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Friday, May 17, 2013  Australian politician sorry he accidentally 'liked' Facebook photo of prankster exposing self

Monday, December 31, 2012  The buoyant economies of the Asia-Pacific are prepared to party with renewed optimism despite the so-called fiscal cliff threatening to reverberate globally from the United States and the tattered economies of Europe.

Thursday, December 13, 2012  Nurse Jacintha Saldanha was discovered hanging by a scarf from a wardrobe in her nurses' quarters by a colleague and a member of security staff at London's King Edward VII Hospital.

Friday, December 07, 2012  The two Australian disc jockeys responsible for the prank call have been relieved from work "until further notice."

Wednesday, November 16, 2011  China responded swiftly, warning that an expanded U.S. military footprint in Australia may not be appropriate and deserved greater scrutiny.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011  Judge orders Australian 'collar bomb' suspect detained pending October hearing

Sunday, January 30, 2011  Embassies step up advisories, evacuations, as uncertainty prevails in Egypt

Friday, December 31, 2010  2011 enters with a big bang in Australia as millions gather worldwide to celebrate new year.

Sunday, October 17, 2010  Pope Benedict XVI proclaimed Australia's first saint on Sunday, canonizing a 19th-century nun

Saturday, October 16, 2010  Obama administration officials have met with industry leaders and experts to find ways to increase online safety

Wednesday, August 25, 2010  A school principal in Australia says a high school teacher who assigned her class to plan a terrorist attack was not trying to promote terrorism.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010  Wind gust of 231 mph on NH's Mount Washington loses decades-old claim as world's fastest

Tuesday, December 15, 2009  Australia to introduce compulsory Internet filter on offensive material; critics decry move

Wednesday, September 16, 2009  Purr-fect ending: Australian cat that strayed 2,400 miles is reunited with owner after 3 years

Saturday, February 14, 2009  Grief and determination as residents of fire-gutted Australian town return for the first time