Behemoth storm dumps snow on US northeast

Airlines are grounding their planes in New York City in response to an intensifying blizzard. Source: AAP A BEHEMOTH storm packing hurricane-force winds and blizzard conditions has swept through the US Northeast, dumping more than half a metre...

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Khartoum-backed militia 'kill 17 people'

KHARTOUM-BACKED militia in Sudan's South Kordofan state have killed 17 civilians, rebels say. They accused the group of ethnic South Sudanese of ambushing a civilian lorry on Friday at Abu Nuwara, about 80km from the border with South Sudan's...

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Man gets bail after train station assault

A SYDNEY hotel worker has been charged with the sexual assault of a young male who was passed out drunk at a train station. The man was granted bail during a brief appearance in Central Local Court on Friday. Police allege the heavily intoxicated...

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Merkel ally resigns in plagiarism scandal

GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel has suffered a major political blow with the resignation of her education minister over plagiarism allegations. Merkel said she had accepted the resignation of Annette Schavan "with a heavy heart". Schavan's former...

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Elderly woman dies in scooter accident

AN elderly woman has died after her scooter collided with a car in southwest NSW. The 81-year-old woman was riding her scooter in Lavington when she collided with a sedan at an intersection and was thrown onto the road about 8.20am (AEDT) on...

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Gunmen kill 9 at two Nigeria polio clinics

GUNMEN have attacked two polio clinics in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, killing nine people before fleeing, police and residents say. "Nine people were killed in two separate attacks by gunmen on (motorised) tricycles when they attacked...

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Bomb kills 10 people in northwest Pakistan

A BOMB planted near a market in northwestern Pakistan has killed 10 people and wounded 23 others, in the latest in an uptick in attacks in recent months, government officials say. The blast occurred in Kalaya, the main town in the Orakzai tribal...

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Tunisians mass for slain leader's funeral

TENS of thousands of Tunisians chanting anti-government slogans have attended the funeral of an assassinated opposition politician. Military helicopters hovered overhead and tensions threatened to boil over as mourners came from all over the country...

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Govt wants to reveal MRRT data: Swan

THE federal government will make sure people know how much money is really coming from the controversial new mining tax - if the tax commissioner agrees, Treasurer Wayne Swan says. The Senate ordered the tax commissioner this week to reveal...

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ECB holds key interest rate at record low

THE European Central Bank has decided to leave its main refinancing rate at a historic low of 0.75 per cent, despite worries about slow growth and the strength of the euro. ECB watchers had not expected the central bank to ease borrowing costs in...

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Coal train drivers strike over union right

COAL train drivers at the centre of a 48-hour rail stoppage say the dispute is about their right to be represented by a union. Rail Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) national secretary Bob Nanva says the stoppage is about the right of rail freight workers...

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Pilot rescued as Tas fire threat lowered

A PILOT has been rescued after his helicopter crashed while fighting a bushfire in Tasmania, where emergency bushfire warnings have been downgraded. Strong wind gusts earlier fanned a fire burning at Molesworth in the Derwent Valley, with the...

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Merkel ally fights after losing doctorate

GERMANY'S education minister and a close ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel is fighting for her political life after being stripped of her doctorate for plagiarism seven months ahead of elections. Annette Schavan vowed to launch a legal battle against...

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Royal Bank of Scotland fined over Libor

US and UK authorities have fined the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) more than $US610 million ($A589 million) for its role in the manipulation of a key global interest rate. RBS is the third major bank caught up in an international scandal over...

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GlaxoSmithKline full-year profit slides

BRITISH drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced a 13 per cent drop in annual profits and said it would further restructure its European operations to deliver greater savings amid weaker sales across the region. GSK said profit after tax...

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Time Warner earnings up, raises dividend

TIME Warner is reporting a 51 per cent increase in fourth-quarter earnings even as revenue remains largely unchanged. Rising fees from cable and satellite companies and higher ad revenue at the TV networks offset revenue declines at its movie studio...

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Germany's 'Cookie Monster' returns biscuit

A SELF-STYLED Cookie Monster thief who took a large golden biscuit from outside a renowned German baked good maker to demand goodies for sick children appears to have returned the emblem. A large golden biscuit wrapped up in a red ribbon mysteriously...

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'Falklands ours in 20 years', Argentina

ARGENTINA expects to have control of the British-held Falkland Islands within 20 years, the country's foreign minister says. During a visit to London, Hector Timerman said in a joint interview with The Independent and The Guardian newspapers...

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British parliament to vote on gay marriage

BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron's cabinet allies have launched a last-minute push to persuade their Conservative Party colleagues to back his plans for gay marriage at a vote in parliament on Tuesday. Cameron has championed the drive to allow...

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Doctor convicted in German porn star death

A 56-YEAR-OLD anesthesiologist has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a German porn star who had a heart attack during a breast-enlargement operation. The dpa news agency has reported that the Hamburg hospital doctor,...

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Lack of trust impedes reconciliation

INDIGENOUS and non-indigenous Australians don't trust each other but almost everyone agrees the relationship is important, Reconciliation Australia says. The organisation's Barometer 2012 report, which surveys the relationships between indigenous...

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Gore says direct action plan won't work

AUSTRALIANS should take a careful look at the progress made to slow climate change here and around the world before the federal election, former US vice-president Al Gore says. The prominent environmental campaigner believes Prime Minister Julia...

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22 killed in suicide bomb near Baghdad

A SUICIDE bomber has blown himself up near a group of anti-Qaeda fighters as they were receiving salaries north of Baghdad, killing 22 people, in the second bloody attack to hit Iraq in as many days. The blast, which also wounded at least 44 people,...

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UK delivers 'break-up' warning to banks

BRITAIN'S banks will be broken up if they fail to ring-fence retail operations from their investment divisions to avoid any future state bailouts of lenders, finance minister George Osborne has warned. As the government formally published legislation...

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UNHCR slams conditions on Manus Island

THE UN refugee agency has slammed the federal government's immigration detention centre in Papua New Guinea and has called for the transfer of children to be suspended. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says it has found...

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Thai cop arrested with 20 elephant tusks

A THAI policeman has been arrested after he was caught trying to smuggle 20 elephant tusks, officials say. The haul was discovered when the suspect - in plain clothes but driving a police van - was stopped at a checkpoint in the southern province...

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Steve Bracks a chance for Roxon's seat

FORMER Victorian premier Steve Bracks only has to ask, to be handed the safe Labor seat of Gellibrand replacing Nicola Roxon, who is retiring from politics, Fairfax Media says. Insiders have told Fairfax that the seat, which overlaps Mr Bracks'...

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Drug tracking system needs checks: experts

A NATIONAL system to track addictive drug prescriptions might reduce overprescribing but could lead to unintended consequences, experts say. The proposed reporting system for potentially addictive drugs such as morphine is worthwhile if it provides...

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