US denies Iran prisoner swap report

The US has denied it had proposed an exchange program to get a former US Marine out of jail in Iran. Source: AAP THE US has denied reports it had offered Iran a prisoner swap to retrieve former US Marine Amir Hekmati, who has been imprisoned...

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Australian plane spots objects in sea

Australian planes have spotted objects in the ocean in the AirAsia search area, an official says. Source: AAP AN Indonesian official says objects have been spotted in the sea by an Australian search plane hunting for the missing AirAsia jet....

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Travellers stranded as snow hits UK

Air and road travellers in the UK have been left stranded by heavy snowfalls. Source: AAP WILD and wintry weather has swept the UK and stranded travellers with heavy snow covering roads and forcing two airports to close. MANY motorists...

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Motorcyclist dies after Vic crash

A MOTORCYCLIST has died in hospital after colliding with a car earlier this month. THE 38-year-old man from Craigieburn crashed on Cooper Street in Epping on December 15. He was taken to the Royal Melbourne Hospital where he died on Wednesday...

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Family and friends farewell Tori Johnson

TIBETAN monks and sunflowers have accompanied Tori Johnson's coffin on its way from his funeral, a week after the man, hailed a hero, lost his life in a siege in Sydney's city centre. HUNDREDS of mourners, including survivors of the Lindt Cafe...

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Future Brisbane skyline revealed

Brisbane are given a glimpse of the city's future skyline with the unveiling of Casino proposals. Source: AAP RIVAL proponents vying for the right to develop a casino on prime riverfront land in Brisbane have laid their cards on the table....

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Three killed in India bomb blast

THREE people have been killed in the second bomb blast in a week in Imphal, capital of India's north-eastern Manipur state. THE bomb planted by the roadside near Khuyathong area, close to Imphal market, killed three labourers and wounding four...

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Pakistan military kills 67 militants

Pakistan's military has killed 32 militants in clashes in a troubled tribal region near Afghanistan. Source: AAP PAKISTANI jets and ground forces have killed 67 militants near the Afghan border, days after a Taliban school massacre. THE...

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Bodies returned to siege victims' families

The bodies of the two Sydney siege victims should be released to their families before Christmas. Source: AAP HE says he is making it up as he goes along but grieving father Ken Johnson has emerged as an unlikely galvanising figure following...

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Abbott, Baird launch Sydney siege review

Tony Abbott says he wants quick answers from a review into the deadly Sydney cafe siege. Source: AAP TONY Abbott says he wants quick answers from a review into the Sydney cafe siege. THE head of the prime minister's department and NSW...

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Sydney siege triggers security review

Tony Abbott will urgently review how a lone gunman known to authorities was able to take hostages. Source: AAP TONY Abbott will urgently review how a lone gunman known to federal police and ASIO was able to take hostages in a Sydney cafe....

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Bolivia cracks down on overweight soldiers

Bolivia's military and police have begun making a count of overweight members in their ranks. Source: AAP BOLIVIA'S military and police have begun making a count of overweight members in the ranks after President Evo Morales complained that...

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Father says sorry for daughter's nut rage

The chairman of Korean Air, Cho Yang-ho has apologised for his adult daughter's mid-air nut rage. Source: AAP THE chairman of Korean Air Lines has apologised for the behaviour of his adult daughter who delayed a flight in an incident dubbed...

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Perth Zoo animals beat the heat

MOUSE, blood and chicken flavoured popsicles were on the menu at Perth Zoo to keep the dingoes cool with the city's first hot day of summer. FEMALE Mirri and male Daku munched on the ice blocks dished out by their dedicated carers Stephen Catwell...

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120 arrests at Melbourne music festival

SNIFFER dogs have caught 120 people with drugs at the two-day Stereosonic music festival in Melbourne. POLICE say among those arrested at the Melbourne Showgrounds, two were charged with drug trafficking. A 22-year-old North Rosebud man was...

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Pell finds million off Vatican's books

Cardinal Pell, the Vatican's economy tsar has said he wants the Holy See to be boringly successful. Source: AAP THE Vatican has found hundreds of millions of euros during an overhaul of the system aimed at transforming the once-murky institution...

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Chance of clemency for Bali Nine pair slim

The Indonesian president has ruled out clemency for drug traffickers sentenced to death. Source: AAP IN a blow for the two members of the Bali Nine who are on death row in Bali, Indonesian President Joko Widodo has ruled out granting clemency...

