Trapped Aussies celebrate New Year's Eve

PASSENGERS and crew aboard a research ship trapped in Antarctic ice for a week have been keeping their spirits up by filming themselves celebrating the new year and posting them on the internet. In one, the lively bunch squeeze together in a small...

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Joh's cabinet anxious about Labor rise

THE Bjelke-Petersen era was at its peak in 1983, but the rise of Labor governments in Canberra and WA put Sir Joh's cabinet on the defensive. The staunchly conservative government was worried that the rise of Labor would put Queensland and the...

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Sinking boats dampen Sydney festivities

MORE than 100 New Year's Eve revellers have been helped from two sinking boats in Sydney Harbour. Police say 100 party-goers were rescued from a yacht near Garden Island about 8pm (AEDT) when the vessel began taking on water. The police boat...

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Australia celebrates 2014 with a bang

A DAZZLING fireworks display capped Sydney's New Year's Eve celebrations on Sydney Harbour as hundreds of thousands of onlookers saw in 2014. The harbour exploded in a kaleidoscope of colour at midnight as fireworks launched from seven barges...

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Vic fireworks attract about 500,000

MORE than 500,000 partygoers have enjoyed a spectacular fireworks show in central Melbourne to celebrate the New Year. On a mild and pleasant evening, Melbourne's skyline was lit up from 22 locations across the city. The 7.5-tonne fireworks display...

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Sydney NYE to be 'absolutely spectacular'

SYDNEYSIDERS are in for "absolutely spectacular" fireworks this New Year's Eve as the harbour city gears up to ring in 2014. Tuesday night's fireworks will include 11,000 aerial shells and 25,000 shooting comets that will explode from seven...

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Crocs CEO leaving ahead of investment

THE company that makes Crocs shoes is getting a $US200 million ($A226.3 million) bailout from a private equity fund, and its CEO is retiring. Crocs shares peaked in 2007 as buyers snapped up the clogs known for being comfortable but ugly. But...

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Shots fired at German ambassador's home

GERMAN Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has condemned an attack on the residence of the German ambassador in Athens, saying the act would not affect German-Greek relations. "This is an act that we are taking very seriously. Nothing,...

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US peace envoy back in Belfast for talks

AMERICAN envoy Richard Haass has returned to Belfast for a second attempt at quelling simmering disputes in Northern Ireland. Haass, a former U.S. diplomat, was called in by the province's power sharing government to help resolve lingering disputes...

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Zimbabwe ambassador goes into hiding

Zimbabwe's ambassador to Australia has gone into hiding after applying for a protection visa. Jacqueline Zwambila was due to return home on Tuesday but instead appealed to the Australian government claiming her life would be in danger if she returned...

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Five die in Beirut bombing

A POWERFUL bombing has rocked a central business district of central Beirut setting cars ablaze and killing five people, including a senior aide to former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, officials said. The National News Agency said Mohammed...

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German teenager dies in Tasmania crash

A GERMAN teenager has been killed in a single-vehicle accident in a remote part of Tasmania. The 18-year-old woman's body was found in a vehicle that rolled on a dirt road in the Leven Canyon area. Her 20-year-old companion is being treated...

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Ambush in Central African Republic

SIX Chadian peacekeepers have been killed and 15 wounded after being ambushed in the Central African Republic's chaotic capital, the spokesman for an African Union peacekeeping force says. Eloi Yao told The Associated Press by telephone on Thursday...

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Donors needed to get over blood hurdle

PEOPLE are being urged to roll up their sleeves to help Australians get over one of the last hurdles of 2013. In the lead-up to the New Year's Day holiday, the Australian Red Cross Blood Service needs to ensure it has a constant supply of platelets,...

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Canoeist missing at NSW dam

A MAN remains missing after falling out of a capsizing canoe and failing to surface at a dam in the NSW Southern Tablelands. Police said the 21-year-old was one of three young men thrown into the water when the canoe tipped over on the Pejar...

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Weekly US jobless claims drop 42,000

THE number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits dropped by 42,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 338,000, the biggest drop since November 2012. But economists say the figures from late November and December are warped by seasonal...

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American abducted in Pakistan urges help

A 72-YEAR-OLD American development worker who was kidnapped in Pakistan by al-Qaeda more than two years ago has appealed to President Barack Obama in a video to negotiate his release, saying he feels "totally abandoned and forgotten". The video...

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Two young boys taken from Qld home

TWO young boys taken from a home south of Brisbane by a man in a silver sedan may be at risk, say police, who are seeking urgent public assistance to find them. The boys, aged three and four, were taken from a residence in Errol Street, Loganlea,...

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A very merry Christmas for Aussie shops

THE Christmas clock is ticking, and the tills have been ringing. Last-minute shoppers have helped push Australian retailers towards what's tipped to be their biggest Christmas since the global financial crisis hit. Australian National Retailers...

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Arsenio Hall crashes his Porsche

LOS Angeles police say talk show host Arsenio Hall drove off a road in the San Fernando Valley but he's uninjured. Sgt Russell Carr tells City News Service that Hall lost control of his Porsche and drove into a dirt shoulder at around 7.15pm on...

