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Queen escaped Australian train assassination plot - Robbers Leave Clue On Man's Face - Prince Charles visits Nepalese Gurkhas' families.



Queen escaped Australian train assassination plot

Queen Elizabeth II escaped possible assassination in Australia nearly 40 years ago when plotters tried to derail her train in mountains near Sydney, a retired detective has claimed.

Robbers Leave Clue On Man's Face

A footprint embedded into the bruised forehead of a robbery victim could lead detectives to his attacker.

Prince Charles visits Nepalese Gurkhas' families

Prince Charles paid a visit Wednesday to the families of Nepalese Gurkha soldiers whose relatives are away fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Seal steals salmon outside court

A grey seal has been caught stealing a salmon just yards from a city centre law court today.

Care home boss charged with murder

Police investigating suspicious deaths at a care home in Somerset charged its co-manager with three counts of murder on Wednesday.

Care home murders: nurse in court

A registered nurse has appeared in court charged with the murders of three elderly residents at the care home she ran with her husband.

'Aussie assassins targeted Queen'

Anti-monarchists attempted to assassinate the Queen as she toured Australia 40 years ago, it has been claimed.

Obama, CEOs urge passage of economic stimulus

President Barack Obama pitched his $825 billion economic stimulus plan to business leaders on Wednesday, as the House of Representatives debated the legislation it was expected to pass later in the day.

Obama seeks Republican support for stimulus plans

Democratic President Barack Obama struggled on Tuesday to placate Republicans in Congress who insist his $825 billion plan for reviving the troubled U.S. economy should include bigger tax cuts and less spending.

Obama argues for stimulus plan before House vote

Looking beyond expected House approval of an $816 billion economic stimulus plan, President Barack Obama said Wednesday the nation is at a "perilous moment" requiring swift and decisive action.

Boeing targeting 10,000 job cuts

Boeing Co reported an unexpected fourth-quarter loss on Wednesday and forecast 2009 earnings well below Wall Street estimates as it grapples with a dip in demand for its planes while airlines feel the pain of recession.

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