UK protesters decry austerity drive

TENS of thousands of demonstrators have descended on the British capital in a noisy but peaceful protest at a government austerity drive aimed at slashing the country's debt. Unions, anti-war campaigners, community groups and other activists poured...

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TV reporter 'attacked' at Egyptian square

FRANCE 24 TV says its correspondent in Cairo has been "savagely attacked" near Tahrir Square after being seized by a crowd shortly after a live news report. The state-funded, independent news channel said in a statement on Saturday that correspondent...

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Protesters block Lebanon roads after blast

ANGRY demonstrators have blocked roads across Lebanon in protest at the killing of a top security official in a bomb blast, as the prime minister said he had offered to resign but had been told by the president to remain in the post to avoid a political...

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Court blames brain tumour on mobile

ITALY'S top court has ruled that a businessman developed a benign brain tumour because he held a mobile phone to his ear for hours daily for his job and deserves worker's compensation. Innocente Marcolini, whose face is partially paralysed,...

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US home sales dip 1.7% on tight inventory

US sales of previously occupied homes fell in September after hitting a two-year high in August, in part because there were fewer homes available for sale. The National Association of Realtors says sales dipped 1.7 per cent to a seasonally adjusted...

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Narrow house opening as art work

THE new house is only 1.2 metres wide, but it comes with a bathroom, a kitchen and a bedroom, and its first tenant will move in this weekend. Architect Jakub Szczesny designed the two-story aluminum and plastic house three years ago and it's...

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US stocks lower as earnings disappoint

US stocks have opened lower as third-quarter earnings season served up disappointments from General Electric, McDonald's, Microsoft and Chipotle. Thirty minutes into trade on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 95.17 points (0.70...

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Suicide bomber targets mosque in Iran

A SUICIDE bomb outside a Shi'ite mosque in Iran has killed two Basij militiamen and wounded five people, in an area that has been the target of deadly attacks by Sunni rebels in recent years, media reports say. "Two Basijis were killed and five...

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Bosnia scrap metal thief nicks iron bridge

A BOSNIAN scrap metal dealer raised his sights from stealing and illegally selling metal drain covers and made off with an entire iron bridge, local police in the northeast of the country say. "A few hours after we were informed about this most...

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French racist posts to be pulled: Twitter

TWITTER has agreed to pull racist and anti-Semitic tweets under a pair of French hash tags after a Jewish group threatened to sue the social network for running afoul of national laws against hate speech, the organisation said. The decision came...

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At least 28,000 have disappeared in Syria

AT least 28,000 people have disappeared in Syria since the start of an anti-regime uprising 19 months ago, arrested by troops or pro-government militiamen, a global activist group says. Avaaz said the forced disappearances was part of a "deliberate"...

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China's economic recovery taking shape

CHINA'S worst slump since the global financial crisis leveled out in the latest quarter and retail sales picked up in a sign an economic rebound is taking shape, adding to hopes for a global recovery. The world's second-largest economy grew 7.4...

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Meteor showers light up California sky

STREAKING fireballs lighting up California skies and stunning stargazers are part of a major meteor shower, and the show is just getting started, professional observers said. The Oakland Tribune reports the exploding streaks were especially...

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TV network falls for 'celeb sperm' hoax

A CELEBRITY sperm bank? Maybe not yet. A British television network says it was duped by an actor pretending to be the chief of celebrity paternity service Fame Daddy. ITV's This Morning program carried an interview with a man identified as...

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Pedestrian killed in crash north of Sydney

A PEDESTRIAN has been killed in a crash involving a fire truck and two cars north of Sydney. Police said a Rural Fire Service (RFS) truck collided with two cars in the northbound lanes of the F3 at Berowra about 10.30pm (AEDT) on Thursday. ...

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Land Rover rescue for Kenyan baby elephant

HOW do you pull a baby elephant out of a deep hole? A rope and a Land Rover. Then the payoff: A frantic baby elephant sprints to mum. A heartwarming video of the rescue in Kenya gained masses of viewers on Thursday. It shows a potentially dangerous...

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Protests at first Ireland abortion clinic

THE first abortion clinic in Ireland has opened in Belfast, sparking protests by conservatives from both the Catholic and Protestant sides of Northern Ireland. The Marie Stopes family planning centre will offer the abortion pill to women who are...

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US embassy staff in Stockholm return

US embassy staff in Stockholm have returned to their workplace after a suspect envelope prompted an evacuation earlier in the day. "The personnel has been allowed to go back to the embassy," embassy spokesman Jeff Anderson told AFP. Staff and...

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Poor Intel, IBM earnings lower US stocks

US stocks fell in opening trade on Wednesday after two days of solid gains, dragged down by disappointing earnings from Intel and IBM. Five minutes into trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 46.02 points (0.34 per cent) to 13,505.76....

