Syria spillover risk, say analysts

SYRIA'S neighbours face a growing risk of the conflict spilling across their region with Bashar al-Assad turning to ever more desperate acts to halt rebels, analysts say. Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki voiced such concerns on Saturday when...

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Navajo the chosen one for new 'Star Wars'

THE classic Star Wars film that launched a science fiction empire is being dubbed in the Navajo language. A handful of Navajo speakers have translated the script for Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope and people are now being sought to fill some...

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Man arrested over poisoned letters

A MISSISSIPPI man has been arrested on suspicion of sending poisoned letters to US President Barack Obama and others. Everett Dutschke, 41, was arrested about 12:50am (3:50pm AEST) Saturday at his Tupelo home in connection with the letters,...

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Colombian teen hired gun confesses murders

A 19-YEAR-OLD hired gun has told Colombian police he committed more than 30 murders, blaming poverty and his father's violence. "Seeing the powerlessness when I heard my parents saying they didn't have money for the rent and didn't know how...

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Italy government unveiled

ITALY'S incoming prime minister Enrico Letta has finally unveiled his new government line-up. The breakthrough ends a two-month deadlock that saw former premier Silvio Berlusconi reassert his status as a key player and tested the patience of...

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Remains found in missing Vic woman's home

HUMAN remains have been found in the home of an 82-year-old Melbourne woman who has been missing for almost two years. Phyllis Kelly was last seen on August 20, 2011, at the State Theatre, just after 6pm. She had not accessed her bank account...

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40 survivors found in Bangladesh collapse

FORTY people have been found alive in a room inside a collapsed garment factory compound in Bangladesh, the army said in an announcement greeted by loud cheers from waiting relatives. "We've found 40 people alive in a room," an army spokesman...

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UN votes to send peacekeepers to Mali

THE UN Security Council has unanimously backed sending up to 12,600 international troops and police to take over from French and African forces battling Islamist guerrillas in Mali. The United Nations is aiming for a July 1 start by the new...

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US weekly jobless claims drop

NEW claims for US unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level since mid-March, the government says, in a fresh sign of a slowly improving job market. Initial jobless claims totalled 339,000 in the week ending April 20, down from...

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Palmer to re-form UAP party for election

BILLIONAIRE miner Clive Palmer has come good on threats to set up his own political party, saying he will personally run for federal parliament. Mr Palmer told ABC TV on Thursday he was re-forming the United Australia Party (UAP), which was dissolved...

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US stocks open mixed

US stocks are mixed in opening trade after Tuesday's one per cent-plus gains, with trade tempered by Apple's fall in profits and a poor read on durable goods orders in March. Five minutes into trade on Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average...

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Two days of Iraq violence claims 118 lives

TWO days of violence in Iraq have killed 118 people, 99 of them in clashes and attacks involving security forces, protesters and their supporters, officials say. The violence also wounded 245 people, 194 of them in protest-related unrest, they...

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S Africa's Tutu in hospital for infection

PEACE icon Desmond Tutu has checked into a South African hospital for non-surgical treatment and tests related to an ongoing infection. "Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has checked into a Cape Town hospital for the treatment of a persistent...

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Flash floods kill 11 in north Afghanistan

ELEVEN people are confirmed dead and three are missing after flash floods swept through part of northern Afghanistan, damaging almost a thousand homes. The floods on Tuesday hit the Kishindih, Sholgara and Nahri Shai districts of Balkh province,...

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Russia nabs gunman suspected of killing 6

A GUNMAN suspected of shooting six people dead in the western Russian city of Belgorod has been captured after a massive manhunt last more than 24 hours, police say. Convicted criminal Sergei Pomazun, 31, was shown on television pinned down by...

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China bird flu spreads to new province

CHINA says the H7N9 bird flu has spread to a new area as it confirmed the first case in the eastern province of Shandong in an outbreak which has so far killed 22 people. Since China announced on March 31 that the virus had been discovered in...

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EU plan to buy rebel oil aggressive: Syria

A EUROPEAN Union plan to buy oil from rebel-held areas of Syria is illegal and an "act of aggression," the Syrian foreign ministry has warned in letters to the United Nations. "In an unprecedented decision that contradicts international law and...

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Two Iraq ministers quit after deadly clash

TWO Sunni members of the Iraqi cabinet have resigned after security forces moved in against Sunni protesters in the north of the country, sparking clashes that left dozens dead, officials say. "The minister of education, Mohammed Ali Tamim,...

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UN atomic agency, Iran to meet May 15

THE UN atomic agency says it will hold a new round of talks with Iran on May 15 in Vienna on suspected nuclear bomb-making efforts by Tehran. "The Agency and Iran have agreed to hold further talks in Vienna on 15 May," International Atomic Energy...

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Inflation expected to stay benign

INFLATION figures to be released on Wednesday are expected to be low enough to allow for more interest rate cuts. The consumer price index, the key measure of inflation, is expected to rise by 0.6 per cent in the first three months of 2013 for...

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BBC urged to remove Gill sculpture

THE BBC has been urged to remove a figure of a naked boy, sculpted by a British man who sexually abused two of his daughters, from the front of its headquarters Broadcasting House. The carvings of a man and a naked child were the creation of Eric...

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Spanish minister sees deeper contraction

SPAIN'S economy will shrink by between 1.0 per cent and 1.5 per cent this year, Economy Minister Luis de Guindos has revealed in an interview in the Wall Street Journal. The prediction revises the government's official forecast of a 0.5 per...

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French Polynesia votes for veteran

GASTON Flosse, the 81-year-old veteran of French Polynesian politics, topped the polls in the first round of a vote that will determine who next governs the Pacific paradise. The French territory, which enjoys a high degree of autonomy, has...

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More funding for Somme remembrance trail

AUSTRALIA will help fund new memorial facilities and walking trails in Somme to highlight one of the nation's greatest military achievements in World War I. Veterans Affairs Minister Warren Snowdon announced in Paris on Monday an initial 200,000...

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US airport delays as budget cuts hit

SOME US airports are experiencing significant flight delays in the wake of US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) furloughs due to budget cuts that are forcing staffing cutbacks. In addition to some wind-related delays, New York's La Guardia...

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ANZ ranks lowest for business customers

THE Commonwealth and Westpac rank highest for customer satisfaction among the big four banks, while ANZ and National Australia Banks are still languishing. A monthly survey of satisfaction among the big four's business customers shows the Commonwealth...

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Vic family violence 'worse than feared'

THE scale of domestic violence in Victoria is worse than imagined, police Chief Commissioner Ken Lay says. Some 51,000 family violence incidents were recorded in 2011-12, but Mr Lay says he expects the figure to rise above 60,00 this financial...

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NSW prison staff win on back pay

HUNDREDS of NSW prison workers will share in thousands of dollars in back pay after the Industrial Relations Commissions found they were owed money. In a statement, the Health Services Union (HSU) said around 250 of its members would share in...

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Abbott's hit on retail workers' super

KITCHEN hands, hospitality workers, retail staff and cleaners are among those that will be hardest hit by the coalition's plan to scrap the low-income superannuation tax offset, Superannuation Minister Bill Shorten says. Mr Shorten said the...

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Brazil police jailed for prison 'massacre'

TWENTY-THREE Brazilian military police officers have been sentenced to 156 years in jail each for their role in the killing of 111 inmates during Brazil's deadliest prison uprising in 1992. The 23 were among 26 officers on trial before the Sao...

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