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March 10, 2010

Indonesia president confirms Bali mastermind killed in raid – Inquirer.net

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Reuters
Indonesia president confirms Bali mastermind killed in raid
Inquirer.net
CANBERRA—Indonesia’s president Wednesday confirmed the killing by police of a suspected Bali bombing mastermind and, in a historic speech to Australia’s parliament, vowed to hunt down Islamist extremists.
Police tracked Bali bomb terrorist Dulmatin for weeksThe Australian
Bali bomber led new terrorist gangSydney Morning Herald
A man who prefers mums to interloping presidentsThe Age
New York Times -Reuters -Telegraph.co.uk
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Vic court opens up compensation claims for bully victims – ABC Online

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ABC Online
Vic court opens up compensation claims for bully victims
ABC Online
TONY EASTLEY: A landmark ruling by the Victorian Supreme Court has paved the way for victims of young bullies to seek compensation. The court has overturned a decision by a Victims of Crime tribunal which refused to compensate a girl who’d been bullied
Bullying victim wins $290000 payoutHerald Sun
Bullied teenager gets $290000 in settlementThe Age
Girl tormented and abused by child bullies wins landmark compensationNEWS.com.au
Sydney Morning Herald -ABC Online -The Age
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Are peace talks doomed to fail before they start? – Ha'aretz

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The Hindu
Are peace talks doomed to fail before they start?
Ha’aretz
After more than a year in which both Obama and Netanyahu have been in office, the truly minuscule movement of resuming indirect peace talks is currently the only achievement on the peace front. Whose fault is this?
US condemns Israeli planThe Australian
Biden says Palestinians deserve ‘viable’ stateThe Associated Press
US supports Palestinian state-building efforts: BidenXinhua
Jerusalem Post -BBC News -The Hindu
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'Miracle' baby elephant cheats death to take first steps – Economic Times

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Times Online
‘Miracle’ baby elephant cheats death to take first steps
Economic Times
SYDNEY: A baby elephant believed to have died during a nine-day labour was born alive at an Australian zoo on Wednesday, amazing its keepers and defying expert opinion that such an outcome would take a “miracle”. Sydney’s Taronga Zoo said Monday that
Wonder elephant takes first stepsNinemsn
The mother elephant, Porntip (left), had a week of difficult labour (AAP: Dean ABC Online
Porntip the elephant gives birth to Mali’s half brother at Taronga Zoo despite Herald Sun
Special Broadcasting Service -Embrace Australia -Reuters UK
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'J'lem plan undermines ME efforts' – Jerusalem Post

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Sydney Morning Herald
‘J’lem plan undermines ME efforts’
Jerusalem Post
By AP AND JPOST.COM STAFF Israel’s approval of a plan to build 1600 new housing units in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Ramat Shlomo “undermines peace efforts,” US Vice President Joe Biden said on Wednesday. The US vice president was speaking at a
Israel policy allows settlers to rampage uncheckedHa’aretz
Biden says Palestinians deserve ‘viable’ stateThe Associated Press
Middle East press unmoved by Biden visitBBC News
The Hindu -Xinhua -The Guardian
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Ahmadinejad: US Forces Cannot Bring Peace to Afghanistan – Voice of America

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CBC.ca
Ahmadinejad: US Forces Cannot Bring Peace to Afghanistan
Voice of America
Photo: AP Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is in Afghanistan, where he met with President Hamid Karzai and again sharply criticized the US mission to stabilize the country. In a visit to Kabul that briefly overlapped with US Defense Secretary
Taliban talks likely on Karzai agenda in PakistanThe Associated Press
Ahmadinejad calls US bluff on counter-terrorismPress TV
Iran, US spar over AfghanistanCBC.ca
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Ahmadinejad calls US bluff on counter-terrorism – Press TV

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CBC.ca
Ahmadinejad calls US bluff on counter-terrorism
Press TV
Iran’s president says the US must explain what its troops are doing in Afghanistan, as catching terrorists only requires intelligence work not military deployments. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made the comment in a joint press conference with his Afghan
Iran’s Ahmadinejad Visits KabulVoice of America
Fighting intensifies in Iran over subsidy cutsBusinessWeek
Iran, US spar over AfghanistanCBC.ca
Financial Times -The Associated Press -Reuters
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Bullying victim wins $290000 payout – Herald Sun

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ABC Online
Bullying victim wins $290000 payout
Herald Sun
A TEENAGE girl has won one of Victoria’s biggest payouts for bullying at school after years of harassment left her a physical and emotional wreck. The $290000 compensation payout by the Education Department came in an out-of-court settlement approved
Bullied girl hopes court win helps other victimsABC Online
Students’ crimes ‘won’t fill courts’Sydney Morning Herald
Bullied teenager gets $290000 in settlementThe Age
NEWS.com.au -ABC Online -The Age
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West Australian tree man Richard Pennicuik continues protest – Herald Sun

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WA today
West Australian tree man Richard Pennicuik continues protest
Herald Sun
A WESTERN Australian man has refused to abandon his perch in a gum tree, despite his high-powered attorney advising him to end his 93-day protest. Lawyer John Hammond met his client, tree-man Richard Pennicuik,
Tree man’s gum an eastern states ‘widow maker’WA today
Innocent victims of the Tree Man’s crusadeSydney Morning Herald (blog)
Council gets tough with ‘tree man’PerthNow

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Climate balance urged at ABC – The Australian

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ABC Online
Climate balance urged at ABC
The Australian
THE chairman of the ABC, Maurice Newman, has told about 250 leading journalists, program-makers and managers at the ABC that the media had displayed “group-think” on the issue of climate change in a speech that led to a feisty exchange with senior
ABC head wants fair go for scepticsSydney Morning Herald
ABC chair criticises climate change coverageABC Online

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