Christmas Eve has remained fatality-free on Australia's roads, but a new report of a
man's death following a crash in Victoria three days ago has pushed the national

A pilot has survived a light plane crash in waters off the north Queensland coast,
authorities say.

A swimmer struck by a speedboat in a hit-and-run crash on the Murray River has died
in a Melbourne Hospital.

A bushfire burning in a Sunshine Coast national park has eased slightly, authorities
say.
Winds of 30km/h had been making things difficult for fire crews trying to contain

SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has developed a psychological test for
North Korean defectors designed to assess their mental health and problems that

SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's defense minister, Kim Yong-chun,
believed to be at the core of the country's power elite, has not been mentioned

Tokyo, Dec. 23 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Emperor Akihito, who turns 76
on Wednesday, said that he has been deeply impressed by the efforts of many

SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Yonhap) -- An official at a South Korean government office
supporting the relocation of U.S. bases here is under questioning by prosecutors

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