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US probe of News identifies 'gangster' tactics - Sydney Morning Herald
The US government last month asked a lawyer at Williams & Connolly for documents from a 2009 trial between News America and a New Jersey advertising company, Floorgraphics Inc, according to the person, who declined to be identified because the request ...
Israel, Palestinians urged to resume talks - Sydney Morning Herald
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been discussing Israeli security arrangements for the West Bank with US administration officials, a source close to the talks said. The four powers also set forth plans for an international donors ...
Collar bomb suspect Peters heading back to Sydney - Sydney Morning Herald
"We can't discuss details," a US Marshal spokesperson, who declined to be named, said. "It is a security issue. In America we have very strict policies on prisoner movement." However, sources say Peters is expected to be flown from Louisville to Los ...
Police drop Guardian push - Sydney Morning Herald
In the US, prosecutors have written to Murdoch parent company News Corporation asking for information on whether employees of its British arm, News International, bribed British police for information, an anonymous source told the Bloomberg news ...
'Stun-gun home intruder' stabbed to death: police yet to decide whether to ... - Sydney Morning Herald
A Glassop Street woman, who did not want to be identified, said the 30-year-old man had knocked on her door about 2.30 pm yesterday. "I had never seen him before, but he just wanted to know if any Iraqi people lived in the area. ...
Sheen close to settlement - Sydney Morning Herald
... from his starring role on the hit sitcom Two and a Half Men in March, will receive about $25 million to settle the dispute, according to a person with knowledge of the situation who requested anonymity because the negotiations are confidential. ...
All the way with the US in the fifth domain of warfare - Sydney Morning Herald
A senior Australian official speaking on background said Australians should assume that all systems, in the private sector and the public, had been penetrated and their secrets stolen. "It's more serious than most people realise," says Alan Dupont, ...
Greece to launch more austerity measures - Sydney Morning Herald
Secretary general for fiscal policy Ilias Pentazos sent an email to several ministries listing about 15 conditions demanded by those leading the bail-out, the source said. These included lay-offs in all public bodies, a freeze on retirements between ...
Islamists suspected of attack on Britons - Sydney Morning Herald
"We suspect they were al-Shebab," said a police official who declined to be named, referring to the group waging an insurgency against the Western-backed government in Somalia. "We are pursuing them at the Somali border." The official said a Briton was ...
Egypt military ruler's testimony postponed - Sydney Morning Herald
Tantawi, who is the de facto head of state since the fall of Mubarak to a popular uprising in February, faced a last minute difficulty which made him unavailable to testify as scheduled on Sunday, the sources said. Tantawi is one of the highest profile ...
ANZ drops out of Japan bank buy talks: report - Sydney Morning Herald
ANZ was in "embryonic" talks to buy private equity firm Cerberus Capital's 50 per cent stake in Aozora, but those have been broken off because the two sides could not agree on some key terms, the source said. ANZ declined to confirm the source's ...
Torture fears spur Australians to keep Afghans out of jails - Sydney Morning Herald
The man, who declined to give his name but whose story was corroborated by elders, said the police were interested in only money. They demanded he hand over 300000 Pakistani rupees (about $3200) to be released, a sum he could not afford. ...
Bounty hunters and military vie to find Gaddafi - Sydney Morning Herald
But a member of the rebels' ruling National Transitional Council said he had received ''reliable information from a person close to Gaddafi'' that put the former Libyan leader's location closer to Bani Walid. To help co-ordinate the various manhunts, ...
CVC mulls Nine debt refinance: sources - Sydney Morning Herald
"We are watching it very closely and thinking about what all the alternatives are," said one source with direct knowledge of the situation, who declined to be named because of the sensitivity of the matter. The source said there were no talks underway ...
Microsoft Surface 2 imminent: more than a big iPad with legs - Sydney Morning Herald
A source close to the launch of the product, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the announcement of Australian pricing and availability is scheduled for this month. The hardware for the new device has been created by Samsung and it will be ...
US seeks peace deal in bid to stall Palestinian UN plan - Sydney Morning Herald
A primary focus for the administration is to ensure Israelis and Palestinians continue to co-operate on security matters in the West Bank and along Israel's borders, administration officials said. The State Department late last month urged more than 70 ...
Big nights out: two sides of the security story - Sydney Morning Herald
"Drunk people are the hardest part of the job and there's plenty of people who wander George Street and just see where they can get into," said the bouncer, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. "When you refuse them entry, they have a go at you, ...
China puts squeeze on rising world of microbloggers - Sydney Morning Herald
Still, one official of a Chinese internet-related service, speaking on the condition of anonymity about a matter of deep concern to the authorities, predicted that the notices would have a chilling effect. The official said it might also represent the ...
Buffett pockets $1bn in Bank of America 'rescue' - Sydney Morning Herald
Mr Buffett said that was exactly why he was calling, because he thought the bank was a good long-term investment, a source said. Mr Moynihan, 51, agreed to the terms, and Bank of America's board met on Thursday to approve it. ...
Jubilant community thanks Australia - Sydney Morning Herald
The young man admitted he was a visitor from China, declined to give his name, but watched the demonstration for most of its one-hour duration. What he heard was repeated renditions of the old pre-Gaddafi national anthem and hoarse voices shouting ...
Denial of rights in psychiatric treatment - Sydney Morning Herald
A lawyer who has worked in mental health but asked to remain anonymous told the Herald that hospitals were not properly informing patients of their right to appeal detention. Whereas early hearings forced hospitals to provide information within a week, ...
'Volatile, decent, smart' - Sydney Morning Herald
I was in his family home a lot," the schoolmate, who asked to remain anonymous, said. "His mother brought him up as a solo parent with strong, very good, family values. I've nothing nicer to say of him." Another schoolmate, who studied at Scots College ...
Anger at school toilet trial - Sydney Morning Herald
One mother, who asked not to be named, said she first became aware of the trial when her child wet herself at the front door. ''I said, 'What happened? She said, 'I'm holding on, I didn't want the whole class to have to come with me to the toilet. ...
Shadow brokering: Grey area the regulator struggles to control - Sydney Morning Herald
Another investor, who did not want to be identified, spent $22000 on three options plus $5000 on membership. ''Every time I've talked to them, they're saying within two or three months there will be similar land next door that will get council approval ...
Dog mutilation not work of kids: police - Sydney Morning Herald
Another local, who did not wish to be identified, said the family had received a threat against their dog in the past. RSPCA Victoria chief inspector Greg Boland said the culprit could face a $25000 fine and a two-year jail term. ...