A MALAYSIAN man died after being stabbed in the chest in a row that erupted after he was accused of hogging the microphone at a karaoke venue, state media reports
A JAPANESE climber died just hours before a helicopter came to rescue him and a companion trapped for six days by a fierce storm near the summit of New Zealand`s highest mountain, police said
CUBA`S former leader Fidel Castro said his country could talk to Barack Obama, in Havana`s latest overture to the incoming Democratic administration in Washington
Global warming ... the most comprehensive study to date of Antarctica`s ice confirms growing concern that the ice cap is melting faster than predicted / Martin Crowe
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A GANG of students wrestled a boy to the ground and bashed him as he lay with head injuries
A CRUISE ship carrying 122 people, including 11 Australians, is adrift in Antarctica after running aground and will be evacuated within hours
ABC Learning`s receiver has assured parents there will be a childcare place for every child currently enrolled at centres
A MAN who admitted stabbing his mother to death says he is not remorseful nor repentant but regrets not doing it 20 years ago
AUSSIE passengers who told relatives about pirate attack given " real dressing down" by crew
THE Government has struck a $2 billion deal to prevent the financial collapse of the car sales industry
