Taliban suicide bomber kills six

A TALIBAN suicide bomber blew himself up and five others near a vehicle carrying the head of a government-allied militia in northwest Pakistan. Senior police officer Akhtar Hayyat said several people were also wounded in the blast near a gas...

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Clinton is Obama's secret weapon

REPUBLICAN Mitt Romney has millionaire backers, a huge staff and years of campaign experience but President Barack Obama has Bill Clinton. The former president is sprinting through battleground states, delivering more speeches than Mr Obama himself...

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Power back to some NYC homes

MORE New Yorkers awoke overnight to power being restored for the first time since Superstorm Sandy pummeled the region Those whose lights were back on celebrated it, but patience was wearing thin among those in the region who had been without...

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'Militia attack' kills 13 in Darfur

MILITIA in Sudan's North Darfur state have attacked a village and killed 13 people, a local source says. The attack on Friday targeted Sigili village, about 30 kilometres southeast of the state capital El Fasher, said the source, who cannot be...

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Van attack kills at least 18 in Pakistan

AT LEAST 18 people were killed in a huge blaze that erupted after gunmen opened fire on a passenger van at a petrol stall in restive southwest Pakistan, officials said. Senior local official Abdul Mansoor Kakar said that four gunmen opened fire...

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Sony adds live broadcasting to games

SONY Online Entertainment (SOE) announced an alliance with Twitch to let gamers broadcast online play live for others to watch. The feature will make its debut in massively multiplayer online first-person shooter computer game PlanetSide 2 which...

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Solid jobs numbers send US stocks higher

A SOLID number on US job creation in October has given a spark to stocks, even as the unemployment rate ticked higher to 7.9 per cent. The economy generated a net 171,000 jobs last month, and revisions put the three-month average at 170,000,...

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Teen takes break from school to launch app

A FORMER Australian schoolboy has launched an iPhone app after attracting $US1 million ($A966,000) from tech-savvy and celebrity investors. London-born Nick D'Aloisio, 16, who spent some of his early years in Melbourne and Perth, is living back...

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Oil spill off storm-battered NY

US oil company Shell has confirmed superstorm Sandy triggered an oil spill in the waters off New York City, without specifying an amount, saying clean up efforts were underway. A news report said 300,00 gallons of diesel fuel spilled. "At least...

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Object thrown from stolen car strikes man

A MAN is in hospital with serious head injuries after being hit by an object thrown from a suspected stolen car in the Northern Tablelands of NSW. Police had been trying to stop the suspect vehicle but called off their pursuit on the New England...

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It's crunch time for Abbott, warns Wilkie

OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott is facing crunch time and has to prove he could be prime minister, an independent MP has claimed. If he fails to come up with detailed policies, Mr Abbott could be in trouble, according to Andrew Wilkie. Speaking...

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US stocks gain in early trade

US stocks have registered solid gains as the markets rebounded from a two-day shutdown and a hesitant reopening a day earlier. Earnings reports ahead of the opening were mixed: ExxonMobil (-0.68 per cent) reported a smaller-than-expected seven...

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Wall St reopens after Sandy

WALL Street is getting back to work. Trading has resumed on the New York Stock Exchange after being closed for two days because of Hurricane Sandy. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg rang the opening bell. The exchange is running on backup generators...

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MasterCard income rises in third quarter

MASTERCARD says its net income rose strongly in the third quarter as its overseas business thrived. The payments network, based in Purchase, New York, said on Wednesday that its net income rose to $US772 million ($A748.17 million), or $6.17...

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Malaria program could be scrapped

THE future of a pricey malaria program meant to provide cheap drugs for poor patients may be in jeopardy after health officials clashed over its effectiveness in two new reports. In 2010, the Affordable Medicines Facility for malaria was started...

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US debt limit to be reached late 2012

US Treasury officials say they still expect the government will hit the current debt borrowing limit at the end of this year. But they say they can employ "extraordinary" measures they have used in the past to keep the government functioning...

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Road accident in Pakistan kills 26 people

A PAKISTANI police official says 26 people have been killed when a passenger van and a truck collided near the central city of Bahawalpur. The police chief of Bahawalpur, Suhail Tajik, says Tuesday's accident took place on a section of the highway...

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Pakistan militant chief offers help to US

THE founder of a Pakistan-based Islamist group blamed for the 2008 Mumbai attacks, who is under a $US10 million ($A9.72 million) US bounty, has offered humanitarian aid to the United States as it battles superstorm Sandy. Sandy hammered the...

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Storm and fire devastates 50 homes in NY

FIREFIGHTERS in boats have rescued more than 25 people from 50 homes in a New York neighbourhood that were destroyed by a mass blaze after superstorm Sandy, officials say. The Breezy Point district of Queens was left a smouldering tangle of...

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US search continues for Bounty captain

THE US Coast Guard continues searching the Atlantic Ocean for the captain of the HMS Bounty, which sank on Monday during Hurricane Sandy. Coast Guard Captain Joe Kelly said on Tuesday that 63-year-old Robin Walbridge could still be alive in...

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Cruise prowler turns out to be neighbour

AUTHORITIES say a security guard at Tom Cruise's Beverly Hills, California mansion used a stun gun on a trespasser who turned out to be an intoxicated neighbour who may have mistakenly entered the property. Police say 41-year-old Jason Sullivan...

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US, Canada launch joint cybersecurity plan

CANADA and the United States announced Friday they were launching a joint cyber-security plan to protect their digital infrastructure from online threats. The action plan, under the auspices of the US Department of Homeland Security and Public...

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Microsoft-Apple redux: empire strikes back

IT used to be that Microsoft was the evil empire, and Apple the scrappy underdog. Now the roles are reversed, and Microsoft is challenging a dominant Apple, which has staked its claim as the leader of the sizzling mobile sector for tablets and...

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14 rescued, two missing from HMS Bounty

US Coast Guard helicopters have rescued 14 members of the crew of HMS Bounty, a tall ship replica abandoned in the midst of Hurricane Sandy, but two people are still missing, the Coast Guard says. A Coast Guard HC-130 aircraft remained on the...

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SMS texts remind women of check-up

AUSTRALIAN women are being encouraged to sign up for regular text message reminders to screen for warning signs of cervical cancer. The Australian Cervical Cancer Foundation is launching an SMS messaging service to remind women to have a pap...

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Full Dragon exits space station

THE Dragon has left the space station and is headed back to Earth. Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have released the commercial cargo ship. The California-based SpaceX company will steer its unmanned capsule to a splashdown...

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System down at Fairfax, impacts SMH, Age

A MAJOR technical malfunction has struck at Fairfax Media, impacting the production of the group's Monday newspapers. A power outage at its Sydney office on Sunday afternoon is being blamed for the problem. It is not immediately clear what...

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Business, govt must protect infrastructure

AS a land of droughts and flooding rains, Australia should be well prepared for the extreme weather that climate change will bring - but it isn't. The Climate Institute says government and business have much to do to protect Australia's infrastructure...

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