Surgeons Use Ping-Pong Ball to Save Little Girl's Life

FOX411: Michael Jackson Turned Down AgainQuincy Jones is not going to help Michael Jackson make a new album.

New PM takes charge to 'cheer' Japan

A POWERFUL typhoon has ploughed into a densely populated area of south China, killing three people and triggering a "once-in-a-century storm tide" in several cities, state media said.Huge storm tide swamps cities

Surgeons Reattach Girl's Hand After Rope Accident

Cameras are watching them. From inside a control room, monitors record the customers' movements, hesitations, facial expressions, posture, weight, even their eating habits.Cafeteria Cameras Watch Your Waistline for You

A DEATH row inmate due to die has been spared execution in the nick of time, after most witnesses recanted or changed their stories.Execution stayed, with 90 minutes to go

Barnett sworn in as WA premier

SCREEN star Nicole Kidman believes outback "fertility waters" may have contributed to her unexpected pregnancy and that of six other women who worked on her latest film, Australia .Kidman aided by 'fertile waters'

AN observant West Australian man in a local supermarket has ruined a $500,000 British attempt to hide a key witness to that nation's biggest cash heist.Aussie cover of UK robbery witness blown

Baby snatcher 'sorry for her actions'

Man stabbed in Macca's queue fightPOLICE are hunting two men who stabbed a ship's captain in a fight that started in a Melbourne hamburger queue.

Qantas engineer's false safety checks

Police raid journo's home after spy storyFEDERAL police have raided a journalist's home in the wake of a story about defence intelligence.

Turnbull arrogant and intelligent - poll

FIVE Sudanese Islamists admitted in filmed confessions their role in murdering a US diplomat and his driver in the Sudanese capital on New Year's Day, a court heard today.Sudanese admit US diplomat murder

PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd is insisting there is a vast difference between what's happening to financial institutions in the US and the situation in Australia.No need for US-style bailout - Rudd

Haiti overwhelmed by disaster

NINETEEN prisoners were killed and a dozen wounded in the second riot in less than a week at a jail in the Mexican border city of Tijuana.19 killed in prison riot

Norway donates $1.26bn for AmazonNORWAY'S Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg announced today that Oslo will donate up to $US1 billion ($1.26 billion) to a government fund here devoted to rescuing the Amazon rain forest.

Obama rebounds in polls

FORMER Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker has been critically injured in a Learjet crash in the United States that killed four people.Former Blink-182 drummer in crash

Obama rebounds in pollsDEMOCRAT Barack Obama today surged into the lead in national polls which showed the financial crisis rocking the White House race and "Palin power" fading for the Republican ticket.

Liquor ban successful - policeA 24-HOUR ban on takeaway alcohol sales in several southern WA towns has proved to be a good exercise in community policing, officers say.

Mafia suspect donated to Liberals

Lawyers Ask If Vegas Police Were Out to 'Get' O.J.Defense lawyers tried Thursday to show jurors in the O.J. Simpson armed robbery and kidnapping case that police quickly made the former football star the focus of their investigation, and might have been out to 'get' him.

Woman Faces Federal Charges Over Spilled SodaAn Idaho woman is facing federal charges and possible jail time after refusing to pay for a soda and then spilling it on a counter in a case she calls a waste of taxpayer's money.

A TEACHER who had sex with a student in a school darkroom during three years of abuse which began when she was 14 had shown no remorse, a court heard today.Sex abuse teacher 'shows no remorse'

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Previously Unknown Mozart Work Found in French LibraryA previously unknown piece of music by Mozart was found in a French library's archives, a researcher said.

Easily Startled People More Politically ConservativeNebraska study finds people easily startled by disturbing images lean to right; those who weren't lean to left.

Man jailed for brutal rapeAN amphetamine user who stalked a woman to her home and raped her has been jailed for 11 years.

Chair-sniffer becomes state treasurer

MORE than 1000 missing ballot papers from the seat of Geraldton have been found.Missing WA votes finally found

Chair-sniffer becomes state treasurerWEST Australian Premier-elect Colin Barnett has unveiled a 17-member cabinet featuring three National MPs and Independent Liz Constable.

