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Stripping seniors
SENIORS have stripped off and blocked city streets in protest at being ignored in the Budget.
Maybe Baby
WITH the Bonds Baby Search 2008 making its stop in Sydney NEWS.com.au took its cameras along to meet some of this year's most beautiful bubs.
World's fattest man
MANUEL Uribe wants to lose the record for being the world's fattest man and become the world's biggest loser.
PETA fur-ious
ANIMAL rights group PETA has crowned singer Aretha Franklin queen of its 2008 Worst Dressed list for her love of fur. See which other celebs made the list.
China earthquake
THOUSANDS have been killed in a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in China's Sichuan province.
Living in a box
A CARDBOARD city may be a strange way to highlight homelessness, but thanks to Mission Australia and realestate.com.au a real difference is being made.
Jenna Bush weds
US President George W. Bush's daughter Jenna has married during an intimate ceremony on the family's Texas ranch.
Cyclone Nargis survivors
MILLIONS now face disease and starvation after Cyclone Nargis devastated Burma because the military government is still refusing foreign help.
Flame reaches Everest
THE Olympic flame is on top of the world as it has reached the summit of Mount Everest.
World Press Photo 2008
THE cream of the world's photojournalists have been honoured in this year's prestigious press photographic awards.
Experimenta Playground
BORING art? Not with this interactive exhibition about to opens its doors in Sydney before heading on a national tour. NEWS.com.au met some of the Australian artists involved.
Corby defamation case
PICTURES of Mercedes Corby allegedly smoking marijuana have been tendered in court as part of Channel 7's defence to a defamation case.
US presidential election
BARACK Obama and Hillary Clinton slug it out in Indiana and North Carolina in the latest round of their nomination fight.
The Chaiten volcano erupts
SMOKE and ash belch from the Chaiten volcano, south of Santiago in Chile, shaking the area and forcing thousands to flee.
Cyclone Nargis hits Burma
TENS of thousands of people are dead as Cyclone Nargis ripped down power lines, battered buildings and uprooted trees in Burma.
Farewell to a mate
THE friends and comrades of Australian commando Jason Marks, who was killed by the Taliban in Afghanistan, send him home.
Harbour boat tragedy
FIVE people are killed in a crash between two boats on Sydney Harbour, while nine people are injured.
Barrels of fun
SURFERS flock to Tahiti to take on the famous mega-barrel at Teahupo as they bid for a wildcard into the Billabong Pro.
Daughter's torment
A WOMAN who was kept prisoner in a celler by her father and had seven children with him in a shocking case of abuse.
White House Dinner
CELEBRITIES rubbed shoulders with political luminaries at the White House Correspondents' Association annual dinner.
Child home of horrors
DARK echoes of abuse have been revealed at Haut de la Garenne, the former children's home on the Channel Island of Jersey.
ANZAC Day 2008
AUSTRALIA pauses to remember the men and women who served the country and those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Canberra torch relay
PRO-CHINA supporters clashed with free-Tibet campaigners ahead of the Olympic torch relay in Canberra
Beijing Auto Show
TOP car manufacturers are hoping to cash in on China's booming market which rose by 20 per cent to 1.85 million vehicles in the first quarter of 2008.
Moscow Tattoo Expo
THE Moscow Tattoo Expo has showcased the latest in tattoos, body painting and piercings.
Alina Kabaeva
RUSSIA'S President Vladimir Putin is reportedly planning to leave his wife for a former Olympic gymnast and nude model Alina Kabaeva.
World in pictures
PROTESTS in Palestine and rodeo riders in Uruguay feature among our amazing photographs from around the world.
Princess Mary and Christian
DENMARK'S Crown Princess Mary and son Prince Christian watch Prince Frederik compete in the Rolex Farr 40 World Championship of sailing in Florida.
Inside the Bird's Nest
CHINA'S new National Stadium, better known as the Bird's Nest, has been opened to international media for the first time.
NZ flood victims
SIX "fine" college students and their "incredible" teacher have died after being swept away in a swollen river during an outdoor pursuits course.
Congo plane crash
AMAZING images of a plane which crashed into a crowded residential area igniting several fires but incredibly most of the passengers survived.
Cluttered orbit
COMPUTER generated images have shown just how crowded the skies are with thousands of satellites circling the earth.
Dressed for success
ADIDAS and the Australian Olympic Committee have unveiled the uniforms for almost 900 Australian athletes and officials during the Beijing Games.
Miss World Australia
KATIE Richardson was crowned Miss World Australia in a gala ceremony at Star City in Sydney.
SWPA - Amateur Winners
THIS years amateur enteries into the Sony World Photography Awards have just been announced. Take a look at the pictures that won.
Wild winds whip south
NEWS.com.au readers capture the destruction deadly wild winds caused in Australia's southern states.
Entertainment
Cannes Film Festival
The 61st International Film Festival in Cannes has seen the best of Hollywood head to France.
Sex And The City world premiere
IT was pure glitz and glamour at the world premiere of the movie Sex And The City
Miss Universe Australia 2008
WITH the competition to select our entrant into this year's Miss Universe about to take place, we take a look at the hopefuls.
Travel
Great holiday ideas and deals
BIG Brother eviction packages and winter South Pacific escapes – just some of this week's great travel deals and new holiday ideas.
Best mancations: Winter edition
FROM Heli-skiing in New Zealand to Australia's epic off-road adventure. Call up the boys, 'coz it's time for the ultimate winter mancation.
Up in the sky, it's 'fusionman'
A SWISS adventurer and former military fighter pilot had a happy landing after testing his new jet-powered "wing".
Fashion
People strip for PETA
SEXY Hollywood star Eva Mendes and Neighbours starlet Pippa Black are the latest celebrities to strip for the PETA ad campaign.
Model Wars
SEE how our local models stack up against a flock of international talent that's being drafted in for this years Sydney Fashion week.
Hawaiian Tropic Zone
THE girls get raunchy at Nancy E's swimsuit fashion show at the Hawaiian Tropic Zone in New York
Technology
Take a tour through Sunwell Isle
AUSTRALIAN Julian Morris is helping to sculpt the latest expansion to the World of Warcraft universe, Sunwell Isle.
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Taylor made
ACTRESS Rachel Taylor tells NEWS.com.au about her new film Shutter and gossip mags.
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