'Syria collapse threatens region'

THE UN envoy for the Syria crisis is warning that further deterioration of conditions in the country could send an unbearable stream of refugees into neighbouring countries. Speaking Saturday after meeting in Moscow with Russian Foreign Minister...

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Strong interest in apprenticeship program

ALMOST 500 potential apprentices have registered for the Gillard government's Kickstart program since it was launched two weeks ago. The $57.5 million Kickstart program was designed to create up to 21,000 extra apprenticeships in the construction...

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FBI releases Marilyn Monroe files

THE FBI has re-issued files it kept on Marilyn Monroe, removing dozens of redactions from entries related to surveillance of the actress for communist ties. A large section of the files obtained by The Associated Press focuses on Monroe's 1962...

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Film composer Bennett dies aged 76

SIR Richard Rodney Bennett, a British composer, pianist and arranger who was nominated three times for Academy Awards, has died in New York City at age 76. His publisher Novello & Co said in a statement that Bennett died on Dec. 24 following...

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'Worst of euro debt crisis over'

GERMANY'S finance minister says the worst of euro area's debt crisis appears to be over after three years of worries over Greece and other members of the group of 17 European Union countries that use the single currency. German Finance Minister...

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Mubarak to be taken to hospital

EGYPT'S state prosecutor has ordered imprisoned former dictator Hosni Mubarak to be transferred to a military hospital after his health deteriorated, a source at the prosecutor's office said. Mubarak, serving a life sentence over the killings of...

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Anti-terrorism hotline reaches 10 years

A NATIONWIDE anti-terrorism hotline set up in the wake of the 2002 Bali bombing was launched 10 years ago today. The National Security Hotline was established to collect information on threats to national security and pass them to policing and...

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China suspends officials after 11 kids die

A CITY in east China has suspended 12 officials, including a vice mayor, policemen and education administrators, after 11 children were killed in a road wreck involving an overloaded vehicle. The Monday accident occurred in Guixi city, Jiangxi...

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Canberra homes damaged by storm

DOZENS of people have called for help after a thunderstorm battered Canberra. The ACT State Emergency Service (ACTSES) received 30 calls for help on Christmas Eve. In Oxley, families were forced from their homes because of leaking gas. Four...

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Eleven children die in China road accident

A VAN has plunged into a roadside pond in a rural area of China, killing 11 children. Three children died at the scene of the accident in Guixi city in Jiangxi province and another eight died later in hospital, said an official from the propaganda...

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UN envoy worried after talks with Assad

THE international envoy tasked with pushing to end Syria's civil war says the situation is "worrying" after discussing the crisis with President Bashar Assad. In brief comments to reporters after meeting the Syrian leader at the presidential...

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India and Russia sign major aircraft deal

RUSSIA and India have signed deals for military aircraft estimated to be worth several billion dollars during Russian President Vladimir Putin's day-long summit with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Ten agreements were signed during the summit,...

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Xstrata hikes cost estimate for PNG mine

SWISS mining giant Xstrata says it will cost $US300 million ($A290 million) more than previously expected to develop the Frieda River copper and gold mine in Papua New Guinea. The Swiss company had, according to a statement, handed over a feasibility...

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Egypt opposition cries fraud in referendum

EGYPT'S opposition says it will appeal a referendum that voted in a new constitution backed by ruling Islamists, vowing to keep up a struggle that has spawned weeks of protests and damaging instability. Polling "fraud and violations" skewed the...

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