Blindfolded boy to pick Copt pope

A BLINDFOLDED boy will select the new pope for millions of Coptic Christians in Egypt, becoming his mother's pride and joy in the process. Nearly 2500 eligible voters made up of Coptic public officials, MPs, journalists and local councillors have...

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Rebels fight Syrian troops over airbase

SYRIAN rebels have launched a major assault on a strategic airbase in the north of the country, trying to disrupt strikes by warplanes and helicopters that pound rebel-held towns. The assault, reported by activists, comes a day before the start...

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NASA to text space station alerts

GALACTIC tourism may still be a daydream for most of us, but for anyone interested in a glimpse of the International Space Station sooner, NASA is ready to help. The US space agency, celebrating the 12th anniversary of astronauts living and...

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Romney, Obama fight for an edge

REACHING for the finish line, Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama embarked on the final 72-hour haul of their long, grinding quest for victory, swatting at one another over what should motivate Americans to vote and making closing arguments that...

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Three police shot dead in Egypt's Sinai

GUNMEN have killed three Egyptian policemen and seriously wounded a fourth in El-Arish, in the Sinai Peninsula, state television says. "Armed men who might belong to a jihadist group attacked a police vehicle and fired on its passengers before...

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Syrian tanks enter Golan, Israel says

ISRAEL'S military says three Syrian tanks have entered the demilitarised zone in the Golan Heights. A military spokeswoman says Israel complained to the UN peacekeeping force in the area after the tanks entered the area on Saturday. The spokeswoman,...

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Euro debt crisis will take 5 years: Merkel

GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel says Europe's sovereign debt crisis will last at least five more years. Merkel says the continent is on the right path to overcome the crisis but "whoever thinks this can be fixed in one or two years is wrong"....

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Object thrown from stolen car strikes man

A MAN is in hospital with serious head injuries after being hit by an object thrown from a suspected stolen car in the Northern Tablelands of NSW. Police had been trying to stop the suspect vehicle but called off their pursuit on the New England...

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It's crunch time for Abbott, warns Wilkie

OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott is facing crunch time and has to prove he could be prime minister, an independent MP has claimed. If he fails to come up with detailed policies, Mr Abbott could be in trouble, according to Andrew Wilkie. Speaking...

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US stocks gain in early trade

US stocks have registered solid gains as the markets rebounded from a two-day shutdown and a hesitant reopening a day earlier. Earnings reports ahead of the opening were mixed: ExxonMobil (-0.68 per cent) reported a smaller-than-expected seven...

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Court hands Iraq VP 2nd death sentence

AN Iraqi court has convicted the country's Sunni vice-president on charges of instigating bodyguards to assassinate a senior government official and sentenced him to death. Thursday's verdict was the second death sentence for Tariq al-Hashemi...

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Israel fesses up: We killed Arafat deputy

LIFTING a nearly 25-year veil of secrecy, Israel is admitting that it killed the deputy of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in a 1988 raid in Tunis. Israel has long been suspected of assassinating Khalil al-Wazir, who was better known by his...

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Sandy toll rises to 34 in NYC

THE number of deaths in New York City from superstorm Sandy has risen again, from 24 to 34, city police say. The increase raises the national toll to 82 across 15 US states hit by the storm, according to US media reports. The overall toll from...

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Mum stabbed son, 7, more than 100 times

Elzbieta Plackowska, 40, who was charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of her 7-year-old son and a 5-year-old girl. Source: AP PROSECUTORS say a suburban Chicago woman stabbed her 7-year-old son more than 100 times and a 5-year-old...

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European austerity hits GlaxoSmithKline Q3

PHARMACEUTICAL company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) says net profit was 18 per cent lower in the third quarter as sales fell in Europe and the United States. For the three months ending September 30, GSK said on Wednesday that net profit was STG1.12...

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Hollande wants 'concrete' action from Iran

FRENCH President Francois Hollande says he wants "concrete acts and gestures" from Iran to show it is not pursuing nuclear arms - and he backs "other sanctions" if Tehran fails to do so. "This is a threat which cannot be accepted by France,"...

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Casino tender process guidelines changed

GOVERNMENT guidelines on bypassing competitive tendering were changed just before billionaire businessman James Packer put forward his proposal for a $1 billion hotel and casino in Sydney, it has been claimed. The Sydney Morning Herald reports...

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Swiss customs seize tear gas in lipsticks

SWISS customs have seized nearly 500 canisters of illegal tear gas made in China and hidden inside innocent-looking lighters and lipsticks. Michel Bachar, spokesman for the Swiss customs service, said officers at Geneva airport uncovered the...

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At least 24 storm dead in New York:

THE number of deaths in New York City from superstorm Sandy has risen from 18 to 24, police have announced. Many of the storm victims were killed by falling trees uprooted by the torrential wind and rains unleashed by the massive storm, which...

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Greek unions call 48-hour general strike

GREECE'S main union has called a 48-hour general strike for next week in protest at a new wave of austerity measures unveiled by the government in order to unlock EU-IMF bailout loans. "The central aim and demand of the unions is the rejection...

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Switzerland lifts Novartis flu vaccine ban

SWITZERLAND'S national drug agency announced on Wednesday it was lifting a ban on sales of flu vaccines made by Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis after documenting that concerns over impurities were unfounded. "Swissmedic lifts the suspension...

