Argentina slams UK 'imperialism'

Argentina has protested Britain's decision to name a vast swath of Antarctica Queen Elizabeth Land. Source: AAP ARGENTINA is protesting Britain's decision to name a vast swath of Antarctica Queen Elizabeth Land. The foreign ministry has...

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Govt approves The Block redevelopment

The government has granted planning approval for the redevelopment of The Block in Redfern. Source: AAP THE redevelopment of The Block in the Sydney suburb of Redfern is one step closer after the state government granted planning approval....

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Boy, 4, hurt after falling out of 4WD

A FOUR-YEAR-OLD boy has been injured after he fell from a four-wheel drive southwest of Darwin. The boy fell from the window of the stationary 4WD on to concrete at Peppimenarti around midday (CST) on Saturday and suffered a head injury, CareFlight...

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BAE unveils $4bn deal for Oman jets

BRITISH defence giant BAE Systems has announced a 2.5-billion pound ($A3.93 billion) deal to supply military aircraft to Oman. The group said in a statement on Friday it would supply 12 Typhoon fighter aircraft and eight Hawk trainer jets, delivering...

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India lets 20 rape accused run for office

AT least 20 men accused of raping women ran in Indian elections in the past five years, according to a think-tank report published amid growing outrage over the gang-rape of a student on a bus. The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) study...

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Japanese man jailed for 12 cent theft

A COURT in Japan has jailed a 66-year-old man for a year for stealing 10 yen (12 cents) from a temple offering box, reducing his original sentence by eight months. A district court ordered Masafumi Tsuruhara to spend 20 months in prison earlier...

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Report released on Qantas engine problem

AN Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigation has concluded a separated turbine blade led to an engine malfunction on an international Qantas flight last year. A Qantas Boeing 747-400 aircraft, was en route from Sydney to Singapore on...

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Man in Saudi Arabia executed for murder

A SUDANESE man convicted of murder has been beheaded by the sword in the western city of Mecca, the Saudi interior ministry says. Othman Mohammed was found guilty of killing another Sudanese man, Salah Ahmed, by repeatedly beating him on his...

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Malaysia provides refuge for 'Rohingyas'

MALAYSIA has provided refuge to 40 shipwreck survivors believed to be refugees from Myanmar's conflict-wracked Rakhine state, a Malaysian maritime official says. The refugees arrived late on Tuesday in the southern state of Johor after they...

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Aust stocks closes at 16 month high

THE Australian market finished on a 16-month closing high as US politicians appeared to make progress on their budget negotiations . At close on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 21.8 points, or 0.48 per cent, at 4,595.2 points,...

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Aust bonds lower after RBA minutes

AUSTRALIAN bond futures prices were lower after the release of the minutes from the Reserve Bank of Australia's latest board meeting reduced traders' expectations of future interest rate cuts. RBC Capital Markets fixed income strategist Su-Lin...

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Man faces 10 years jail over flight abuse

AN international flight was diverted after a drunken Perth man allegedly tried to smoke a cigarette on the plane before punching and spitting on crew members. The 34-year-old man was taken off the flight, enroute from Sydney to Japan on Monday...

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Cash must be part of abuse compo: inquiry

VICTIMS of institutional abuse must be financially compensated as part of a broader acknowledgment of wrongdoing, a parliamentary inquiry has heard. A partner at a law firm that has handled more than one thousand child sex abuse claims said victims'...

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Blast hits US compound in Afghan capital

A CAR bomb has exploded outside a compound housing a US military contractor in the Afghan capital, blowing apart an exterior wall and wounding dozens inside, company representatives and police say. The blast on the outskirts of the city sent...

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Bomb attack kills 16 at Pakistan market

A car bomb attack at a Pakistan market has killed 16 people and wounded around 70, officials say. Source: AAP A CAR bomb attack has killed 16 people and wounded around 70 in a Pakistan market in the northwestern town of Jamrud, close to the...

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Union warned about WA dock's safety issues

A KARRATHA man's arm was crushed as he worked at the dock supplying Chevron's massive Gorgon LNG project in Western Australia on Saturday, the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) says. The man was airlifted to a Perth hospital after his arm became...

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Grassfire 'out of control' near Young

FIREFIGHTERS are battling an out-of-control grassfire burning near properties in southwestern NSW. The fire, covering 4600 hectares, is burning at Geegullalong Road, around eight kilometres east of Murringo, near Young. NSW Rural Fire Service...

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US school victims mostly six years old

Police say the gunman who shot dead 20 school children at a US school forced his way in. Source: AAP SHATTERED families and grieving residents are devastated that most of the 27 people shot dead by a US school gunman are children aged just...

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