one-year-old child hostage June 10, 2010 at 8:57 AM |
| A MAN wanted for the attempted murder of a police officer was holding a child hostage today. |
| Small businesses worried about future June 10, 2010 at 8:57 AM |
| CONFIDENCE has plunged among small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and their outlook for the coming financial year is poor, a survey shows. |
| Camera hitches 1770km ride on turtle's back June 10, 2010 at 8:49 AM |
| A PHOTOGRAPHER was reunited with a camera he had lost in the Caribbean after a sea turtle swam all the way to Florida with it. |
| Second Life creator cuts 30pc of staff June 10, 2010 at 8:48 AM |
| LINDEN Lab, creator of the online virtual world Second Life, said overnight it was laying off 30 per cent of its staff. |
| Man shot dead outside home, gunman loose June 10, 2010 at 8:43 AM |
| A MURDER hunt was launched today after a man was gunned down outside his home in broad daylight. |
| US recovery on track but 'modest' June 10, 2010 at 8:42 AM |
| THE US economy recovery remains tepid but on track, with the jobs market improving amid "modest" growth, the Federal Reserve says in its latest Beige Book report. |
| Snow falls ahead of ski season open June 10, 2010 at 6:48 AM |
| SNOW is continuing to fall in the Victorian alps with the official opening of the ski season this Queen's Birthday long weekend. |
| US stocks close in red June 10, 2010 at 6:30 AM |
| US stocks fell today in a late-session slide as optimism about the economic recovery gave way to a wave of selling amid growing concerns about the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. |
| Fire leaves 200 residents out in the cold June 10, 2010 at 6:28 AM |
| ALMOST 200 people spent 40 minutes in the wet and cold last night after they were evacuated from their 14 storey apartment block following a fire that broke out in a restaurant on the ground floor of the building. |
| Bowel cancer biggest killer in rural NSW June 10, 2010 at 6:26 AM |
| BOWEL cancer is killing more people in rural NSW than anywhere else in the country, new data shows. |
| Gas leak keeps residents indoors June 10, 2010 at 6:20 AM |
| MOTORISTS are being warned to expect delays in the inner-Sydney suburb of Kensington after burst gas lines and water pipes kept residents indoors overnight. |
| Blast kills 39 at wedding June 10, 2010 at 6:18 AM |
| AT least 39 people have been killed and 73 wounded by an explosion at a wedding in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, a senior official in the provincial capital said. |
| Police pursuit ends in crash June 10, 2010 at 5:45 AM |
| A CAR full of stolen goods collided with a police vehicle after a man and woman led police on a pursuit through Sydney's northern suburbs. |
| Court mulls rape victims' right to veil June 10, 2010 at 5:38 AM |
| A CANADIAN court is weighing a rape victim's right to testify in court while wearing the Islamic veil, as defence lawyers argue two suspects had the right to face their accuser. |
| US sets BP 72-hour deadline over spill June 10, 2010 at 5:11 AM |
| THE US has tightened pressure on BP, setting a 72-hour deadline for the battered British energy titan to present updated plans for battling the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. |
| Free condoms rolled out for Cup revellers June 10, 2010 at 3:54 AM |
| CAPE Town hoteliers will distribute 160,000 free condoms to urge World Cup guests to "play it safe" during tournament. |
| UN adopts sanctions against Iran June 10, 2010 at 3:08 AM |
| THE United Nations Security Council will adopt U.S.-draft sanctions against Iran its over nuclear program. |
| Wartime mass grave found in Bosnia June 10, 2010 at 2:19 AM |
| TRUCK driver finds wartime mass grave in eastern Bosnia after dumping gravel at construction site. |
| Three men dead after truck hits tree June 10, 2010 at 1:19 AM |
| THIRD dies in Melbourne hospital after truck crash killed two mates and left him fatally injured. |
| Three men dead after truck runs off road June 10, 2010 at 1:19 AM |
| THIRD dies in Melbourne hospital after truck crash killed two mates and left him fatally injured. |
| US sets BP 72-hour deadline on Gulf spill June 10, 2010 at 1:06 AM |
| US government gives British energy giant BP 72-hour deadline to produce updated plans to contain Gulf oil spill. |
| French ex-spy held over tell-all book June 10, 2010 at 1:02 AM |
| FORMER senior spy accused of revealing French state secrets in memoir is questioned by police. |
