Flooding prompts Lockyer Valley alert

AN emergency alert has been issued for the Lockyer Valley region, west of Brisbane, with residents told to evacuate if needed. The Lockyer Valley regional council issued the alert on Saturday night. The council has advised that flooding is...

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Two dead, three critical in road crashes

TWO people are dead and three are fighting for their lives following separate crashes in NSW. A woman in her 20s died during a single-car crash near Dorrigo in northern NSW just before 2pm (AEDT) on Saturday. The driver, a woman in her late...

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Pistorius was an avid gun collector

IN his Olympic year, Oscar Pistorius steadily became an avid firearms collector, joining a gun-collecting club and purchasing a collection of firearms that included a .500 Magnum pistol dubbed by its manufacturer as "the most powerful production revolver...

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Aust troops 'kill two Afghan children'

AUSTRALIAN soldiers in southern Afghanistan shot dead two children tending cattle, local officials said on Saturday as the international coalition launched an inquiry into the incident. Civilian casualties caused by NATO-led troops have been one...

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Prof welcomes overturned murder conviction

A 30-YEAR-OLD murder conviction has been overturned by Western Australia's Court of Appeal on the back of Nobel Prize-winning ulcer research by Perth-based scientist Barry Marshall. Chris von Deutschburg was a teenager in 1983 when convicted of...

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US sailors jailed for Okinawa rape

TWO US sailors who raped a Japanese woman in Okinawa last October were jailed on Friday for a crime that reignited long-smouldering anger against the American military in Japan. The Naha District Court in Okinawa said Seaman Christopher Browning,...

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Cardinals prepare to elect new pope

Faithful watch a giant screen showing Pope Benedict XVI in St Peter's Square on the day of his last public appearance as pontiff. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky) Source: AP CATHOLIC cardinals from around the world have begun preparing for a conclave...

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Obama's half brother for governor

A POLITICIAN named Obama who is running for governor in Kenya can boast of one biggest claims to fame on the campaign trail: blood relations with the president of the United States. Malik Obama - a half brother of Barack Obama - is running for...

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Spain's Bankia posts $A24.57bn loss

Bailed-out Spanish banking giant Bankia suffered a loss of $A24.57 billion in 2012. Source: AAP BAILED-OUT Spanish banking giant Bankia suffered a loss of 19 billion euros ($A24.57 billion) in 2012, it said in an earnings statement. Bankia,...

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Spain's recession deepens

SPAIN'S economy sank deeper into recession in the fourth quarter of last year as high unemployment and biting austerity measures prompted households to slash spending, official data showed Thursday. The eurozone's fourth largest economy shrank...

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Pope vows 'obedience' to successor

Pope Benedict will spend his last day as pontiff, following an emotional public farewell. Source: AAP POPE Benedict XVI on Thursday vowed "unconditional obedience" to his successor on his historic final day as leader of the world's 1.2 billion...

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Deadly clashes in Bangladesh

A BANGLADESH war crimes court sentenced a top Islamist opposition figure to death on Thursday, a verdict that unleashed a new wave of deadly clashes between police and protesters. Four people were shot dead in the violence that erupted after a...

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We were sidelined in compo leaflet: unions

UNIONS have been deliberately sidelined in new leaflets prepared by WorkCover NSW, the state's peak union body says. Unions NSW secretary Mark Lennon said it was concerning that a new fact sheet advising sick and injured workers on how to make...

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Prince Harry dances in Lesotho

BRITAIN'S Prince Harry has visited his charity projects in Lesotho, finding time to perform traditional dance moves with children during his return visit to the southern African kingdom. On the third day of a three-day tour, the 28-year-old...

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Ex-Qld premier recovering from brain op

FORMER Queensland Premier Wayne Goss is recovering well from his third brain operation, a spokesman for his family says. Mr Goss underwent neurosurgery in 1997 and again in 2002 to remove a low-grade malignant brain tumour. On Wednesday, the...

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Pope recalls 'joy' of papacy

POPE Benedict XVI basked in an emotional send off at his final general audience in St. Peter's Square, recalling moments of "joy and light" during his papacy but also times of great difficulty. He also thanked his flock for respecting his decision...

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Missing Jayden to rejoin family

AN intellectually disabled boy who went missing with a mate in Sydney's southwest has been found safe and sound. Jayden Patterson, 13, and his 11-year-old friend prompted a major search when they skipped school at Warwick Farm on Monday morning....

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Gympie flood peak revised up

Gympie's expected flood peak has been revised up to 19 metres, placing extra businesses at risk. Source: AAP GYMPIE'S expected flood peak has been revised up by a metre, placing extra businesses and several homes in the southeast Queensland...

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Asylum seeker charged with sexual assault

A SRI Lankan asylum seeker has been charged with indecently assaulting a 20-year-old student at Macquarie University in the city's north. The 21-year-old was arrested on Tuesday over the alleged sexual assault at the university on February 21....

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Offers exchanged at Iran nuclear talks

WORLD powers and Iran have exchanged offers in crunch talks in Kazakhstan aimed at breaking a decade of deadlock over Tehran's nuclear drive despite low expectations of any deal. The two-day meeting in the Kazakh city of Almaty comes as sanctions...

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Qantas director quits amid Italian probe

QANTAS director Corinne Namblard has resigned from the airline's board after becoming caught up in an Italian corruption investigation. Ms Namblard denies any wrongdoing in relation to the investigation into the privatisation of Siena airport,...

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Hutchison loss widens as customers flee

HUTCHISON Telecommunications (Australia) has widened its full year loss to almost $400 million as nearly half a million customers abandoned its poorly performing joint venture network. However, the beleaguered telecommunications company expects...

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Israel, US successfully test anti-missile

A JOINT exercise with US forces has successfully tested the Arrow anti-missile system for the first time, Israel's Defence Ministry says. The system is meant to defend Israel from the threat of an Iranian strike. The ministry said Monday's...

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Horse meat found in Ikea's meatballs

HORSE meat has been detected in meat balls labelled as beef and pork imported to Czech Republic by furniture giant Ikea. The Czech State Veterinary Administration says the one-kilogram packs of the frozen meat balls were made in Sweden to be...

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Fire in Sydney store suspicious: police

POLICE say a fire in a home decorator store in Sydney's northwest was deliberately lit and are urging witnesses who may have seen suspicious activity to contact them. Emergency services were called to Victoria Avenue in Castle Hill at about...

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Iraqi president communicating after stroke

A DOCTOR who oversees Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's medical care says the president is able to speak and understand people around him as he recovers from a stroke he suffered over two months ago. In an interview on Sunday Dr Najmaldin Karim...

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'Sex stimulant' found in Pistorius home

A SUBSTANCE found in star athlete Oscar Pistorius' home during a search by police investigating the killing of his girlfriend is a herbal sexual stimulant, a South African newspaper reported. The prosecution said during Pistorius' bail hearing...

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Darfur tribal fighting hampers aid: UN

THE UN expressed deep concern over the latest deadly tribal violence in Sudan's Darfur region, which has hampered assistance for tens of thousands of people forced to flee earlier fighting. Residents in El Sireaf town said an Arab militia firing...

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