Dreamliner flights resume from Ethiopia

AN Ethiopian Airlines Dreamliner jet has taken off on a commercial flight, becoming the first carrier to resume flying the Boeing 787 aircraft that were grounded worldwide three months ago due to battery problems. The flight took off from Addis...

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Vic Labor claims victory in Lyndhurst

Martin Pakula is confident he can win the by-election in the Victorian state seat of Lyndhurst. Source: AAP LABOR'S Martin Pakula has claimed victory in Victoria's Lyndhurst by-election but the party's primary vote is well down on its result...

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'Indian spy' fights for life in Pakistan

AN Indian national on death row in Pakistan who was attacked by fellow inmates armed with bricks has been put on a ventilator as he fights for his life. Sarbajit Singh, who was sentenced to death 16 years ago on espionage charges, was rushed...

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Renault sales slide in first quarter

French automaker Renault says sales in the first quarter fell 11.6 per cent to $A10.55 billion. Source: AAP FRENCH automaker Renault says sales in the first quarter of 2013 fell 11.6 per cent year-on-year to 8.27 billion euros ($A10.55 billion)...

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NSW driver runs down man, punches police

A DRIVER deliberately drove into a group of men outside a hotel in Bathurst, running down and injuring one before resisting arrest, police say. A 23-year-old man has been charged with a number of offences after allegedly crossing to the wrong...

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Protests as Bangladesh toll hits 200

HUNDREDS of thousands of garment workers have walked of the job in Bangladesh after the deaths of 200 people in a building collapse. Grief turned to anger on Thursday as the workers, some carrying sticks, blockaded key highways in at least three...

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Accused US bomber may face death penalty

Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev could face the death penalty, the US government indicated. Source: AAP AS the case unfolds against Boston marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the 19-year-old may earn a dubious distinction -...

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US team questions Boston suspects' parents

THE Boston marathon bombing suspects had not contacted local Islamist groups, their parents have claimed. A delegation from the US embassy in Moscow interviewed the parents in the Russian North Caucasus region of Dagestan. The parents of Tamerlan...

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Aboriginal men sue Qantas over flight

A GROUP of Aboriginal men are suing Qantas after they were kicked off a flight. The eight men, who were on their way home from an indigenous leadership program in Cairns, say they were thrown off the Qantas plane before it left Sydney almost three...

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Investigators seek Boston blasts motive

Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been charged with using a weapon of mass destruction. Source: AAP INVESTIGATORS sought a motive for the Boston Marathon bombings after the surviving suspect was charged for his alleged role in the...

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Afghans hold talks over chopper hostages

AFGHAN village elders are locked in talks with the Taliban in a bid to free 10 foreign and one Afghan hostage. The militants seized the eight Turks, a Russian, a Kyrgyz man and an Afghan after their civilian helicopter made a forced landing due...

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Qld students rally against university cuts

University students and teachers have rallied in Brisbane against the government's tertiary cuts. Source: AAP ALMOST a hundred university students and teachers have rallied in Brisbane against the federal government's proposed $2.3 billion...

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PM wins over voters at polite pub forum

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has faced the people at a suburban Melbourne forum, more akin to a polite dinner party than a fiery debate. Around 100 undecided voters filed into the Burvale Hotel, a Nunawading pub complete with pool tables and an...

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Police hunt for NSW prison escapee

A PRISONER has escaped from a jail in NSW's Upper Hunter, police say. Dean Wells, 29, was last seen at St Heliers Correctional Complex in Muswellbrook at 4pm (AEDT) on Monday. Wells had been serving a sentence of six years and six months for...

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Rio appeals court ban on expansion

Mining giant Rio has lodged an appeal against a decision blocking it from expanding a coal mine. Source: AAP MINING giant Rio has lodged a Supreme Court appeal against a decision blocking it from expanding a coal mine. Rio-owned subsidiary...

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Musharraf in house arrest 'isolation'

PAKISTAN'S former military ruler Pervez Musharraf is reportedly being held in "isolation" in his luxury farmhouse, confined to two rooms and stripped of personal staff. A court remanded Musharraf, who ruled Pakistan from 1999 to 2008, in custody...

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Drone raid kills two militants in Yemen

A SUSPECTED US drone strike in Yemen has killed two al-Qaeda militants and destroyed an arms cache. The raid targeted a house in Wadi Abida, in the central province of Marib, where the two unnamed militants were killed, an official said. He...

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S Korea vows to counter any North attacks

South Korea has noted new plans for a possible missile launch in North Korea, military sources say. Source: AAP SOUTH Korea has monitored new preparations for a possible missile launch in North Korea, military sources say, as Washington and...

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