| Premier's gibe insults Kokoda sacrifice June 10, 2010 at 12:00 AM |
 LEADER joked that track where more than 600 Diggers died was so easy Miss Australia walked it. |
| 80 per cent of teachers fail own subject June 9, 2010 at 9:11 PM |
| HIGH school test results in Thailand have revealed a failure rate of more than 80 per cent in mathematics, biology and computer studies - among the teachers. |
| Digger's boy sends sad message June 9, 2010 at 8:54 PM |
 YOUNG son of one of the diggers killed in Afghanistan sends message to memorial service. |
| Indonesia catches, loses 47 migrants June 9, 2010 at 8:35 PM |
| GROUP of 47 illegal migrants caught on Indonesian island escaped when the officers left to buy credit for their mobile phones. |
| Stowaway hits Heathrow on sheik's jet June 9, 2010 at 7:58 PM |
| AUSTRIAN police say a man hid himself next to the landing gear of a jet parked at Vienna's airport and survived a flight to London. |
| Three men charged over sex with boy, 14 June 9, 2010 at 7:54 PM |
| THREE men are facing dozens of sexual assault charges over repeated attacks on a 14-year-old boy in central New South Wales. |
| Soldier's son sends message to dad June 9, 2010 at 7:52 PM |
| A MESSAGE from the young son of one of the diggers killed in Afghanistan has been read out at his father's memorial service. |
| Premier accused of 'attacking Kokoda' June 9, 2010 at 7:47 PM |
| NSW premier under fire in parliament for an "attack on Kokoda" and "insulting Miss Australia". |
| Dozens hurt in labour unrest June 9, 2010 at 6:56 PM |
| DOZENS of striking workers have been hurt in clashes with police in China as a fresh labour stoppage again halted Honda's production on Wednesday, in the latest unrest to rock the "workshop of the world''. |
| Facebook addicts 'can't relate' June 9, 2010 at 6:33 PM |
| YOUTHS hooked on social networking sites are struggling to relate, a leading neuroscientist says. |
| Shares close flat as sectors compete June 9, 2010 at 6:10 PM |
| THE Australian share market closed flat after buying in healthcare, consumer staples and Telstra shares outweighed falls among some bank and resources stocks. |
| Kevin Rudd cops abuse in mining state June 9, 2010 at 5:52 PM |
| MINISTER Kevin Rudd and Treasurer Wayne Swan have been abused on Perth's main strip by mine workers returning from a fiery protest. |
| Man jailed for putting toddler in dryer June 9, 2010 at 5:33 PM |
| A 29-YEAR-OLD man was sentenced to 12 years' prison in Texas today after placing his girlfriend's two-year-old daughter in a hot clothes dryer. |
| iPad to attract tax perks June 9, 2010 at 5:20 PM |
| PARENTS who haven't given in to nagging children to buy an iPad now have an excuse to snap one up - they can claim it on tax. |
| Politician gets life in jail for deaths June 9, 2010 at 4:34 PM |
| A LOCAL politician was sentenced to life in prison in eastern China after ploughing his luxury sedan into a crowd, killing four people and injuring eight others. |
| Qld to get more for roads, rail June 9, 2010 at 4:28 PM |
 THE Rudd Government will set up a $6 billion fund to channel more spending on roads and rail into the mining states. |
| Sixteen feared dead in ferry June 9, 2010 at 4:16 PM |
| UP to 16 people, including 13 children, drowned when a packed river ferry capsized in northeastern Bangladesh, as rescuers searched for more bodies. |
| Queensland to get lion's share of spending June 9, 2010 at 3:57 PM |
| THE Rudd Government will set up a $6 billion fund to channel more spending on roads and rail into the mining states. |
| Man charged over bashing murder June 9, 2010 at 3:26 PM |
| A 38-YEAR-OLD Melbourne man has been charged with the bashing murder of a man by the side of a highway last year. |
| Person falls to death from escalator June 9, 2010 at 3:19 PM |
| PART of a major shopping centre in Sydney's eastern suburbs has closed after a person fell to their death from a escalator. |
| Cautious welcome for Japan's new leaders June 9, 2010 at 2:59 PM |
| JAPANESE media gave a guarded welcome today to Prime Minister Naoto Kan's new government. |
| 'Soul mate' gone in just an hour June 9, 2010 at 2:48 PM |
 YOUNG Aussie's family in shock over altitude sickness death an hour after cheery call to family. |
| Glenn Wheatley guilty of drink driving June 9, 2010 at 2:37 PM |
| A BOOZY interstate flight followed by three glasses of red wine over dinner has cost the celebrity music promoter his licence. |