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NSW house fire leads to cannabis discovery

A MAN has been charged after police seized more than 40 cannabis plants from the scene of a house fire in Sydney's west. Emergency services were called to a home in Fairfield East on December 19 following reports of a fire, police say. The...

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South Pole trek soldiers hail Harry

PRINCE Harry has been praised by his brave band of wounded soldiers as they received a heroes' welcome after returning from a "crazy" South Pole adventure. The injured British service personnel who formed the Walking With The Wounded charity expedition,...

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US consumer spending up 0.5% in November

AMERICANS increased their spending in November by the most in five months, and their income edged up modestly. Consumer spending rose 0.5 per cent from October, when spending had risen 0.4 per cent, the Commerce Department said on Monday. It...

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NAB enters undertaking with ASIC

THE National Australia Bank has entered into an enforceable undertaking with the Australian Securities and Investment Commission following an inquiry into an October 2012 share price spike on the Australian stock exchange. The undertaking relates...

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Montreal mafia boss Rizzuto dies

VITO Rizzuto, the reputed head of the Montreal mafia, has died. He was 67. Maude Hebert-Chaput of Montreal's Sacre-Coeur Hospital says Rizzuto died of natural causes early on Monday. Authorities considered Rizzuto the head of Canada's most...

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Aussies trapped in besieged S. Sudan city

AUSTRALIANS, British, Canadian and Kenyan citizens are among 3000 foreigners trapped in a South Sudan city experiencing bouts of heavy machine gun fire, one of the most violent areas of a weeklong conflict that has likely killed more than 1000 people,...

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Amphetamine abuse growing: report

AMPHETAMINES have surged ahead of alcohol as the main substance addicted Australians seek treatment for, a report from a rehabilitation centre has found. Odyssey House released its latest annual report on Monday. It found addiction to amphetamines...

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CIA helped Colombia target rebels: report

A COVERT CIA program has helped Colombia's government kill at least two dozen leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, the rebel insurgency also known as FARC, The Washington Post reports. The National Security Agency has also...

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Khodorkovsky says he won't enter politics

KREMLIN critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky, unexpectedly pardoned and released from jail, says he will not enter Russian politics, or fund the country's opposition to President Vladimir Putin. Khodorkovsky, speaking to the press in the German capital...

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Man survives 15m plunge in Blue Mountains

A 29-YEAR old man has survived a 15-metre plunge down a waterfall in the Blue Mountains. The man was hiking through the Valley of the Waters with his family about 2.30pm (AEDT) on Saturday when he allegedly climbed over a safety fence, slipped...

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Astronauts begin urgent space repairs

ASTRONAUTS have stepped out on the first of a series of urgent repair spacewalks at the International Space Station. The two Americans on the crew floated outside on Saturday morning. They will disconnect an ammonia pump that contains a bad...

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Swedish Christmas goat engulfed in flames

VANDALS in Sweden have burned down for the 27th time a giant straw goat meant to symbolise Christmas spirit. The 13-metre high and 3.6-tonne heavy straw goat was engulfed in flames early on Saturday after unidentified assailants attacked it...

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UK mosque firebombers jailed for six years

TWO former soldiers who firebombed a British mosque following the murder of soldier Lee Rigby have each been jailed for six years. Stuart Harness, 34, and Gavin Humphries, 37, made petrol bombs and threw them at the Grimsby Islamic Cultural...

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Nigerian church bomber gets life in jail

A NIGERIAN court has sentenced the convicted participant of a 2011 Christmas Day bombing of a Catholic church to life in prison. At least 44 people died in the explosion. The Federal High Court found Kabiru Sokoto guilty of terrorism and murder....

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Border tree sparks Lebanon, Israel tension

LEBANESE and Israeli troops are on alert after the Israeli military tried to cut down a tree on the border with Lebanon, the state-run National News Agency reports. UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon have deployed in the area to quell any tensions....

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UK TV firms 'cleared' over Rigby footage

BROADCASTERS including the BBC and ITV have been cleared of breaking TV regulations by airing graphic footage of soldier Lee Rigby's murder, according to reports. TV watchdog Ofcom launched an investigation over the decision by the companies...

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Freed Khodorkovsky arrives in Germany

RUSSIAN businessman and government critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky has arrived in Germany after being freed from a Russian prison earlier in the day. Khodorkovsky landed in Berlin at around 3pm local time, former German foreign minister Hans-Dietrich...

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Report questions UK rendition role

BRITAIN "may have become inappropriately" involved in some cases of rendition of suspected terrorists, a report by the aborted inquiry into British complicity in torture has found. Sir Peter Gibson's investigation has found 27 areas that need...

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UK man wins ruling in royal will case

A MAN who believes he may be the illegitimate son of the late Princess Margaret has won an important High Court ruling which could aid his quest to see the contents of the will of the Queen's sister and that of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. ...