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Pakistan quarantines possible Ebola victim

PAKISTANI health officials have hospitalised a man suspected of being infected with the Ebola virus after he arrived in the southern port city of Karachi from Liberia. THE 47-year-old passenger was in frail condition, and was handed over to...

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'Number spoofing' scam hits UK consumers

BRITISH consumers are increasingly being targeted by a "number spoofing" scam in which criminal gangs fool telephones into displaying the numbers of legitimate organisations. THE con works by fraudsters cloning the telephone number of a trusted...

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Pope decries 'unimaginable' Middle East

APPEALING for the protection of Christians in the Middle East, Pope Francis said it was "unimaginable" that they could be driven out of the region after 2000 years. "WE cannot be resigned to imagining a Middle East without Christians," Francis...

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Qualcomm buying CSR in $US2.5 billion deal

QUALCOMM is buying British chip maker CSR in a deal worth approximately $US2.5 billion ($A2.7 billion) as it pushes aggressively into technology that connects devices over the internet. QUALCOMM said on Wednesday that it will pay STG9 per CSR...

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Unlikely SAS will fight in Iraq: Bishop

Julie Bishop says expanding the role of commandos in Iraq beyond advice and assistance is unlikely. Source: AAP EXPANDING the role of Australia's special forces in Iraq beyond advice and assistance is unlikely, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop...

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Kenyan president fronts ICC in Netherlands

KENYA'S Uhuru Kenyatta has become the first sitting president to appear before the International Criminal Court, where he has been charged with crimes against humanity. KENYATTA, who handed power to his deputy before flying to The Hague, was...

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UK photographer 'harassing Prince George'

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Blake and Sam get engaged on Bachelor

IT'S Sam, one hundred per cent? BLAKE and Sam got engaged on the final episode of The Bachelor but speculation is rife they may have already split because Network Ten is not making either of them, or dumped Lisa for that matter, available for...

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NZ-based priest removed from duty

Councillor squabbles cost a squillion BRISBANE City Council's disciplinary board are more like kindergarten cops, with name calling and refusing to say sorry topping the list of complaints against councillors. Ink link on body found on beach...

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UK vows action after 'evil' Haines death

Cheaper fares looking more likely QUEENSLANDERS overwhelmingly prefer cheaper public transport ahead of increased services, but the gap is closing as final votes are counted in a government survey. Community welcomes sex offender A NOTORIOUS...

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Lambie calls for indigenous seats

Cheaper fares looking more likely QUEENSLANDERS overwhelmingly prefer cheaper public transport ahead of increased services, but the gap is closing as final votes are counted in a government survey. Community welcomes sex offender A NOTORIOUS...

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Search for missing NSW boy continues

AS the search for missing three-year-old NSW boy William Tyrell nears the end of the third day authorities and volunteers are beginning to worry about his fate. "AS time goes on, obviously the survival diminishes," Superintendent Paul Fehon...

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PM in Arnhem Land after Mideast deployment

Tony Abbott's trip to Arnhem Land will go on as military personnel are deployed to the Middle East. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Tony Abbott came to Arnhem Land to give his undivided attention to indigenous Australians but that may no longer...

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Fourth doctor dies of Ebola in S Leone

Councillor squabbles cost a squillion BRISBANE City Council's disciplinary board are more like kindergarten cops, with name calling and refusing to say sorry topping the list of complaints against councillors. Ink link on body found on beach...

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Will Apple's digital wallet kill the card?

Cheaper fares looking more likely QUEENSLANDERS overwhelmingly prefer cheaper public transport ahead of increased services, but the gap is closing as final votes are counted in a government survey. Community welcomes sex offender A NOTORIOUS...

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Canada to send military advisers to Iraq

CANADA is sending dozens of military advisers to Iraq as part of an effort to bolster Iraqi forces against Islamic militants. PRIME Minister Stephen Harper said on Friday they will join the US in advising Iraq on how to enable security forces...

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Ebola infected missionary heading to US

Potty-mouthed lawyer lets rip THE prominent legal eagle representing Shandee Blackburn's accused killer John Peros has unleashed an expletive-riddled rant at media outside court. Newman lands some premier plonk HE'S no Barry O'Farrell,...

