Nationality saved captured Aussie
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A JOURNALIST kidnapped in Baghdad was probably released because he was Australian and there was no hatred of Australians in the country, Iraq&#39;s national security adviser said today.
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An Australian journalist kidnapped in Iraq was released after the Google Internet search engine confirmed his identity to his captors.
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There was the Aussie leading the race. There was the American with the Aussie-themed daughter named Sydney hanging tough in second.
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AN Australian journalist was held hostage in Baghdad for 24 hours at the weekend before being released unharmed, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said today.
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Part of the B-sample of a show jumping horse that won Ireland&#39;s only gold medal at the Athens Olympics has been stolen, the International Equestrian Federation said yesterday.
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The Australian superstar finds herself in the Guinness Book.
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A MAN has been arrested at Brisbane airport while trying to smuggle 19 snakes into Australia hidden in his clothes. His arrest came less than 24 hours after another man was found trying to smuggle in 52 birds eggs.
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British sailor Alex Thomson has been rescued by a rival competitor after his boat capsized in the Southern Ocean while taking part in the Five Oceans round-the-world race.
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Socceroo goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer poses in front of a set of makeshift goal posts in the Solomon Islands. Photo: Tim Clayton. Australian coach Frank Farina last night admitted anything
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An Australian journalist was held hostage in Iraq for nearly 24 hours but has now been released unharmed. John Martinkus was seized outside his Baghdad hotel on Saturday, according to his employer, SBS television.
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Australia is investigating reports that two of its citizens have been taken hostage by militants in Iraq.
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Australian Mamdouh Habib returned to his hometown of Sydney on Friday, freed from detention at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay more than three years after his arrest in Pakistan on suspicion of terrorism.
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An Australian journalist was seized by militants in Iraq for nearly 24 hours, but then released unharmed.
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An Australian who became the first person convicted at an American war crimes trial since World War II was freed from prison on Saturday, after completing his U.S. imposed sentence.
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GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba -- An Australian cowboy being held at the US prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to commit war crimes, aiding the enemy and attempted murder.
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An Australian mountaineer who had been believed dead near the summit of Mount Everest has been revived and has come part way down the mountain, reports said Saturday.
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An Australian journalist held hostage in Iraq for 24 hours said last night his kidnappers freed him when they established he did not support the US army&#39;s presence in the country.