 World News
 Oceania (204)
 Australia (130)
 2004
 Sports (36)
 War & Army (3)
 Disasters (2)
 Business (1)
 Politics (10)
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| Jan.2 |
Sydney |
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Tendulkar spoiling Waugh's goodbye |
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| Jan.5 |
Sydney |
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Waugh bows out with battling knock |
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| Jan.9 |
Washington |
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Serena rules out Australian Open |
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| Jan.12 |
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Canberra eyes 'star wars' missiles
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| Jan.14 |
Sydney |
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Flight staff in SARS scare
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| Jan.19 |
Melbourne |
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Seeds scatter at Australian Open |
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| Jan.20 |
Melbourne |
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Awesome Agassi strides on
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| Jan.23 |
Melbourne |
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Agassi, Roddick advance to fourth round
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Melbourne |
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Venus crashes out of Open
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| Jan.24 |
Melbourne |
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Agassi downs Thai ace
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| Jan.25 |
Melbourne |
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Arazi stuns Philippoussis
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| Jan.26 |
Melbourne |
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Federer ends Hewitt's Aussie dream
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Melbourne |
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Agassi in semis as Grosjean folds
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| Jan.27 |
Melbourne |
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 Safin dumps Roddick in Open upset World number one was sent crashing from the Australian Open as unseeded Russian prevailed in a gripping quarterfinal
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Melbourne |
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Ferrero shows grit to reach semi
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| Jan.28 |
Melbourne |
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 Clijsters sets up Belgian final Kim Clijsters will face Justine Henin-Hardenne in the Australian Open final after beating Schnyder
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| Jan.29 |
Melbourne |
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Exhausted Safin overpowers Agassi The Russian outhustled Agassi 7-6 7-6 5-7 1-6 6-3 in a stamina-sapping encounter in the Australian Open semifinal
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| Jan.30 |
Melbourne |
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  Federer races past Ferrero in semifinal Roger Federer booked his place in the final of the Australian Open with a flawless 6-4 6-1 6-4 victory
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Melbourne |
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Henin claims Australian crown| Justine Henin-Hardenne took her first Australian Open title with a 6-3 4-6 6-3 win over Kim Clijsters | |
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| Jan.31 |
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Train connects South and North The Ghan is the first passenger train linking Adelaide and Darwin has begun its inaugural journey
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| Feb.1 |
Melbourne |
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Federer takes Australian Open| New world number one Roger Federer comprehensively outplayed Marat Safin 7-6 6-4 6-2 | |
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| Feb.3 |
 Bali |
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 Downer warns attacks 'inevitable' Australia's foreign minister spoke at the opening of an anti-terrorism conference on the bomb-scarred island of Bali
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| Feb.7 |
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Sweden stun champions Australia
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| Feb.9 |
Melbourne |
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Star spinner Warne returns
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| Feb.15 |
Sydney |
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Riots over Aborigine death 50 police officers were injured in a riot that was sparked by the death of an Aboriginal teenager
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| Feb.19 |
Northern England |
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FIFA banned Leeds' Viduka
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| Feb.20 |
Sri Lanka |
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Australia cruise to Sri Lankan win
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| Feb.21 |
Netherlands |
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Hewitt stops Henman in Rotterdam
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| Feb.22 |
Netherlands |
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Hewitt clinches world indoor title
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| Mar.7 |
Melbourne |
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  Schumacher dominates in Grand Prix Six-time series champion is leading teammate Barrichello in a 1-2 finish for Ferraris in the season-opening F1 race
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| Apr.24 |
 Iraq |
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 Howard in secret Iraq troop visit Australian Prime Minister has made a surprise visit to Australian troops to mark the veterans' remembrance day
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| Apr.26 |
Sydney |
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Thorpe set for 400-meter defense
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| May.14 |
 Denmark |
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Prince weds Aussie Crown Prince Frederik has married 32-year-old Mary Donaldson in a ceremony attended by hundreds of the world's royals
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| May.27 |
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Guilty plea in embassy bomb plot British-born Jack Roche has pleaded guilty to an al Qaeda-linked plot to blow up the Israeli embassy in Canberra
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| Jun.3 |
 Washington |
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 Bush slams Howard opponent on Iraq U.S. President has expressed strong support for Australian Prime Minister and criticized the Iraq policy of the challenger
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Torch relay begins epic journey
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| Jul.7 |
Washington |
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U.S.-Australia missile defense pact The countries have pledged to work together to develop, test and operate a costly system to shoot down ballistic missiles
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| Jul.8 |
France |
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O'Grady victory as Voeckler leads
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| Jul.15 |
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 Terror arrest A 40-year-man will face court on charges of conspiring to commit a terrorist act in Iraq
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| Jul.24 |
Iraq |
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 Militant threat to Australia and Italy| Australia and Italy have received terror warnings that demanded those countries withdraw troops from Iraq | |
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| Jul.25 |
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Australia defiant on terror threat Australia will not give in to threats of attack made by the European wing of al Qaeda, but is taking the warning seriously
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| Aug.7 |
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Australian Iraq policy under fire Several former diplomats and defence chiefs have accused the government of misleading over the reasons for going to war
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| Aug.16 |
Greece |
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Thorpe torpedoes his world rivals
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| Sep.8 |
Indonesia |
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 Deadly car bomb near Australian Embassy| A powerful bomb has hit Jakarta's central business district, killing at least 6 people and wounding nearly 100 | |
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| Sep.9 |
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Pledge to 'hunt' Jakarta bombers Australian foreign minister has pledged to 'hunt down' the perpetrators of bomb attack at the Australian embassy
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| Oct.9 |
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Incumbent Howard triumphs| Prime Minister returned for a 4th consecutive term of government with an increased majority in the Parliament | |
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| Oct.12 |
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Grandmother, 60, wrestles crocodile The woman jumped on the back of a crocodile as it dragged a man, but was then attacked until the animal was shot dead
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| Oct.29 |
India |
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Aussies seal historic series win
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| Nov.1 |
Sydney |
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Makybe Diva in historic Cup double
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| Nov.5 |
Mumbai |
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India seal 13-run victory over Australia
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| Nov.20 |
Texas |
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Fired-up Hewitt destroys Roddick
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Aussie cricketers crush NZ
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| Nov.29 |
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Australia finish off New Zealand
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| Dec.28 |
Melbourne |
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Australia seal Pakistan Test win
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Oceania