President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has sent a letter of condolence to Pakistani leader Asif Ali Zardari over a recent terrorist attack in the country.

Top seed Kim Clijsters swept into the second round of the Brisbane International
with a 6-2 6-1 thrashing of Italian veteran Tathiana Garbin on Sunday.

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SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon agreed to work together to forge a binding global

Some 1600 lightning strikes were recorded and power lines were brought down as
storms rolled across a wide area of southeast Queensland on Sunday.

Cattle farmers are rejoicing after the heavens opened over Longreach, the "capital"
of Queensland's outback, giving new life to the Thompson River.

A boat carrying 76 suspected asylum seekers and four crew has been intercepted in
Australian waters near Christmas Island - the first arrival of 2010.

Flood waters have forced hundreds of people to evacuate their homes in northern
inland NSW, as severe thunderstorms hit parts of the Northern Tablelands and North
West Slopes.

Air passengers across Australia have endured delays because a computerised check-in
system malfunctioned on Sunday morning, a Qantas spokesman says.