Three in hospital after Brisbane bus crash

THREE people have been taken to hospital with minor injuries after a bus crashed into three cars and an Indian restaurant in South Brisbane. The Brisbane City Council bus mounted the curb on Melbourne Street and crashed into the front of the...

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Flood rescue prompts police warning

A 68-YEAR-OLD man's narrow escape from his rapidly submerging ute in NSW's Northern Rivers region has prompted police to repeat warnings to motorists not to drive into floodwaters. Police said that at about 6am (AEDT) on Saturday the man ignored...

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16 sites for new nuclear plants in Iran

IRAN has selected 16 locations for the contruction of nuclear power plants as part of a plan to generate 20,000 megawatts of electricity at multiple sites over the next 15 years. State TV says that experts at the Atomic Energy Organisation of...

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Manhunt for kidnapped French family

NIGERIAN security forces are in a "massive manhunt" for seven members of a kidnapped French family after Paris said the abductors had likely separated the victims into two groups. "As long as there are rumours of their cross-border movements,...

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Volunteer firefighter dies after WA blaze

A 60-YEAR-OLD volunteer firefighter has died after a bushfire about 150km southeast of Perth. Early reports suggested the man was killed while battling a blaze, but police later said he appeared to have been hit by a falling tree branch while...

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Major flooding hits Athens

TORRENTIAL rain has caused widespread flooding and major damage in many parts of the Greek capital, inundating homes and motorways. Several main highways and roads were flooded, causing massive traffic jams as people could be seen trapped in...

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Pokies ACT precommitment trial sunk

ACT clubs have voted against participating in a pokie precommitment trial until after the election. Source: AAP AN ACT trial of precommitment technology for poker machines is dead and has been an expensive "thought bubble", the federal opposition...

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Northern NSW towns put on flood watch

HUGE parts of NSW, stretching from the Queensland border to the Hunter Valley, are on "flood watch" with heavy rain due to drench the state's north. The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) says residents should be ready to move to higher ground if flooding...

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European stocks drop at open

EUROPE'S main stock markets are sliding at the start of Thursday trading, with London's FTSE 100 index of top companies down 0.62 per cent to 6,355.41 points. Frankfurt's DAX 30 shed 0.61 per cent to 7,681.61 points and in Paris the CAC 40 lost...

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British unemployment rises to 7.8%

BRITAIN'S unemployment rate edged higher to 7.8 per cent in the three months to the end of December from 7.7 per cent in the three months to the end of November, official data shows. The number of unemployed people rose to 2.50 million from 2.49...

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Anti-Islam campaigner 'lost' his freedom

FOR the past nine years, right-wing Dutch MP Geert Wilders has needed 24-hour police protection wherever he has travelled because the anti-Islam campaigner says he is never safe to walk the streets alone. After flying into Perth on Wednesday,...

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WA nurses dispute reaches stalemate

THE Industrial Relations Commission has recommended West Australian nurses lift work bans at public hospitals but the Australian Nurses Federation (ANF) is standing firm in its bid for higher wages and less menial tasks. The ANF says the commission...

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WA whistleblower arrested in Vic

DISCREDITED whistleblower Ashton Foley has been arrested in Victoria for extradition to Western Australia to face allegations including extortion. Victorian police have confirmed that a 40-year-old Hawthorn woman was arrested at a residential...

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Pistorius charged with murder

Olympian Oscar Pistorius (R) has been charged with the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Source: AAP A SOUTH Africa prosecutor has charged Olympian Oscar Pistorius with the murder of his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The 26-year-old...

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Germany approves troops for Mali mission

THE German government will send up to 330 soldiers to help train the Malian army and support the French deployment in its battle against Islamists. Up to 180 German soldiers have been earmarked for the European Union Training Mission (EUTM),...

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Fire threatens Kangaroo Island homes

A WIND change on Monday could put several properties at risk on South Australia's Kangaroo Island where a fire is burning at a woodchip mill. The Country Fire Service said the blaze was sparked late on Saturday night and was expected to burn...

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Vic bushfire downgraded but still a risk

THE Country Fire Authority (CFA) has downgraded the bushfire threatening the community of Mirranatwa in Victoria's west to Watch and Act but warns the rating could change with the conditions. The large, fast-moving fire, about 30km north of...

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Attackers hack hand off Tanzanian child

ATTACKERS collecting body parts of albinos for witchcraft have hacked off the hand of a seven-year old boy in Tanzania, in the latest in a series of bloody assaults, officials say. "The boy was attacked on Saturday by three people as he walked...

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