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2010-09-03 22:56

Powerful 7.4 quake hits New Zealand's South Island (AP)

In this image from video a car passes through fallen rubble in Christchurch, New Zealand after a  powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck much of New Zealand's South Island early Saturday Sept 4 2010. No tsunami alert was issued and there were no reports of injuries, but looters broke into some damaged shops in Christchurch, police said.  The quake, which hit 19 miles (30 kilometers) west of the southern city of Christchurch, shook a wide area. (AP Photo/ TVNZ)  ** TV OUT NO SALES  NEW ZEALAND OUT **AP - A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck much of New Zealand's South Island early Saturday. No tsunami alert was issued and there were no reports of serious injuries, but looters broke into some damaged shops in Christchurch, police said.


2010-09-03 17:35

1st Australian female PM leads party to low point (AP)

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announces the support of Tasmanian Independent lawmaker Andrew Wilkie in her bid to form a minority government, in Canberra, Australia, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. Gillard edged closer to retaining power in Australia on Thursday when Wilkie said he would support her center-left Labor Party to form Australia's first minority government in almost seven decades.   (AP Photo/Mark Graham)AP - Whether or not she emerges as winner following recent elections, Australia's first woman prime minister will have led the nation's oldest political party to one of the lowest points in its 119-year history.


2010-09-03 12:06

Australian political limbo to continue: MPs (AFP)

An Australian Electoral Commission commission sorts through voting papers in Melbourne. Australia's political paralysis will stretch into a third week with three AFP - Australia's political paralysis will stretch into a third week with three "kingmaker" MPs still undecided Friday about which party to hand power in the first hung parliament in 70 years.


2010-09-03 12:06

French 'Spiderman' denies risking lives in Sydney stunt (AFP)

Frenchman Alain Robert (centre), known as 'Spiderman,' is seen being led away by police after climbing a 150-metre (492-foot) tall apartment building in Sydney on August 30. Robert on Friday pleaded not guilty to putting lives at risk after his latest stunt.(AFP/Greg Wood)AFP - A French climber dubbed "Spiderman" for scaling skyscrapers without ropes or equipment pleaded not guilty Friday to putting lives at risk after his latest stunt in Australia.


2010-09-03 12:06

Australian man's face mauled by shark in Solomons (AFP)

A public notice warns bathers of the danger of sharks. An Australian man has been attacked by a shark which mauled his face and neck during a holiday in the South Pacific Solomon Islands, officials said on Friday.(AFP/File/Greg Wood)AFP - An Australian man was attacked by a shark which mauled his face and neck during a holiday in the South Pacific Solomon Islands, officials said on Friday.


2010-09-03 06:45

Thai firm rejects Indonesian oil spill cash claim (AFP)

World Wildlife Fund-issued photo shows a man looking at a residue left by the Montara oil rig leak in the pristine Timor Sea. The Thai-owned firm Friday rejected Indonesia's 2.4 billion US dollar compensation claim over the major oil spill off Australia's north which campaigners say hit the livelihoods of thousands of poor fishermen.(AFP/HO/WWF/File/Kara Burns)AFP - A Thai-owned firm Friday rejected Indonesia's 2.4 billion US dollar compensation claim over a major oil spill off Australia's north which campaigners say hit the livelihoods of thousands of poor fishermen.


2010-09-03 06:45

French 'Spiderman' in Sydney court over climb (AP)

French skyscraper climber Alain Robert climbs the Lumiere Residential building in Sydney, Australia, Monday, Aug. 30, 2010. Robert, nicknamed 'Spiderman' was arrested Monday after scaling the 57-story building in Sydney with his bare hands.  (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)AP - A French skyscraper climber nicknamed "Spiderman" pleaded not guilty Friday to charges related to his bare-handed climb up a 57-story building in downtown Sydney.


2010-09-03 06:45

Swing-vote Australia MP hints at possible Labor deal (Reuters)

Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard is seen at a cafe in the western suburbs in Melbourne August 22, 2010. REUTERS/Mick TsikasReuters - One of three independent MPs needed by Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard to form a minority government hinted on Friday he could negotiate on Labor's mining profits tax he has previously opposed.


2010-09-03 01:16

Return to power within grasp for Australia's PM (Reuters)

Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard is seen at a cafe in the western suburbs in Melbourne August 22, 2010. REUTERS/Mick TsikasReuters - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard came within grasp of a return to power on Thursday after one of four "kingmaker" MPs backed her Labor Party's bid to form a minority government following last month's dead-heat elections.


2010-09-02 19:55

Australian PM wins key backer in bid for power (AFP)

File photo shows Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard holding a young child in Melbourne. A key independent MP has backed Gillard to form a government after deadlocked polls, leaving her just two seats short of a parliamentary majority.(AFP/File/William West)AFP - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard won the support of a key independent MP on Thursday, leaving her close to breaking the worst political deadlock in decades after elections failed to produce a winner.


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