Clashes 'near Damascus' after rebel gain

Syrian Rebels have taken control of a strategic airbase in north-western Syria, a watchdog says. Source: AAP SYRIAN activists say the outskirts of the capital Damascus have been rocked by clashes a day after rebels seized a key regime airbase...

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Malian troops, French, reclaim ground

French soldiers have come to the aid of the Mali government against al-Qaeda-linked militants. Source: AAP MALIAN troops, backed by French aircraft, have reclaimed the central town of Kona from Islamist rebels within hours of a French intervention...

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Bahrain opens probe into labour camp fire

OFFICIALS have opened an investigation into the cause of fire that killed 13 people in a labour camp in Bahrain. The official Bahrain News Agency says the public prosecutor's office is leading the probe into Friday's blaze in the capital Manama....

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China landslide kills 22, dozens buried

A LANDSLIDE in southwestern China has killed at least 22 people, including seven from one family, with some two dozen others trapped, local authorities say. The landslide on Friday buried 16 homes in the village of Gaopo in the southern province...

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Fears for Pakistan as blasts kill 125

A series of bombings have killed 115 people across Pakistan, including 81 who died in Quetta. Source: AAP EXTREMIST bomb attacks killed 125 people in one of Pakistan's deadliest days for years, raising concerns about rising violence in the...

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Nastassja Kinski shocked by sister's abuse

ACTRESS Nastassja Kinski says she's proud of her half-sister Pola for coming forward with allegations that she had been repeatedly raped by their father, the late German film icon Klaus Kinski. Pola Kinski, 60, said in a magazine interview ahead...

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Fire and rain hammer NZ's South Island

AT least four houses have been destroyed on the southern outskirts of Christchurch as a grass fire, fanned by strong winds, tore through hedgerows, nurseries, farm buildings and a chicken farm. Despite heavy rain around most of the South Island...

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NSW police hunt 'armed and dangerous' man

POLICE are hunting a fugitive they believe is armed and dangerous in the state's west. A search is underway for Peter James Rowley, 35, who is on the run after he evaded police about 3pm on Thursday by fleeing into bush off the Castlereagh Highway,...

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Two Swiss trains collide, 17 injured

TWO passenger trains collided at a train station in northern Switzerland during morning rush hour on Thursday, injuring at least 17 people. "At least 17 people have been injured. Nine have been hospitalised," Anja Schudela, a local police spokeswoman...

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Cat shot with arrow in WA

A YOUNG boy has found the body of a cat which had been shot with an arrow in the garden of his home at Bunbury in Western Australia. The cat was taken to a local veterinary surgery for treatment but was found to be dead on arrival. According...

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Fires cause $1m in NSW stock losses

BUSHFIRES caused $1 million in stock losses in NSW before the heatwave threat spread north and brought a temporary easing of furnace conditions. Authorities breathed a sigh of relief as the gravest day of fire threat in the state's history passed...

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Turkey agrees on PKK peace plan: reports

THE Turkish government and jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan have agreed on a roadmap to end a three-decade-old insurgency that has claimed tens of thousands of lives, media reports say. The deal was reached during a new round of talks...

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Vietnam tries 14 activists for subversion

FOURTEEN Vietnamese accused of links to a banned US-based opposition group went on trial Tuesday on charges of attempting to overthrow the communist government. The defendants, who include Catholics, bloggers and students, appeared in a provincial...

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What's that smoke smell over Brisbane?

THE smell of smoke blanketing Brisbane and beyond tonight is the result of a large bushfire on Bribie Island. Winds blowing from the north are carrying the smoke down south. Senior forecaster with the Bureau of Meteorology Rick Threlfall said...

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Winehouse inquest confirms alcohol death

A new inquest into the death of British singer Amy Winehouse is set to begin in London. Source: AAP A BRITISH court holding a second inquest into the death of Amy Winehouse has confirmed the singer drank herself to death. The inquest...

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Indian rape case - judge closes trial

The father of the gang-rape victim has revealed his daughter's identity to a British newspaper. Source: AAP AN Indian magistrate has ruled to exclude the media from pre-trial hearings or the trial of the five men accused of raping and killing...

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Britain's oldest man dies

BRITAIN'S oldest man has died, aged 110 years and 63 days, friends have said. Reg Dean, a former United Reform Church minister, died on Saturday, according to an announcement by the Dalesmen Male Voice Choir in Derbyshire. He was the choir's...

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Country mansion for William and Catherine

PRINCE William and wife Catherine will receive a majestic country home as a gift from the Queen, British media reports. The 30-year-old heir to the throne and his pregnant bride are in line to receive the heritage-listed Anmer Hall on the sovereign's...

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Vic firefighters winning Kentbruck battle

A woman has been charged with deliberately starting a bushfire in Melbourne's southeast. Source: AAP FIREFIGHTERS are at last getting on top of a major blaze burning in Victoria's southwest as more hot weather arrives this week. While temperatures...

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Bulgarians celebrate Epiphany with icy dip

THOUSANDS of young men are plunging into icy rivers and lakes across Bulgaria to retrieve crucifixes cast by priests in an old ritual marking the feast of Epiphany. By tradition, a wooden cross is cast into the water and it is believed that...

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Assad outlines new Syria peace initiative

SYRIAN President Bashar Assad has outlined a new peace initiative that includes a national reconciliation conference and a new constitution. Assad, however, says the initiative can only take roots after regional and Western countries stop funding...

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