Clouds don't dampen New Year fireworks

Spectators have begun descending on Sydney's popular spots for the New Year's Eve fireworks show. Source: AAP A CLOUDY Sydney sky has come to life with a kaleidoscope of shooting comets and giant wheels of colour as the city's New Year's Eve...

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Painted night skies kick off New Year

SYDNEY and Melbourne have kicked off the party that starts the world's new year by painting the night sky. A kaleidoscope of colourful fireworks were launched into the skies of both cities before an estimated two million revellers on Tuesday -...

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Man arrested over double murder

A man has been arrested on suspicion over the double murder of a mother and her daughter in Perth. Source: AAP A 19-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested on suspicion over the double murder of a mother and her daughter in Perth. The bodies of...

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Stradbroke Island fire prompts evacuation

Around 900 campers will be taken off North Stradbroke Island as a large bushfire burns in the area. Source: AAP AROUND 900 campers on North Stradbroke Island will be evacuated on New Year's Day as a large bushfire burns in the area. The...

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Games will be safe says AOC

Australian Olympic Committee president John Coates believes the Sochi Winter Games will be safe. Source: AAP AUSTRALIA'S Olympic chiefs are confident athletes and spectators will be safe at the Winter Games in Sochi, despite two suicide bombings...

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NSW workers comp changes for 2014

Controversial changes to workers comp laws are among many new laws to take effect in NSW next year. Source: AAP INJURED workers and children attending childcare will be among the winners and losers at the start of 2014, as new laws kick in...

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Vic child killed after tree branch fall

A CHILD has died and a woman was seriously injured after a tree branch fell on them at a park in Bendigo. Police said the pair were at Rosalind Park when a large branch has fallen from a tree about 5.20pm (AEDT) and killed the young girl. The...

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Holiday toll rises to 21

Three more people have died on Australian roads, taking the Christmas holiday road toll to 21. Source: AAP A HORROR NSW car crash that claimed the life of a young girl and injured five others is one of three fatal smashes that has lifted the...

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Cyclone impacting WA's north coast

Residents in and near Port Hedland have been told to take shelter as Cyclone Christine intensifies. Source: AAP A RED alert remains in place for communities from Pardoo to Mardie in the Pilbara as tropical cyclone Christine starts to impact...

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Perth gets ready for NYE parties

An extra 1000 police officers will be on the streets on New Year's Eve in Perth. Source: AAP LIVE music, fancy-dress parties and fireworks are on offer in Perth for New Year's Eve, but police are warning revellers to act responsibly. ...

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GP fee would 'clog up' hospitals: Labor

LABOR says a $5 fee for bulk-billed GP visits would put extra pressure on the public health system by clogging up hospital emergency departments, labelling the idea a "tax on taking your sick child to the doctor". The federal government has refused...

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Winds flaming north coast bushfire

AN out-of-control bushfire threatening homes on the state's north coast is being pushed north by strong winds, the Rural Fire Service (RFS) says. At 9.26pm (AEDT), the RFS said the blaze was burning near the corner of Byron Bay Road and Bundaleer...

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Cyclone accelerates towards WA coast

A category two cyclone off the Western Australian Kimberley coast is expected to intensify. Source: AAP A CATEGORY two cyclone off Western Australia's Kimberley coast is picking up speed as it heads towards the Pilbara. Tropical Cyclone...

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Times Square preps for New Year's Eve bash

New York City's Times Square is getting ready for New Year's Eve celebrations on Tuesday night. Source: AAP NEW York City's Times Square is getting ready for New Year's Eve. The square will host millions on Tuesday night counting down...

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Suicide bomber kills 13 in Russia's south

A female suicide bomber set off a blast in a train station in Russia killing at least 13 people. Source: AAP AT least 13 people have been killed and scores wounded by a suicide bomber at a railway station in southern Russia, officials said....

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Death toll in Beirut blast rises to 7

LEBANON'S state news agency says a 19-year-old man wounded in the car bombing in central Beirut has died, raising the death toll in the attack to seven. The National News Agency says Mohammed Shaar died on Saturday from massive wounds sustained...

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SA bushfire under control

A serious bushfire south of Adelaide has been contained the Country Fire Service says. Source: AAP FIREFIGHTERS have protected a South Australian country town from an out-of-control bushfire, with two fire crew volunteers injured while quelling...

