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Shantytown cleaned up for Pope's visit
It is 8.30am in the favela in Rio de Janeiro that will receive Pope Francis on Friday, and men carrying weapons walk along what will be the Pontiff's path.
Flak flies over Rudd's PNG plan
Jeered by protesters, human rights activists, jurists, Australia's Prime Minister yesterday refused to budge on his new PNG refugee policy.
Top prisoner release part of peace talks
Israel has said it will release "heavyweight" Palestinian prisoners as part of an agreement to enter preliminary talks in Washington.
Pioneering journalist dies at 92
Helen Thomas, the irrepressible White House correspondent used her seat in the front row of history to grill 10 presidents.
Rudd in PNG deal on asylum seekers
Australia and Papua New Guinea have signed a new agreement that will allow the resettlement of asylum seekers in PNG under a regional arrangement, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said last night.
Billy Adams: Boat people are the victims of all this political expediency
They're the faceless men, women and children Tony Abbott isn't so keen to talk about.
Obama honours Mandela on 95th birthday
US President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are sending their wishes and prayers to former South African leader Nelson Mandela on his 95th birthday.