Two children killed in Qld crash

TWO children aged under 10 have been killed in a three-vehicle accident in Queensland's north. A truck, a car and a ute collided on the Bruce Highway at Sandy Creek, south of Mackay, on Wednesday afternoon, police say. The two children died...

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Belgium's King Albert II to abdicte

BELGIUM'S King Albert II is set to announce he will abdicate on July 21, the country's national day, in a speech to the nation. The palace announced the king would address the nation in a speech to be broadcast live on radio and television at...

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US man fit for trial in kidnap case

A FORMER school bus driver accused of holding three young women captive for a decade in his Cleveland, Ohio home is competent to stand trial, a US judge has ruled. Ariel Castro, 52, could face the death penalty if convicted of aggravated murder...

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4 survivors found at Russia chopper crash

RUSSIAN rescue teams have found four survivors including a teenage boy after finally reaching the wreckage of a helicopter that crashed in the nearly impassable taiga of eastern Siberia the day before. Three people have already been evacuated...

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S.Africa's De Klerk out of hospital

SOUTH Africa's last apartheid president FW de Klerk has been discharged from hospital following an operation to have a pacemaker fitted, paying tribute to his ailing successor Nelson Mandela's legacy of reconciliation. De Klerk, 77, who spent...

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N. Korea restores hotline with South

NORTH Korea has restored its hotline with South Korea and announced it would let the South's businessmen visit a shuttered joint industrial zone, Seoul officials say. The move came hours after dozens of South Korean firms threatened to withdraw...

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NSW Labor placed under administration

THE NSW Labor Party has been placed under the administration of the ALP national executive in a bid to end corruption and limit union influence. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and NSW Labor boss Sam Dastyari secured the agreement, aimed at improving...

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US stocks buoyed by strong Japanese data

US stocks have opened the second half of the year higher helped by a rebound in Asian markets, as a surge in Japanese business confidence offset weak Chinese manufacturing data. Thirty minutes into trade on Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average...

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Austria asks Brussels for more time

AUSTRIA has asked Brussels for two more years to re-privatise all of Hypo Alpe Adria, the scandal-plagued bank nationalised in 2009. The finance ministry said that except for Hypo's Austrian unit, sold to Indian investors for 65.5 million euros...

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China officially opens EU wine probe

CHINA has officially launched anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations into wines imported from the European Union. The probes will include investigations of EU wine subsidies and their impact on China's wine industry, the Ministry of Commerce...

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Elderly man mugged in Sydney's southwest

AN elderly man was put headlock and choked during a mugging in Sydney's southwest. The 66-year-old was attacked at the end of a tunnel after leaving the Warwick Farm train station on Monday evening. A man grabbed him around the throat, put...

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Assange angers Ecuador by helping Snowden

WIKILEAKS founder Julian Assange has strained his relationship with the Ecuadorean government by helping NSA leaker Edward Snowden. Ecuador's President Rafael Correa is furious about the collaboration between one of the country's diplomats and...

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Tough times ahead for job seekers: survey

JOB seekers are in for a difficult time as weak economic growth and uncertainty over the federal election make Australian businesses reluctant to employ new staff. Businesses don't plan to hire in the months ahead and more job cuts and off-shoring...

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Sri Lanka eyes 'Packer-linked casino'

SRI Lanka has leased some prime real estate in the capital to a local casino operator who is expected to develop a $US350 million ($A385 million) entertainment complex with Australian gambling mogul James Packer. The cabinet gave final approval...

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