Israel counts 800-plus Gaza airstrikes

Israel's military says it has struck more than 800 targets in the Gaza Strip. Source: AAP ISRAEL'S military says it has struck more than 800 targets in the Gaza Strip as it expands a fierce air assault responding to rocket launches from the...

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Merkel raises rights questions with Putin

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) has criticised Russia's jailing of the punk band Pussy Riot. Source: AAP THE German and Russian leaders have sparred over human rights questions during a summit in Moscow, as companies from the two powers...

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Hamas cabinet's headquarters hit

Israeli air strikes have hit the cabinet headquarters of Gaza's Hamas government. Source: AAP ISRAELI air strikes have hit the cabinet headquarters of Gaza's Hamas government, with eyewitnesses reporting extensive damage to the building. ...

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Kiwis told no Marmite before Christmas

Sanitarium has told New Zealanders that Marmite won't be in production before Christmas. Source: AAP TOUGH luck, Kiwis, you won't get your favourite breakfast spread of Marmite before Christmas after all. Sanitarium's New Zealand general...

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Brian Burke fails in High Court appeal bid

Former WA premier Brian Burke won't be allowed to appeal to the High Court against his conviction. Source: AAP FORMER West Australian premier Brian Burke will not be allowed to appeal to the High Court against his conviction for giving false...

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Australia, NZ defence ties sound: Smith

Defence Minister Stephen Smith says Australia and NZ are working much closer together in defence. Source: AAP DEFENCE Minister Stephen Smith says formal talks with his New Zealand counterpart have proved fruitful, showing the bilateral defence...

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Thousands attend Hamas commander's funeral

THOUSANDS of people have gathered in the Gaza Strip for the funeral of Ahmed Jaabari, the commander of the military wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement. His remains were being taken to the al-Omari mosque in Gaza City on Thursday for a prayer...

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Panetta in Thailand to boost military ties

US defence chief Leon Panetta has arrived in Thailand as part of an Asian tour designed to beef up security ties across the region as a counterweight to China's rise. A possible reopening of US military contacts with neighbouring Myanmar (Burma)...

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Welfare cuts could hit 10,000 single mums

ABOUT 10,000 single mothers may be left empty handed under changes to parenting payments. From January 1, the majority of the 84,000 single parents, mostly mothers, receiving parenting payments will be moved to the Newstart allowance when their...

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US Defence Secretary backs commander Allen

US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta backed a top US army general who is embroiled in a sex scandal. Source: AAP US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta says he has confidence in the commander of all coalition forces in Afghanistan, General John Allen,...

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Flegg resigns over 'sloppy administration'

Queensland Housing Minister Bruce Flegg has resigned, amid allegations he misled parliament. Source: AAP QUEENSLAND Premier Campbell Newman promises he is holding his ministers to account, despite housing minister Bruce Flegg resigning without...

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US promises $US30m as Syria battles rage

The leader of Syria's National Coalition is urging world powers to arm the rebels with weapons. Source: AAP SYRIAN army tanks have shelled a refugee camp and two nearby districts in southern Damascus as battles raged and warplanes bombarded...

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NAB sticks with sub-trend growth forecast

NAB will stick with its sub-trend growth forecast for 2012/13 after its latest business survey. Source: AAP ONE of the nation's largest banks is sticking with a 2012/13 economic growth forecast pegged below official predictions, after its latest...

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Slow Hand ticks off $3.47m watch sale

A wristwatch belonging to British guitarist Eric Clapton has sold for $3.47 million at auction. Source: AAP A PLATINUM wristwatch belonging to British guitarist Eric Clapton has sold for 3.4 million Swiss francs ($A3.47 million) in Geneva,...

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Peacekeepers stay off honour roll for now

THE Australian War Memorial has decided not to include peacekeepers on the Roll of Honour for the time being. But its council will consider the matter again when it next meets in early 2013. The council's chairman, retired Rear Admiral Ken Doolan,...

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Sex abuse inquiry will 'cleanse churches'

A SURVIVOR of sexual abuse at the hands of the Christian Brothers says a royal commission will help cleanse churches of evil. Peter Blenkiron spoke to fellow survivors who were in tears on Monday when they heard that Prime Minister Julia Gillard...

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Tokyo stocks close down 0.93%

TOKYO'S benchmark index has fallen 0.93 per cent on fears over a US budget standoff and worries about the slowing Japanese economy, while a strong yen also weighed on shares. The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Monday closed down...

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Child abuse probe may help healing: Greens

A WIDE-RANGING royal commission into Australian institutional responses to child sex abuse may help heal shattered lives, the Australian Greens say. Prime Minister Julia Gillard will ask Governor-General Quentin Bryce to set up the inquiry into...

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Elderly man beats up armed intruders

An 84-year-old man has fought off two armed intruders who broke into his home in NSW. Source: AAP HIS neighbours see him as an absolute gentleman. But to the intruders who broke into the 84-year-old's home, Ernie Whitfield behaved nothing...

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Angler dead at Sydney beach

THE death of a fisherman at a southeastern Sydney beach could have been avoided if he had been wearing a life jacket, police say. The 39-year-old Warrawee man was swept off rocks at Little Bay on Sunday morning. He had been fishing with two...

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Two women missing in separate incidents

TWO women have gone missing in separate incidents in Melbourne. Sandra Pevitt, 45, has not been seen for five days since leaving her Werribee home. Katie Dircks, 30, is believed to have caught a tram in South Melbourne to Flinders Street shortly...

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