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Port Hedland evacuates due to cyclone

A cyclone warning has been issued for coastal areas along Western Australia's northern coast. Source: AAP SHIPS are being moved from a major port in Western Australia ahead of a developing tropical cyclone expected to hit on Saturday night....

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China one-child policy change approved

Chinese state media says the National People's Congress has approved to change its one-child policy. Source: AAP CHINA'S top legislature has sanctioned the ruling Communist Party's decision to allow couples to have a second child if one parent...

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Refugee group calls for ambassador asylum

Scott Morrison says a request for asylum by Zimbabwe's ambassador will be judged on its merits. Source: AAP A REFUGEE advocacy group has called for the Australian government to grant asylum to the Zimbabwean ambassador to Australia. But...

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Toddler saved after falling into pool

A family member's quick actions have saved a toddler who fell into a pool on the NSW Central Coast. Source: AAP A QUICK-THINKING family member used CPR to save a toddler who fell into a pool on the NSW Central Coast. The two-year-old...

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Tourists die in poorly ventilated hotel

TWO Italian tourists have been found dead in their poorly ventilated hotel room in Nepal's capital, Katmandu. The man and woman were found after the hotel's owners alerted police they were not responding to calls, police official Umesh Raj Joshi...

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Nine road deaths dampen festive season

Nine people have died on Australian roads this festive season, including a teen who fell off a ute. Source: AAP NINE people have died on Australian roads this festive season, including two friends killed in a single-vehicle incident in NSW...

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Man found dead after Brisbane siege

POLICE have discovered the body of a man believed to be a gunman who held a mother and daughter hostage for hours in Brisbane. A gunman had held the pair at a home on Earnshaw Road at Banyo for more than five hours on Thursday while police tried...

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First Greenpeace activist gets exit visa

Russia has dropped charges against 29 activists following their protest at an oil rig in the Arctic. Source: AAP RUSSIA has started issuing visas to foreign crew members of a Greenpeace protest ship and dropped the criminal case against the...

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Christmas came early for shy girl: cleric

Thousands of worshippers have attended mass while others have flocked to the beach for Christmas. Source: AAP AUSTRALIANS should strive to make every day Christmas Day for the people around them. That is the message delivered to a standing-room...

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Indonesia cuts Christians' jail sentences

Nearly 8,500 Christian prisoners in Indonesia have been given sentence cuts to mark Christmas. Source: AAP NEARLY 8,500 Christian prisoners in Indonesia have been given sentence cuts of 15 days to two months to mark Christmas. "Remissions...

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US gunman 'had told patients to flee'

Phone recordings reveal chilling details of a man who entered a US urology clinic and began firing. Source: AAP NEWLY released phone recordings paint a scene of terror inside a US urology clinic where callers hid in bathrooms and exam rooms...

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Flood worries as WA cyclone threat eases

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a flood-watch warning for the north Kimberley region. Source: AAP A DAMAGING tropical low is expected to bare down on Western Australia on Christmas night but cyclone fears are declining. And strong...

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Four generations at royal church service

PRINCE George is nowhere to be seen as four generations of the British royal family attend their traditional Christmas Day church service at Sandringham on the Norfolk estate. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge looked relaxed as they walked St...

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Cyclone could develop Christmas Day

A TROPICAL cyclone is expected to form in northern Western Australia on Christmas morning with warnings issued for parts of the state and the Northern Territory. A blue alert has been issued for people in or near the coastal and inland communities...

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Man dies after car hits tree in Qld

A 69-YEAR-OLD man who died after his car crashed into a tree northwest of Bundaberg has become the first fatality on Queensland roads in the Christmas holiday period. The crash near Avondale was reported to police at around 12.30pm (AEST) on...

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Belfast peace talks fail to reach deal

OVERNIGHT talks in Belfast have failed to resolve deep-seated divisions over parades and flags that have triggered widespread rioting in Northern Ireland. Richard Haass, director of the New York-based Council on Foreign Relations, led the multiparty...

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Qld crash takes Xmas road toll to 4

A 69-YEAR-OLD man who was killed when his car crashed into a tree northwest of Bundaberg has become the first fatality on Queensland roads in the Christmas holiday period. His death near Avondale at around 12.30pm (AEST) on Tuesday takes the...

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Medicals scrapped for older SA drivers

SOUTH Australian drivers aged over 70 will no longer have to undergo annual medical tests to keep their licence. The move is aimed at supporting older people to be more active and engaged in the community, said Health and Ageing Minister Jack...

