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30-Aug-2011:	McGurk murder brief exceeds 24,000 pages Libs set Turnbull up to fail: WikiLeaks Teen critical after M4 crash Tough police tactics for carnival Queensland back in business, says Bligh South Australia apples to get quarantine zone Telstra split plan unacceptable: ACCC Midwife denies hindering ambulance crew Chinese pilot ignored mayday Japan's parliament elects Noda Suicide bomber, companion die in blast Defence drops last of Afghan raid charges Rapist facing jail for sex worker attack Schoolgirl assaulted by man in blue hoodie along Bennelong St at Merrylands Shots fired into Garema Rd, Orange home as family slept Exhausted hiker found dead at Grand Canyon National Park Severed hand points police to 'killers' New Zealand news agency NZPA to close after 131 years Man arrested with pants full of snakes and tortoises at Miami airport Melbourne is 'world's most liveable city' Julia Gillard: Illawarra steelworkers, we'll get you through China braces for Tropical Storm Nanmadol Ivy nightclub security guard granted bail Victorian police officer fires at alleged stolen car Georgia church receives $80,000 lottery ticket in collection plate UK lifeguards save 80 stricken swimmers in sea race raising funds ... for lifeguards Accused people smuggler queries asylum law Wikileaks publishes list of Australians possibly linked to Yemeni cleric Anwar al-Aulaqi Rowing to Slovenia
29-Aug-2011:	Strauss-Kahn makes farewell visit to IMF Russia arrests alleged gay web cannibal House sprayed with bullets in Sydney Second man charged over memorial stabbing Drug programs help cut prison numbers Think tank rejects carbon compo Detainees to appeal directly to the UN More violence in Syria, six killed - claim Blake may be to blame for Bolt false start, officials may re-examine zero tolerance rule Ex-prisoners dying of drug overdoses Transport slowly resumes in New York Baghdad mosque bomber disguised as beggar Tough dog law set to pass in Victoria Crash survivor killed on walk of thanks Hospitality workers slam no-show PM Arrow scare likely from glue, not CSG Evidence of Libya detainee massacre Victorian raid uncovers weapons, drugs Eight kids hurt in China stab spree Security staff fired after electronic curfew tag fitted to British criminal's false leg Ivy reopens after basement beating Finance minister to be Japan's next PM Queensland under fire on choppers Nurses gagged, afraid of management Chocolate good for the heart Manufacturing inquiry not needed - government Scientists say ecstasy could treat cancer NSW MP suffers heart attack Private Matthew Lambert returns home from Afghanistan State makes settlement offer to Gunns ABC cameraman John Bean farewelled Mourners in Vic town face double tragedy as they farewell Jacinda and Julia-Anne Twigg US surveys damage as Irene heads to Canada Two Germans 'victims of Afghan kidnapping' Batgirl returns to star in her own comic New Zealand says bon voyage to Happy Feet the emperor penguin 9/11 attacks 'disgusting', Hicks says Men saved from fishing trawler on fire at Angourie Shots fired at Melbourne pizza restaurant Sofia's Body found in Bronx marina may be NYC's first Irene death Tiger Airways seeks new CEO as Tony Davis set to leave Teen's body found under Morphett Vale bridge, Adelaide Taiwan hospital transplants HIV organs to five patients New claims in Wilson murder by Khmer Rouge after 13 year adjournment Bosses in court over Qld insulation death of Mitchell Sweeney Finance minister Yoshihiko Noda to become Japan's PM Private VC graves to be fixed, maintained Gulf Air says plane skids off runway in Kochi, one injured Unlicensed driver charged over road death Japan's ruling party to hold run-off vote to determine new prime minister Fire breaks out at PetroChina's Dalian refinery in China Lockyer Valley residents to pay flood levy New witness in inquest into murder of Australian man David Wilson in Cambodia Revenge killing in Sydney suburbs - court told Famous Kiwi penguin Happy Feet makes tracks for his Antarctic home Gunman hunted after California councilman Jere Melo shot dead Legacy enters digital era with MP3 badge