Skaf rapist granted weekend leave

ANOTHER of the Skaf rapists has been granted weekend leave in a move to integrate him back into the Sydney community. The young man has reached his non-parole period and has been granted day release, which is expected to start in coming weeks....

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French President Hollande in Mali push

French forces now face the daunting task of building long-term security in Mali, the US says. Source: AAP PRESIDENT Francois Hollande arrived in Mali to push for African troops to replace French forces who led a lightning advance that drove...

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Uzi submachine gun seized during raids

POLICE have seized an Uzi submachine gun and ammunition during a series of raids in Sydney. Officers from the Firearms and Organised Crime Squad and local police executed a search warrant at a business about 8.30am (AEDT) on Friday at Campbelltown,...

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Death penalty for some India rape cases

INDIA'S cabinet has approved harsher punishments for rapists, including the death penalty, after a brutal gang-rape and murder in New Delhi that sparked national outrage. A government-appointed panel recommended the changes to ministers after...

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Defiant Iran showcases defence advances

IRAN has trumpeted military, space and nuclear advances in a series of announcements coinciding with a new bid by world powers to revive stalled talks with Tehran over its atomic ambitions. In an unveiling ceremony inside a hangar on Saturday,...

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China bridge collapses, 25 vehicles fall

AT least 25 cars and trucks have plunged 30 metres from a viaduct after a truck carrying fireworks exploded on an expressway in Central China, reports say. The explosion in the Sanmenxia area of Henan province on Friday destroyed an 80-metre section...

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Newborn twin cancer op 'UK first'

A PIONEERING operation to save the life of a tiny twin as she was born with a tumour on her neck the size of an orange is a UK first, doctors have said. A team in Sheffield said it was a "race against time" to secure an airway for Isabel Roberts...

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Former NYC mayor Ed Koch dies

FORMER New York Mayor Ed Koch, the combative politician who rescued the city from near-financial ruin during three City Hall terms, has died at age 88. Spokesman George Arzt says Koch died on Friday morning of congestive heart failure. In City...

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Aussie DJs won't be charged over hoax call

BRITISH prosecutors said they would not bring charges over a hoax call by two Australian radio DJs to the hospital where Prince William's pregnant wife Catherine was being treated. The Crown Prosecution Service said on Friday there was no evidence...

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Two killed in blast outside US embassy

TWO security guards were killed and several others were wounded on Friday in an explosion outside the US embassy in Ankara that damaged nearby buildings, a police officer says. Police cordoned off the street in the Cankaya neighbourhood where many...

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Bushfire threatens Vic ski infrastructure

AN out-of-control bushfire burning near the Victorian ski fields has prompted resort staff to use snow machines to protect infrastructure. Authorities issued an emergency warning to residents of Mount Hotham, Hotham Heights and Dinner Plain...

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South Korean tycoon gets four years jail

THE head of South Korea's third largest conglomerate, the SK Group, has been sentenced to four years in jail after being convicted of embezzling almost $US50 million ($A48.27 million). The sentence passed on Thursday was seen as relatively tough...

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Briton finds valuable, rare 'whale vomit'

A BRITISH man has been offered 50,000 euros ($A65,625) for a strange-smelling rock his dog found on a beach, which may be a rare form of whale vomit used in perfumes, the BBC reports. Ken Wilman was walking his dog Madge in the coastal town...

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Royal Dutch Shell posts mixed earnings

ENERGY giant Royal Dutch Shell says its net profits sank 14 per cent last year despite an upbeat final quarter, as the group battled headwinds including volatile oil and gas prices. Earnings after tax dropped to $US26.59 billion ($A25.67 billion)...

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Syria opposition to meet in Cairo

SYRIA'S main opposition National Coalition is to meet in Cairo, a day after its chief unexpectedly said he was willing to hold talks with regime officials. "This meeting was organised well before the Syrian National Coalition leader, Moaz al-Khatib,...

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ALP to 'fully co-operate' on Thomson case

THE NSW Labor party says it will "fully co-operate" with the workplace watchdog over its case against former Labor MP Craig Thomson. The comment comes after media reported on Wednesday that Fair Work Australia (FWA) had issued the NSW ALP with...

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Smartphones, tablets boost Lenovo profit

PERSONAL computer-maker Lenovo Group says its quarterly profit has risen 34 per cent to a record high on strong sales of smartphones and tablet computers. The company, vying with Hewlett-Packard to become the world's biggest PC maker, said on...

