World
Quake-hit Haiti supermarket collapses
A quake-damaged Haitian supermarket has collapsed with several people inside and rescue crews are working to pull them out.
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Fiji human rights to face UN scrutiny
Four people have died in Fijian military or police custody since the 2006 coup and dozens have been abused, a human rights group says.
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Suspect on trial over Jakarta bombings
An alleged Islamic militant has gone on trial on charges of harbouring terrorists behind twin suicide hotel bombings in Jakarta that killed seven people.
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North Korea food crisis to worsen: Seoul
North Korea's severe food shortages are expected to worsen this year after a poor grain harvest in 2009, South Korean officials say.
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TV reporter's stalker had more victims
US prosecutors say the man who stalked a cable TV sports reporter and shot nude videos of her through a hotel room peephole also videotaped 16 other women.
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Sri Lanka president calls snap election
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse has dismissed parliament to pave the way for a snap election as tensions mount over the arrest of his main rival.
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High Court reserves its judgement on Lehman case
The High Court has been told that it is incredible that Lehman Brothers' Australian creditors could be bound by an agreement not written by the company's administrators.
ABC - 1 hour, 46 minutes ago 
More snowstorm misery hits eastern US
A major snowstorm has pummelled the US from Illinois to Virginia and New York, after an epic weekend blizzard paralysed Washington and much of the east coast.
February 10, 2010, 2:07 pm-
Disney quarterly results beat expectations
* Q1 EPS 47 cents a share vs Wall St. view 38 cents
February 10, 2010, 1:51 pm 
Mother uses web to diagnose daughter's tumour
A UK mother has reportedly convinced doctors her daughter was suffering from a brain tumour after diagnosing her with research from the internet.
February 10, 2010, 1:39 pm
Haiti secure after quake, but escapees a concern - U.N.
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - The top U.N. official in Haiti urged Haitians on Tuesday to turn in thousands of escaped criminals before they start trouble, but said the security situation in the quake-struck Caribbean nation is stable.
February 10, 2010, 1:29 pm-
Google Gmail tweak challenges Facebook, Twitter
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (Reuters) - Google Inc is tapping its huge network of Gmail users and Web surfers to create a Buzz that it hopes will help it catch up with online social networking leaders Facebook and Twitter.
February 10, 2010, 1:18 pm -
Japan PM sees new reform minister lifting support
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said on Wednesday he will appoint a member of a waste-cutting task force as administrative reform minister, in a bid to boost flagging support ahead of a mid-year election.
February 10, 2010, 1:14 pm -
No enforcement of defendable spaces around homes
The Royal Commission into Black Saturday has heard there is a "total lack of enforcement" of the requirements for homes to be surrounded by enough defendable space to protect them from bushfires.
ABC - February 10, 2010, 1:01 pm 
Aussie's detention illegal: lawyers
The ongoing detention of an Australian who has spent 18 months in a squalid Jakarta jail is illegal because an Indonesian court botched his extradition hearing.
February 10, 2010, 12:48 pm
Housing finance slides as rates bite
The number of new home loans taken out in December slumped 5.5 per cent from a month earlier.
ABC - February 10, 2010, 12:30 pm-
Hollywood sign gets makeover for fundraising drive
* Group hoping to prevent view of sign from being spoiled
February 10, 2010, 12:27 pm -
Lions Gate Q3 loss larger than expected
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Independent TV and film studio Lions Gate Entertainment Corp posted a larger-than-expected third-quarter loss as movie box office revenue slid, sending its shares lower.
February 10, 2010, 12:12 pm 
Confidence falls despite February rate reprieve
Consumer confidence has slipped 2.6 per cent in February, despite the Reserve Bank's surprise decision to keep interest rates on hold.
ABC - February 10, 2010, 11:12 am
How the poor can get poorer, and be OK about that
VILNIUS/RIGA (Reuters) - Moody's upgraded the outlook for Lithuania's debt rating recently, but that means nothing to people like Lijandra Garniene.
February 10, 2010, 11:06 am
