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AFP - A British couple held hostage by Somali pirates said in a video telecast Friday that their captors are "losing patience" and could kill them "within a week" if no ransom is paid.

AFP - A group of 22 Sri Lankan asylum seekers who left an Australian customs ship to come ashore in Indonesia will be allowed to stay for up to three months, according to an official.

AFP - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd pressed APEC members Saturday to back his proposal for the creation of a new regional group that will embrace political, security and economic issues by 2020.

AFP - An Australian scientist has paid an unusual tribute to late conservation star Steve Irwin by naming a rare species of snail "crikey steveirwini".

AP - Mexico's most-wanted drug lord escaped prison by hiding in a laundry truck nearly a decade ago, and his legend and fortune seem to grow with each passing day he eludes capture.

AFP - US pop icon Britney Spears is "extremely upset" by media reports that disgruntled fans walked out of her first ever Australian concert because she was lip-synching, her promoter Paul Dainty said.

AFP - Britney Spears' Australian tour ran into controversy before it even began, with an official suggesting concert goers should be told if the pop icon would be miming her songs.