Xenophon selects running mate for election

INDEPENDENT senator Nick Xenophon has selected his running mate for the federal election - his campaign manager. Stirling Griff will be in the number two spot underneath Senator Xenophon for the Nick Xenophon Group on September 7. Under new...

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Coal collapses at Indian mine kills seven

AN official says at least seven villagers were killed and five others injured when a heap of coal collapsed on them at a coal mine in eastern India. Dikken Mehra, a spokesman for state-owned Mahanadi Coalfield Ltd, says the villagers trespassed...

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Abbott praises US for its race relations

THE US has bested Australia in overcoming historical racism by putting Barack Obama in the White House, Tony Abbott says. The opposition leader came straight from the Top End, where he'd flagged a more engaged relationship with indigenous Australians...

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Obama denies bad relationship with Putin

PRESIDENT Barack Obama denies having a bad relationship with Vladimir Putin, even though he said the Russian leader can appear to have a "slouch" and sometimes looks "like the bored kid in the back of the classroom." The comments came at a White...

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UK redheads rally in Ginger Pride walk

MORE than a hundred redheads have taken part in the UK's first Ginger Pride march. A parade led by Canadian comic Shawn Hitchins wound through Edinburgh city centre on Saturday to demonstrate against "gingerism" - described as prejudice or discrimination...

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European stocks mixed before weekend

EUROPEAN stock markets have traded mixed and the euro retreated from seven-week highs against the US dollar as traders banked profits ahead of the weekend pause. London's FTSE 100 index on Friday gained 0.26 per cent to 6,546.46 points following...

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FBI helps Kenya police probe airport blaze

International flights have resumed at Nairobi airport after a huge fire at the arrivals terminal. Source: AAP THE FBI is helping Kenyan authorities investigate the cause of a huge blaze that paralysed Nairobi airport, a police official says....

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Zanzibar offers reward after acid attack

ZANZIBAR has offered a reward for information leading to the arrest of men suspected of hurling acid in the faces of two young British women. Information and Tourism Minister Said Ali Mbarouk said Wednesday's attack on the two 18-year-olds - the...

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Austrian gun tycoon loses alimony battle

THE multi-millionaire octogenarian founder of Austrian handgun giant Glock has lost a lengthy legal battle over alimony payments to his ex-wife in the country's top court. Two lower courts had ruled that Gaston Glock, 84, did not have to pay...

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Watchdog probes UK's migrants ad

BRITAIN'S advertising watchdog says it has launched a formal investigation into a government campaign urging illegal immigrants to "go home or face arrest", after receiving dozens of complaints that it was racist. Trucks carrying billboards with...

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Syria denies Assad motorcade attacked

SYRIAN authorities have denied media reports of an attack on President Bashar al-Assad's motorcade as he was on his way to a mosque, which rebel groups say they had carried out with rockets and mortars. Several media outlets, including Saudi-based...

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Bomb kills 14 in Afghan graveyard on Eid

A BOMB has killed 14 women and children at a graveyard in eastern Afghanistan as the country celebrated the Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of Ramadan, officials say. Many Muslims visit the graves of deceased relatives during Eid as part of...

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Experts find art remains in Dutch heist

ROMANIAN experts investigating the theft of seven masterpieces say they had found the burned remains of at least three oil paintings at the home of the chief suspect's mother. Olga Dogaru admitted torching the stolen artworks, including two...

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US asked to extradite child porn accused

THE US has 10 days to formally request the extradition of a man from Ireland who has been described as the largest facilitator of child porn on the planet. Eric Eoin Marques, who has Irish and US citizenship, has been remanded in custody for...

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Bolshoi dancer denies planning acid attack

THE Bolshoi dancer detained on suspicion of organising the horrific acid attack against the Moscow ballet company's artistic director has denied ever planning such an assault against his former boss. Pavel Dmitrichenko, who has been charged together...

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Downer EDI wins NBN contract

Downer EDI has won a contract to roll out the NBN to 300,000 premises across Melbourne and Brisbane. Source: AAP ENGINEERING company Downer EDI has been contracted to roll out the national broadband network (NBN) to properties in Brisbane...

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Nothing's changed on Nauru boat plan: Rudd

PM Kevin Rudd says asylum seekers won't be offered permanent residency on Nauru under his plan. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd says a small number of asylum seekers will eventually live on Nauru but concedes the tiny island nation won't...

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Norway uni snubs mass killer Breivik

NORWAY'S jailed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik has had his application to study political science at the University of Oslo rejected, the institution says. Breivik, an anti-immigration extremist who is serving a 21-year prison term for killing...

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Malta should let in stranded migrants: EC

THE European Commission is urging Malta to let a tanker carrying 102 migrants enter its waters and disembark the passengers. The commission said on Tuesday that the safety of passengers, including four pregnant women and one woman requiring...

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Saudi Arabia barred Sudan president plane

SAUDI Arabia's Civil Aviation Authority says the reason that the Sudanese president's plane was barred from crossing Saudi airspace en route to Iran earlier this weekend was because it did not ask for routine permission. It said in a statement...

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No schools deal between Qld, fed govts

The Queensland and federal governments have failed to strike a deal on funding for schools. Source: AAP QUEENSLAND'S hopes of getting billions of dollars in Commonwealth funding for schools appear to have dissolved along with federal parliament...

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UK singer Harvey backs Guantanamo detainee

Singer PJ Harvey has lent her vocal support to the last British person detained at Guantanamo Bay. Source: AAP PJ Harvey has recorded a song in support of the last remaining British resident at Guantanamo Bay. The musician has lent her...

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Russia slams flag desecration by US band

RUSSIA'S interior ministry has launched a criminal probe into flag desecration after a US rock musician stuffed a Russian flag down his trousers at a concert. The band Bloodhound Gang scandalised Russia when a video was released showing its bassist,...

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World's first test tube burger unveiled

SCIENTISTS have unveiled the world's first lab-grown beef burger, serving it up to volunteers in London in what they hope is the start of a food revolution. The 140-gramme patty, which cost more than 250,000 ($A375,375) to produce, has been made...

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Turkey's ex-army chief gets life over coup

A TURKISH court has sentenced a former army chief and other top brass to life in prison in a high-profile trial of 275 people accused of plotting to overthrow the Islamic-based government. Police fired tear gas at protesters outside the court...

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Egypt denies entry to Yemeni Nobel winner

EGYPTIAN authorities have barred Yemeni Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkul Karman from entering the country for security reasons, sources at Cairo's airport say. Karman, a prominent pro-democracy activist, arrived aboard a flight from Dubai...

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Indian girl dies after being set on fire

AN 11-year-old girl who was set on fire during an attempted rape has died of her injuries eastern India, media reports say. The girl was admitted to a government-run hospital in Kolkata with critical burns after the incident in Howrah district...

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Pakistan flood toll rises to 45

PAKISTANI disaster relief officials have issued fresh flood warnings after the death toll from heavy monsoon rains rose to 45 and waters paralysed parts of the largest city Karachi. Flash floods caused by monsoon downpours have inundated some...

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UK construction sector optimism grows

A SURGE in house building spurred a new wave of optimism in the UK construction sector as it achieved its best performance for three years, the latest figures show. The reading of 57 on the closely-watched Markit/CIPS purchasing managers' index...

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Talks underway on Egypt crisis

INTENSE efforts are underway to try to resolve Egypt's political crisis pitting supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi against the army-backed interim leaders. Army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met Islamist leaders overnight to try...

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