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• East Timor to celebrate 10th anniversary

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  By Sara Everingham

  Posted May 19, 2012 12:49:03

  East Timor will tomorrow commemorate its 10th anniversary since independence from Indonesia, and the World Bank says there are plenty of reasons to celebrate.

  Topics: government-and-politics, world-politics, poverty, community-and-society, east-timor

• Guest list the focus of Queen's Diamond Jubilee

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  By Europe correspondent Rachael Brown

  Posted May 19, 2012 11:55:39 | Updated May 19, 2012 12:59:13

  Protesters have slammed Queen Elizabeth's guest list for her Diamond Jubilee lunch, which included Bahrain's King Hamad al Khalifa.

  Topics: world-politics, royal-and-imperial-matters, england

• Regime forces fire on massive Syrian protests

  Posted May 19, 2012 11:23:50

  Syrian regime forces have fired on protesters who took to the streets of Aleppo, wounding several people at the biggest rally seen in the country's second city since a revolt erupted last year, a watchdog said.

  Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, syrian-arab-republic

• US soldier charged over 2009 Iraq killings

  Posted May 19, 2012 10:10:17

  A US soldier has been charged with murder over the 2009 killing of five comrades at a stress clinic on the biggest US base in Iraq.

  Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, murder-and-manslaughter, crime, united-states

• Western Australia introduces court for mentally ill

  Posted May 19, 2012 09:40:59 | Updated May 19, 2012 09:43:02

  The West Australian Government plans to introduce a specialist court to deal with offenders suffering from mental illness.

  Topics: mental-health, courts-and-trials, perth-6000, wa, australia

• Exposed president stirs up controversy

  Posted May 19, 2012 08:32:21

  South Africa's ruling ANC party threatens legal action over a painting depicting South African president Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed.

  Topics: world-politics, offbeat, painting, visual-art, south-africa

• Italy's dog and cat tax muzzled

  Posted May 19, 2012 07:54:43

  Italy's proposal to levy a tax on cats and dogs is withdrawn in the face of a wave of popular anger.

  Topics: animals, offbeat, world-politics, italy

• Anti-Nazi novel scoops Book of the Year

  By Antonette Collins

  Posted May 19, 2012 07:21:05 | Updated May 19, 2012 11:42:58

  Anna Funder's tale of anti-Nazi activists has taken out top honours at this year's Australian Book Industry Awards.

  Topics: novel, books-literature, arts-and-entertainment, sydney-2000, nsw, australia

• Pair charged with newborn baby's murder

  Posted May 19, 2012 06:42:33 | Updated May 19, 2012 09:30:29

  Police charge a Brisbane couple with the murder of a newborn baby found in a washing machine earlier this year.

  Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, crime, law-crime-and-justice, family-and-children, babies, babies---newborns, brisbane-4000, qld, australia

• Greece tops G8 agenda as markets tumble

  Posted May 19, 2012 06:36:58 | Updated May 19, 2012 14:01:51

  Fears that debt-stricken Greece may be headed for a chaotic eurozone exit loomed large as US president Barack Obama met other G8 leaders for crisis talks in Washington.

  The Group of Eight top economies come together as Greece faces its second election in just six weeks, putting its eurozone future in doubt and dragging down Spain, where the government is struggling to keep its banks afloat.

  European stock markets posted sharp losses, mirroring drops in Asia, while the Australian stock market closed at its lowest level for 12 months.

  Topics: world-politics, economic-trends, international-financial-crisis, greece, united-states, germany, france

• Unlicensed teen killed in fiery crash

  Posted May 19, 2012 06:26:26 | Updated May 19, 2012 12:06:58

  The coroner will investigate a fiery crash that killed an unlicensed teenage driver in Melbourne's north-east overnight.

  Topics: road, accidents, disasters-and-accidents, hurstbridge-3099, vic, australia

• Beckham lights Olympic flame in Britain

  Posted May 19, 2012 05:56:00 | Updated May 19, 2012 12:56:11

  The flame for the London Olympics has arrived on British soil on board a special golden-liveried British Airways flight from Athens.

  Topics: olympics-summer, sport, england

• Facebook takes Wall Street roller-coaster ride

  Posted May 19, 2012 01:20:04 | Updated May 19, 2012 13:58:24

  Facebook's shares rose less than expected on its first day of trading, despite making one of the most eagerly-awaited market debuts in history.

