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NASA says shuttle to service Hubble telescope in May

3:45AM | The US space agency has set a tentative date of May 12 for the liftoff of the Atlantis space shuttle, on a long-delayed service mission to the Hubble telescope, NASA announced.

Oil price falls below $40

3:43AM | The price of Brent crude oil slumped to 39.77 US dollars a barrel in trading here on Friday -- the lowest point in almost four years -- on prospects of a severe drop in energy demand, traders said.

DRCongo, Rwanda announce moves to end rebellions

3:41AM | The Democratic Republic of Congo government and a rebel movement will meet in Kenya on Monday to formalise a ceasefire, Kinshasa's foreign minister said on Friday.

US sheds 533,000 jobs

2:53AM | The US economy lost a stunning 533,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate jumped to a 15-year high of 6.7 percent, the Labor Department said Friday.

Harrell says 'great chance' Leach will leave

2:44AM | Even as confirmation came that Mike Leach was no longer seeking the University of Washington coaching job, Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell said he thinks there's a "great chance" his coach will leave.

Bomb blast kills 15 in northwest Pakistan: police

2:41AM | At least 15 people were killed and dozens more were wounded when a bomb ripped through a crowded marketplace in the northwestern Pakistan city of Peshawar, police said on Friday.

US sheds 533,000 jobs

2:33AM | The US economy lost a stunning 533,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate jumped to a 15-year high of 6.7 percent, the Labor Department said Friday.

Former Man United star Keane stays in spotlight

2:18AM | Roy Keane may have walked away from Sunderland but he remained firmly centre stage on Friday, as Premier League managers and pundits contemplated what comes next for one of the game's most enigmatic figures.

RealNetworks to cut 7.5 percent of work force

2:04AM | The digital-entertainment company RealNetworks Inc. said Thursday it will lay off about 7.5 percent of its workers, joining a growing list of technology companies forced to trim staff in a difficult economy.

Google turns down some of NC's tax incentives

1:43AM | Tough economic conditions could slow expansion at Google Inc.'s server farm in the North Carolina foothills, the company said in declining a sliver of a $260 million state incentive package.

US sheds 533,000 jobs

1:12AM | The US economy lost a stunning 533,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate jumped to a 15-year high of 6.7 percent, the Labor Department said Friday.

US sheds 533,000 jobs

12:42AM | The US economy lost a stunning 533,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate jumped to a 15-year high of 6.7 percent, the Labor Department said Friday.

Diamond thieves pull off 100-million-dollar Paris heist

11:07PM | Armed robbers pulled off one of the world's biggest jewellery heists at a famed Paris store, making off with 80 million euros (102 million US dollars) in diamonds and valuables, investigators said Friday.

US calls for Zimbabwe's Mugabe to step down

11:03PM | US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Friday called on Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to step down, saying power-sharing talks with the opposition were a "sham process".

Cash-strapped Honda quits F1

10:44PM | Honda on Friday announced its shock withdrawal from Formula One over the global financial crisis, ending an involvement which began in the 1960s and raising fresh fears over the sport's future.

Some Italians afraid to enter shops

10:41PM | Some 28 per cent of Italians are too scared to enter shops in case they will be tempted to spend money amid the global financial crisis, a new survey says.

Adelaide hit Wellington for six

10:28PM | Adelaide United have embarrassed the Wellington Phoenix 6-1 in the A-League clash at Hindmarsh Stadium.

Sydney's North Steyne Beach tops awards

10:26PM | Sydney's North Steyne Beach has been judged the best beach in NSW.

Maoist rebels kill 5 police in India

10:20PM | Suspected Maoist rebels have killed five police officers in an ambush in eastern India, officials say.

Diamond thieves pull off $100 million Paris heist

10:01PM | Armed robbers pulled off France's biggest jewellery heist at a famed Paris store, making off with diamonds and valuables worth 80 million euros (102 million US dollars), investigators said on Friday.

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