US SHARES opened slightly lower today as the market digested strong gains over the week and mulled the latest data showing more caution by American consumers
DEMOCRATIC presidential contender Barack Obama yesterday rattled his sabre and vowed to "snuff out" terror chief Osama bin Laden in a bid to erase doubts about his national security resolve
BARACK Obama`s campaign said Democratic voters were piling up imposing early voting totals in battleground states, warning that John McCain must win big on election day on Tuesday to catch up
A TEACHER who put on a strip show for a group of 15-year-olds has kept her job, with the school`s principal saying more flesh could be seen on the beach
COMPUTER manufacturers are recalling 100,000 laptop batteries made by Sony after 40 incidents of overheating, the Japanese electronics giant said today
POLICE in Taiwan served a lonely man cake and sang happy birthday after arresting him for stealing a goose to celebrate on his own, an officer in charge said
PAKISTANI police raided a child marriage ceremony in the city of Karachi and arrested a cleric who was presiding over the wedding of a 4-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy, police and residents said
OBAMA-mania is sweeping the world ? the Democratic presidential candidate is much more popular than Republican rival John McCain in surveys of people around the world
FLOODS have killed at least 19 people in central Vietnam, emergency services said today, as heavy rains also lashed the capital Hanoi and left many streets under 1m of water
MORE than half of voters think US Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is not prepared for the job, a new poll showed, fanning debate about her impact on John McCain`s campaign
AN obese flight steward for national flag carrier Philippine Airlines has been grounded for good by the Supreme Court after a 20-year legal battle, court records released today said
HUNDREDS of children left homeless by a devastating earthquake in southwest Pakistan are suffering from potentially life-threatening dysentery and pneumonia
Happy ending ... (left) Dede in hospital in Bandung in November last year and (right) on August 25after doctors removed 6kg of growths / AFP
SAMOA took a big step towards the rugby league World Cup semi-finals with a dogged 20-12 win over arch rival Tonga in their island derby at Penrith
EMBATTLED Australia hauled itself halfway up the mountain in pursuit of India`s mammoth first innings total of 7-613 in the third Test at New Delhi
IRELAND withstood a late charge from Australia to win the second International Rules Test by four points at the MCG
THE federal Health Department has underspent its e-health implementation budget by $11 million