Cyclist critical after crash with truck Woman, 23, punched and sexually assaulted near Strathfield Railway Station at Homebush DNA results a 'sledgehammer', say Daniel Morcombe's parents Woman guilty of strangling friend to death at Springvale in Victoria Ivy nightclub shut down by police for three days after 'basement beating' Victim fights thug in Melbourne sex attack near Lalor train station Body found floating in Murray River Typhoon Nanmadol hits Taiwan Sounds heard from flooded Chinese mine Killer psych patient to return to Thomas Embling psychiatric hospital Murdered train man homeless and cold, say police after finding him at Fassifern Lady Gaga, Adele, Beyonce and Katy Perry win MTV pre-show VMA awards Motorist shot in the head by sniper in LA New York airports to reopen today as Hurricane Irene danger passes NATO warplane flies over Libyan capital Tripoli Body found at Morphett Vale was graffiti artist who fell from Southern Expressway bridge Next Top Model hopeful Madeline Huett shrugs off 'cheap' dig Beyonce's 'baby bump' at VMAs sparks pregnancy frenzy Mother dies after two weeks in hospital following plane crash which killed daughter Five Israeli police wounded in attack Trials in monk's self-immolation death Climate will make us depressed and anxious, report finds Two women die in Pilbara crash Japan ruling party set to pick new leader Man dies during WA's City to Surf run
28-Aug-2011:	Record year for US weather disaster China road accident kills 18 Libyan rebels seize eastern town Taiwan evacuates those in path of typhoon Weakened Hurricane Irene blasts New York Tripoli faces shortages of food African Union rattled by Colonel Gaddafi's collapse in Libya Flooding kills 20 in Nigeria Night of anxiety for New Jersey evacuees UK scientists hail wonder drug implant that can develop a healthy, 90-day tan Mental hospital security staff at Forensicare - the Thomas Embling Hospital take action Hyundai boss to give $443m to charity South Korea police fire water cannon at workplace protesters in Seoul Man charged over road rage near Darwin Girl left paralysed, 10 others shot at New York City 'party gone wrong' Kayakers rescued off Staten Island as Hurricane Irene heads toward New York City Gaddafi loyalists 'killed detainees' in Libya NSW Minerals Council CEO Nikki Williams takes top job at Australian Coal Association Leading Greek banks to merge Storm-related deaths mount as Hurricane Irene pummels US East Coast Regional airline Rex warns about carbon tax and its effect on ticket pricing New York City transit agency finishes system shutdown for Hurricane Irene Taiwan and Japan in path of typhoons Elderly man dies after assault on train at Fassifern between Newcastle and Sydney Man exposes himself to teen girls along Shafesbury Rd at Eastwood in Sydney's north Woolworths sees food prices, profit fall Hurricane Irene hits New York, says Mayor Michael Bloomberg New York, the time for evacuation is over Tom Jones in hospital after heart scare Two questioned over toddler death Daniel Morcombe's remains confirmed Federal government will not ask embattled MP Craig Thomson to quit Labor Party Senator Lee Rhiannon wants stronger regulation for procurement of Australian goods in mines Man charged with 6 robberies in 2 days Forensic exam of fire scene nearly done Older people too embarrassed to report fraud, Australian Institute of Criminology finds Treasurer Wayne Swan says carbon tax will pass parliament despite difficult debate Teen hit by car while lying on road Amy Winehouse's parents could attend Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards Some stores close but New Yorkers continue shopping Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez set for round three of chemotherapy Pensioner attacked with baseball bat Corruption in harness racing investigated Tony Abbott was desperate for PM's job - Tony Windsor Five police killed in twin Baghdad blasts Monster waves kill Florida surfer Boy killed as tree falls in hurricane Fifty charred skeletons found in Tripoli Two dead as hurricane batters US coast Al-Qaeda No. 2 killed in Pakistan, says US
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