Pakistan court extends Musharraf's remand

Pervez Musharraf's political party says it will boycott next week's historical Pakistan elections. Source: AAP A PAKISTANI anti-terrorism court has ordered former military ruler Pervez Musharraf to remain in custody for a further two weeks...

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Man dies after vehicle hits tree in Vic

A MAN has died after his vehicle hit a tree in Victoria's north west, the second road fatality in the state in one day. Police believe the man was driving west on Polkemmet Road, near Horsham, when he lost control and died at the scene. Emergency...

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Hundreds protest China chemical plant

HUNDREDS of people have protested against a proposed chemical plant in southwest China, state media said. Local residents have also accused authorities of preventing a similar protest in another city. More than 200 protesters gathered in the...

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Bomb kills five US troops in Afghanistan

A ROADSIDE bomb has killed five US troops in southern Afghanistan, in the biggest attack on NATO-led forces since the Taliban launched their "spring offensive" a week ago. "Five American soldiers were killed at about noon when their armoured...

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Eurozone recession to continue in 2013: EU

RECESSION in the crisis-hit eurozone will continue unabated for the rest of the year with unemployment remaining at record levels, the EU warns, though signs of recovery could emerge in 2014. Economic output in the 17-nation area - home to 340...

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Boston bombing suspect's remains claimed

The body of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev will be released to his family. Source: AAP A FUNERAL home has claimed the body of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who died in a gunbattle with police after an...

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Indonesia jails two foreigners over drugs

AN Indonesian court has sentenced a German man and a South African woman to life in prison for attempting to smuggle drugs into a resort island in two separate cases, a judge says. Rolf Oskar Josef Schweikert, 57, was caught trying to smuggle...

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Man charged over Sydney strip club fire

A MAN has been charged over a suspicious fire that badly damaged a Kings Cross strip club just after a female employee was assaulted. Firefighters and police were called to The Love Machine on Darlinghurst Road about 3.15am (AEST) on Friday...

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Nathan Tinkler faces fresh legal action

Liquidators have begun legal action against Nathan Tinkler and the directors of Mulsanne Resources. Source: AAP LIQUIDATORS and a major creditor have begun legal action against Nathan Tinkler and the directors of Mulsanne Resources over allegations...

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NSW neighbours win holiday rental ban

GOSFORD Council has failed its constituents by not resolving the issue of an illegal holiday house rental in Terrigal, a judge has ruled. At the Land and Environment Court on Thursday, Justice Rachael Ann Pepper ruled that Rhonda Bennic's short-term...

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More infrastructure funds needed: report

THE federal government must establish a department dedicated to the infrastructure needs of Australian cities to address a $500 billion backlog in urban development, building groups say. The suggestion is among a raft of ideas in a report -...

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Kriss Kross rapper Chris Kelly dead at 34

Kris Kross rapper Chris Kelly, who made the 90s hits Jump and Warm It Up, has died aged 34. Source: AAP CHRIS Kelly, half of the 1990s kid rap duo Kris Kross who made one of the decade's most memorable songs with the frenetic Jump, has died,...

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IBM makes tiny molecule movie

SCIENTISTS have taken the idea of a film short down to new levels. Molecular levels. IBM says it has made the tiniest stop-motion movie ever - a one-minute video of individual carbon monoxide molecules repeatedly rearranged to show a boy dancing,...

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China officials holding 'sauna parties'

CHINESE officials have been holding secret sauna parties and spiking their plastic water bottles with alcohol in trying to beat a crackdown on extravagance. "Constant reports of saunas held at farm houses" were evidence of a growing culture...

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Oil prices drop on weak Chinese data

WORLD oil prices have slid on weak Chinese and US economic data and ahead of the latest weekly snapshot of energy inventories in the United States. Brent North Sea crude for delivery in June fell 80 cents on Wednesday to stand at $US101.57 a...

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World growth too slow to generate jobs

THE world economy is still not growing fast enough to generate jobs for tens of millions who have become unemployed but it is strengthening gradually, a top IMF official says. While global growth is seen at 3.3 per cent in 2013 and an even better...

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US consumer spending grew slowly in March

US consumer spending grew slightly in March, the Commerce Department reports, in a fresh sign that higher payroll taxes and government spending cuts could be slowing economic growth. Consumer spending grew by 0.2 per cent, or $US21.0 billion...

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CIA gave millions in cash to Karzai

THE CIA has delivered tens of millions of dollars in cash packed in suitcases and backpacks to the office of Afghan President Hamid Karzai for more than a decade, the New York Times reports. "We called it 'ghost money'," Khalil Roman, Karzai's...

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Shots fired into Sydney home

SHOTS have been fired into a house full of people in Sydney's south. Police rushed to the home on Moorefields Road, Kingsgrove late on Monday night and found several bullet holes in a side fence and a side door. Bullet holes were also found...

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Subaru recalls more than 10,000 wagons

SUBARU is recalling just over 10,000 of its 2014 Forester wagons because the floor mats can interfere with the clutch, brake or gas pedals. The recall affects Foresters made from January 2013 through March. The company says the floor mats can...

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