Iraq bomber targets mourners, 11 killed

A SUICIDE bombing has ripped through a Shi'ite funeral tent in Iraq, killing five mourners. Six others also died in violence elsewhere in the country on Saturday, police and medics said. The bomber detonated an explosives-rigged vehicle near...

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Bhutan's opposition party scores upset win

THE tiny landlocked Buddhist nation of Bhutan has a new government. The opposition People's Democratic Party has stormed to an upset victory, with voters ousting the country's first democratically-elected administration. The People's Democratic...

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18 dead in bus-truck crash near Moscow

AT least 18 people have been killed in a collision between a bus and a truck on the outskirts of Moscow. Russia's Emergency Ministry said on Saturday 41 people including two children were injured, according to the Itar-Tass news agency. Sixteen...

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Egypt PM edges closer to forming cabinet

EGYPT'S new prime minister is edging closer to forming a cabinet, with supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi vowing to keep fighting for his reinstatement. Hazem al-Beblawi held talks with candidates for ministerial posts accompanied...

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Crane to clear Paris tracks

BRETIGNY-SUR-ORGE, France, July 13 AP - A powerful crane will start lifting smashed train cars over buildings to clear tracks after a derailment killed six and injured nearly 200 people south of Paris. Investigators believe the accident may have...

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Mandela sparks end-of-life discussions

END-OF-LIFE decisions have become a burning topic of discussion in South Africa, where former President Nelson Mandela has been hospitalised for five weeks. Graca Michel, Mandela's wife, said on Friday she is "less anxious" about her husband's...

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787 fire not caused by battery fault

A BRITISH government body investigating a fire on an empty Boeing 787 at London's Heathrow Airport says there is no evidence it was caused by faulty batteries. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch said in a statement on Saturday it was clear...

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