NorgdomHicks to step into frenzied freedom
1pointsIN NOVEMBER 1999, David Hicks flew out of Adelaide for Pakistan wearing baggy green trousers and a white knitted cap.
Bhutto Assassinated in Attack on Rally
1pointsRAWALPINDI, Islamabad — An attack on a political rally killed the Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto near the capital, Islamabad, Thursday. Witnesses said Ms. Bhutto was fired upon at close range before the blast.
Moti due in Aust tomorrow to face charges
1pointsSacked Solomon Islands attorney-general Julian Moti is set to arrive back in Australia tomorrow to face child sex charges.
Loose Tiger Kills Man at San Francisco Zoo
1pointsThe San Francisco Police Department is calling the site where a Siberian tiger at the San Francisco Zoo escaped from its cage and attacked three people, killing one, a crime scene.
Peace the theme as Baghdad hosts film festival
1pointsBaghdad's first major cinematic event in two years got underway with the start of the city's four-day international film festival, screening 63 short movies with peace as the theme.
Malaysian referee pulls out red card, then a gun
1pointsA Malaysian referee took out his gun and fired warning shots in the air after a local soccer match turned unruly following the suspension of a player, a newspaper said
Christmas spirit takes a battering
1pointsWHETHER it's drug dealers shooting at Santa in Rio, a father selling off a present to punish his son in Canada, or Manila authorities banning carols, Scrooge would have a field day this Christmas.
Colosseum to light up for death penalty freeze
1pointsRome's historic Colosseum, where thousands of Christians were put to death during the Roman Empire, will be lit on Christmas evening to celebrate a death penalty freeze voted by the UN General Assembly.
Carols leave bad taste
1pointsThe top 10 of festive songs poking fun at psychiatric problems was published in a magazine for patients using mental health clinics.
David Hicks 'has learned his lesson'
1pointsWITH just five days to go before David Hicks is released from Adelaide's Yatala prison, the man who put him behind bars has said the five years he spent in Guantanamo Bay will "probably" deter him from committing future offences.
ACCC probes Christmas fuel price spike
1pointsPetrol companies are under investigation for increasing oil prices out of step with international price movements in the lead-up to Christmas.
Strike could disrupt flights
1pointsQANTAS passengers' new year holiday plans could be in ruins after 1700 licensed aircraft engineers voted in favour of industrial action against the airline.
Greenpeace welcomes whaling backdown
1pointsJapan's position to spare 50 humpback whales this hunting season is a significant backdown, Greenpeace says.
Radio host apologises for Ryan hoax
1pointsA DELIVERY man who claimed he broke out of Pentridge Prison with Ronald Ryan, arguing Ryan was wrongly hanged for the murder of a prison guard as they fled, has been exposed as a fraud.
Mother, child rescued from flooded car
1pointsVICTORIA'S emergency workers are being stretched to the limit by wild weather hitting the state – and more of the same is forecast.
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