![]() guardian.co.uk | Twin Krishna wakes from coma NEWS.com.au Krishna has woken from her medically-induced coma following surgery to separate her from her twin sister. TWIN Krishna has woken from her medically induced coma and blown her guardian a long-awaited raspberry. Moira Kelly of the Children First ... First photograph of Bangladeshi twins Trishna and Krishna with their birth parents Separated twin starts to wake up Separated twins breathe easy |
![]() guardian.co.uk | Profile: First EU President Herman van Rompuy BBC News The eu's first permanent president, Belgian Prime Minister Herman van Rompuy, is a camera-shy man who has been catapulted from relative obscurity. After his selection at a Brussels summit, he stressed his credentials as a consensus politician and made ... Hymn to Belgium's EU president New EU president raises fears in aspirant Turkey The new EU chiefs: Rompuy-pumpy and Cathy Who? |
Barmaid claims she had sex with SA premier Ninemsn By ninemsn staff A former parliament house barmaid has come forward claiming she had a sexual relationship with South Australian Premier Mike Rann. Michelle Chantelois says she and Mr Rann were close friends for a decade before their relationship ... Barmaid Michelle Chantelois says she had affair with Premier Mike Rann BIMBO ERUPTION: Michelle Chantelois to accuse Mike Rann of having sex in ... Waitress goes public with Rann sex claims |
![]() New Zealand Herald | Lightning causes house blazes as fires burn across NSW Sydney Morning Herald Coastal NSW looks set to get a dose of the record-breaking hot temperatures seen throughout the state's inland, as lightning storms and winds spark numerous bushfires. Temperatures at some centres in western NSW continued to climb late on Friday ... 1000 crew prepare for catastrophic NSW fires 'Catastrophic' alerts issued Gooloogong bushfire 'being |
![]() Brisbane Times | Liberals won't dump ETS dissenters: Hockey ABC Online Federal Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull is refusing to comment on reports that he will dump climate change dissenters from his front bench. The Federal Government wants the Liberals to agree to amended emissions trading legislation by Friday, ... Turnbull quiet on ETS leadership threat Turnbull confident of ETS deal Climate change negotiations hit stumbling block |
![]() The Age | Air safety regulator examines ditching The Australian THE air safety regulator is examining Pel-Air's flight planning practices after questions have been raised about why an aircraft involved in a miracle night-time ditching off Norfolk Island did not have enough fuel to reach another destination. ... Norfolk pilot 'flew without enough fuel' Pilots heroes as six survive Pacific Ocean crash Pilots commended for Norfolk Island emergency landing |
![]() Telegraph.co.uk | Scientology's dark secrets Sydney Morning Herald Senator Nick Xenophon's stunning attack on the Church of Scientology this week has shone a light on a worldwide group many former members accuse of ruining their lives through fear and abuse. SCIENTOLOGISTS lured Dean Detheridge off the street using ... Scientology Sydney headquarters drowned out by protesters Xenophon 'ignored Scientology invite' Political pursuit of religion |
![]() WA today | Bushfire controller to escape punishment WA today The man responsible for allowing three truckies to drive into a blazing inferno will escape any internal punishment after accepting a redundancy from the Department of Environment and Conservation. The DEC was yesterday lashed by State Coroner Alistair ... Coroner blasts Boorabbin fire controllers for extreme incompetence Foolhardy decision led to truckies' deaths 'Incompetence' led to truckies' deaths |
![]() Globe and Mail | Cumbria flood areas forecast rain BBC News Flood-stricken parts of the UK are bracing themselves for more rain after an "unprecedented" deluge swamped homes and brought down bridges. Forecasters predict Saturday will bring 15mm (0.5in) to 40mm (1.6in) of rain to Cumbria, where police said 100 ... Policeman dies as devastating deluge strikes Britain 'Rain like this happens once every 1000 years' THE worst rains in 1000 years have turned streets in the UK and Ireland into ... |
![]() Washington Post | Nebraska Senator Will Vote to Start Health Debate New York Times WASHINGTON — Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska, one of three wavering Democrats, said Friday that he would vote to start debate on a giant health care bill as Democrats and Republicans squared off over the ... Senate readies for key healthcare vote Reid health bill helps chiropractors, drugmakers us Senate leader at risk in healthcare battle |