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Australia Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd resigns in leadership rift (+video)
Australia Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd said today he could not work with Prime Minister Gillard amid 'soap opera' reports that she intended to fire him as foreign minister for disloyalty.
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Christmas Island shipwreck tragedy
Dozens of asylum seekers, probably from Iraq, were thrown into the sea when their boat sank off the coast of Christmas Island, near Australia. At least 27 have died. Rescue efforts are underway.
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Julia Gillard, Australia's new prime minister reassures Obama on Afghanistan
Julia Gillard said she used her first telephone conversation with President Barack Obama on Friday to reassure him of the country's military commitment to Afghanistan.
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The New Economy
Money Daily Brief: Thin holidays for US retailers
US holiday sales are expected to fall 1 percent, the National Retail Federation says.
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