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Closure fears for Albury Wodonga FoodShare as funding shortfall threatens group

Albury Wodonga Regional FoodShare says it is at risk of closure and has asked local government for donations to help it survive. The program services eight council areas across north-east Victoria and the border, where 22,000 people live in poverty. >> view original

Wet weather has Albury in doubt

ALBURY Racing Club's race meeting scheduled for Thursday is in doubt due to wet weather and the state of the track. The Albury course was rated a heavy 10 after close to 20 millimetres of rain fell on Tuesday morning and showers are also forecast for ... >> view original

Albury: The naked truth

I was considering buying underwear. Mind you, this purchase was not going to be made necessarily because I needed new undergarments. I was going to spend my hard-earned cash on the frivolous expense solely because the words of my mother — and ... >> view original

Albury claims regional crown

In the final, the Albury association team, which has won the Victorian regional title this year and has several girls playing O and M, beat the Goulburn Valley. President Catherine Trinnick said it was a huge achievement. “We have an outstanding rep ... >> view original

US Kills Al Qaeda's No. 2 Leader

We're going to turn to that major victory in the fight against Al Qaeda. The terror group's second highest ranking leader killed in a U.S. Air strike. He helped master mind the infamous underwear bomb and other plots to bring down American passenger jets. >> view original

National Front forms bloc group in European Parliament

Marine Le Pen, Geert Wilders and far-right leaders from Italy, Austria and Belgium have combined to form a common bloc in the European Parliament, a year after a Eurosceptic surge in EU elections. Splits among parties opposed to the EU and mass ... >> view original

All lions, tigers in Tbilisi zoo flooding found dead

TBILISI, Georgia – All of the lions and tigers that were missing after severe flooding swamped Tbilisi's zoo have been found dead. One jaguar remained unaccounted for, but zoo staff said they have little hope that it survived. The discovery of the last of the ... >> view original

Man dies after drinking wineglass full of soap

A man is dead after drinking a glass of dishwasher detergent that he thought was wine. Andres Lorente, 50, was served an industrial cleaner after ordering a white wine at a cafe in eastern Spain. Lorente was rushed to a health centre and then a hospital in ... >> view original

Mohamed Morsi sentenced to death over jailbreak and other offences

Comment: Death sentence puts Western democracies on notice. Cairo: Deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi was sentenced to both death and life in prison on Tuesday in two separate court cases that supporters say were based on trumped-up ... >> view original

Tunisia: Train Strikes Truck, Killing 18

A Tunisian passenger train smashed into a semitrailer truck racing to cross the tracks early Tuesday, killing 18 people as two cars derailed. At least 86 people were injured when the speeding train hit the truck outside the town of Fahs, southwest of the capital, ... >> view original