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Bin Laden's driver gets less than six years  Comments

Salim Hamdan | AAP

4 hours 21 minutes ago. Osama bin Laden's ex-driver has apologised for innocents killed and appealed for leniency.

I personally present my apologies to them if anything what I did have caused them pain. Salim Hamdan

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Incest victim considering suing over books  

Elisabeth Fritzl

53 minutes ago. The Austrian woman who was held captive and repeatedly raped by her father for 24 years is considering going to court to prevent the publication of books about the headline-grabbing case.

 

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Elvis Presley's peacock jumpsuit sells for $329,996  

Elvis's peacock jumpsuit | AP

1 hour 10 minutes ago. Elvis Presley's favourite performance costume, the peacock jumpsuit, sold for $US300,000 ($A329,996) today, making it the most expensive piece of Elvis memorabilia sold at auction.

 

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‘Keep children away from Olympics’: Chilling video haunts the Games  

Security guard at Olympics site | AAP

3 hours 2 minutes ago. A Chinese Islamic group has posted a new video that shows a burning Olympics logo and an explosion over a venue for the Beijing Games.

Do not stay on the same bus, on the same train, on the same plane, in the same buildings, or any place the Chinese are... Statement from video

 
 

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Beijing posters too brutal for Amnesty  

Rejected Amnesty poster | Amnesty

7/08/2008 8:59:00 PM. Amnesty International has distanced itself from a series of controversial posters that use an Olympic theme to protest human rights violations in China.

After the Olympic Games, the fight for human rights must go on. Caption from the posters

 

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Australian arrested over sex allegations in Bali  

7/08/2008 8:00:00 PM. An Australian man has been detained on sex allegations on the Indonesian resort island of Bali.

 

World | Beijing 2008

Beijing Water Cube cleared after bomb scare  

Police vans outside the Water Cube | EPA

7/08/2008 6:41:00 PM. The Beijing Water Cube aquatic centre has been given the all-clear after a security scare this afternoon, just one day out from the Opening Ceremony.

Nothing was untoward, nobody looked worried. Walked outside, there was a little bit of military presence. Reporter Matthew Hill

 

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Thong giant urges you to "expresserise" with Pininhos

VIDEO: A dock converted into a kitschy quarantine area was the scene last night for the launch of the latest accessory you didn't know you needed to have - a thong pin.

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Funny he says," I'm not a dog",when in actual fact he is on a few counts,he chases a ball like one,he dogged the NRL,as well... Simon D, Rooty Hill on 'They treat us like cattle': Why Sonny Bill left the NRL

Somewhat contradictory to Westpacs recent advertising campaign about how they were Australia's first bank etc... Wonder if we will see that advert again?... Jason Butcher, Wantirna on Westpac slammed over Indian outsourcing push

At the game on sunday, 6 young girls held up a poster of SBW with "Happy Birthday Sonny -we miss you", when this was shown... j brown, north ryde on 'They treat us like cattle': Why Sonny Bill left the NRL

SBW is replaceable (in due time). Worry bout the future of the game and not SBW future, let him worry bout it. If he done... Ashween Lakhan, Rooty Hill on 'They treat us like cattle': Why Sonny Bill left the NRL

Greedy bastard? Bunch of whingers and whiners. Explain how its been greedy for rejecting that more than a $$million offer, 2 yrs ago, & signup... Ashween Lakhan, Rooty Hill on 'They treat us like cattle': Why Sonny Bill left the NRL

 
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