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Victory smells sweet for this winner

The ring up for auction at graysonline. Picture: graysonline.com Source: Supplied SOME may have pooh-poohed whether it would ever be sold, but a 'lucky' bidder has snapped up Brisbane's most infamous ring. A West Australian became the...

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Cleveland kidnap hero lands book deal

Charles Ramsey has told WEWS news what was going through his head when Amanda Berry ran into his arms. Courtesy of WEWS The man who helped rescue three women held captive in a Cleveland house has landed a book deal. Source: AAP ...

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Ex-UK minister jailed for fudging expenses

BRITAIN'S disgraced former Europe minister Denis MacShane was jailed for six months on Monday after admitting he falsely claimed thousands of pounds in parliamentary expenses. MacShane, 65, made bogus claims worth STG12,900 ($A23,763) to fund...

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Australian journalist accused by Thai navy

A VETERAN Australian journalist is facing up to five years in a Thai jail in what human rights activists claim is an attempt to curtail press freedom. Alan Morison, editor of news website Phuketwan, has told AAP that he and fellow journalist Chutima...

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WA police crack down on demerit scam

AT least 60 West Australian drivers suspected of rorting the demerit point system by claiming someone else was driving their car when they broke a traffic law will be charged. An audit of traffic infringements over the 12 months to November...

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US military aircraft hit in South Sudan

TWO US military aircraft responding to the outbreak of violence in South Sudan have been hit by incoming fire, wounding three US service members. Two officials said the aircraft were heading to Bor, the capital of the state of Jonglei and scene...

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Gunman had botched vasectomy: Neighbours

AUTHORITIES in the US are trying to determine whether a Northern California man's anger over complications he suffered from a 2010 surgery prompted him to go on a shooting rampage at a Nevada urologist's office, killing one doctor and critically wounding...

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Khodorkovsky starts life as a free man

Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky has arrived in Germany after being freed from a Russian prison. Source: AAP RUSSIA'S most famous prisoner, Kremlin critic and former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, has begun life as a free man in Germany...

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Attacks across Iraq leave 15 people dead

A STRING of attacks across Iraq has killed 15 people, including a senior military commander, a colonel and five soldiers who all died during a raid on an al-Qaeda hideout, officials said. Police officials said army Major General Mohammed al-Karawi,...

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Cafe fire shuts UK theme park

A THEME park near London has been forced to close after a blaze in one of its cafes. There are no reports of any injuries. A Chessington spokesman said no staff, visitors or animals were injured. "The theme park and zoo were closed at the...

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Security scare at NSW parliament house

Police have rushed in and grabbed a man from a car after a stand-off outside NSW Parliament. Source: AAP A DISGRUNTLED former taxi driver who sparked a two-hour stand-off outside NSW Parliament has been charged. Abdula Ganiji has been charged...

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Milky Way to be mapped in 3D

The European Space Agency has launched a project set to provide the mapping of the Milky Way. Source: AAP THE European Space Agency has launched a project set to provide the first realistic three-dimensional mapping of the Milky Way. ...

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Investigators probe UK theatre collapse

At least 88 people were injured when the ceiling collapsed during a show at London's Apollo Theatre. Source: AAP INVESTIGATORS are seeking to establish why the ceiling of a packed London theatre collapsed, injuring 76 people and coating terrified...

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Jury resume deliberations in Lawson case

THE jury in the trial of two former personal assistants accused of defrauding Nigella Lawson and Charles Saatchi has been sent out to continue its deliberations for a second day. Jurors were told that neither Francesca Grillo, 35, nor her sister,...

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Man refused bail for cold-case murder

THREE decades after Sydney nurse Mary Louise Wallace went missing, a 61-year-old man has been charged with her murder and refused bail. Ms Wallace, 33, went missing from Sydney's north shore in the early hours of September 24, 1983. On the...

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Strip club spruiker hit with drug charges

TWO women and a strip club spruiker have been charged with supplying drugs in Sydney's Kings Cross. Following an investigation into the supply of prohibited drugs in strip clubs and licensed premises on the late night strip, detectives arrested...

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Steps star Watkins wins apology over photo

POP star Ian Watkins has received a public apology at the London High Court over the mistaken use of his photograph on a celebrity news website reporting the guilty pleas of Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins to serious sexual offences. A judge in...

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