120 dead, thousands injured in China quake

Hundreds of people are dead or injured after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake in China's Sichuan province. Source: AAP A POWERFUL earthquake struck the steep hills of China's southwestern Sichuan province on Saturday, leaving at least 156 people...

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China quake toll up to 113

The number of people killed in the Chinese earthquake has risen to 113, with at least 2,600 injured. Source: AAP THE earthquake that has struck the steep hills of China's southwestern Sichuan province has left at least 113 people dead and more...

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Female suicide bomber kills 4 in Pakistan

A female suicide bomber has blown herself up outside a hospital in Pakistan, killing four people. Source: AAP A FEMALE suicide bomber has blown herself up outside a hospital in a lawless tribal area of northwest Pakistan, killing at least...

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Man arrested over India girl's brutal rape

The kidnapping and brutal rape of a five-year-old Indian girl has triggered protests across India. Source: AAP A FIVE-YEAR-OLD Indian girl who was abducted, raped and tortured in New Delhi was alert and stable, doctors said, as fresh protests...

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Attacks kill 9 worshippers in Iraq

MORTAR fire and bombs targeting worshippers killed nine people and wounded 29 others on Friday in two attacks north of Baghdad shortly after noon prayers. The new violence came a day after a suicide bombing attack on a Baghdad cafe that killed...

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NSW escapee captured - two still at large

POLICE have captured one of the three prisoners who escaped from a NSW jail earlier this month. Officers were tipped off that Reegan Freeburn, 24, was at a house in South Grafton. He was arrested and refused bail to appear in Grafton Local...

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Faulty breast implants founder denies risk

THE founder of a firm whose faulty breast implants sparked a global health scare told a French court that he had not put anyone's lives at risk. Jean-Claude Mas made his much-anticipated first statement on the third day of one of France's biggest-ever...

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US stocks open mixed on earnings reports

US stocks have opened mixed after a deluge of earnings reports gave conflicting signals about the state of the economy. Five minutes into trade on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 47.54 (0.33 per cent) to 14,489.60. The broad-based...

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Near enough is good enough for Newman

A copy of the fridge magnet, featuring a 'handy' conversion table, being circulated by Premier Campbell Newman's electorate office. Source: Supplied CAMPBELL Newman could be heading back to school following an embarrassing promotional bungle...

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Arrests following Greek mass shooting

TWO men have been arrested in Greece after foremen for strawberry growers allegedly shot and wounded 27 migrant labourers who were demanding to be paid, police said. The migrants, mainly from Bangladesh, were hospitalised in the western port of...

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Sun editor charged with conspiracy

THE executive editor of The Sun newspaper has been charged in an ongoing British police investigation of phone hacking and corruption. Prosecutors said on Thursday Fergus Shanahan has been charged with "conspiring to commit misconduct in public...

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UFO 'was awesome and I hope I see more'

A Caboolture man says he saw unexplained lights in the sky above his home - twice! He thinks it was a UFO and he hopes it comes back. The alien from ET, the Extra Terrestrial (pictured), knows just how he feels. Source: Quest Newspapers A CABOOLTURE...

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Stocks open lower on weak earnings reports

US stocks have opened lower after earnings reports from Bank of American, Intel and Yahoo disappointed investors. Five minutes into trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 103.90 (0.70 per cent) to 14,652.88. The broad-based S&P 500...

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Dreyfus prison letter for auction

A LETTER written in prison by Alfred Dreyfus, the Jewish army captain whose dismissal more than a century ago on trumped-up charges of spying triggered a protracted national crisis in France, is to be sold at auction in Paris. Written to the...

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Vic woman hospitalised after being shot

A WOMAN has turned up at a Melbourne service station suffering gunshot wounds. The injured woman arrived at an Avondale Heights service station with two men around 9.30pm (AEST) on Wednesday, police said. Police searched a local house where...

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Famed Zanzibari songstress Bi Kidude dies

ZANZIBARI singer Bi Kidude, a legend in east Africa for her haunting voice and energetic performances despite her age, which was thought to be around 100, has died at her home, her nephew says. Bi Kidude, whose real name was Fatuma binti Baraka,...

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US doctor 'not sure babies born alive'

PHILADELPHIA'S chief medical examiner has testified in the murder trial of an abortion provider, saying he can't be sure if any babies were born alive. Dr Sam Gulino testified on Monday that he examined 47 fetuses recovered from a clinic run by...

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Australian growth to be 3% this year: IMF

THE economic growth outlook for Australia has moderated and there will be bumps ahead as the US and Europe economies continue to suffer weakness, a global agency says. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) also warns the gap between the advanced...

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Stella winning author shares prize money

THE inaugural winner of a women's literary award has taken the rare step of donating a hefty chunk of her prize money to fellow authors. Carrie Tiffany was announced on Tuesday night as the winner of the first Stella Prize, for her book Mateship...

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US stocks bounce back after Monday losses

US stocks have rallied strongly in opening trade, recovering some of their losses from a prior session marred by the deadly Boston explosions. Five minutes into trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 96.60 (0.66 per cent) to 14,695.80....

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Sydney girl dies after being hit by car

A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD girl has died in hospital after being hit by a car in Sydney's west last week. Police said the girl was run down by the car in Wilga Street, Fairfield about 6pm last Thursday. She was taken to Liverpool Hospital and had been...

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European stocks slide; gold at 2-year low

EUROPEAN stock markets have fallen sharply and gold plunged to a two-year low after news the powerhouse Chinese economy had slowed in the first quarter of 2013, dealers say. In midday deals on Monday, London's FTSE 100 index of top companies sank...

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US stocks lower on weak Chinese growth

US stocks have retreated following a surprisingly weak economic report out of China. Five minutes into trade on Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 60.97 points, or 0.41 per cent, to 14,804.09. The broad-based S&P 500 sank...

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NSW man trapped under car for three days

AN elderly man has been rescued after spending three days stuck under a crashed car in NSW's central west. Police said neighbours found the man, 76, trapped under the Honda CRV about 6.30pm on Monday (AEST). The vehicle had crashed into a tree...

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Paraglider dies in Qld crash landing

A MAN has died after crashing his motorised paraglider near a beach north of Brisbane. The man, 29, was paragliding on Sunday afternoon north of Woorim Beach on Bribie Island when he lost control and crash landed. He suffered a number of serious...

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Air strike kills 16 in Syria: activists

AN air strike has killed at least 16 people in a majority Kurdish village in the northeastern Syrian province of Hasakeh, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. "Sixteen people were martyred after a warplane targeted the village...

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Taliban claims Pakistan roadside bomb

A bomb blast on a bus in Pakistan has killed at least nine people. Source: AAP A ROADSIDE bomb planted by the Taliban in restive northwest Pakistan has killed a political party official, a month before the country votes in a historic general...

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New US doctrine sends wrong message

THE US military is developing a new military doctrine but it's not in Australia's interests to openly sign on to it because of the message it would send China, a new study says. Air-Sea Battle is a new US plan to fight and defeat an advanced adversary,...

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