Swans show Blues the door
Sydney delivered Carlton another gutting first-week elimination from the AFL finals with a thrilling five-point triumph at the Olympic stadium on Sunday afternoon. abc.net.au |
Nobel winner urges end to death by stoning for all Iranians
Nobel peace-winner Shirin Ebadi has called on world leaders to fight to end the practice of death by stoning in Iran. abc.net.au |
Afghan war debate continues
JULIA Gillard will open a parliamentary debate on the Afghanistan war, after bitter exchanges over political leaders' visits there. heraldsun.com.au |
Aid workers kidnapped in Somalia
Non-government organisations in Somalia say two people working for the aid organisation Save the Children have been kidnapped. abc.net.au |
Car thief may have cut girl's throat
A MAN has been arrested over an attempt to steal a woman's car as she strapped her baby into a pram and an attack involving a cut on a 14-year-old girl's throat with a knife in the Newcastle area, police say. heraldsun.com.au |