Latin rap to hit airwaves

Alitalia on brink of collapse - reportAN Italian consortium that proposed to take over Alitalia withdrew its offer today for the stricken Italian flag carrier, dooming it to bankruptcy, a news agency reported.

'Robin Hood' banker jailed for fraudA "ROBIN Hood" bank manager has been jailed for taking money from the accounts of his rich clients and putting it into those of struggling businesses.

Cab driver rapist picked on the wrong girl

A POLICE officer has been headbutted and four people arrested during a brawl at a house party in Sydney's south-west.Policeman headbutted during brawl

Cab driver rapist picked on the wrong girl

Dead model 'didn't look depressed'MODEL Caroline Byrne did not appear depressed in the days before her body was found at a notorious Sydney suicide spot, a jury hearing evidence in her boyfriend's murder trial has heard.

A SYNDICATE trafficking drugs across the Victorian border into southern NSW has been smashed with raids on a series of homes, NSW police say.Police 'smash drug syndicate'

AFL wins against bisexual trainer

Rates waived at methane housing estateTHE City of Casey will waive rates for at least 12 months for families hit by potentially explosive levels of methane at a housing estate in Melbourne's outer southeast.

A VICTORIAN man has been fined almost $3000 for harassing a koala.Man fined $2800 for harassing koala

Top cop in trouble over bin Laden costumeA SENIOR British policeman's career is at risk after he dressed as Osama bin Laden at a carnival.

Cops 'flea' city station after pest infestation

FOR sale: Used Leopard main battle tanks, in going order, never seen any action except war games.101 tanks never fired in anger, one owner

Regulators 'poor communicators'

Man killed when car hits poleA MAN has died after his car hit a power pole in a single car accident at Belmont, south of Newcastle.

Three found dead in crashed planeALL three occupants of a crashed light plane found in rugged terrain in the NSW Hunter Valley were killed on impact, authorities say.

Pop Tarts: 'Great Kisser' Eva Mendes Plays Other Woman

FOX411: Robert Kennedy Jr. Movie in TurmoilI told you more than a year ago that filmmakers were busily putting together a documentary based on Robert Kennedy Jr.s book, Crimes Against Nature, sort of his Inconvenient Truth.

Five foreigners on hijacked vesselTWO Britons, two South Africans and a Ukrainian were onboard an oil supply vessel which was hijacked in Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta yesterday, private security sources said today.

ZIMBABWE'S main opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, said today he had been told by South African President Thabo Mbeki that "very little work" was needed for a power-sharing deal with President Robert Mugabe.Zimbabwe deal close - Tsvangirai

Credit card charges face RBA scrutiny

Credit card fraud on the increaseINCREASED credit card use at this time of year makes cards more vulnerable to fraud, so here's some tips to keep your money safe.

Top 10 tips for surviving a saleIF you're heading out to grab some post-Christmas bargains, here are some top tips to help you keep sane and solvent.

23 killed in train collision

Credit card fraud on the increaseINCREASED credit card use at this time of year makes cards more vulnerable to fraud, so here's some tips to keep your money safe.

How to shop around for creditIT'S a good time to look around at the low-cost credit cards on offer as providers move to get a slice of the $50bn expected to be spent over the festive season.

1.2 million evacuate as Ike rages

Palin's man subpoenaed in TroopergateALASKA lawmakers have subpoenaed the husband of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin in a politically explosive abuse-of-power probe.

NZ gun laws face review

INDONESIA'S vice president says the government has given up all hope of halting a mud volcano in East Java which has displaced thousands of people, hurt businesses, and destroyed the local environment.Mud volcano 'can't be stopped'

Credit card charges face RBA scrutiny

Tis the season to flog the plasticAUSTRALIANS are expected to rack up $50bn on their credit cards over the festive season, with 11 million purchases likely on Christmas Eve.

