Pistorius to go on trial in March: lawyer

Double-amputee Olympian Oscar Pistorius will be indicted for premeditated murder next week. Source: AAP STAR South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius will go on trial in March next year on murder charges for shooting his girlfriend, his lawyer...

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40 pythons found in Canadian hotel

Forty pythons have been found in plastic storage bins in a hotel room in Canada. Source: AAP LITTLE more than a week after a giant python crushed two young Canadian boys to death, police have recovered 40 of the snakes from a hotel room....

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Hundreds besieged in Egypt's Fateh mosque

A BESIEGED mosque in central Cairo is the site of a tense standoff between Egyptian security forces surrounding it and hundreds of backers of toppled president Mohamed Morsi trapped inside. Television footage showed riot police standing outside...

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Space telescope repair hopes dashed

A BROKEN planet-finding telescope is to remain crippled in space after scientists gave up attempts to restore it to full working order. The news was announced by the American space agency NASA, which is looking to see what can be salvaged from...

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'Vodka pipeline' to Kyrgyzstan plugged

KYRGYZ customs officials have shut down a pipeline that had been used to apparently pump thousands of litres of vodka from Kazakhstan to Kyrgyzstan under a river, Kyrgyz police say, according to the Akipress news agency. The 20-centimetre-thick,...

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Turkey, Egypt recall envoys over crackdown

TURKEY has recalled its ambassador to Cairo as tensions with Egypt worsen dramatically following a bloody crackdown on supporters of the country's ousted Islamist president. Egypt retaliated by recalling its envoy to Turkey, whose Prime Minister...

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Panama may fine N. Korean arms ship $1m

THE Panama Canal authority says it will impose as much as a $1 million fine on the North Korean freighter caught with an undeclared shipment of Cuban weapons. "It is a flagrant violation of safe passage through the Panama Canal and we have little...

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Pistorius due back in the dock

Double-amputee Olympian Oscar Pistorius is set to return to court next week. Source: AAP SOUTH African double-amputee Olympian Oscar Pistorius will return to court next week, when he is expected to be indicted for murdering lover Reeva Steenkamp...

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Ecuador vows to resolve Assange situation

The Ecuadorian government has pledged to find a solution to the Julian Assange situation. Source: AAP THE Ecuadorian government has stressed its commitment to finding a solution to the position of Julian Assange on the anniversary of the...

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Deadly typhoon moves to China

Typhoon Utor has battered China, killing three people and forcing thousands from their homes. Source: AAP THREE people are confirmed dead, five are missing and tens of thousands have been evacuated as Typhoon Utor batters south China. ...

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Politkovskaya murder defendant shot

ONE of three Chechen brothers currently on trial for the 2006 murder of Russian investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya has been shot in the leg, his defence lawyer says. Dzhabrail Makhmudov has been hospitalised in Moscow with a gunshot wound...

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World powers condemn Egypt bloodshed

EGYPT'S military rulers are facing international condemnation over the bloody crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood protesters, with France warning of the threat of "civil war" and Turkey demanding UN action. At least 525 people were killed in Wednesday's...

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Vietnam offers free Marxist education

VIETNAM is offering free classes in Marxism, Leninism and the teachings of Ho Chi Minh in a bid to revive interest in the ideology behind the country's system of government. Philosophy students will not have to pay university tuition fees under...

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Coalition coy on costing times

THE coalition might not reveal the cost of all its policies until the last week of the election campaign, but Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says it won't be as late as the last day. Mr Abbott says every policy will be funded and costed so Australians...

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Egypt Islamists call new march, 525 dead

Egypt's health ministry has raised the death toll from Wednesday's nationwide violence to 278. Source: AAP ISLAMISTS have vowed to rally in support of deposed president Mohamed Morsi despite a violent crackdown that sparked Egypt's worst day...

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No widespread bullying at CSIRO: report

THERE are problems at Australia's national science agency but there's no toxic culture or widespread bullying, an independent inquiry has found. Former Commonwealth ombudsman Dennis Pearce investigated 130 allegations of workplace bullying,...

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Norway bars Apple from taking aerial shots

Norway's intelligence agency has refused Apple permission to take flyover 3D photos of Oslo. Source: AAP NORWAY'S intelligence agency has blocked US company Apple from flying over Oslo to take 3D aerial photos for its map application, citing...

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Two Koreas agree to reopen industrial park

North and South Korea have agreed to reopen the Kaesong joint industrial zone. Source: AAP NORTH and South Korea have reached an agreement to reopen the Kaesong joint industrial zone closed by Pyongyang in April at the height of soaring military...

