Chile seeks arrests in singer's 1973 death

A Chilean court has sought to prosecute any suspects in the killing of singer Victor Jara. Source: AAP A CHILEAN judge has ordered the arrest of eight ex-army officers for the brutal murder of leftist folk singer Victor Jara, killed in 1973...

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Gillard, Abbott pay tribute to Greig

Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott have paid tribute to cricket great Tony Greig who has died in Sydney. Source: AAP JULIA Gillard and Tony Abbott have paid tribute to Tony Greig, saying Australia has lost a sporting icon and legend. Greig,...

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Toxic cough syrup kills 16 in Pakistan

AT least 16 people, mostly drug addicts seeking a fix, have died after drinking toxic cough syrup in an eastern Pakistani city. The deaths started occurring on Wednesday in the industrial city of Gujranwala, about 70 kilometres north of Lahore,...

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East Timor facing challenges as UN leaves

THE UN ends its peacekeeping mission on Monday after 13 years in Asia's youngest nation East Timor, with the country still hoping to overcome its bloody past and rampant poverty. East Timor this year held largely peaceful elections, voting in...

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Miner Lonmin says ill CEO will step down

BRITISH platinum miner Lonmin says chief executive Ian Farmer, off work since August due to a "serious illness", is stepping down permanently from his role at the troubled group. Simon Scott will continue as interim head until a permanent successor...

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Vic govt to wait on tender for hospital

THE Victorian government will delay a decision on a major construction tender until a union bid to halt the process is heard. The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) made an application in the Federal Court on Friday to stop...

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Obama returns to fray over fiscal cliff

PRESIDENT Barack Obama returns to a sharply divided Washington under pressure to forge a year-end deal with Republicans to avoid the tax hikes and spending cuts of the "fiscal cliff". Obama cut his Hawaiian Christmas vacation short to contend...

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Patient killed in Vic psychiatric hospital

A MENTAL health patient is believed to have been killed by a fellow inmate at Melbourne's Thomas Embling psychiatric hospital in what would be the third such death at the secure facility in three years. The homicide squad is investigating after...

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Top Syrian diplomat holds talks in Russia

Russia has denied the existence of a joint plan with the US to end the crisis in Syria. Source: AAP A SYRIAN government delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Muqdad has held talks at the Russian foreign ministry as Moscow denied...

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Police investigate 'possible abduction'

POLCIE are investigating a possible abduction in Alexandra Hills this afternoon. A three-year-old and five-year-old girl went missing from a shopping centre on Cambridge Dve and Finucane Rd about 4.30pm It has been reported that a car's tires...

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Qld police investigate 'suspicious' death

POLICE are treating the death of a man in Brisbane's north on Christmas night as suspicious. Police said they were called to a residence at Nina Court in Marayfield about 9.35pm (AEST) on Tuesday night following reports of a disturbance. An...

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Abe confirmed as Japan's next PM

Shinzo Abe has been confirmed as Japan's prime minister by the lower house of parliament. Source: AAP SHINZO Abe has been confirmed as Japan's prime minister by the lower house of parliament after he swept to power on a hawkish platform of...

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UK archbishops tweet Xmas sermons

THE Archbishops of Canterbury and York are tweeting their sermons for the first time to "bring the meaning of Christmas to a new digital audience". Dr Rowan Williams and Dr John Sentamu - with the incoming Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby...

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Japan officials inspect Mitsubishi offices

DOZENS of Japan's transport ministry officials have inspected Mitsubishi Motors' offices after the automaker last week widened a recall to about 1.7 million vehicles. The inspection of Mitsubishi's Tokyo headquarters and quality-control offices...

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Character actor Charles Durning dies

CHARLES Durning, a two-time Oscar nominee dubbed the king of the character actors for his skill in playing everything from a Nazi colonel to the pope, has died Monday at his home in New York City. He was 89. Durning died on Monday of natural causes...

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Aussie lawyer gets early Christmas gift

Mongolian authorities have cleared an Aussie lawyer of corruption allegations, freeing her to leave. Source: AAP THE parents of an Australian lawyer who was barred from leaving Mongolia for two months have received an early Christmas present,...

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Singer Jimmy McCracklin dies aged 91

SINGER/SONGWRITER Jimmy McCracklin has died aged 91 at a nursing facility in San Pablo, California. McCracklin was best known for his 1958 dance hit The Walk which he recorded with his band, the Blues Blasters. After performing the song on...

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Former president Bush remains in hospital

Doctors say former president George Bush needs to build up his energy before he can leave hospital. Source: AAP FORMER US president George Bush, who has been in a Houston hospital with a lingering cough since November, needs to "build up...

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Five die on first day of holiday period

The Christmas period has got off to a terrible start on Australian roads with five people killed. Source: AAP THE 12-day Christmas period has got off to a terrible start with five road fatalities, including three deaths in separate accidents...

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Police seek man for NSW shooting

Police have identified a man they want to speak to in connection with a shooting in Sydney. Source: AAP POLICE have identified a man they are looking for over a shooting in Sydney's southwest last week. Officers were called to a home...

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Afghanistan Taliban pair pledge tolerance

Taliban have held talks with Afghan government officials at a landmark meeting in France. Source: AAP TWO senior Taliban representatives have pledged to accept a multiparty political system and respect women's rights in future post-war governments....

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