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Ceasefire could allow MH17 access: Bishop

Best of Brisbane this weekend DRESS up as a superhero at Comic Con, get fit with the Commando or party at Redcliffe. Here are our top 10 things to do. 10 Potty-mouthed lawyer lets rip THE prominent legal eagle representing Shandee Blackburn's...

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Scientists close in on eco-friendly sheep

Potty-mouthed lawyer lets rip THE prominent legal eagle representing Shandee Blackburn's accused killer John Peros has unleashed an expletive-riddled rant at media outside court. Newman lands some premier plonk HE'S no Barry O'Farrell,...

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Downey Jr, wife talk babies at film fest

Potty-mouthed lawyer lets rip THE prominent legal eagle representing Shandee Blackburn's accused killer John Peros has unleashed an expletive-riddled rant at media outside court. Newman lands some premier plonk HE'S no Barry O'Farrell,...

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Aussie dies surfing in Indonesia

Potty-mouthed lawyer lets rip THE prominent legal eagle representing Shandee Blackburn's accused killer John Peros has unleashed an expletive-riddled rant at media outside court. Newman lands some premier plonk HE'S no Barry O'Farrell,...

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Kiev signs truce with pro-Russian rebels

THE Ukrainian president has declared a ceasefire to end nearly five months of fighting in the nation's east after his representatives reached a deal with the Russian-backed rebels at peace talks. PRESIDENT Petro Poroshenko said he ordered government...

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Aust wants Western coalition on Iraq

Ex-con target of murder hunt THE MAN wanted by police over the murder of a Brisbane mother-of-four has served jail time for armed hold-ups and was charged in relation to the death of a prison inmate. Teachers, your test starts now TEACHERS...

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Asylum seeker sent back to Afghanistan

Ex-con target of murder hunt THE MAN wanted by police over the murder of a Brisbane mother-of-four has served jail time for armed hold-ups and was charged in relation to the death of a prison inmate. Teachers, your test starts now TEACHERS...

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Car job loss estimate optimistic: Ai Group

Ex-con target of murder hunt THE MAN wanted by police over the murder of a Brisbane mother-of-four has served jail time for armed hold-ups and was charged in relation to the death of a prison inmate. Teachers, your test starts now TEACHERS...

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Pyne accused of sidelining students

STUDENTS are concerned the federal government is sidelining them from discussions about higher education. THEY are upset the government has stopped involving them in advisory bodies, including one that rewards outstanding university teaching....

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HSU boss Williamson's foul tirade on tape

FORMER Health Services Union supremo Michael Williamson used a foul-mouthed tirade to accuse another official of treachery as he sought to retain control of the union he defrauded of millions of dollars. A TAPPED phone call between Mr Williamson...

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NT abuse hearing to be held in September

Ex-con target of murder hunt THE MAN wanted by police over the murder of a Brisbane mother-of-four has served jail time for armed hold-ups and was charged in relation to the death of a prison inmate. Teachers, your test starts now TEACHERS...

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Bullock, the senator for shop assistants

Ex-con target of murder hunt THE MAN wanted by police over the murder of a Brisbane mother-of-four has served jail time for armed hold-ups and was charged in relation to the death of a prison inmate. Teachers, your test starts now TEACHERS...

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Gaza strikes kill 4, EU pushes truce plan

Best of Brisbane this weekend FROM Tina Arena to Shakespeare, the Valley Fiesta to comedy cooking, here's the top 10 of what Brisbane has to offer this weekend. 10 Top coffee hit list for Brisbane COFFEE culture is thriving in the greater...

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Malaysia lays its MH17 dead to rest

The bodies of 20 victims from the MH17 tragedy are on their way back to Malaysia from Amsterdam. Source: AAP MILLIONS of black-clad Malaysians have fallen silent in tribute to 43 of their fellow citizens killed in the MH17 disaster as the first...

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Drunk passenger strapped to seat by crew

A DRUNK air passenger was tied down by cabin crew after he allegedly tried to bite other passengers and ripped clothing off two crew members on a flight from Melbourne to New Delhi, a news report says. THE pilot of the Air India flight first...

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Former CEO pleads guilty to fraud

!--Former CEO pleads guilty to fraud | The Courier-Mail -->!-- Last updated: August 23, 2014 THE former chief executive of biotech business Phosphagenics has pleaded guilty to her role in stealing more than...

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