Swedish band ordered to pay pop rivals

ONE of Sweden's most successful rock bands, The Hives, has to pay 18.5 million kronor ($A2.80 million) to Swedish pop group The Cardigans, a court has ruled. The dispute is one of several lawsuits embroiling Tambourine Studios, a recording studio...

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Protesters turn backs on Thatcher coffin

LONDON police are bracing for protests at Margaret Thatcher's funeral, with opponents vowing to pelt her coffin with eggs, coal or milk if they can get close enough - or simply turn their backs on the passing procession. More than 800 people have...

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Mt Isa locals free to leave homes: police

MOUNT Isa residents are being told they can leave their houses after a warning was issued for locals to stay indoors due to a blast at an acid plant. A chemical tank exploded at an Incitec Pivot facility near the Mount Isa mine at about 6.30pm...

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Mum and dad equally good at baby's cry ID

FRENCH researchers have dealt a blow to folklore that says mothers are better than fathers in recognising their baby's cry. The "maternal instinct" notion gained scientific backing more than three decades ago through two experiments, one of which...

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Terror wins if runners alter plans: Howard

FORMER prime minister John Howard says Australians shouldn't be deterred from running in the London marathon following terror blasts in Boston. Two bombs exploded at the Boston marathon on Monday, killing at least three people and wounding more...

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Obama: Boston attacks act of terror

US President Barack Obama has branded the Boston bombings a "cowardly" act of terror, but says it is still unclear if a foreign or domestic group or individual was behind the attacks. "This was a heinous and cowardly act," Obama said at the...

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Boston victims suffer amputations

THE victims of the Boston Marathon bombings were peppered with nails and pellets, doctors say, adding that the most severely wounded required amputation. The twin blasts near the finish line in the northeastern US city on Monday claimed three...

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