Syrian army moves to secure Damascus

Clashes have raged near Damascus airport, as members of the Friends of Syria group meet in Tokyo. Source: AAP THE Syrian army has shelled the outskirts of Damascus in a drive to establish a secure perimeter around the capital, including the...

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Man arrested after Darwin navy boat raid

POLICE believe a number of people were involved in a conspiracy to steal weapons from a navy patrol boat during a midnight raid in Darwin. A dozen semi-automatic pistols and two pump-action shotguns were stolen from the armoury of the Armidale-class...

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North Korea to test long-range rocket soon

NORTH Korea says it will launch a long-range rocket between December 10 and 22, a move likely to heighten already strained relations with the US and South Korea, where a presidential election will be held on December 19. This would be North...

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Gold Coast Titans hit by porn scandal

The Gold Coast Titans CEO David May (centre). His wife Kortney Olson, who has confirmed on a fitness website that she has made ''fetish videos'', has a training role with the club's under-20s side. Picture: Adam Head Source: The Courier-Mail ...

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Three in hospital after car hits house

THREE people have been taken to hospital "as a precaution" after a vehicle slammed into a home on Brisbane's northside tonight. Police, ambulance and fire crews raced to the home on Main Avenue at Wavell Heights after 7.10pm on Friday. It is...

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Eurozone unemployment hits record high

THE recession in the economy of the 17 euro countries has pushed unemployment in the region up to a record 11.7 per cent in October. Eurostat, the European Union's statistics office, said on Friday that 18.7 million people were out of work across...

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Man charged with sexually assaulting girl

A MAN has been charged with five counts of aggravated sexual assault and one count of aggravated indecent assault for allegedly abusing a girl in his care. After receiving a tip-off, police arrested the 65-year-old man at his home about 1.30pm...

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Top Pakistani militant hit by blast

PAKISTANI intelligence and government officials say a suicide bomber targeted a prominent Pakistani militant commander in the country's northwest, wounding him and killing three people. The officials say the bomber attacked Maulvi Nazir on Thursday...

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Science students discharged from hospital

STUDENTS and teachers taken to hospital after a classroom science experiment went wrong have been discharged. Thirteen high school students and two teachers from Moorebank High School, in Sydney's southwest, were taken to Liverpool and Bankstown...

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European stocks drop at open

EUROPE'S main stock markets declined at the start of trading on Wednesday, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies down 0.29 per cent at 5,782.77 points. Elsewhere, Frankfurt's DAX 30 index dipped 0.20 per cent to 7,317.49 points...

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Blasts kill 38 near Syria capital

SIMULTANEOUS car bombings in a mostly Christian and Druze town near Damascus killed at least 38 people as rebels downed a military aircraft for the second successive day. The blasts occurred when explosives-packed cars were detonated at daybreak...

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PNG stands firm on Ross Garnaut ban

PAPUA New Guinea's leader is standing firm on his decision to ban Australian climate change adviser Ross Garnaut from entering his country. PNG Prime Minister Peter O'Neill maintains Professor Garnaut insulted his nation's leaders during a media...

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OECD confirms Australia's resilience: Swan

TREASURER Wayne Swan says the Australian economy is set to grow at twice the average pace of the 34 economies that make up the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. Mr Swan says the OECD's latest economic outlook released on...

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Police probe fatal German workshop fire

INVESTIGATORS are combing through the charred debris of a workshop for the disabled in Germany, where a fire claimed 14 lives. Police confirmed on Tuesday that those killed by smoke inhalation were 13 disabled adults and one staff member of the...

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Olympic swimmer Sullivan in hot water

OLYMPIC swimmer Eamon Sullivan has a date with an Adelaide magistrate after being reported by police for assault and disorderly behaviour after a joy-ride on a motorised scooter went wrong. Sullivan was in Adelaide for a buck's party on October...

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Bangladesh workers protest 'deathtraps'

A fire in a nine-storey garment factory in Bangladesh has left at least 110 people dead. Source: AAP GARMENT workers staged mass protests on Monday to demand an end to "deathtrap" labour conditions after Bangladesh's worst-ever textile factory...

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Zuma slaughters cows for re-election

SOUTH Africa's President Jacob Zuma's family slaughtered 12 cows at his rural village at the weekend in a traditional ritual to help him keep his job, local media said on Monday. The Times quoted one clan elder calling on the ancestors to protect...

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Burke thanks warring Tassie forest groups

ENVIRONMENT Minister Tony Burke has personally thanked the environmental and industry groups who buried the hatchet to reach an historic agreement over Tasmania's forests. A bitter 30-year feud between loggers and green groups in Tasmania ended...

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Cairo shares plunge 9% as crisis deepens

SHARE prices on the Egypt Exchange have declined almost 9.5 per cent, with President Mohamed Morsi assuming sweeping powers that have sparked clashes and polarised the country's politics. The main EGX-30 index shed 9.49 per cent to reach 4,923.19...

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SAfrican police kill 7 robbery suspects

POLICE in South Africa have shot dead seven suspected robbers and wounded nine others in a botched theft at an armoured car company. South African Police Service spokesman Captain Paul Ramaloko said on Sunday officers got a tip the thieves wanted...

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Rebels seize 'large part' of army airport

Syrian rebels have attacked army positions in the northern province of Aleppo, residents say. Source: AAP SYRIAN rebels have seized a "large part" of a military airport near the capital as troops shell the outskirts of Damascus province, a...

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