  Topics: social-media, internet-culture, information-and-communication, markets, business-economics-and-finance, united-states

• Pomersbach bailed after denying charges

  Posted May 18, 2012 23:07:49 | Updated May 19, 2012 05:37:07

  Cricketer Luke Pomersbach is granted interim bail after being arrested for allegedly molesting a woman in New Delhi.

  Topics: sport, cricket, india, wa

• Government under pressure over cattle stunning

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  By Alexandra Kirk

  Posted May 18, 2012 22:40:47 | Updated May 19, 2012 12:03:27

  The Federal Government is under renewed pressure from within its own ranks to demand all Australian cattle sent to Indonesia are stunned first before they are slaughtered.

  Topics: beef-cattle, federal-government, trade, australia, indonesia

• Pies edge Cats in grand final rematch (audio)

  Posted May 18, 2012 22:39:16 | Updated May 19, 2012 07:52:58

  Scott Pendlebury kicked four including the game-winner as Collingwood triumphed by two goals over 2011 grand final tormentor Geelong.

  Topics: australian-football-league, sport, melbourne-3000, vic, australia, geelong-3220, collingwood-3066

• Ex-prisoner publicly condemns funding cut

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  By Kirrin McKechnie

  Posted May 18, 2012 21:26:48 | Updated May 19, 2012 06:40:41

  Questions are being raised about the Queensland Government's decision not to renew funding to a charity that helps female prisoners break the cycle of crime and poverty.

  Topics: prisons-and-punishment, drug-offences, prostitution, townsville-4810, brisbane-4000

• Union says BHP workers will strike next week

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  By Matt Peacock

  Posted May 18, 2012 19:16:33 | Updated May 19, 2012 05:39:22

  The Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) says workers at BHP Billiton's coking coal mines in Queensland's Bowen Basin will strike again from next Thursday.

  Topics: business-economics-and-finance, industrial-relations, mining-industry, australia, qld, emerald-4720, mackay-4740, rockhampton-4700, moranbah-4744

• Veteran woodchopper fails to make the cut

  Posted May 18, 2012 18:23:59 | Updated May 18, 2012 19:23:32

  Champion veteran woodchopper Vic Summers has finished second in the double saw competition at the Gympie show.

  Topics: human-interest, offbeat, rural, agricultural-shows, gympie-4570

• Five child porn charges dropped against MP

  Posted May 18, 2012 17:28:50

  Prosecutors have dropped five charges against a South Australian MP accused of child pornography offences.

  The MP was facing a total of 12 charges and has pleaded not guilty to the remaining seven.

  Topics: courts-and-trials, sexual-offences, adelaide-5000, sa

• Medical compensation claims on the rise

  By Alison Ramage

  Posted May 18, 2012 17:14:12

  New figures show the number of medical compensation claims in Australia has increased, with most relating to post-operative complications or failed procedures.

  Topics: medical-procedures, health, courts-and-trials, doctors-and-medical-professionals, australia

• Media shut out of 'missing' girls hearing

  Posted May 18, 2012 17:04:26 | Updated May 19, 2012 02:26:16

  The Family Court in Brisbane has excluded the media from its proceedings over an international custody dispute involving four Italian-Australian girls.

  Topics: family-law, family-and-children, qld, maroochydore-4558, mildura-3500, vic

• Shares dive as spooked investors run for cover

  Posted May 18, 2012 16:52:21 | Updated May 19, 2012 02:24:45

  The Australian share market has hit a six-month low, wiping $32 billion off the All Ordinaries Index, as investors headed for the exits amid fears about ongoing instability in the eurozone.

  Topics: business-economics-and-finance, stockmarket, currency, australia

• Australian cricketer arrested in Delhi

  Posted May 18, 2012 16:40:17 | Updated May 18, 2012 22:54:31

  Indian police have arrested Australian cricketer Luke Pomersbach for allegedly molesting a woman and assaulting her fiance in a New Delhi hotel.

  Topics: sport, cricket, india, wa

• European funding markets frozen: ANZ chief

  Posted May 18, 2012 16:30:30 | Updated May 18, 2012 18:12:53

  ANZ Bank chief executive Mike Smith says European wholesale funding markets for banks have effectively frozen as financial markets panic amid ongoing instability in the eurozone.

  Topics: banking, industry, business-economics-and-finance, international-financial-institutions, markets, european-union, australia

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