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'bin Laden financed Australian embassy blasts'

Terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden bankrolled the bombing of the Australian embassy in Jakarta in retaliation for Australia sending troops to Iraq, an alleged terrorist reportedly told the police......

Lanka describes hacking incident as 'cyber terrorism'

Sri Lanka on Tuesday described hacking of the ministry of media and information's website as an act of ‘cyber terrorism’. "We see this as an act of cyber terrorism," Secretary to the......

Aussie cleric hates bloodshed but praises Osama

An Algerian-Australian cleric, who is against the killing of innocent people but openly praises Osama bin Laden, has said it would be acceptable under Islamic law for his followers to fight......

Assange fears being extradited to US for leaking secrets

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, currently holed up in Ecuador's embassy in London, on Friday expressed fear that he may be sent to the United States to face possible criminal charges punishable......

News Corp mulls splitting into two: WSJ

News Corp is mulling to split into two companies, separating its publishing assets from the entertainment businesses, a media report says. The split would carve off News Corp's film and television......

Murdoch's son quits News Corp

Rupert Murdoch's son Lachlan resigned unexpectedly as a senior executive at News Corp. on Friday, ending his father's hopes that he would someday command the sprawling media empire that owns......

Murdoch may sell stake in Indian JVs

Media conglomerate NewsCorp may look at divesting stake in some of its businesses in India, said Chairman Rupert Murdoch. The world's 109th richest man, worth $8.3 billion according to the Forbes......

Markets surge tracking robust global cues

Benchmark share indices gained nearly 3% on Wednesday, amid a rally in global equities, fuelled by short covering and value buying across the board with rate-sensitive shares leading the gains on......

Murdoch Jr has big India plans

He has suddenly developed a business interest in India. Lachlan Keith Murdoch, Rupert Murdoch's elder son, was in Mumbai last week to partner Percept Holdings, a communications company, in a 50:50......

IIFA: Big B hits Lion City!

The fifth International Indian Film Academy Weekend,which will be capped by the IIFA Award ceremony, kicked off todayin theLion City, Singapore.IIFA brand ambassador Amitabh Bachchan flew into the......

Australian cricketer Khawaja must sort out off-field problems

Arrest comes as Usman Khawaja prepares with the Australia squad in Adelaide ahead of Thursday's first crucial Test against India IMAGE: The experienced Usman Khawaja will have an important role in......

World Cup diary: Guerrero hopes to hug Socceroos skipper

IMAGE: Peru's Paolo Guerrero during news conference. Photograph: Francois Lenoir/Reuters Peru captain Paolo Guerrero has promised to give his Australian counterpart Mile Jedinak 'a big hug'......

Olympic lifter charged with murder

A former weightlifter who represented Nauru at the 1996 Olympics appeared in a Melbourne court on Wednesday charged with the murder of a sex worker.Quincy Detenamo, 25, made a brief appearance in......

Australia to monitor Pakistan before tour

Cricket Australia have no plans to cancel the tour of Pakistan in March despite the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, but will monitor the security situation there before it goes......

Australia obliged to tour Zimbabwe, says official

Australian officials say they are obliged to go ahead with their scheduled tour of Zimbabwe despite calls from the government to boycott the trip. Australia's foreign affairs minister Alexander......

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