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Turkey demands apology

Gillard eyeing tougher refugee policy

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard appears set to toughen Labor's policy on asylum seekers.

Rudd axing made tax deal easier

'Spy that got away' a textbook operative, says FBI

Father's doubts on knife crackdown

The father of a young man who was stabbed to death says knife crime law changes are unlikely to be effective in limiting access to weapons.

<i>Julienne Molineaux:</i> 'Dangerous enthusiasm' dooms project to fail

Treasury call for 40pc cuts 'alarmist'

Ukraine eyes extra $21.5b

Following fast on the declaration of additional help for Hungary, Ukraine has announced that it too will apply for fresh funding; a loan of US$14.9 billion ($21.5 billion) to help plug the country's budget deficit and boost investor confide

<i>Editorial:</i> Supermarket conduct code makes sense

Jobless total 'played down'

Cricket: Howard warns of Indian domination

John Howard has sounded a warning about the centralisation of cricket power in India.

Kill-joy laws curb Italian passion

Ministers asked to plan for 40 per cent cuts

Exit polls: Komorowski takes Polish presidency

Interim president Bronislaw Komorowski appeared to have held off a last-minute surge from the identical twin brother of the late president, who died in an April plane crash that shocked the country and forced Sunday's early election.

Obama puts $2.9b into solar power

French ministers resign after spending scandals

Two French junior government ministers resigned Sunday after scandals involving spending state money on a private jet and thousands of Euros worth of cigars - all while France is struggling to bring down its deficit.

Jail for Tibet blog

Petraeus calls for unity in mission