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Supplements can raise asthma risk

Researchers have identified a link between folic acid supplements taken in late pregnancy and allergic asthma in children aged between 3 and 5, suggesting that the timing of supplementation in pregnancy is important.4:03 PM on November 05

Lee to resume bowling next week

Australian fast bowler Brett Lee, who flew back home midway from the ODI series against India due an elbow injury, will resume bowling next week.4:01 PM on November 04

Qantas pilots suspended after forgetting to lower landing gear

Two Qantas pilots were suspended Wednesday after forgetting to lower landing gear as they came in to land at busy Sydney airport.12:02 PM on November 04

Pacific tit-for-tat on cards after Fiji expels diplomats

Relations between Fiji's military government and its biggest South Pacific neighbours Australia and New Zealand were poised to worsen Wednesday after the island state expelled their senior diplomats.10:00 AM on November 04

Fiji expels diplomats from New Zealand, Australia

Fiji's military ruler Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama gave the senior diplomats of New Zealand and Australia 24 hours to leave the country Tuesday and ordered his country's high commissioner in Canberra to return home.10:03 PM on November 03

Australian interest rates rise as economy surges

Australia's Reserve Bank increased interest rates by 25 basis points Tuesday, the second increase in as many months, in an attempt to contain inflation as the economy emerges out of the global financial crisis.2:00 PM on November 03

Political furore after refugees drown on way to Australia

A heated debate broke out in Australia Tuesday over the government's refugee policy after a boat carrying 39 asylum seekers sank in the Indian Ocean with 12 feared drowned.12:05 PM on November 03

Boys less likely to go to university

Teenage boys are less likely to gain university entrance than their female classmates and are more likely to leave school before 17, according to a new report.4:03 PM on November 02

Overweight people less likely to have sex

An increased waistline is not only bad for your health but can lead to decreased bedroom activity, according to researchers.4:01 PM on November 02

Man of 'Indian appearance' assaults Australian shop assistants

A man of 'Indian appearance' assaulted several female clothing shop assistants in Australia's Brisbane city, a police official said.2:02 PM on November 02

Indians flee blast at Australian cafe

A group of Indian men, who were sharing a flat above an Internet cafe in this Australian city, were forced to flee after an explosion early Monday morning, a media report said.2:00 PM on November 02

23 killed as boat sinks in Indian Ocean

About 23 people were feared drowned Monday after a boat carrying 40 passengers sank in remote waters of the Indian Ocean.10:00 AM on November 02

Polio victim dies after 60 years in an iron lung

An Australian polio victim confined to an iron lung respirator for the past 60 years has died, a spokeswoman for Melbourne's Thornbury nursing home said Saturday.4:00 PM on October 31

New immigration law comes into force in New Zealand

A new Immigration Act, which includes the use of biometrics and a single independent appeals tribunal, became a law in New Zealand Friday, a minister said.4:03 PM on October 30

Dietary fibre can keep diseases at bay

Insoluble dietary fibre or roughage plays a vital role in the immune system, keeping certain diseases at bay, according to researchers.4:02 PM on October 30