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Kevin Rudd Gains More Female Support Than Julia Gillard, Tony Abbott

Since Kevin Rudd's return as prime minister of Australia last month, the number of women who supports the Australian Labor Party has soared to 38 per cent, up 4 points. Rudd gains the approval of more women over the way he does his job as prime minister compared to Ms. Gillard.

Egypt Crisis: Reconciliation Not in the Offing; Morsi Group Not in Interim Gov't

With a number of cabinet appointments made by the interim government, there is a strong feeling that former President Mohammed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood will be left out of the new government.Many Egyptians feel that alienating the conservative group would result in a cyclical process that would lead to more violence in the future.

Kremlin Reverts to Typewriters to Protect Data from Leaks (VIDEOS)

The clickety clack of typewriters - a sound unknown to today's generation who grew up on PCs, laptops and now tablets - will soon be heard again. At least in Kremlin as a precautionary measure against Wikileaks and government workers like Edward Snowden who spill the beans.

Bitter for Having Failed to Rape His Victim, Man Burns Girl Alive with Kerosene in India, Dies

An Indian young man, presumably bitter for not being able to carry on his rape plans against the girl object of his desire, had set her on fire instead with kerosene over the weekend. But apparently, there is more than meets the eye to the tragic incident. The family of the victim claimed the man was also avenging the terminated wedding engagement of his older brother to the victim's older sister.

Iraq Violence Kills 13 in Sunni, Shiite Sectarian Violence; Civil War Looms

Bombings and violence in the southern and central part of Iraq have taken the lives of 13 people, cites new reports Monday. As Iraq emerges as a Shi’ite-led state, it is still scarred by a history of attacks by extremists. The Iraq War, waged by the U.S. and its allies to contain terrorism led to toppling the despotic reign of Saddam Hussein regime.

Australian Dollar Outlook - 15 July 2013

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian dollar traded down to just above 0.9000 on Friday night as markets focused on comments from the Chinese finance minister and another US Fed Reserve president on the prospect of a reduction in US monetary stimulus.

Tony Abbott Reacts to Poll Results Showing Kevin Rudd Closing In, Calls Carbon Tax Policy Switch a ‘Con Job’

In an attempt to downplay the results of the latest opinion poll showing the Australian Labor Party closing in on the Coalition, Tony Abbott claims Kevin Rudd had nothing to do with it. He said the dramatic results are due to voter relief for the Labor's removal of Julia Gillard and not because Kevin Rudd took the leadership of the majority. Abbott also attacked Labor's plans of scrapping carbon tax policy to switch to an emissions trading scheme.

Kevin Rudd May Pull Rug Under Tony Abbott’s Feet by Repealing Carbon Tax

During Julia Gillard's reign as prime minister for three years, Opposition leader Tony Abbott used the Gillard government's carbon tax as a tool to win support for the Coalition. Until the end of June, it worked for him because he was leading pre-election surveys. But the Labor leadership spill changed all that because returning Prime Minister Kevin Rudd immediately took lead as preferred prime minister just days after the party leadership change. Now, he is even threatening to pull the ru...

Latest China Infanticide: Unwanted Newborn Baby Girl Thrown Out of Building Window, Then Ran Over By A Car, Dies

Chinese netizens and human rights groups are fuming again over a latest infanticide case in the world's second largest economy, after a footage from a surveillance camera aired by a local TV station showed a bag containing an unwanted newly born baby girl was thrown out of a building window by her very own mother. And upon landing on the streets, the bag containing the baby was ran over by an unsuspecting driver. It would be a miracle for the baby to survive this ordeal, but no she did not.

Tropical Storm Chantal Claims 1st Casualty in Caribbean

Reports have confirmed the death of one individual as tropical storm Chantal swirled past a southern island in the Dominican Republic – the island of Hispaniola. There was a threat of Chantal converting into a hurricane as it headed for Haiti and the Dominican Republic, while authorities in these two countries and Puerto Rico have warned of flooding that may result in landslides.

Kevin Rudd Called Disrespectful After Patting Disabled Woman On Head

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was disrespectful to a disabled woman, although he might not be aware of his action, according to a disability campaigner. The Australian politician is under fire for patting and scratching a woman in a wheelchair’s hair, which is deemed as a condescending action towards the disabled.

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