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Separated twins beat the odds

AFP - Sunday, November 22

MELBOURNE (AFP) - - Bangladeshi conjoined twins Trishna and Krishna appeared on Sunday to have beaten the odds with their miracle story of survival, both awaking from landmark separation surgery happy and well. More »

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Homes under threat as Australian wildfires blaze
AFP - Sunday, November 22
SYDNEY (AFP) - - Hundreds of homes in eastern Australia were under threat from massive wildfires on Sunday as soaring temperatures and windy conditions fanned the out-of-control flames, officials said.
Report: Bangladeshi mom doesn't want twins back
AP - Saturday, November 21
MELBOURNE, Australia - The mother of recently separated conjoined Bangladeshi twins does not want custody of the daughters she gave up for adoption and wants them to have new lives in Australia, newspapers reported Saturday.
Aussie pilot who landed in shark waters hailed a hero
AFP - Friday, November 20
SYDNEY (AFP) - - An Australian pin-up pilot forced to bring an emergency medical flight down in shark-infested waters was Friday hailed a hero for the daring landing from which all aboard escaped unharmed.
Australia 'disappointed' at Japan whaling mission
AFP - Friday, November 20
SYDNEY (AFP) - - Australia said it was "deeply disappointed" after a fleet of Japanese whaling ships set out to kill hundreds of the giant ocean mammals on their annual hunt.
Icebergs moving towards New Zealand
AFP - Friday, November 20
WELLINGTON (AFP) - - A cluster of Antarctic icebergs were heading towards New Zealand after being spotted around 400 kilometres (250 miles) south of the country, scientists said Friday.
1 conjoined twin talking after separation surgery
AP - Thursday, November 19
MELBOURNE, Australia - A Bangladeshi toddler separated this week from her conjoined twin sister was talking and behaving normally Thursday after waking from a medically induced coma, the head of the surgery team said.
Amnesty boss urges equality for poor Aborigines
AP - Wednesday, November 18
CANBERRA, Australia - Australia must abolish policies that discriminate against Aborigines in its quest to lift its indigenous population out of Third World poverty, the head of an international human rights group said Wednesday.
Australia apologises to abused migrant children
AFP - Tuesday, November 17
CANBERRA (AFP) - - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Monday made an emotional apology to half-a-million "Forgotten Australians" who faced sexual abuse, violence and forced labour in childcare homes over a period of decades.
CORRECTS Australia-Conjoined Twins story
AP - Tuesday, November 17
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British PM to apologise over child migrants
AFP - Monday, November 16
LONDON (AFP) - - Prime Minister Gordon Brown is to apologise for Britain sending thousands of children to former colonies, officials said Sunday, shortly before Australia's premier is also due to say sorry.
China 'pressured' Australia to refuse Uighurs
AFP - Monday, November 16
SYDNEY (AFP) - - China may have pressured Australia to refuse to take six Uighur men released from Guantanamo Bay and sent to the Pacific island nation of Palau, President Johnson Toribiong said.
Australia urges region to back Asia-Pacific Community
AFP - Sunday, November 15
SINGAPORE (AFP) - - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd pressed Asia-Pacific nations Saturday to back his proposal for a more powerful regional group that will embrace political, security and economic issues by 2020.
Alleged war criminal to fight extradition from Australia
AFP - Saturday, November 14
SYDNEY (AFP) - - Relatives of an 88-year-old alleged war criminal on Friday vowed to fight his extradition to Hungary after it was approved by Australian officials.
Australian officials to test 'Ned Kelly' skull
AFP - Friday, November 13
SYDNEY (AFP) - - Australian officials said they would carry out tests to check whether a skull handed in by a farmer belonged to the country's most infamous outlaw, bushranger Ned Kelly.
Australia OKs extradition of accused Nazi criminal
AP - Friday, November 13
ADELAIDE, Australia - The Australian government has approved the extradition of an alleged Nazi collaborator accused by Hungary of a World War II killing.
Australian bid to 'regrow' breasts after cancer surgery
AFP - Thursday, November 12
MELBOURNE (AFP) - - Australian scientists said they were to trial a revolutionary treatment which would allow women to regrow their breasts after cancer surgery.
Australia in for 'long haul', says country's PM
AFP - Thursday, November 12
KABUL (AFP) - - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd gave assurances his troops were in Afghanistan for the long haul as he met the top US and NATO commander during a surprise visit.
Australian men undress and soap up at a car wash
AP - Thursday, November 12
BRISBANE, Australia - It was just a routine car wash.
Australian PM visits Afghanistan en route for India
AFP - Thursday, November 12
NEW DELHI (AFP) - - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd visited Afghanistan en route for India on Wednesday, his office said, as countries paid tribute to their war dead on Armistice Day.