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Carlton v GWS, Sydney Swans v Geelong, West Coast v Gold Coast Suns: AFL ...

Saturday sees Adelaide take on St Kilda, Hawthorn face the Demons and Carlton play GWS. The Swans then play Geelong before the battle of the coasts sees the Eagles play the Suns. You can tune in to Grandstand's live commentary streams and check out ... >> view original

Joel Selwood says Geelong is ready to face its next challenge, the Sydney ...

SOME Sydney Swans fans would have preferred the scans on Joel Selwood's hand this week to show something nasty but football purists will be the winners now the Geelong skipper has been given the green light to play on Saturday night at ANZ Stadium. >> view original

Watchdog 'buckled on factory trawler' Geelong Star

Other Liberals want to go even further, with Sarah Henderson, the MP for Corangamite, which includes parts of Geelong, organising a petition to have the vessel banned from Australian waters. There is concern in the Liberal ranks that support for the ... >> view original

Palestinians march in Gaza to mark 'Nakba' anniversary - Al

Palestinians vow to return to their homeland at a rally on "Nakba Day." Image used for illustrative purposes. (AFP/FIle). More >. Create alert for Khan YounisKhan Younis. ,. Create alert for Al-QararaAl-Qarara. ,. Create alert for Hammad al-RaqabHammad al- ... >> view original

In spite of IS gains in Iraq, US military maintains its strategy against militants is ...

WASHINGTON — Despite major new setbacks in Iraq, the U.S. military command leading the fight against Islamic State militants insists that its strategy is working and that the militants' takeover of a key oil refinery and a government compound are fleeting ... >> view original

Boats not stopped, but stranded: Greens

THE migrant boats have not stopped, despite what the Australian government says, says Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young. IN the past week, 2000 Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants have been rescued off Indonesia and Malaysia, while activists ... >> view original

Luxembourg PM first gay EU leader to marry

LUXEMBOURG: Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel married his gay partner on Friday, becoming the first European Union leader to enter into a same-sex union in a symbol of growing social change across the continent. Bettel, 42, a centre-right ... >> view original

Boston in shock over Tsarnaev death penalty

The end of the trial was shattering, with a sense of shock that liberal Massachusetts had decided to sentence a man to death. The jurors, seven women and five men, cast their eyes down or kept them closed while the sentence was read out. None of them ... >> view original

South Korean spy body faces close scrutiny

An undated photo released yesterday shows Mr Kim Jong Un (centre) with senior officials, but without Mr Hyon Yong Chol. -- PHOTO: EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY. SEOUL - South Korea's spy agency, already saddled with a chequered history, has ... >> view original

Burundi's president urges end to protest, coup leader at large - Pittsburgh Post

BUJUMBURA, Burundi — President Pierre Nkurunziza's spokesman said he had returned to the capital Friday after a failed coup, but that the general behind it had not been arrested, as the spokesman had reported earlier, adding to confusion after three days ... >> view original