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Inside his world: the diary of a monster
Mon May 2 I drove up to the farm with all the equipment and gear/clothing I needed. I spent most of the day moving and getting my equipment and gear into place.
In tears and torment, a peaceful nation stands strong
Karen Kissane OSLO: Khalid Hussain is living proof - if anyone should need it - that mass killer Anders Breivik is wrong about what it is to be Norwegian.
China resists chance to criticise
Keith Richburg SHANGHAI: As the largest foreign holder of US dollar debt, China has much to lose in the event of an American default.
Calamity looms as Congress quibbles
Simon Mann WASHINGTON: World financial markets hung on the outcome of a dangerous game of political chicken being played out in Washington ahead of a deadline that may force the US government to default on its...
$31bn down the drain as Taliban, officials cash in
Ben Farmer, Karen Deyoung The United States has squandered $US34 billion ($A31.5 billion) on private sector contracts during a decade of war in Afghanistan and Iraq, according to a draft congressional report.
China welcomes second term for Taiwan's leader
Philip Wen BEIJING: China has welcomed the re-election of Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou, saying the peaceful development of cross-strait relations overseen by him in the past four years was the ''correct...
A nation mourns
Karen Kissane Europe Correspondent Oslo Khalid Hussain is living proof - if anyone should need it - that mass killer Anders Breivik is wrong about what it is to be Norwegian.
I was still pretending I was dead: survivor tells of terror
Megan Levy A youth leader who survived the massacre at a Norwegian youth camp has described from his hospital bed how he played dead as the gunman stood over him and shot him in the shoulder.
Manifesto reveals killer's long-held hatreds
Anders Behring Breivik said he was a boy when his life's path began to turn. It was during the first Gulf War, when a Muslim friend cheered at reports of missile attacks against American forces.
Maid speaks out: I want Strauss-Kahn jailed
Glenda Kwek The New York hotel maid at the centre of rape allegations against ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has spoken out for the first time, saying she is "telling the truth" and wants justice.
Mystery prisoner has jail authorities stumped
A mystery US man arrested on minor charges more than three weeks ago remains behind bars in Utah while law enforcement officials try to determine his true identity, which he refuses to reveal.
35 dead after Chinese high-speed trains collide
The death toll in a collision between two high-speed trains in eastern China has risen to 35, state media said, as the government ordered an urgent overhaul of rail safety nationwide.
The killer with a chilling vision
Karen Kissane A gunman's act is being seen as an attack on a country's values. Karen Kissane reports from Oslo.
N Korea a threat, cautions Rudd
Daniel Flitton Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd has warned that nuclear missiles from North Korea could one day reach Australia, dubbing the Stalinist nation "detached from reality".
A second Democrat embroiled in sex scandal
Portlan, Oregon Another US congressman, Democrat David Wu, is facing calls for his resignation over a young woman's claim that she had an "unwanted sexual encounter" with him three weeks after his election victory...
Captain detained over claims he abandoned ship
Karen Kissane THE Italian cruise liner disaster that killed three people and left 17 unaccounted for might have been caused by an electrical failure that left the ship impossible to steer and allowed it to smash...
Calculated attack on future of nation's left wing
Karen Kissane HE IS a man of vision. Anders Behring Breivik did not kill just any group of teenagers. He targeted the Norwegian Labour Party's next generation of leaders.
Captain held in cruise horror
Karen Kissane and Melissa Davey Experts say the disaster that has killed three people and left 17 unaccounted for might have been caused by an electrical failure that left the ship impossible to steer.
Democrat faces teen sex claims
Terrence Petty PORTLAND: A US congressman from Oregon, David Wu, faces calls for his resignation after a young woman reportedly said she had had an ''unwanted sexual encounter'' with the Democratic Party politician...
Bullet trains collision leaves 33 dead
Emergency workers are battling to rescue survivors from the mangled wreckage of two Chinese bullet trains involved in a high-speed collision which left 33 people dead and nearly 200 injured.
