NorgdomTeens getting more sex, more booze, more toys
1pointsSURVEY: Australian teenagers are having more sex and drinking more alcohol, but find cigarettes and marijuana less acceptable than two years ago.
UN hit as car bombs kill scores
1pointsSuspected Al-Qaeda militants detonated twin car bombs in the Algerian capital today, killing at least 26 people and up to 67 in one of the bloodiest attacks since an undeclared civil war in the northern African country in the 1990s.
Is it ok to print rubbish for circulation?
1pointsI do not think that it's ok to print absolute rubbish that is full of shaky "facts" in order to get circulation. People read this stuff and they fall passionately on either side. This isn't clever or constructive. A good argument will present facts
Pakistan test-fires cruise missile
1pointsPakistan successfully tested a cruise missile with a range of 700 km (435 miles) on Tuesday, the military said.
Gang rape was 'childish experiment' says Judge
1pointsTHE crown prosecutor in a case involving the gang rape of a girl described the crime as "childish experimentation".
Gore praises Rudd govt in Nobel speech
1pointsFORMER US vice-president Al Gore has praised the Rudd government's commitment to addressing climate change while accepting his Nobel Peace Prize.
Labor considers public Work Choices info
1pointsTHE Federal Government is considering making public details about the entitlements workers lost under Work Choices laws.
Rudd to fly into climate battle as US resists
1pointsKEVIN Rudd may fly into a fight at the Bali climate change talks today, as the US mounts strong resistance to a plan for rich nations to set ambitious targets for cutting greenhouse emissions by 2020.
India tops in the worldEducational Loans:
1pointsIndia occupied first place in the world in providing education loans, benefiting 10 lakh students till September this year, Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said.
Kosovoa talks fall to clinch its sovereignity
1pointsInternational opinion on the future make-up of Kosovo may differ, but the US is already committed to the idea of independence of the Kosovo.
Cambodia invites Indian investments
1pointsCambodia liberal policy structure allows foreign firms to independently conduct business at lower cost."We have adopted a liberal policy structure for economic development. We provide national treatment to foreign firms under which they enjoy the
Job ads hit record high in November
1pointsTHE labour market remains tight with the number of jobs advertised hitting a record high of more than a quarter of a million in November, a survey shows.
Australian distrust in US grows: survey
1pointsAustralians remain ambivalent about the United States with many distrusting its politics and values but ranking American arts, literature and sports highly, a new survey reveals.
Britain,Australia,Poland end Jobs in Iraq
1pointsBritain's participation in the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and the ongoing presence of troops is deeply unpopular in Britain -- as is the $12 billion annual price tag of operations there.
Teenages killed in a firey crash on West Gate
1pointsA car was travelling at up to 160 km/h before it hit a tree and exploded in flames on a Melbourne freeway yesterday, incinerating a teenage driver and his three passengers, police say.
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