Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Iqbal defies India with explosive ton
Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal put India's attack to the sword with a blistering 151 on the third day of the second and final Test in Dhaka on Tuesday.[MORE]
Mongolia's big freeze causes malnutrition
The United Nations is raising concerns over the worsening humanitarian situation in Mongolia, brought on by drought and temperatures hitting minus 40 degrees Celsius in most provinces. [MORE]
Man to face court over $1m loot
A 42-year-old man is due to appear in a Queensland court on Wednesday charged over the theft of around $1 million worth of property.[MORE]
Blasts reported as Sri Lanka voting ends
Police and electoral officials are investigating several blasts as voting ends in Sri Lanka's presidential election, the first since the Tamil Tiger rebels were defeated after 25 years of civil war. [MORE]
France edges closer to burqa ban
French parliament report calls for ban on the full Islamic veil in public buildings.[MORE]
Doctors amputate wrong leg, then right one
Peruvian doctors amputated the healthy leg of an 86-year-old man, then amputated the other leg when they realised their mistake.[MORE]
Injured Nadal hands Murray semis berth
Andy Murray goes through to the Australian Open semis after champion Rafael Nadal goes down injured.[MORE]
Australian charity rescues girls from trafficking
A secretive Australian-based charity has rescued two young girls from sex trafficking in Cambodia.[MORE]
Harris bowls Aussies to series win
Australia hardly looked flustered as it cruised to a 40-run victory over Pakistan at the Adelaide Oval, in turn clinching the five-match one-day international series on Tuesday night.[MORE]
Evans denounces latest Indian attack
Immigration Minister Chris Evans has used an Australia Day citizenship speech to condemn an attack on two Indian men in Melbourne on Monday night.[MORE]
Red Bull names Aussie, NZ back-ups
Australian Daniel Ricciardo and New Zealander Brendon Hartley will be reserve drivers for the Red Bull and Toro Rosso Formula One teams this season.[MORE]
Machinery 'sparked farm fire'
Investigators believe farm machinery sparked a fire that burnt 100 hectares of grass and stubble in south-west Victoria.[MORE]
Pakistan under pressure at halfway point
Clint McKay and Shane Watson put a squeeze on Pakistan in Australia's bowling powerplay to have the tourists reeling in their run chase in the third one-day international at Adelaide Oval.[MORE]
Cyclone expected to develop in Gulf
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) says ex-tropical cyclone Olga could re-develop over Gulf of Carpentaria waters late today. [MORE]
Rann avoids Chantelois run-in
Mike Rann has skipped a function to avoid the woman who accused him of lying over an alleged affair.[MORE]
Businesses evacuated after gas bottle fire
Authorities evacuated a number of businesses on Brisbane's south side after a gas bottle fire this afternoon.[MORE]
Mumford and Sons hottest of the 100
UK folk band Mumford and Sons top Triple J's Hottest 100 poll with their hit song Little Lion Man.[MORE]
Police investigate sighting of missing millionaire
The Homicide Squad is investigating a report that a missing Melbourne businessman has been seen in a small town.[MORE]
Tim Burton to head Cannes jury
Visionary director Tim Burton will preside over the jury at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival.[MORE]
Phoenix smashed on Australia Day
Wellington's trip across the ditch was one it would rather forget as Melbourne stomped the New Zealanders 4-0 at Docklands on Tuesday evening.[MORE]
17 killed in Baghdad suicide blast
Suicide blast kills at least 17 people hours after Saddam Hussein's henchman 'Chemical Ali' was executed.[MORE]
Photo released of alleged cabbie bashers
Police have released a photograph of two men who allegedly bashed a taxi driver in Brisbane last night.[MORE]
China flags scrapping dog meat from menus
Dog and cat meat - age-old delicacies in China - could be off the menu in the food-loving nation under its first law against animal abuse, state press has reported.[MORE]
Afghan policemen found dead
Four policemen have been shot dead in southern Afghanistan, an official said, suggesting the killings were carried out by Taliban insurgents.[MORE]
Breakthrough in nuclear waste clean-up
Researchers say they have developed a new material to soak up toxic radioactive isotopes after nuclear accidents. [MORE]