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Canon says full-year net profit down 9.7%

JAPANESE electronics giant Canon says its full-year net profit fell 9.7 per cent last year as it was hit by a slowdown in demand from debt-hit Europe and an export-sapping strong yen. The camera and office equipment maker said on Wednesday earnings...

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No excuses for no oppn costings: Swan

Wayne Swan has challenged the opposition to reveal how much its election promises are going to cost. Source: AAP TREASURER Wayne Swan has challenged the opposition to reveal how much its election promises are going to cost once the federal...

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New brand costs dent H&M's 4th qtr profits

FASHION retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB is to press ahead with its global expansion plans with the opening of over 300 stores this year, even though it saw a modest decline in fourth-quarter earnings that the Swedish company blamed in part on higher...

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Huge numbers of Syrians flee fighting

MORE than 700,000 Syrian refugees have registered or are awaiting registration in neighbouring countries as the conflict in their war-torn country spirals out of control, the UN's refugee agency says. "We've had a huge push in the last few weeks....

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Asian markets mostly up ahead of key data

MOST Asian markets have closed higher as traders await key economic data out of the US and China and the start of the corporate earnings season. Tokyo climbed 0.39 per cent, or 42.41 points, to 10,866.72 on Tuesday and Sydney jumped 1.11 per cent...

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Tourists break billion arrivals record

INTERNATIONAL tourist arrivals have exceeded one billion for the first time, a UN body says. The number of international tourist arrivals grew by four per cent to 1.035 billion in 2012, up from 996 million in 2011, the Madrid-based United Nations...

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Hundreds loot shops in Timbuktu

HUNDREDS of Malians have looted shops in Timbuktu, saying they belong to "Arabs" and "terrorists" linked to the radical Islamists who occupied the desert town for 10 months. Members of an angry crowd told AFP on Tuesday the shops belonged to Arabs,...

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Donors pledge hundreds of millions to Mali

AFRICAN leaders and international officials have pledged hundreds of millions of dollars for military operations against Islamist militants in Mali and humanitarian aid. Malian President Dioncounda Traore thanked the "entire international community"...

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Girl crushed by snowball froze in fear

A BRITISH teenager who was crushed by a giant snowball she'd made with friends says she "froze on the spot" when she saw the projectile hurtling towards her. Nicole Wignall, 16, is recovering in hospital after the snowball pinned her against...

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British citizenship test revised

ASPIRING British citizens will face a revised general knowledge test, including an appreciation of Monty Python, in their bid to join the nation's ranks. The British Home Office has updated its 2007 handbook, Life In The UK, and subsequent exam,...

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Timbuktu mayor says Islamists burned texts

French-led troops are closing in on Timbuktu without meeting any resistance from Islamist militants. Source: AAP ISLAMIST extremists have torched a library containing historic manuscripts in Timbuktu as French and Malian forces close in on...

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Thailand to turn away Myanmar boat people

THAILAND will turn away any more Rohingya boat people from neighbouring Myanmar (Burma) who try to land on its shores, a top official says. "The Thai navy from now on will be stricter with them and will no longer allow them to land," National...

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NSW cop has surgery after pot knockout

A MAN has allegedly hurled a heavy cooking pot at a constable, knocking her out, at a unit on the NSW Central Coast. Officers went to Nambucca Drive in Woy Woy to arrest an 18-year-old man and a 13-year-old boy over an alleged assault shortly...

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Mali crisis to dominate African summit

EFFORTS to end conflict across Africa, especially in Mali, dominated the African Union summit opening on Sunday, with the 54-member bloc's chief saying greater efforts are needed to build peace. "Much still needs to be done to resolve ongoing,...

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At least 90 dead in nightclub fire in Brazil

AT least 90 people died today in a fire that erupted at a nightclub in the southern Brazilian city of Santa Maria, local media reported. "We have just taken the fire under control," Colonel Silvia Fuchs of the local fire department was quoted by...

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Nightclub fire kills at least 90

A FIRE in a nightclub in southern Brazil killed at least 90 people early Sunday, police and firefighters said. Sandro Meinerz, spokesman for the police in the city of Santa Maria, told local media that the fire broke out at the Kiss club while...

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Qld cities brace for floods - again

A sixth tornado has hit Queensland's Bundaberg region and forecasters say more could develop. Source: AAP RESIDENTS of Brisbane and Ipswich are again preparing for floods, two years after the 2011 deluge that inundated thousands of homes and...

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150 dead in Brazil nightclub fire

LOCAL media report 150 people have died in a fire that erupted at a nightclub in the southern Brazilian city of Santa Maria. The death toll from the early Sunday morning disaster stood initially at 70 but quickly increased as firefighters searched...

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