Eight children were living in squalor

The family of Dianne Brimble, who died on a cruise ship six years ago, has been told an announcement about the case is imminent.Decision on Brimble charges imminent

Smart state's students not so cleverQUEENSLAND students are underperforming in key proficiency standards compared with their interstate peers, results from an unprecedented national test will reveal today.

QUEENSLAND has released allocations for almost 11 billion litres of water to the Murray-Darling system.Premier's 'gift' for Murray-Darling

Explosion risk at housing estate

POLICE are calling for public help in finding an arsonist responsible for two boat fires in Melbourne's east this morning.Police hunt arsonist over boat fires

Goodie, centre lifts its ban on the hoodie

A FORMER doctor was arrested today in relation to alleged sexual assaults and genital mutilations of patients undergoing surgery.'Mutilation' doctor Reeves denied bail

ALMOST three months after his wife Jane's tragic death at the age of 42 from cancer, former Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath says their kids are helping him to cope.Kids keep me running after Jane's death

Last red light's out after pimp's passingTAIWAN'S last legal brothel closed following the death of its pimp, aged 87, leaving two prostitutes, aged 40 and 50, out of work.

Psycho skateboarder doing 100km/h

THE NSW grandmother who won a record $16 million jackpot lottery says she's "not excited" by the massive windfall and the win won't change her.Woman 'unexcited' by $16m lotto win

'Sex on beach' woman absent at trialTHE trial of two Britons accused of having sex on a beach in Dubai has been adjourned after the female defendant and the main witness failed to show up.

Time for Reflection as Sept. 11 Nears

High-Res Earth-Imaging Satellite Launched in CaliforniaA super-sharp Earth-imaging satellite that can detail an area the size of a baseball diamond's home plate from space has been launched into orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base on the Central California coast.

Students who took tests ate more afterwards than others who just sat and relaxed.Thinking Hard Makes You Hungry

Made in China: Rising U.S. TemperaturesSoot, smoke from coal-fired plants, kerosene lamps and burning dung could warm American heartland up to 3 degrees by 2060.

Deal to save India's cheap car plant

One million evacuated in floodsNEARLY a million people have been evacuated in India's Bihar state where a rain-swollen river burst its banks three weeks ago and swamped hundreds of villages.

HUGE explosions have been heard in a Pakistani village close to the Afghan border where a religious school founded by an old friend of Osama bin Laden is located, witnesses say.Blasts rock Taliban stronghold

'Poison brolly' case closedBULGARIA is closing its probe into the Cold War murder of dissident Georgi Markov in London, but no evidence exists to back up the theory he was stabbed with a poison-tipped umbrella.

Woman charged for gun in handbag

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TROPICAL Storm Hanna is closing in on the US east coast after leaving 136 dead in Haiti, as powerful Hurricane Ike threatens Caribbean islands and the US.Deadly storms circle Caribbean, US coast

FORMER garbo turned NSW premier Nathan Rees admits he smoked marijuana as a young bloke, but says it was never a habit.I inhaled, admits Premier Rees

Man arrested in scattered body parts case

TWO teenagers have been charged with murdering 14-year-old Shaquille Smith who was stabbed to death in east London last weekend, police said today.Teens charged with killing 14-year-old

Deadly storms close in on islands, US coastTROPICAL Storm Hanna is closing in on the US east coast after leaving 136 dead in Haiti, as powerful Hurricane Ike threatens Caribbean islands and the US.

A GIRL forced into marriage with a 45-year-old man at the age of nine was killed by her parents because she asked for an annulment.Married at 9, slain by parents at 17

Nominee Speeches Win Big Ratings

Pakistani Lawmakers Begin Voting on Next PresidentLawmakers began casting votes Saturday in Pakistan's presidential election, a race where the favorite by far is the scandal-tainted pro-U.S. widower of slain ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.

Mother of Missing Tot Caylee Released From Jail AgainThe mother of missing Florida toddler Caylee Anthony is out of jail again.

Fran Drescher to Be Named a Public Diplomacy EnvoyHer duties will include working with health organizations and womens groups to raise awareness of womens health issues, cancer awareness and detection