Pakistan PM arrives in India

Pakistan's PM Raja Pervez Ashraf (R) arrived in India for a pilgrimage to a revered Muslim shrine. Source: AAP PAKISTAN'S premier Raja Pervez Ashraf has arrived in India for a pilgrimage to a revered Muslim shrine, with Indian Foreign Minister...

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Figures show foreign worker visas rising

Immigration Minister Brendan O'Connor says 457 visa applications have increased 10 per cent. Source: AAP NEW figures show a recent surge in 457 visa applications that justifies the federal government's planned crackdown on rorts, Immigration...

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Malaysia detains 79 'Borneo intruders'

Malaysian police have detained 79 suspects linked to Filipino intruders on Borneo Island. Source: AAP MALAYSIAN police say they've detained 79 suspects linked to Filipino intruders in Borneo as they intensify an operation to flush out members...

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Inquiry to probe CMC's Fitzgerald blunder

Campbell Newman called on the CMC chairman to consider resigning, saying he's failed the state. Source: AAP THE Queensland premier has been accused of contempt of parliament for attacking the committee that oversees the state's crime and corruption...

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Bin Laden's son-in-law to face US court

OSAMA bin Laden's son-in-law was due to appear in a New York court on Friday to face charges that he conspired to kill Americans in his role as al-Qaeda's top propagandist, as a landmark prosecution on US soil takes aim at one of the terror network's...

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Asian markets rise as GFC recedes

ASIAN markets climbed following another record-breaking close for Wall Street's Dow Jones index, while Tokyo hit its highest level since the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008. The Japanese currency fell on Friday to a three-and-a-half-year low...

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European stocks rise at open

EUROPE'S main stock markets rose at the start of trading, as traders looked ahead to monetary policy decisions due from both the ECB and Bank of England. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index on Thursday morning gained 0.29 per cent to 6,446.38 points,...

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Giles went after NT top job, Anderson says

THE Northern Territory's ruling Country Liberal Party (CLP) is dealing with infighting and insults in the wake of a failed leadership bid. On Thursday NT Chief Minister Terry Mills admitted that Transport Minister Adam Giles challenged him for...

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Family shocked as death driver walks free

A WEST Australian family has greeted with shock the suspended jail term handed over to a young P-plate driver who killed their elderly relative. Christopher Ryan Caddick, 24, was convicted of causing the death of wheelchair-bound Joan Woodcock,...

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Nobody knows where Sandra will blow

CYCLONE Sandra is expected to be declared tomorrow when a big low 770km northeast of Townsville increases in intensity. It will be the second Queensland cyclone of the season and Weather Bureau forecasters expect it to move east to southeast tomorrow...

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Shares in Sharp up 17%

SHARP has announced a Y10.4 billion ($A109 million) deal with South Korean rival Samsung. In a rare move for a Japanese firm, it will sell a three per cent stake to the South Korean company. The deal, announced after the markets closed on Wednesday,...

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SA economy to grow, premier says

South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill says the state's economy is robust. Source: AAP THE South Australian economy will continue to grow this year as it has for the past decade, Premier Jay Weatherill says. Brushing off grim spending...

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WA Labor's Wyatt targets two Lib ministers

WEST Australian opposition young gun Ben Wyatt has taken rapid fire aim at two government ministers, calling for one to be sacked and warning that the other has his eye on the state's top job. Mr Wyatt was swift to decry corrective services minister...

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WA court dismisses Puddy killer appeal

CONVICTED murderer Cameron Mansell has had an appeal against his conviction for contempt of court dismissed. Mansell was sentenced to life in prison with an 18-year minimum in November 2011 after a jury found him guilty of murdering Perth multi-millionaire...

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No evidence of 457 visa rorts: coalition

THE federal government's crackdown on 457 visas amid claims of rorting is based purely on union rhetoric, not evidence, the opposition says. PM Julia Gillard and Immigration Minister Brendan O'Connor have failed to produce any departmental report...

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Cambodia's Khmer Rouge trial suspended

CAMBODIA'S war crimes court has been forced to suspend the trial of former Khmer Rouge leaders because of a strike over unpaid wages - the latest setback to the troubled UN-backed tribunal. About 20 Cambodian translators and interpreters are refusing...

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PM says she understands families' problems

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard "understands" how bleak life can be for families and says it's unfortunate Labor's attempts to help people deal with cost-of-living pressures will be contested at the federal election. Ms Gillard told the Nine Network...

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PM says she understands families' problems

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard "understands" how bleak life can be for families and says it's unfortunate Labor's attempts to help people deal with cost-of-living pressures will be contested at the federal election. Ms Gillard told the Nine Network...

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