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UK govt parties forced to give up cash

BRITAIN'S governing Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties have been forced to give up hundreds of thousands of pounds of campaign funding after it emerged the elderly spinster who made the donation wanted it to go to the taxpayer. Joan Edwards,...

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Monaco sets date for new royal wedding

MONACO'S palace says Andrea Casiraghi, the oldest son of Princess Caroline and second in line to the principality's throne, is to marry at the end of the month. The Monaco palace said he would marry Colombian heiress Tatiana Santo Domingo on...

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Doctor steals heroin from patient's belly

POLICE in Russia have arrested a surgeon for stealing heroin from the stomach of a patient upon whom he was operating. The unidentified doctor was found in possession of 5 grams of heroin after performing surgery on a man who had allegedly been...

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Abbott cites exuberance in latest gaffe

Opposition leader Tony Abbott has pledged $100 million to address mobile phone coverage black spots. Source: AAP OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott admits he was "a bit exuberant" when referring to the sex appeal of a female Liberal candidate. ...

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Costings row heats up after PEFO release

Employment Minister Brendan O'Connor says time is up for Tony Abbott to come clean on his costings. Source: AAP LABOR is piling the pressure on the coalition to release its policy costings sooner rather than later, after the unveiling of the...

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EU stocks, euro rise on eurozone data

EUROPEAN stock markets have risen and the euro has gained against the US dollar in reaction to upbeat eurozone data, while share prices were boosted by a strong showing in Tokyo. London's FTSE 100 index on Tuesday climbed 0.63 per cent to stand...

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Man critically burned in stable fire

A MAN has critical burns to his upper body after fire engulfed a stable at the Gold Coast on Tuesday night. Around 7.42pm Queensland Fire and Rescue Services were called to the blazing stable in Racecourse Dr at Bundall. A man was taken to...

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Longer sentence for UK pedophile

A PEDOPHILE who walked free from a British court after his 13-year-old victim was branded "predatory" by a prosecutor has had his sentence increased because of a technicality. Neil Wilson was handed an eight-month suspended sentence after admitting...

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Thieves steal French amputee's wheelchair

FRENCH adventurer Philippe Croizon, a quadruple amputee known for his feats of swimming and diving, has had his custom-designed wheelchair stolen while on holiday in northern France. Croizon, famed as the first quadruple amputee to swim across...

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Hong Kong shares up 2.13% by close

HONG Kong shares have closed up 2.13 per cent, buoyed by better-than-expected industrial data from China late last week that eased fears the world's second-largest economy is heading towards a slowdown. The benchmark Hang Seng Index on Monday...

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Greek recession eases to 4.6%

THE Greek economy has shown improvement in the second quarter of the year, shrinking by 4.6 per cent from 5.6 per cent in the first quarter, official data shows. This first estimate from the statistics authority comes in the sixth year of recession...

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UK warships head to Gibraltar amid row

BRITISH warships are due to set sail for the Mediterranean for a naval exercise that will see one vessel dock in Gibraltar, as tensions rise with Spain over the British-held territory. The type 23 frigate HMS Westminster will leave Britain on...

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Malians vote in presidential run-off

Polls are set to open across Mali for a presidential run-off election. Source: AAP MALIANS are voting in a watershed presidential election run-off expected to usher in a new dawn of peace and stability in the conflict-scarred nation. Almost...

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Al-Qaeda attack kills five Yemen soldiers

An attack by "al-Qaeda elements" at a gas terminal in Yemen has killed five soldiers. Source: AAP AN attack by "al-Qaeda elements" at a gas terminal in Yemen has killed five soldiers, a military source says, as Washington kept its embassy in...

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Morsi loyalists call fresh Egypt protests

Mohamed Morsi's turbulent year in power polarised Egyptians and his removal only deepened divisions. Source: AAP SUPPORTERS of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi have called more rallies to demand his reinstatement, amid last ditch efforts...

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Man stabbed in chest in Sydney

A SYDNEY man has been stabbed in the chest multiple times in a fight. Police say they were alerted around 7pm (AEST) on Sunday after the 27-year-old sought help from a pizza shop in Rosebery following an alleged fight. The man is in a stable...

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Israel invites bids for 1,000 settler home

ISRAEL is inviting bids to build more than 1,000 settler homes in the West Bank, including east Jerusalem, the housing ministry says, ahead of peace talks with the Palestinians. "Tenders will be published" later in the day for 793 units in annexed...

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