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Swan misses flight as wife in labour
Wife's early labour keeps ruckman Darren Jolly in Sydney as Swans fly to Melbourne.

HP boss 'did not back spy probe'
Ousted Hewlett Packard chief Patricia Dunn denies wrongdoing in an investigation into boardroom leaks.

Pakistan agrees $43bn project
Pakistan's government gives the go-ahead to a Dubai firm for a $43bn property development.

Air India inquiry hears rescuers
Canada's public inquiry into the 1985 Air India bombing hears emotional testimony from rescue workers.

Army 'breaking' Uganda truce
Uganda's army is moving its troops to near rebel assembly zones, breaking a ceasefire agreement, rebels say.

Dirty water 'kills 1.5m children'
Lack of access to clean drinking water and proper sanitation kills 1.5 million children every year, Unicef says.

Reburial for Russia tsar's mother
The remains of the mother of Russia's last tsar are being buried in St Petersburg, in line with her last wishes.

China corruption scandal widens
Another senior Communist Party official is implicated in Shanghai's financial scandal, a city official says.

Take-2 stock defies bad press over games (AP)
AP - Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. is rather battered with regulatory and legal woes, skeptics on Wall Street and critics of its violent video games. But the stock isn't fazed one bit.

Mobile ESPN to close down operations: WSJ (Reuters)
Reuters - Mobile ESPN, a start-up cellphone company backed by Walt Disney Co., will announce as soon as Thursday that it is closing down operations, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

IBS linked to low birth weights
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is linked to low birth weights, according to a Norwegian study.

Many injured in clashes in Dhaka
At least 200 are injured as police and protesters clash in the Bangladesh capital, reports say.

Thailand opens huge new airport
Thailand's massive new airport opens for business, with only minor baggage-handling problems reported.

Nigeria governors in graft probe
Almost all state governers are being investigated for corruption, Nigeria's anti-graft agency head says.

Mars rover arrives at key site
Nasa's robotic Mars rover Opportunity reaches what researchers hope will prove to be a "dream" location - the 800m-wide Victoria Crater.

Middle East summit 'within days'
Israel's prime minister says he hopes to meet the Palestinian leader for a summit in the coming days.

Royal & Sun says selling U.S. operation (Reuters)
Reuters - UK general insurer Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group Plc said on Thursday it was selling its U.S. arm to Arrowpoint Capital, providing the company with a long-awaited exit from its U.S. unit.

Vodafone confirms own-brand 3G handset launch plan (Reuters)

Reuters - Britain's Vodafone Group Plc launched the first of its own-branded 3G handsets on Thursday, as the mobile phone giant tries to expand the market for higher-paying 3G services by luring more prepay users.