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SYDNEY – The remains of a tribal warrior who famously led resistance to the British settlement of Australia were Saturday laid to rest in a traditional ceremony after his skull was recovered from Britain.

LONDON – A 15-year-old schoolboy was sentenced to at least 23 years in prison on Friday for killing his ex-girlfriend and her older sister after setting their house on fire when she dumped him.

SYDNEY – Google is guilty of breaching Australian laws by collecting private wireless data with its “Street View” mapping cars but will escape punishment, the privacy regulator said.

MIAMI – The Miami Heat officially welcomed LeBron James to south Florida Friday in a glitzy ceremony in their home town arena that featured James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh signing their new contracts.

NEW YORK – The dollar ended a winning euro run on Friday, bringing the single currency down from eight week highs amid subdued trading.

LONDON – Fresh from a debut appearance at Britain’s Glastonbury Festival, Coco Sumner, daughter of megastar Sting, is out to show she is more than just famous offspring as she embarks on her own pop career.

LONDON – British supermodel Naomi Campbell will give evidence at the war crimes trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor about a “blood diamond” he allegedly gave her, her spokeswoman said Friday.

President Benigno Aquino III can’t rely on the Office of the President’s website, op.gov.ph, to read news about himself. The reason: It’s been down from Day One.

SAN FRANCISCO – YouTube announced Friday that it would invest $5 million in promising video-makers.

WASHINGTON – A plane carrying a number of people freed by Russia in a sensational spy swap deal with the United States landed at an international airport outside Washington Friday, an AFP correspondent saw.