Clashes 'near Damascus' after rebel gain

Syrian Rebels have taken control of a strategic airbase in north-western Syria, a watchdog says. Source: AAP SYRIAN activists say the outskirts of the capital Damascus have been rocked by clashes a day after rebels seized a key regime airbase...

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Malian troops, French, reclaim ground

French soldiers have come to the aid of the Mali government against al-Qaeda-linked militants. Source: AAP MALIAN troops, backed by French aircraft, have reclaimed the central town of Kona from Islamist rebels within hours of a French intervention...

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Bahrain opens probe into labour camp fire

OFFICIALS have opened an investigation into the cause of fire that killed 13 people in a labour camp in Bahrain. The official Bahrain News Agency says the public prosecutor's office is leading the probe into Friday's blaze in the capital Manama....

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Turkey PM demands France clarify killings

Police are hunting down the assassins of three Kurdish activists shot dead in Paris. Source: AAP TURKISH Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is calling on France to "immediately" clarify the killing of three Kurdish activists shot dead in...

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Hong Kong stocks close 0.39% lower

HONG Kong shares fell 0.39 per cent on profit-taking on Friday after the previous session's gains, with dealers unmoved by data showing Chinese inflation coming in below target in 2012. The benchmark Hang Seng Index eased 90.24 points to 23,264.07...

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China landslide kills 22, dozens buried

AT least 36 people were killed including seven from a single family when a landslide smashed into a remote village in southwestern China, state-run media said. About a dozen more were also buried when the landslip engulfed 16 homes in the village...

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Fears for Pakistan as blasts kill 125

A series of bombings have killed 115 people across Pakistan, including 81 who died in Quetta. Source: AAP EXTREMIST bomb attacks killed 125 people in one of Pakistan's deadliest days for years, raising concerns about rising violence in the...

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Nastassja Kinski shocked by sister's abuse

Nastassja Kinski (pic) praised her half-sister for alleging she was abused by their father Klaus. Source: AAP ACTRESS Nastassja Kinski says she's proud of her half-sister Pola for coming forward with allegations that she had been repeatedly...

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NSW police hunt 'armed and dangerous' man

POLICE are hunting a fugitive they believe is armed and dangerous in the state's west. A search is underway for Peter James Rowley, 35, who is on the run after he evaded police about 3pm on Thursday by fleeing into bush off the Castlereagh Highway,...

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Two Swiss trains collide, 17 injured

TWO passenger trains collided at a train station in northern Switzerland during morning rush hour on Thursday, injuring at least 17 people. "At least 17 people have been injured. Nine have been hospitalised," Anja Schudela, a local police spokeswoman...

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Three Kurdish activists shot dead in Paris

THREE Kurdish women activists - including a co-founder of the militant separatist PKK - have been found dead with gunshot wounds to the head in the Kurdish Institute of Paris. One of the founding members of the militant Kurdistan Workers Party...

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Mideast hit by worst storms in a decade

At least eight people have died as fierce winter storms batter the Middle East. Source: AAP THE worst storms in a decade left swathes of Israel and Jordan under a blanket of snow and parts of Lebanon blacked out on Thursday, bringing misery...

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German church sacks abuse researcher

GERMANY'S Roman Catholic Church has fallen out with a prominent outside expert who was tasked with researching sexual abuse by clergy dating back decades. The church in 2011 assigned Professor Christian Pfeiffer's Lower Saxony Criminological...

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New strain of vomiting bug blamed

A NEW strain of norovirus has been responsible for the majority of recent cases of the northern winter vomiting bug, health experts said. The new variant of the bug, called Sydney 2012, has become the "dominant strain" and will have caused many...

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NSW Princes Highway closed for backburn

THE Princes Highway between Bendalong Road and Sussex Inlet Road is closed to allow firefighters to undertake a backburn near Wandandian. The closure, from 9pm (AEDT), follows a reduced speed limit of 60km/h on the Princes Highway from Wandean...

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Hugh Jackman gets BAFTA best actor nod

Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman have both received nominations for their Les Miserables performances. Picture: Victoria Will/Invision/AP Source: AP AUSTRALIAN Hugh Jackman has received a BAFTA best actor nomination for his role in the musical...

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NSW bushfires claim first home

A total fire ban is in place for NSW, as more than 20 uncontained fires rage across the state. Source: AAP CATASTROPHIC fire conditions, including oppressive temperatures and high winds, have seen NSW lose its first home in the bushfires. ...

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France cuts trade deficit: data

FRANCE cut its trade deficit in November to 4.3 billion euros ($5.65 billion), down from 4.7 billion euros in October. The customs service said that, overall, exports to and imports from other countries in the European Union, and particularly...

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Vietnam tries 14 activists for subversion

FOURTEEN Vietnamese accused of links to a banned US-based opposition group went on trial Tuesday on charges of attempting to overthrow the communist government. The defendants, who include Catholics, bloggers and students, appeared in a provincial...

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Winehouse inquest confirms alcohol death

A new inquest into the death of British singer Amy Winehouse is set to begin in London. Source: AAP A SECOND inquest into the death of singer Amy Winehouse has confirmed that her death was caused by alcohol. The same verdict of misadventure...

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Police arrest man after police shooting

A 24-YEAR-OLD Footscray man has been arrested after a police shooting early on Monday morning in which two officers shot at a stolen car that was speeding towards them. The drama occurred at 12.40am (AEDT) in Maribyrnong, in the inner west,...

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Indian rape case - judge closes trial

The father of the gang-rape victim has revealed his daughter's identity to a British newspaper. Source: AAP AN Indian magistrate has ruled to exclude the media from pre-trial hearings or the trial of the five men accused of raping and killing...

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William, Kate and bub to live at Grandma's

The Queen and guests at a garden party at Sandringham last year. Anmer Hall is on the sprawling property. AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNIS Source: AFP SOON-TO-BE family man Prince William will have plenty of space to house a growing clan based on...

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Britain's oldest man dies

BRITAIN'S oldest man has died, aged 110 years and 63 days, friends have said. Reg Dean, a former United Reform Church minister, died on Saturday, according to an announcement by the Dalesmen Male Voice Choir in Derbyshire. He was the choir's...

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Wong Kar Wai returns with The Grandmaster

HONG Kong director Wong Kar Wai's long-awaited martial arts film The Grandmaster was shown in public for the first time in Beijing on Sunday, after more than six years in production. The film spans several decades of Chinese history to tell...

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US drones kill nine militants in Pakistan

SUSPECTED American drones have fired several missiles into three militant hideouts near the Afghan border, killing nine Pakistani Taliban fighters, intelligence officials say. The strikes targeted the group's hideouts in the South Waziristan...

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Depardieu gets Russian passport

French actor Gerard Depardieu has received a Russian passport and met with President Vladimir Putin. Source: AAP GERARD Depardieu, the French actor who has threatened to quit his homeland to avoid higher taxes for the rich, has received a Russian...

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Border fence with Syria needed: Israeli PM

ISRAEL'S prime minister says he will erect a fortified fence on the border with Syria to protect against radical Islamist forces who he claims have taken over the area. Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel needs a barrier like a new Egyptian border...

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