Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announces a ballot for the leadership of the Labor party to end a damaging split in the organisation. Go to Source
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announces a ballot for the leadership of the Labor party to end a damaging split in the organisation. Go to Source
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard will put her future in the hands of her Labor Party parliamentary colleagues next Monday, she told reporters Thursday in Adelaide. Go to Source
Northern Irish comedian Frank Carson, whose catch phrases included “It’s a cracker”, has died aged 85, surrounded by his family. Go to Source
Speculation and messages of support surged in Venezuela Wednesday, a day after President Hugo Chavez announced he would travel to Cuba for surgery. Go to Source
Labour leader Ed Miliband tells David Cameron he risks making NHS reform “his poll tax” – in noisy Commons clashes over the health bill. Go to Source
At least 49 people were killed and more than 600 people injured when a train plowed into a platform at a Buenos Aires station, state media reports. Go to Source
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former chief of the International Monetary Fund, was released Wednesday from police custody in northern France after undergoing two days of questioning about an alleged prostitution ring. Go to Source
A commuter train crash at a station in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, kills 49 people and leaves at least 600 injured, officials say. Go to Source
Thirty five people are reported killed in Syria, including two Western journalists, as world leaders try to put pressure on Bashar al-Assad's regime to halt the brutal crackdown. Go to Source
The deaths of two Western journalists in Syria Wednesday, less than a week after New York Times correspondent Anthony Shadid died in the violence-wracked country, highlights the danger reporters face in covering conflict zones. Go to Source
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