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Target says 40 million accounts breached

TARGET says that about 40 million credit and debit card accounts may have been affected by a data breach that occurred just as the holiday shopping season shifted into high gear. The chain said that customers who made purchases using their cards...

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US existing-home sales drop for 3rd month

THE number of people who bought existing US homes in November declined for the third straight month. Higher mortgage rates have made home-buying more expensive, while the lingering impact of the October government shutdown may have deterred...

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Serco to repay $A127m for overcharging UK

THE British government says security firm Serco has agreed to repay STG68.5 million ($A127.56 million) after it was accused of overcharging on contracts to monitor offenders using electronic tags. The Ministry of Justice says Serco will reimburse...

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Car crashes into young Qld cyclist

A CAR has hit a teenage cyclist before crashing through a fence and into a house on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. The 16-year-old cyclist suffered facial injuries in the crash at Buddina just before 6am (AEST) on Thursday. He's in a serious...

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Two winners in $US636m in US lottery

LOTTERY officials say a Georgia woman has one of the two winning tickets to the $US636 million ($A716.70 million) Mega Millions jackpot, the second-largest in US history. Lottery officials identified her as Ira Curry, of Stone Mountain, which...

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Greenpeace activist hopes to be home by NY

Australian Greenpeace activist Colin Russell says he hopes to be home from Russia by Christmas. Source: AAP GREENPEACE activist Colin Russell hopes he'll be back in Tasmania before the end of the year after Russia granted amnesty to the so-called...

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No mechanical issues in Walker crash

INVESTIGATORS have found no evidence that the Porsche carrying Fast & Furious actor Paul Walker had mechanical problems before it crashed. A US law enforcement official with knowledge of the investigation tells The Associated Press the car...

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Indigenous Territorians take lead in 2013

WE'VE come a long way from 1967. Almost half a century after indigenous Australians were given full voting rights, the country has seen this year the promotion of two Northern Territorians as the first Aboriginal head of government and as the...

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Archer Daniels to move US headquarters

ARCHER Daniels Midland Company says it is moving its global headquarters to Chicago, but the agribusiness giant could still set up a new technology centre in another state after failing to win millions in tax breaks. The company said in a written...

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US home construction rate soars

US builders broke ground on homes at the fastest pace in more than five years, evidence the housing recovery is accelerating despite higher mortgage rates. The Commerce Department says developers began construction on houses and apartments in...

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Russia passes bill to drop crew's charges

RUSSIAN lawmakers have unanimously approved a Kremlin-backed amnesty bill that will lead to charges being dropped against 30 Greenpeace crew members, as well as freeing two jailed members of the punk band Pussy Riot. Russia's Duma lower house...

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German town revokes Hitler honour

A BAVARIAN town council has voted unanimously to strip Adolf Hitler of honorary citizenship bestowed 80 years ago, after an outcry prompted by their decision last week not to adopt a resolution denouncing the 1933 decision. The issue came up...

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Most say Afghan war 'wrong': US poll

A US poll suggests most people want President Barack Obama to pull troops out of Afghanistan faster than he's doing, and many are sceptical about a tentative nuclear deal with Iran. In the Associated Press-GfK poll, 57 per cent now say that...

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Two stabbed in Sydney

TWO men are in hospital after being stabbed in what police believe are related incidents in Sydney's southwest. Emergency services were called to Meredith Street in Bankstown at 9pm on Tuesday following reports of a stabbing. A man, aged in...

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China zookeeper killed by tiger

A KEEPER at Shanghai's zoo has been mauled to death by a rare South China tiger after entering its enclosure, officials and colleagues say. In brief statements on their Twitter-like microblogs, the zoo and Municipal Landscaping Administration...

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Disgraced Qld MP's wife due in court

THE wife of disgraced former Queensland MP Scott Driscoll is due to face court on Wednesday on charges of perjury and falsifying records. Emma Driscoll is charged with 10 counts of making a false entry in a record, three counts of perjury and...

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MPs to quiz RBA

CENTRAL bank governor Glenn Stevens is set to update federal MPs on the outlook for the economy following a gloomy budget forecast from the coalition. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor will appear before a house of representatives...

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NSW students wake up to HSC results

IT will be a tense day for thousands of students across NSW, waking up to HSC results. More than 70,000 students are set to go online, send a text or make a phone call to obtain their scores. Results will be available online from 6am, while...

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Many 'think coffee causes cancer'

A leading charity's found many adults mistakenly think coffee causes cancer. Source: AAP MANY adults mistakenly think that coffee causes cancer, a leading charity has found. A UK poll reveals the extent of the British public's misconceptions...

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David Campbell to swing on NYE in Perth

Entertainer David Campbell will perform swing favourites at Crown Perth on New Year's Eve. Source: AAP CROONER, cabaret star, television host, actor, musical theatre performer - David Campbell has it covered. The entertainer will perform...

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Stott Despoja to visit Nauru

Ex-Democrats leader Natasha Stott Despoja will become Australia's ambassador for women and girls. Source: AAP SHE was critical of offshore processing of asylum seekers but now Australia's new ambassador for women and girls, Natasha Stott...

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