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Three killed in Hume Highway crash

Sydney Morning Herald - 
Three people were killed when the car they were in collided head-on with a truck on the Hume Highway south of Sydney this morning.

Live coverage of the fourth Test between Australia and India

Herald Sun - 
Video Video Spinning up a dead rubber India may be down but they're not finished as their batsmen claim that Aussies go soft on a spin-friendly wicket… like Adelaide.

Man drowns as boat capsizes in Port Phillip Bay

The Age - 
One man in his 60s has drowned and another in his 30s is in hospital after their boat overturned off the coast near Mt Eliza. A 26-year-old carpenter has told how he tried to save a man who later died after a boat capsized in Port Phillip Bay this ...

EU imposes Iran oil embargo

Los Angeles Times - 
The European Union's oil boycott is part of a US-led campaign of sanctions to pressure Iran to return to talks over its nuclear enrichment program.

Is this the end for Hewitt?

Fox Sports - 
Have we seen the last of local hero Lleyton Hewitt in the Australian Open after his fourth-round loss to Novak Djokovic? By Ben Glover Farewell?

ACTU boss Ged Kearney says new car plan needed

Herald Sun - 
ACTU president Ged Kearney says a new long-term strategy is needed to keep the car industry afloat. This comes as Manufacturing Minister Kim Carr says he knew last year Toyota was contemplating cuts to its workforce, but denied the Federal Government ...

Chaotic Start to Egypt's First Democratically Elected Parliament

New York Times - 
CAIRO - As Egypt's first freely elected Parliament in six decades held its opening session on Monday, the Muslim Brotherhood received a lesson in the unwieldiness of democracy when a dispute over choosing a speaker degenerated into a shouting match ...

Spurned Offer Raises Syria Tensions

Wall Street Journal - 
By NOUR MALAS and BILL SPINDLE Syrian antigovernment supporters on Monday attend the funerals of people who died in recent violence in Douma.

Turkish fury at French vote on Armenian genocide law

BBC News - 
Turkey has reacted with anger after the French Senate approved a bill making it a crime to deny genocide was committed by Ottoman Turks against Armenians during World War I. The Turkish foreign ministry branded the decision "irresponsible" and ...

NYC celebrates Chinese Lunar New Year (1:09)

Washington Post - 
Asian Americans gathered to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year with fireworks, dancing and confetti on Monday which marks the beginning of the Chinese year of the Dragon.

4 Kenyans to Stand Trial at Hague Court in 2008 Violence

New York Times - 
PARIS - Four prominent Kenyans, two of them presidential candidates, were ordered Monday to stand trial at the International Criminal Court at The Hague on charges of crimes against humanity in connection with the bloodshed and waves of violence ...

WA bushfire contained, but not under control

Herald Sun - 
A BUSHFIRE east of Perth has been contained but is still burning out of control. An advice alert has been issued for people in the northern part of Chidlow in the Shire of Mundaring.

Man led police on wild chase in yellow Porsche, almost bowled over lollipop lady

NEWS.com.au - 
The Porsche involved in the chase after it crashed at Tallebudgera. Picture: The Courier-Mail Source: Gold Coast Bulletin A GOLD Coast man led police on a wild chase in a stolen yellow Porsche and nearly bowled over a lollipop lady during a dramatic ...

Newman denies latest property claims

ABC Online - 
The Liberal National Party is fending off fresh claims about leader Campbell Newman's family investments. The State Government says the Brisbane City Council delivered a favourable rezoning decision to a business with links to Mr Newman's family.

Weather biggest risk for Newcrest

Sydney Morning Herald - 
Weather poses the biggest risk to Newcrest Mining achieving its goals in 2012, says chief executive Greg Robinson. The Melbourne-based gold miner has a big year ahead with two major expansion projects - the Cadia East project in New South Wales and the ...

Markets Live: Energy stocks pull market higher

Sydney Morning Herald - 
The Australian market is higher after European stocks rose on hopes of a deal on Greek debt, but US stocks were little changed as recent earnings reports provided little incentive to disrupt the recent tone for equities.

Big banks told to raise capital levels

Sydney Morning Herald - 
The International Monetary Fund has called on Australia's biggest banks to bolster their levels of capital even further, warning the sector may not be able to withstand the dual shock of a residential property downturn and losses on corporate lending.

Coles recalls own brand chicken and veg pies

NEWS.com.au - 
Frozen four-pack of Coles Chicken and Vegetable Pies may contain chicken bone fragments. Picture: AFP Source: AFP COLES has recalled its own brand Chicken and Vegetable Pies from stores across Australia over fears they pose a safety risk.

Foxconn apologises over boss's 'animal' workers remark: report

Sydney Morning Herald - 
TAIPEI - Taiwan technology giant Foxconn has apologised over comments by chief Terry Gou allegedly comparing workers to animals, according to a report.

Megaupload boss says he's innocent, rival stops file-sharing

Reuters - 
By Michael Perry | AUCKLAND (Reuters) - The founder of file-sharing website Megaupload was ordered to be held in custody by a New Zealand court on Monday, as he denied charges of internet piracy and money laundering and said authorities were trying to ...

Ricky Gervais in clear over 'mong'

The Sun - 
By DAN SALES A TELEVISED jibe by Ricky Gervais in which he said singer Susan Boyle "looked like a mong" did not break broadcasting rules, the TV watchdog said yesterday.

Federline released from hospital

Sydney Morning Herald - 
Kevin Federline is recovering in a Sydney hospital after suffering chest pains whilst undergoing training as part of the channel 9 show Excess Baggage.

Fan cam is topped, towelled by tennis great Ivan Lendl

Herald Sun - 
Video Image Shake hands like a man, Berdych Tomic can hold his head high after a master class with Federer while Thomas Berdych has no respect for his opponent.

Mark Milligan returns to the A-League for the Victory

The Roar - 
By The Roar, 24 Jan 2012 The Roar is a Roar Pro Melbourne Victory have signed former Socceroo defender Mark Milligan to the club on a loan until the end of the A-League season.

Astronauts in Space Safe from Huge Solar Radiation Storm

Space.com - 
An intense solar flare unleashed the biggest radiation storm in years today (Jan. 23), but astronauts aboard the International Space Station are not in any danger, NASA officials say.

Stranded whales refloated

Sydney Morning Herald - 
A pod of pilot whales stranded on New Zealand's South Island has been refloated and volunteers are waiting to see if they will head out into deep water.

Design and Illusion, to Impress the Ladies

New York Times - 
Great bowerbirds, which live in Australia, get their name from the elaborate grass structures, or bowers, that the males build to woo prospective mates.

Breakthrough in ovarian cancer detection

ABC Online - 
TONY EASTLEY: Medical researchers say they've made a breakthrough which could lead to the earlier detection of ovarian cancer.

Booze-related violence to peak on Australia Day

ABC Online - 
Australia Day is the country's peak day for youth drunkenness and assaults, according to a new study sponsored by Vic Health. The Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre studied 10 years of police, ambulance and hospital data on public holidays.

Vic hospital apologises over forced adoptions

ABC Online - 
TONY EASTLEY: Australia's largest specialist women's hospital has apologised for the thousands of forced adoptions it facilitated up until the 1970s.

Stem cell jab gives sight back to the blind after just four months of ...

Daily Mail - 
By Jenny Hope The eyesight of patients deemed officially blind improved only four months after an experimental treatment using embryo stem cells, claim scientists.