Man charged over fatal Melbourne hit-run

A MAN is due to face court over a fatal hit-and-run crash in Melbourne. A 28-year-old Maidstone man was hit as he crossed Ballarat Road in Footscray on Thursday night. He was taken to the Royal Melbourne Hospital with serious head injuries...

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Japan tsunami boat confirmed in California

A JAPANESE fishing boat washed across the Pacific following the 2011 tsunami has been confirmed as the first piece of debris to reach the coast of California. The six-meter skiff, found this month near the northern Californian coastal town of...

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Sudan rebels widen offensive

SUDANESE rebels have swept through a major town in North Kordofan state, residents say, widening an anti-government offensive in one of the insurgents' most audacious acts in years. North Kordofan has been largely free from the rebel activity...

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The Duke mooted for Lawrence of Arabia

HIS name may be synonymous with American westerns, but new research has revealed that John Wayne was once lined up to play the heroic British army officer Lawrence of Arabia in the epic film of the same name. The lead role, which was eventually...

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India's Maruti Q4 profit nearly doubles

INDIA'S biggest domestic carmaker Maruti Suzuki has seen its net quarterly profit nearly double, bucking the weakest overall market in a decade. Maruti's strong performance in the final quarter of the last financial year - driven by cost-cuts,...

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Toyota, Microsoft boost Gazoo Net service

TOYOTA is teaming up with Microsoft for an internet service that links cars, home computers and smartphones so users can find nearby tourist spots, connect on social networks and learn about new models. The service will start in Japan on May 30...

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Election a referendum on fair go: Swan

DEPUTY Prime Minister Wayne Swan admits the federal government is on the nose with voters, but says Labor is best placed to deliver better schools and disability care for Australians at the upcoming federal election. In an essay, Fair Go Under...

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Rescuers find 50 survivors in Bangladesh

RESCUE teams have found around 50 people alive in a collapsed garment factory compound in Bangladesh. Fire brigade officials said on Friday they had found around 50 people still alive at several places on the third floor of the the eight-storey...

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Pedestrian dies in Victorian collision

A MAN has died after he was hit by a car while walking along a road in Seville, east of Melbourne. The 55-year-old Yarra Junction man died at the scene after being struck on Monbulk-Seville Road. It is believed he had been walking north on...

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Palmer to re-form UAP party for election

BILLIONAIRE miner Clive Palmer has come good on threats to set up his own political party, saying he will personally run for federal parliament. Mr Palmer told ABC TV on Thursday he was re-forming the United Australia Party (UAP), which was...

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Legacy donations stolen from NSW RSL club

DONATIONS for the families of defence personnel have been stolen from an RSL club on the NSW south coast in a "shocking" robbery in the early hours of Anzac Day, police say. An unknown number of people broke into the Bomaderry club about 2.20am...

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Remains found in missing Vic woman's home

HUMAN remains have been found in the home of an 82-year-old Melbourne woman who has been missing for almost two years. Phyllis Kelly was last seen on August 20, 2011, at the State Theatre, just after 6pm. She had not accessed her bank account...

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Pope appeals for release of Syrian bishops

POPE Francis has called for the release of two Syrian bishops kidnapped by gunmen near Aleppo, after a Christian group appeared to retract its claim that the clerics had been freed. Aleppo's Greek Orthodox Bishop Boulos Yaziji and Syriac Orthodox...

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Leftist Letta nominated to be Italy PM

ENRICO Letta, who will be Italy's next prime minister, is the Europhile deputy leader of the leftist Democratic Party. He was nominated on Wednesday and at 46 years of age already has extensive government experience. His age counted in his favour...

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87 dead in Bangladesh building collapse

AN eight-story building has collapsed near Bangladesh's capital, killing at least 87 people and trapping many more. The building in the Dhaka suburb of Savar housed several garment factories but is now a jumbled mess of shattered concrete and...

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UK man loses Longley murder appeal

A YOUNG British man found guilty of murdering his aspiring New Zealand model girlfriend has lost his appeal against conviction. Wealthy jeweller's son Elliot Turner, now 21, from Bournemouth was present in the dock at the Court of Appeal in London...

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Clashes in north Iraq leave 40 dead

DEADLY fighting has hit Kirkuk province in north Iraq, with 27 people killed in clashes between protesters and security forces and 13 gunmen dying in subsequent revenge attacks on the army. The clashes mark the deadliest eruption of violence linked...

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Security tight ahead of France gay vote

France's parliament will finally approve a bill to legalise gay marriage after months of protests. Source: AAP PARIS police have stepped up security for the city's gay community ahead of a final parliamentary vote on Tuesday on a bill that...

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Australian population hits 23m, ABS says

The Australian Bureau of Statistics' population clock is expected to reach 23 million on Tuesday. Source: AAP AUSTRALIA is now home to 23 million people, according to an estimate by the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS), with the milestone...

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NSW police officer caught drink driving

A NSW police officer has been suspended after he was caught drink driving, police say. Source: AAP A NSW police officer has been suspended after he was caught drink driving, police say. The officer, 48, was arrested on Sunday after he...

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Police catch NSW prison escapee

A PRISONER who escaped from a jail in NSW's Upper Hunter has been recaptured by police. Dean Wells, 29, was reported missing from the St Heliers Correctional Complex in Muswellbrook after 4pm (AEDT) on Monday. He was arrested at Muswellbrook...

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Hagel finalises arms deal on Israel trip

PENTAGON chief Chuck Hagel has met his Israeli counterpart Moshe Yaalon to put the finishing touches on a major arms deal and for talks on Syria's civil war and the Iranian nuclear threat. Speaking at a joint news conference in Tel Aviv on Monday,...

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Caterpillar profits drop

INDUSTRIAL heavyweight Caterpillar reported a big drop in quarterly earnings and profit forecast, citing a weakening outlook in its mining business. Caterpillar said net income came in at $US880 million ($A860 million), down 45.4 per cent from...

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Taliban capture 11 from Afghan chopper

A TURKISH transport helicopter with at least 11 civilians was forced to make an emergency landing in a Taliban-controlled area in eastern Afghanistan, and the insurgents took all the people on board hostage, including eight Turks and a Russian, officials...

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Jordan arrests eight Syrian refugees

Jordanian demonstrators have called on authorities to close a refugee camp housing Syrians. Source: AAP POLICE have arrested eight Syrians on suspicion of inciting riots at a refugee camp near the Jordan-Syria border. About 100 Syrian...

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Girl indecently assaulted at Sydney beach

POLICE are searching for man in his 60s who they allege indecently assaulted a seven year-old girl at an eastern Sydney beach. They say the incident occurred while the girl was on a day out with her family at Coogee Beach, about 2pm (AEST) on...

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84 arrested at western Sydney rave

Most of the 84 arrests made at a Sydney music festival were due to sniffer dogs, police say. Source: AAP POLICE have made 84 mainly drug-related arrests at a rave in western Sydney. Dance music festival IQON ran most of Saturday at the...

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Ex-HSBC worker: US said to head for Spain

A FORMER HSBC employee fighting extradition to Switzerland for allegedly stealing banking data that exposed thousands of suspected tax dodgers reportedly says US officials advised that he flee to Spain because his life was at risk. Herve Falciani,...

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