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Pakistan militant chief offers help to US

THE founder of a Pakistan-based Islamist group blamed for the 2008 Mumbai attacks, who is under a $US10 million ($A9.72 million) US bounty, has offered humanitarian aid to the United States as it battles superstorm Sandy. Sandy hammered the...

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Storm and fire devastates 50 homes in NY

FIREFIGHTERS in boats have rescued more than 25 people from 50 homes in a New York neighbourhood that were destroyed by a mass blaze after superstorm Sandy, officials say. The Breezy Point district of Queens was left a smouldering tangle of...

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US search continues for Bounty captain

THE US Coast Guard continues searching the Atlantic Ocean for the captain of the HMS Bounty, which sank on Monday during Hurricane Sandy. Coast Guard Captain Joe Kelly said on Tuesday that 63-year-old Robin Walbridge could still be alive in...

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Air force general assassinated in Damascus

A SYRIAN air force general has been assassinated in northern Damascus, state television says, blaming the killing on "terrorist groups." "As part of their campaign to target national personalities and scientists, armed terrorist groups assassinated...

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London police to sell Scotland Yard HQ

LONDON police are looking to sell off their Scotland Yard headquarters as part of a series of budget cuts as Britain struggles to shrink its huge deficit, a senior officer has revealed. Deputy Commissioner Craig Mackey said the Metropolitan...

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Bayer to acquire Schiff; reports Q3 rise

GERMAN drug and chemical maker Bayer AG says it is buying US vitamin and supplement maker Schiff Nutrition International Inc for $US1.2 billion euros ($A1.17 billion) in a cash deal it hopes will bolster the offerings of its consumer health division....

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French official: Arafat to be exhumed

CRIMINAL investigators from France will exhume Yasser Arafat's remains next month to try to find out how the Palestinian leader died, a French official says. The official said the team from France will arrive sometime between November 24 and...

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US, Canada launch joint cybersecurity plan

CANADA and the United States announced Friday they were launching a joint cyber-security plan to protect their digital infrastructure from online threats. The action plan, under the auspices of the US Department of Homeland Security and Public...

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14 rescued, two missing from HMS Bounty

US Coast Guard helicopters have rescued 14 members of the crew of HMS Bounty, a tall ship replica abandoned in the midst of Hurricane Sandy, but two people are still missing, the Coast Guard says. A Coast Guard HC-130 aircraft remained on the...

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French judge frees implant firm founder

A FRENCH judge has ordered the release of the founder of breast implant company PIP, which sparked a global health scare over potentially faulty products, after eight months in preventive detention. Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) boss Jean-Claude...

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Small explosion in Sydney front yard

SLEEPING residents have been woken by something that went bang in the night in Sydney's west. Police are investigating a small explosion in the front yard of a home in Oak Street, Parramatta about 11.30pm (AEDT) on Monday. Early investigations...

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German inflation steady at 2.0% in October

INFLATION in Germany, Europe's biggest economy, remained steady at 2.0 per cent in October, official data shows. The German consumer price index (CPI) rose by 2.0 per cent on a 12-month basis this month, according to a flash estimate using cost-of-living...

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Politician joins magazine that exposed her

A FORMER Taiwanese politician has announced she is joining the tabloid magazine that exposed her affair and drove her into exile in a high-profile sex scandal 11 years ago. Chu Mei-feng, formerly a Taipei city councillor and the chief of Hsinchu...

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New York road tunnels to close for storm

NEW York state authorities have ordered the closure of two of three key Manhattan road tunnels because of the risk of floods from Hurricane Sandy. Governor Andrew Cuomo said the Holland and Brooklyn-Battery tunnels would close from 2pm on Monday...

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NYC to close subway ahead of storm

NEW York authorities have ordered the subway, commuter trains and buses to close ahead of the arrival of a feared super-storm. The New York subway and regional buses will stop from 7pm (11am AEST), state governor Mario Cuomo announced as he warned...

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Profit falls at China energy giant Sinopec

CHINESE oil giant Sinopec, Asia's largest refiner by capacity, says third-quarter net profit fell 9.4 per cent from a year earlier due to a lower contribution from its chemicals business. Sinopec reported a net profit of 18.33 billion yuan ($A2.82...

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US airlines cancel flights over storm

AIRLINES have cancelled hundreds of flights into airports along the US east coast ahead of the arrival of a major storm. Air France cancelled all flights into New York and Washington on Monday while US airlines have called off hundreds of domestic...

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New York transport shut down due to storm

HUNDREDS of US flights have been cancelled and New York's subway and buses have been ordered to close ahead of the arrival of a feared super-storm. Air France has cancelled all flights into New York and Washington on Monday while US airlines...

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Ten dead after Nigeria church bombing

A SUICIDE attacker has driven a car bomb into a Nigerian church, sparking fierce reprisals in which a Christian mob burned a man alive in a day of bloody of violence that has left at least 10 people dead and 145 wounded. Christian youths took...

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Berlusconi 'declares war' on Italy PM

ITALIAN ex-prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's warning that his centre-right party could withdraw its support for the government has been seen by the press as a declaration of war against Prime Minister Mario Monti. "In the next few days we will...

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Greek have given everything: president

GREEK President Carolos Papoulias says the nation's people have given all they have to drag the country out of its crippling economic crisis, and voiced hope it will end soon. Papoulias says recovery from the crisis, which has made the heavily...

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