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Save Kurnell refinery: AWU »
Union says Australia should save its only lubricating refining station. 4 Jan 2010 7:11 AM
Aust leading force in Asia Pacific M&As »
Merger and acquisition activity in past year sees Aust dominating regional corporate deals. 4 Jan 2010 6:59 AM
Philanthropy bounces back »
The downturn forced a restructuring of non-profit organisations, meaning many groups are better positioned to flourish as the economy improves. 4 Jan 2010 6:54 AM
Griffin Coal enters administration »
WA coal giant appoints administrators after missing $30m debt deadline. 4 Jan 2010 6:39 AM
Britain, U.S. agree to fund Yemen police unit »
LONDON (Reuters) – The United States and Britain have agreed to fund a counter-terrorism police unit in Yemen as part of stepped-up efforts to fight terrorism, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s office said on Sunday.
BAA to introduce full-body scanners at UK’s Heathrow »
LONDON (Reuters) – British airport operator BAA said on Sunday it would move quickly to install full-body scanners at London’s Heathrow airport after the failed Christmas Day attack on a U.S.-bound plane.
Yemen steps up battle against al-Qaeda »
Yemen, the ancestral home of Osama bin Laden, has sent reinforcements to hunt al-Qaeda militants in its east.
Irish atheists defy new blasphemy law »
An Irish atheist group has begun a campaign to have a new blasphemy law repealed by publishing 25 quotations it claims are blasphemous on its website.
Islamic group plans anti-war march in UK »
A British Islamic group says it is planning an anti-war march through Wootton Bassett, a town that has become famous for honouring dead British soldiers.
Bomb suspect "reached out" to UK militants: report »
LONDON (Reuters) – British security services knew three years ago that the Nigerian accused of trying to blow up a U.S.-bound plane had “multiple communications” with Islamic extremists in Britain, a newspaper reported on Saturday. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23, charged with trying to blow up Northwest flight 253 from Amsterdam as it approached Detroit on Christmas Day, studied in London between 2005 and 2008.