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PERTH, Australia (AFP) - Up to 40 people were injured in a mid-air incident that forced an Australian airliner to make an emergency landing on Tuesday, a police officer said. More »
LONDON (AFP) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced Monday that a key by-election in Scotland would be held November 6. More »
SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia's central bank applied shock therapy to the economy Tuesday in the face of global financial panic, slashing interest rates by twice as much as the markets expected. More »
BOSTON (AFP) - Boston's Jed Lowrie singled in Jason Bay for the game-winning run as the Red Sox defeated Anaheim 3-2 to advance to the American League Championship series on Monday. More »
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - The college roommate who helped Mark Zuckerberg start Facebook is leaving the fast-growing social networking website in a matter of weeks to create a new Internet technology firm. More »
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A US space probe successfully flew by Mercury on Monday to photograph the solar system's smallest planet, in the second of three planned passes, the US space agency NASA said. More »
LONDON (Reuters) - Smoking costs the NHS 2.7 billion pounds a year, one billion more than a decade ago, according to a report by an anti-smoking group. More »
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Anne Hathaway, who is generating buzz for her performance in "Rachel Getting Married," has signed for a role in "Alice in Wonderland," which Tim Burton is directing for Disney. More »
BRASILIA (AFP) - Barack Obama, Bin Laden, Zidane and Father Christmas all failed in bids to win local elections held in Brazil on the weekend, officials here said. More »
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