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Filth, bridge collapse add to Delhi's woes New Delhi's Commonwealth Games are on the brink of a full-blown crisis after a pedestrian bridge collapsed outside the main stadium and amid complaints about filthy conditions in the athletes village. Samuels quits Games over security Discus world champion Dani Samuels has delivered a huge blow to the Commonwealth Games team, becoming the first Australian athlete to pull out of next month's event in Delhi due to security and health fears. No deals done with Villawood protesters: Bowen Immigration Minister Chris Bowen says no deals were done to get a group of asylum seekers to end their rooftop protest at Sydney's Villawood Detention Centre yesterday. Teens ransacked home, desecrated ashes: police Three teenage boys will face a western Sydney court today accused of breaking into a home and desecrating the remains of the owner's late son. Exclusive footage of Afghan electoral fraud Footage obtained by the ABC shows evidence of vote rigging in last weekend's Afghan election.
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Lament for an America lost 'Americans are angry and they have been for some time.' It's a refrain you hear often in the United States at the moment and it's one that's been used more and more to explain why it is that the so-called Tea Party movement has gathered such momentum. But this 'anger' is used as a broad disclaimer. Presumably enough people were angry enough at George W Bush to give Barak Obama the presidency in 2008. Clearly these are not the same angry people. Eliminating poverty in our lifetime Kevin Rudd's trip to the UN Summit is a good opportunity to refocus our efforts on eliminating extreme poverty. How to be an empowered patient Whatever your health goal is, it's important to remember that it's your health and you are in the driver's seat. The Bogus Brownlow Don't worry about the local piety stall; they're minting St Christopher's medallions at the AFL. Sidle up to the window at the Umpiring Department and stock up on these little icons. Because when it comes to devotion the church has got nothing on the umpires' fervor for Chris Judd. Last night's medal count was an embarrassment. Bankrolling Oprah: the new tourist strategy Helping announce the visit of Oprah to Australia, former Tourism Minister John Brown admitted the government spent hundreds of millions of dollars over 30 years without much effect. Is spending millions more hoping the 'Oprah effect' works for Australia in the same way it does for books a worthy expenditure? Government policies designed to promote tourism almost always end in disappointment.
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Video reveals Afghan election rigging Exclusive footage obtained by the ABC shows electoral fraud at last week's Afghan election. Andre Rieu postpones tour Violinist, conductor and composer Andre Rieu has had to postpone his Australia and New Zealand concert dates in October due to illness. Aussie above 95 US cents on Fed meeting The Australian dollar has reached a fresh 26-month high, after a meeting of the US Federal Reserve fuelled expectations it is poised to inject more money into the US economy.
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Al Qaeda targeting young web users: Interpol Interpol says the sharp growth in extremist websites is making recruitment much easier for Al Qaeda. Twitter patches hole after cyber attack Twitter has fixed a security flaw on its popular social media website after a cyber attack sent some users to Japanese porn websites. Wind could have parted sea for Moses Moses might not have parted the Red Sea, but a strong east wind that blew through the night could have pushed the waters back in the way described in biblical writings and the Koran, US researchers say.
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Another boost for lower Murray flows A water regulator at Lake Alexandrina on the lower Murray is to be partially removed as river flows improve. Rare ape species discovered in Asia German scientists said they had discovered a new rare and endangered ape species in the tropical rainforests between Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia by its distinctive song. Record rain to bring out feral animals Record rainfall across most of Australia means feral animals will begin to emerge, a peak research body says.
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