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/ 24 September 2008
BHP Billiton says it’s "disappointed" with the High Court of Australia’s decision to dismiss its appeal against a National Competition Council ruling.
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/ 24 September 2008
A shipment of musical Chinese toys hit a sour note at the Russian border when officials seized them and accused their manufacturer of pirating songs.
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/ 24 September 2008
A pig the size of a Shetland pony trapped an Australian woman in her village home, the national broadcaster reported on Tuesday.
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/ 24 September 2008
Iraq unveiled plans last weekend for a multibillion-dollar resort to revive a once-popular honeymoon island on the Tigris River in Baghdad.
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/ 24 September 2008
The public should not panic about Cabinet resignations, African National Congress president Jacob Zuma said in Mpumalanga on Tuesday.
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/ 24 September 2008
An Egyptian Muslim scholar has called for an end to risible religious edicts after a Saudi cleric said Mickey Mouse was an agent of Satan.
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/ 24 September 2008
Sex on the beach or drunken trysts may not raise eyebrows in many cities, but a recent case in Dubai has exposed a growing cultural divide.
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/ 24 September 2008
Finland mourned the dead of its second school shooting in less than a year, and questioned whether it was time to clamp down on private gun ownership.
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/ 24 September 2008
The South African National Defence Union on Tuesday welcomed the resignation of Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota and labelled it ”good riddance”.
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/ 24 September 2008
Democrat Barack Obama has opened a nine-point lead over Republican John McCain in the US presidential race amid turmoil in the financial system.