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Dungeon daughter: I can't believe I'm free

ELISABETH Fritzl has said she feared she would never see her mum and children again - and hopes she will never see her father.

Tornadoes kill at least 22 in Missouri, Oklahoma

RESCUE crews have searched through rubble for survivors of tornadoes which tore across the US, killing at least 22 people.

20 dead, dozens missing as ferry capsizes

A FERRY capsized overnight off the coast of Haiti, killing at least 20 people, including five children, and leaving dozens more missing.

Foam cloud logos in the sky near you

A US entrepreneur has developed a way to make foam clouds shaped like corporate logos that float up to 6000m into the air.

Peacekeepers sought for Zimbabwe runoff

ZIMBABWE'S main opposition group says it has stepped up efforts to secure regional peacekeepers for a run-off presidential election against Robert Mugabe after weeks of violence that intimidated voters.

Nude photo shoot falls short of target

OVER 1800 men and women have posed nude for US photographer Spencer Tunick in Vienna's Ernst Happel stadium, less than a month before it hosts the European football championship final.

Sudan cuts ties with Chad

SUDAN has cut diplomatic relations with Chad after an attack on Khartoum by Darfur rebels which it says was supported by Chadian President Idriss Deby.

Troops patrol as Hezbollah pulls back

LEBANON troops are patrolling Beirut today after Hezbollah fighters pulled back from areas they had seized in gunbattles with supporters of the US-backed government that have killed 39 people.

Sudan cuts diplomatic relations with Chad

SUDAN broke off diplomatic relations with Chad today after an attack by Darfur rebels on the capital Khartoum that the Government said was supported by Chadian President Idriss Deby.

Obama works to gain momentum

DEMOCRAT Barack Obama worked to build up newly gained momentum today after he surpassed Hillary Clinton in the fight for superdelegates whose votes will be decisive in choosing the Democratic Party's presidential nominee.