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Woman 'gives birth on subway train'

IT was a very unusual delivery on a Philadelphia subway line. Police say a woman riding the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority's Broad Street line told officers she gave birth aboard a northbound train Tuesday afternoon. KYW-TV...

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TB 'global burden' remains huge: WHO

THE fight against tuberculosis is making progress but "the global burden" of the deadly disease remains enormous, the World Health Organisation said in its annual report. The WHO has pledged to cut TB deaths to half the 1990 rate, a goal the agency...

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Five dead in arson-homicide at bar

Police investigate at Fero's Bar and Grill in Denver where the bodies of a man and four woman were discovered after firefighters extinguished a fire at the bar. Police believe the fire was lit to cover up a multiple homicide. Source: AP DENVER...

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30 people killed in central Nigeria attack

POLICE say that at least 30 people have been killed in an attack on a Christian village by Muslim herdsmen in central Nigeria. The attacks happened in Benue state, where the herdsmen burned a village of the Christian Tiv people. Benue police...

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Worst grape harvest in half century

DROUGHT, frost and hail have combined to ravage Europe's wine grape harvest, which in key regions this year will be the smallest in half a century, vintners say. Thierry Coste, an expert with the European Union farmers' union, said that France's...

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Clover Moore backs chosen successor

SYDNEY Lord Mayor Clover Moore says her farewell speech after resigning as an MP was like being at "your own funeral", as she handed the baton on to the man she hopes will replace her. Ms Moore stepped down last month after 24 years at Macquarie...

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Two Indonesian police found murdered

TWO policemen have been found murdered in central Indonesia, national police say, a week after they disappeared while investigating an alleged terrorist training camp. "The two missing policemen were found dead with their throats slit. They...

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US stocks rise; Citigroup sinks

CITIGROUP shares fell 0.3 per cent to $36.55 on Tuesday as US markets opened after the shock resignations of chief executive Vikram Pandit and chief operating officer John Havens for unexplained reasons. But US stocks were generally higher following...

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Breast cancer mortality at 'historic low'

BREAST cancer mortality is currently at historically low levels, with 43 deaths from the disease per 100,000 women in Australia. But three women in their 50s and 60s die each day from the disease, which is the second most common cause of cancer-related...

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Citigroup CEO Pandit steps down

Vikram Pandit has stepped down as CEO of Citigroup, saying it was time for someone else to take the helm of the banking giant. Source: AFP VIKRAM Pandit has abruptly stepped down as CEO of Citigroup, surprising Wall Street, after steering the...

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Rio Tinto to cut Euro costs, jobs by 30%

GLOBAL mining giant Rio Tinto is planning to cut costs and jobs in Europe by 30 per cent by the end of 2013, a union official says after meeting with company executives. "They told us that we have to reach a reduction of costs on the order of...

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SAfrica hip hop star convicted of murder

A COURT in South Africa has found a hip hop star guilty of the murder of four schoolchildren in a case that raised emotions in the nation. Molemo Maarohanye, best known by his stage name Jub Jub, faced charges of murder and attempted murder...

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EU adopts new sanctions against Iran

EUROPEAN Union foreign ministers have adopted tough new financial and trade sanctions against Iran aimed at forcing a breakthrough in stalled talks on Tehran's contested nuclear program. The new package of sanctions targets EU dealings with Iran's...

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Britain, Scotland sign independence deal

BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron and Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond have signed an agreement to hold a referendum in 2014 on Scottish independence. TV pictures showed the two men signing the agreement in Edinburgh on Monday. "The referendum...

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Orangutan rescue in Indonesia

A CONSERVATIONIST group says a Sumatran orangutan has been rescued from an isolated area of forest in western Indonesia. The Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme says the adult male, weighing around 90 kilograms, was found in Aceh province...

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China begins air carrier training

CHINA has begun flight training on its first aircraft carrier, with photographs posted on websites showing navy pilots practising touch-and-go landing exercises. Military enthusiast websites have posted pictures of a J-15 fighter-bomber executing...

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Time limit on HSU case a worry: Abetz

OPPOSITION frontbencher Eric Abetz says the industrial umpire could have much to answer for if independent MP Craig Thomson avoids a thorough prosecution for allegations of misuse of union funds due to a three-year delay in delivering its damning...

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US stocks lose steam

US stocks lost momentum after opening gains on Monday as investors digested upbeat retail sales data and a weak manufacturing report. After 45 minutes of trade (1415 GMT), the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 10.06 points, or 0.08 per cent,...

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New version of Flame virus found

A NEW cyberespionage tool linked to the Flame virus has been infecting computers in Lebanon, Iran and elsewhere, security researchers have said. Kaspersky Lab, which was credited with revealing the Flame virus earlier this year, dubbed the new...

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