03/14/2008 75-year-old to be oldest on Everest
JAPANESE skier Yuichiro Miura, 75, is gearing up to become the oldest person to scale Mount Everest despite suffering heart problems, his office said
03/14/2008 Troops `surround Tibetan monasteries`
TROOPS have surrounded the three biggest monasteries in the Tibetan capital Lhasa, a rights group says, as fears mount of a severe crackdown following protests against Chinese rule
03/14/2008 Funding threatens genocide trials
CAMBODIA`S top administrator to the country`s Khmer Rouge tribunal this week gathered together his more than 200 staff to break the news that after April they would not be paid
03/14/2008 Russian jailed for child sex in Cambodia
A CAMBODIAN court sentenced a prominent Russian investor to 13 years in jail for the sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl
03/14/2008 Thailand `ready to help Burma`
THAILAND opposes Western sanctions on neighbouring Burma and is ready to help the military-run country hold a referendum on a new constitution in May, the foreign minister said
03/14/2008 Fake drug ring busted - report
CHINESE authorities have arrested 10 people they said were responsible for making and selling fake drugs in eastern Jiangsu Province, state media reported on Friday
03/14/2008 Everest to be blocked for Olympic flame
NEPAL will block access to Mount Everest in early May to ensure China can take the Olympic torch to the roof of the world
03/14/2008 Violent protests erupt in Tibet
Fires and violent protests broke out in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa today as demonstrations this week against Chinese rule escalated
03/14/2008 Several killed in Tibet protests
THE Tibetan capital Lhasa erupted in deadly violence overnight as security forces used gunfire to quell the biggest protests against Chinese rule in two decades
03/14/2008 New solarium laws ban pale tanners
TOUGH new laws controlling solariums come into force in South Australia today, including bans on their use by children
03/14/2008 Shark shield `may not have saved diver`
WEARING a shark shield may not have saved the life of a diver killed in a violent shark attack off Adelaide, a coronial inquest has found
03/14/2008 Adelaide sets another heatwave record
ADELAIDE has set another heatwave record as firefighters remain fearful a bushfire south of the city could break containment lines
03/14/2008 Cameron a leading Labor light - Rudd
PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has expressed sadness at the death of former Labor Cabinet minister Clyde Cameron who he said was a leading light of the labour movement
03/14/2008 Tourists spend most money in Melbourne
MELBOURNE has overtaken Sydney in terms of domestic tourism spending for the first time, prompting the tourism industry body to call for a swift release of the O`Neill report on NSW tourism
03/14/2008 Jail for `tortured` tax fraudster
A MAN who defrauded the tax office of more than $2.6 million after being pressured by two gangland figures who dangled him from a seventh-floor balcony, has been sentenced to five years jail
03/14/2008 Yarra chopper left `flawed helipad`
A MELBOURNE helipad from where a helicopter took off moments before crashing into the Yarra River may not comply with international safety standards, investigators say
03/14/2008 Doctor jailed for sex abuse of patients
A MELBOURNE dermatologist has been jailed for more than eight years for sexually abusing 14 female patients
03/14/2008 `Frantic efforts` to revive netballer
A DOCTOR who tried unsuccessfully to revive a young Victorian netballer who collapsed during a grand final warm-up last night said he felt for the girl`s family and team-mates
03/14/2008 Work Choices actor fined $7500
A MELBOURNE painter and actor who appeared in advertisements plugging the former Howard government`s controversial workplace reforms has been fined for ripping off young workers
03/14/2008 Four day extreme fire risk expected
VICTORIA is facing a four-day stretch of extreme fire danger with a potentially fatal combination of high temperatures, strong northerly winds and low moisture content in the soil
No surprises for Simpsons fans
Family show ... television entertainment reporter Angela Bishop catches yellow fever at the premiere of The Simpsons Movie in Sydney / Adam Ward
No surprises for Simpsons fans   07/26/2007
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