Severe weather to hit northern NSW

A SEVERE weather warning has been issued for much of northern NSW with 90-kilometres-an-hour winds and marble-sized hailstones recorded on the coast. The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) issued the warning just after 8pm (AEDT) on Saturday for people...

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Seven soldiers killed in the Philippines

SEVEN Philippine soldiers have been killed and eight others wounded in a clash with communist guerrillas waging a decades-old Maoist insurgency. The army casualties on Saturday were part of a foot patrol that clashed with New People's Army (NPA)...

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Storms create havoc across Qld

More than 6000 homes and businesses remain without power in Brisbane following a damaging storm. Source: AAP A FIRE started, powerlines were ripped down, trees were uprooted and roofs collapsed as severe thunderstorms ripped across Queensland...

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German police stop man with mobile office

FORGET texting while driving. German police say they nabbed a driver who had wired his Ford station wagon with an entire mobile office. Saarland state police said Friday the 35-year-old man was pulled over for doing 130 kph (80 mph) in a 100...

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Buddhist monk self-immolates in France

A BRITISH monk died in a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in France after he poured petrol over his clothes and set himself alight, police said Friday. The 38-year-old Briton, whom police did not name, had been living at Nalanda monastery near the...

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Royals wave goodbye to New Zealand

Prince Charles (L) and wife Camilla will tour Christchurch on the final day of their tour of NZ. Source: AAP PRINCE Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, have waved goodbye to New Zealand and are winging their way back home to...

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S Africa platinum workers report for duty

ANGLO American Platinum Ltd. says miners in South Africa have returned to work, ending a more than eight-week strike that crippled the world's largest platinum producer. Company spokeswoman Mpumi Sithole said the workers returned on Thursday...

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Australia urges calm in Middle East

THE Australian government has urged Israel and Palestine to exercise restraint and step back from the brink of full-scale war. Israel has launched a major offensive on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, assassinating military commander Ahmed Jabari and...

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Accused Sydney killer faces third trial

A SYDNEY jury has been told they must not draw any "adverse inference" from the fact a man accused of killing his gay lover is facing a third trial. Philip Wan Por Leung, 51, has pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter of 72-year-old Mario Guzzetti,...

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Hong Kong shares close 1.20% higher

HONG Kong shares have climbed 1.20 per cent, in line with a regional rebound after recent selling fuelled by concerns over the US fiscal cliff. The benchmark Hang Seng Index, which had lost more than four per cent in the past four sessions, rose...

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Aust could keep some forces in Afghanistan

UNITED States Defence Secretary Leon Panetta says a deployment of Australian special forces to assist in maintaining security in Afghanistan after 2014 is worth considering. Mr Panetta, who visited the barracks of the Special Air Service Regiment...

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Most Afghans optimistic about future: poll

MOST Afghans believe their country is headed in the right direction but still worry about the lack of security resulting from the 11-year war, a public opinion survey by a major international non-profit group says. The poll by the San Francisco-based...

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Hong Kong shares close 1.13% lower

HONG Kong shares have slid 1.13 per cent, in line with a regional sell-off sparked by growing concerns over Greece's bailout and the approaching US "fiscal cliff". The benchmark Hang Seng Index on Tuesday fell 241.65 points to 21,188.65 on turnover...

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Brazil jails Lula's ex-chief of staff

BRAZIL'S supreme court has capped the country's biggest ever political corruption trial by sentencing former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's ex-chief of staff to nearly 11 years in prison for his role in a vote-buying scheme. Jose Dirceu,...

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Arabs back Syria opposition, battle rages

Gulf nations have recognised a newly formed opposition bloc as the Syrian people's representative. Source: AAP DEADLY fighting is raging near Damascus and in Syria's northeast, as the Arab League urges more groups to join a newly formed opposition...

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13 killed in strong Burma quake

A POWERFUL earthquake has struck Burma, killing at least 13 people, injuring 40 and sparking panic in the central city of Mandalay. The shallow 6.8-magnitude quake struck in a rural area 116 kilometres north of Mandalay and was followed by strong...

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Syria planes strike near Iraq border

SYRIAN warplanes have launched air strikes on the eastern town of Albu Kamal near the Iraqi border and pounded rebel lines near Damascus and in the northern city of Aleppo. Early morning fighting, meanwhile, has raged around the northeast town...

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Qld mill worker dies in crushing accident

A 46-YEAR-OLD worker has died in an accident at a Queensland sugar mill. The man was crushed between two cane bins at the Proserpine Sugar Mill on Sunday morning, receiving severe injuries to his pelvis. He was taken to Proserpine Hospital...

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