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A young Australian tourist’s visit to Paris turned into a nightmare after she was gang raped by five men yesterday. Police have described her assailants as being “African type individuals.” Around 5 am on Sunday, July 21, police were called to a kebab shop in the historic 18th Arrondissement, with staff reporting that a severely traumatized woman had sought refuge in the small restaurant. The woman, who Le Journal du Dimanche reports to be 25 years old, told the staff she had been attacked by five men. When attended to, the woman’s dress was reportedly turned “inside out” and she...

PRIME Minister John Howard will use the Bali terror attack to justify Australian soldiers' deaths in Iraq should war go ahead. Mr Howard will evoke memories of the 88 Australian victims of the Sari Club blast as an example of the deadly risks posed if Iraq aids international terrorists. "We lost 88 Australians in Bali because of a wilful act of international terrorism and we all had to grapple with that," he said yesterday. "I will, amongst other things, be asking the Australian people to bear those circumstances in mind if we become involved in military contact with Iraq." He...