9 killed in clashes in southeast Turkey

CLASHES between Turkish security forces and Kurdish rebels in the southeast of the country have reportedly left nine people dead. The Anatolia news agency said on Saturday three Turkish troops and three Kurdish rebels were killed in fighting...

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Kuwaiti elections announced

KUWAIT'S ruler has set parliamentary elections for December 1 after months of a deepening political crisis that has pitted the pro-Western ruling family against opposition forces led by Islamists. It will be the second time an election for the...

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ACT rejects Labor, Greens: Liberals

Triumphant Liberal leader Zed Seselja says ACT voters have rejected a Labor-Greens alliance in Saturday's election. But he's stopped short of claiming victory, with the opposition falling one seat short of majority government in the 17-seat legislative...

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Flood evacuations in Catholic shrine town

FRENCH rescue services and police are evacuating hundreds of pilgrims from hotels threatened by floodwaters from a rain-swollen river in the Roman Catholic shrine town of Lourdes. Lourdes' grotto is said to be the site where the Virgin Mary...

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Court blames brain tumour on mobile

ITALY'S top court has ruled that a businessman developed a benign brain tumour because he held a mobile phone to his ear for hours daily for his job and deserves worker's compensation. Innocente Marcolini, whose face is partially paralysed,...

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Group claims hack of US weather service

The US National Weather Service computer network was hacked this week, with a group from Kosovo claiming credit and posting sensitive data, security experts said. Data released by the Kosovo Hackers Security group includes directory structures,...

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Philippines, China hold talks after row

PHILIPPINE and Chinese officials held "candid" talks on Friday in a bid to improve relations strained by a bitter territorial dispute in the South China Sea, official statements said. A delegation led by Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Fu Ying...

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2000 evacuated after gas leak fire

A LEAKING gas pipeline exploded in western Mexico, forcing the evacuation of 2000 people, and injuring at least three, as crews battled to put out the blaze. The fire broke out Thursday evening in the town of Zapotlanejo near a highway and forced...

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Man who lived 6 months without heart dies

CZECHS are mourning the death of Jakub Halik, a 38-year-old fireman, who became the first human ever to have survived six months without a heart on artificial life support, but succumbed to liver and kidney failure. Physicians treating an aggressive...

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65-year-old man dies during Athens protest

A 65-YEAR-OLD man has died from heart failure during a demonstration in Athens where riot police fired tear gas to repel firebomb-throwing protesters, a health ministry official says. "A 65-year-old man was taken to hospital where efforts to...

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US stocks lower after poor jobless numbers

US stocks have slipped in opening trade despite promising growth data from China and troubled Spain's holding a bond auction at lower borrowing rates. A high number for weekly unemployment claims erased hopes from the previous week's sharp fall...

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Syria air strikes kill 44: rescue workers

AT LEAST 44 people were killed in air strikes on the Syrian rebel-held town of Maaret al-Numan on Thursday, rescue workers told journalists at the scene. "We have recovered 44 corpses from under the rubble," one rescue worker said. He said...

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Afghan girl beheaded over prostitution

AFGHAN police have arrested four people who allegedly tried to force a woman into prostitution in western Afghanistan and beheaded her when she refused, officials say. Mah Gul, 20, was beheaded after her mother-in-law attempted to make her sleep...

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Syria battles rage as 2 sides weigh truce

SYRIAN forces have bombarded opposition belts in the country's battle-scarred north, as both sides indicated they are ready to explore a truce proposal floated by peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi. Warplanes targeted a rebel blockade of a highway in...

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UK doctor in court over Syria kidnaps

A BRITISH trainee doctor appeared in a London court on Wednesday charged with kidnapping two Western journalists in Syria. Shajul Islam, 26, is accused of being part of a jihadist group that held photographers John Cantlie from Britain and Jeroen...

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Poor Intel, IBM earnings lower US stocks

US stocks fell in opening trade on Wednesday after two days of solid gains, dragged down by disappointing earnings from Intel and IBM. Five minutes into trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 46.02 points (0.34 per cent) to 13,505.76....

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Clover Moore backs chosen successor

SYDNEY Lord Mayor Clover Moore says her farewell speech after resigning as an MP was like being at "your own funeral", as she handed the baton on to the man she hopes will replace her. Ms Moore stepped down last month after 24 years at Macquarie...

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US stocks rise; Citigroup sinks

CITIGROUP shares fell 0.3 per cent to $36.55 on Tuesday as US markets opened after the shock resignations of chief executive Vikram Pandit and chief operating officer John Havens for unexplained reasons. But US stocks were generally higher following...

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Two Indonesian police found murdered

TWO policemen have been found murdered in central Indonesia, national police say, a week after they disappeared while investigating an alleged terrorist training camp. "The two missing policemen were found dead with their throats slit. They...

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Breast cancer mortality at 'historic low'

BREAST cancer mortality is currently at historically low levels, with 43 deaths from the disease per 100,000 women in Australia. But three women in their 50s and 60s die each day from the disease, which is the second most common cause of cancer-related...

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Woman dies in Qld motorcycle crash

A 57-YEAR-OLD woman has been killed in a motorcycle crash in Queensland. The Ducklo woman was riding her motorbike on the Warrego Highway, east of Bowenville, when it collided with two cars on Sunday afternoon. The highway was closed for nearly...

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20 shot dead outside Nigeria mosque

ARMED robbers have opened fire on a group of people as they left prayers at a mosque in the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna, killing about 20, a military spokesman says. A resident reported the gunmen were disguised in police uniforms as they...

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Thousands of UK troops to exit Afghanistan

BRITAIN'S defence secretary says thousands of troops will leave Afghanistan next year, a major reduction in UK forces there. Britain has said 500 of its 9500 troops in Afghanistan will be withdrawn this year, and all will be brought home by...

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Five dead on Vic roads over the weekend

THE death of a man late on Sunday night has taken to five the number of people who died on Victoria's roads over the weekend. In the latest death, police believe the man lost control of his car before it hit a tree on the Henty Highway near...

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