Japan empress turns 78

JAPANESE Empress Michiko has celebrated her 78th birthday, expressing relief over Emperor Akihito's recovery from heart surgery and hoping to live with him "in peace" despite her own health concerns. Akihito underwent coronary bypass surgery...

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Brahimi pushes truce plan with Syria

PEACE envoy Lakhdar Brahimi is to press Damascus for a truce to break Syria's cycle of bloodshed, as Lebanon's opposition blames President Bashar al-Assad for a deadly Beirut bombing. But even as Brahimi prepared to meet Syrian Foreign Minister...

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Bangladesh probing New York bombing plot

POLICE say they are investigating whether a Bangladeshi man charged with trying to blow up the US Federal Reserve building in New York had connections with radical groups in Bangladesh. Dhaka Metropolitan Police official Monirul Islam said on...

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Israel navy stops Gaza-bound activist ship

ISRAEL'S navy has boarded a boat carrying pro-Palestinian activists and parliamentarians seeking to breach Israel's blockade of Gaza, in a peaceful operation. "A short while ago, Israeli navy soldiers boarded Estelle, a vessel which was en route...

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Pakistani shooting victim standing

DOCTORS treating 14-year-old Pakistani shooting victim Malala Yousufzai say she is able to stand with help and to write, though she still shows signs of infection. Dr Dave Rosser, medical director at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, said...

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European stocks dip amid EU summit

EUROPEAN equities have fallen, hit by a lack of rapid progress towards full banking union at a key EU summit, and traders mindful of the 25th anniversary of the 1987 global stock market crash. In late Friday morning deals, London's benchmark FTSE...

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GE earnings rise 49 pct in 3Q; revenue up

GE'S net income rose 49 per cent in the third quarter to $US3.49 billion ($A3.38 billion) as its recovery from the 2008 financial crisis continues. Revenue at the US-based multinational conglomerate rose $1 billion, or 3 per cent, to $36.35...

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Attack kills 4 Pakistani Shiite pilgrims

IRAQI officials say four Pakistani Shiite pilgrims heading to a shrine in central Iraq have died in an attack on their bus. Salahuddin provincial police say Friday's attack involved a roadside bomb that struck the pilgrim's bus near the town...

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China growth boosts Asian shares

ASIAN markets have climbed as dealers welcome news China's economy grew in line with forecasts, while confidence was also lifted by more upbeat US data and hopes for the eurozone. Soothing comments on the economy from Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao...

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Verizon 3Q profit rises

VERIZON'S third-quarter net income has climbed 15 per cent, driven by the strength of its wireless business as the new iPhone debuted during the period. For the three months ended September 30, the parent of the United States' biggest wireless...

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Iran president calls for Syria ceasefire

IRANIAN President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has urged a ceasefire in Syria and called for internal dialogue to resolve the crisis, but rejects a Turkish proposal to replace President Bashar al-Assad, Kuwait's press reports. "The continuity of the fighting...

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Aust takes command of Oruzgan ISAF forces

THE Australian Defence Force has taken over leadership of Combined Team Oruzgan in handling the transfer of security to Afghan troops, Defence Minister Stephen Smith says. Mr Smith says the outgoing commander of the team, US Colonel Gerald Hadley,...

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Legal action over British Marmite in NZ

A CANTERBURY man trying to import a British version of Marmite is facing legal action from Sanitarium, the Kiwi maker of the dark yeasty spread of the same name. New Zealand Customs seized the shipment of the British spread, labelled Ma'amite,...

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Qld's child watchdog may cut research

QUEENSLAND'S child protection watchdog says it will consider cutting back research and analysis work to cope with a five per cent budget cut. Elizabeth Fraser, Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian, told a budget estimates...

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Europe hopes lift Asian markets

ASIAN markets were boosted on Wednesday on increased confidence in the eurozone after Moody's held off cutting Spain's credit rating, while Madrid looked to move closer to asking for a bailout. A successful bond auction for Greece added to the...

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Three dead, three wounded in Ohio shooting

THREE people, including a three-year-old child, are dead after a shooting at an apartment complex in northwest Ohio. The police chief in Lake Township near Toledo, Mark Hummer, said a man shot five people in two apartments on Tuesday night before...

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German investor sentiment up for 2nd month

INVESTOR sentiment in Germany rose for the second month in a row in October, data showed on Tuesday, as recent uncertainty on the financial markets has abated somewhat. The widely watched investor confidence indicator calculated each month by...

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Opposition denied grilling in Ashby case

THE opposition has been denied the opportunity to grill some of the government lawyers involved in James Ashby's case against the commonwealth. Shadow attorney-general George Brandis wanted to question in a senate estimates committee on Tuesday...

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Six aid workers kidnapped in Niger: report

THE governor of the province of Maradi in central Niger says that six aid workers from a local group have been abducted from the guesthouse where they were sleeping. Governor Sidi Mohamed says that late on Sunday night unidentified men in two...

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Abbott fails to raise boats plan with SBY

OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott has discussed asylum-seeker policy with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, but has again passed up the opportunity to raise his plan of "turning back the boats". Mr Abbott has consistently called for the...

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US duo win Nobel economics prize

US scholars Alvin Roth and Lloyd Shapley have won the Nobel economics prize for research on how to match different agents as well as possible, the Nobel jury says. The two were honoured for "the theory of stable allocations and the practice...

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G4S may run Manus Island refugee centre

THE failure of a firm to deliver security at the London Olympic Games should not exclude the company in providing services at Australia's asylum seeker processing centre on Manus Island, a parliamentary hearing has been told. G4S failed to provide...

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Israel to head to polls on January 22

ISRAEL'S cabinet has announced January 22 as the date for parliamentary elections, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leading in the polls. Netanyahu said he was forced to call early elections last week after he was unable to pass a budget...

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Two injured during junior rodeo in Qld

A 12-YEAR-OLD boy has abdominal and head injuries after falling from a steer during a junior rodeo in Queensland. He suffered the injuries in the fall at Kumbia, 20km southwest of Kingaroy. A 16-year-old boy was also injured during the Kumbia...

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Scare sparks Alaska airport evacuation

A TERMINAL at Alaska's main airport has been evacuated over a bomb scare, officials say. The manager of Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport says the main terminal was cleared after a male passenger early on Sunday referred to a bomb...

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Kafka scripts to be moved to Israel

A TEL Aviv court has ruled that a collection of manuscripts written by Franz Kafka and Max Brod must be transferred to the Israeli National Library in Jerusalem. The ruling brings an end to a heated, protracted court case. Tel Aviv sisters...

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