Main stories in today's 0745 ABC News

AAP General News (Australia)
12-27-2007
Main stories in today's 0745 ABC News

SYDNEY, Dec 27 AAP - Main stories in today's 0745 ABC News:

- In Chad, six French aid workers have been sentenced to eight years hard labour for
trying to abduct 103 children from the African nation.

- Scores of people have been killed or reported missing after rain triggered heavy
landslides in central Java.

- The national road toll for the holiday season has climbed to 23 overnight.

- A prominent electricity union says it will stand firmly behind any Labor member that's
opposed to the privatisation of the industry.

- Premier Morris Iemma says he understands that some MPs are opposed to the sell-off
but it has been approved by cabinet and by caucus.

- The NSW State Emergency Service is warning people along the Bogan River and Nyngan
area to prepare for flood waters that are expected over the weekend.

- Premier Morris Iemma says he expects more people will take up a rebate offer for
buying a rain water tank.

- A 25-year-old man has been charged with speeding and drink driving after he was allegedly
caught driving at 220 km/hr on the Hume Hwy at Mittagong in the Southern Highlands.

- Authorities at the San Fransisco Zoo are being questioned about how one of their
Siberian tigers escaped from its cage yesterday, killing one visitor and mauling two others.

- On the US housing market, prices have suffered the biggest monthly drop in 16 years,
according to a new survey.

- The leaders at this year's Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race have now entered Bass Straight.

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