Saudi man dies of MERS virus: ministry

A SAUDI man has died of the coronavirus MERS and another has contracted the virus, the health ministry says, bringing the kingdom's deaths from the virus to 39. The man, who had previously been diagnosed with the SARS-like virus, died in the...

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3 Swiss found dead with wreckage of plane

A WILDLIFE official says three Swiss nationals have been found dead along with the wreckage of their plane that went missing in Kenya. Paul Mbugua, the spokesman of the Kenya Wildlife Service, said on Saturday a KWS helicopter pilot involved...

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Bomber kills one in Somali hospital

A SOMALI police officer says a suicide car bomber has detonated explosives outside a Turkish hospital in Mogadishu killing at least one person and himself and wounding three others. Mohammed Abdi said on Saturday the bomber drove a mini-van...

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Pope calls for dialogue to resolve Brazil

POPE Francis has told Brazil's political elite that "constructive dialogue" is needed to confront the country's social turmoil. In a speech to political, religious and civil society leaders on Saturday, Francis said "constructive dialogue ......

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Military judge deliberates in Manning case

A US military judge has begun deciding the fate of Army soldier Bradley Manning, who could face life in prison for giving thousands of pieces of classified military and diplomatic information to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks in one of the largest...

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I would not worship a homophobic God: Tutu

SOUTH African peace icon Desmond Tutu says he would rather go to hell than worship a homophobic God, likening the fight against gay prejudice to the anti-apartheid struggle. "I would refuse to go to a homophobic heaven. No, I would say sorry,...

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Putin 'catches 21 kilo pike' on day off

PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin has landed a pike weighing 21 kilos on a recent weekend trip to Siberia, the Kremlin says, in the latest leisure stunt by the Russian strongman. The Kremlin said that Putin was joined on the trip by Prime Minister Dmitry...

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Suicide bomber kills anti-Taliban leader

A SUICIDE bomber on a motorcycle has struck a busy marketplace in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least seven people including an anti-Taliban militia leader, officials say. The attack, which took place in the Qarabagh district of the insurgency-wracked...

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Cleveland kidnapper to avoid death penalty

A MAN accused of holding three women captive in his home for about a decade has pleaded guilty in a deal to avoid the death penalty. Ariel Castro entered the plea on Friday. In exchange, prosecutors are recommending the 53-year-old Castro be...

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Obese US inmate spared from execution dies

AN inmate whose 204-kilogram weight became an issue in his death penalty case has died seven months after being granted clemency. Ronald Post died on Thursday morning at a prison hospital where he'd been treated on and off since 2011, a state...

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Facebook surges on mobile ad results

SHARES of social networking giant Facebook have vaulted more than 25 per cent in early trading following a surprisingly good earnings report. Facebook shares were up 26.0 per cent to $33.39 at 1354 GMT on Thursday (2354 AEST), the highest level...

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Top Tunisian opposition figure shot dead

A LEADING opposition figure and critic of Tunisia's ruling Islamists, Mohamed Brahmi, has been shot dead outside his home near the capital, in the second such assassination this year. The murder by unknown gunmen sparked angry street protests...

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Video captures moment of Spain train crash

A VIDEO has been released showing the exact moment a train derailed in northeastern Spain, killing 80 people. The video, which lasts just 10 seconds, shows the train negotiating a curve in the track before a number of carriages in the middle...

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US durable goods orders jump

NEW orders for big-ticket US manufactured goods rose 4.2 per cent in June, led by demand for aircraft. Orders for durable goods, long-lasting manufactured products, rose to $US244.5 billion ($A268 billion), an increase of $US9.9 billion from...

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Speed examined in horror Spain train crash

THE driver of a Spanish high-speed train that derailed, killing at least 80 people, has been named as a suspect in one of Europe's worst rail accidents. A court in Santiago de Compostela ordered police to question Francisco Jose Garzon, 52, who...

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Renegade hippo captured in Cape Town

A ROAMING hippo that set up home in a Cape Town sewage plant last year has been caught and shipped to a game reserve. The young male had eluded capture after spending a few weeks in a suburban recreational lake, popping up in gardens and on...

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$1 mil worth of cannabis seized in Sydney

MORE than $1 million worth of cannabis has been seized by police during a raid in Sydney's southwest. Officers found the 360 plants along with hydroponic growing equipment while searching a house in Punchbowl on Wednesday morning. Light bulbs,...

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Sydney expensive, Luanda tops the lot

EXPATS may think it breaks the bank to live in Sydney, but spare a thought for those living in Angola's capital. Luanda has regained the top spot in an annual survey of the most expensive cities for expatriates, with Sydney coming in at number...

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World's top shoe owner 'murdered'

A WOMAN who had world's biggest collection of shoes has been found dead in her backyard pool in suspicious circumstances. Her ex-boyfriend had been arrested on charges of murder, according to reports in the US media. The Riverside Press Democrat...

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Pope decries money 'idol'

POPE Francis has led his first mass since returning to his native Latin America, warning the faithful against "ephemeral idols" like money and power at Brazil's most revered shrine. Some 200,000 pilgrims who braved rain and cold cheered when the...

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Afghanistan dominates Biden talks in India

US Vice President Joe Biden has held talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as he sought to calm fears over the exit of US troops from Afghanistan and capitalise on growing investment opportunities. Biden also met President Pranab Mukherjee...

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Pakistan takes 'immoral' condom ad off air

PAKISTAN'S media regulator has pulled the plug on a condom commercial starring one of the country's best known female stars, calling it "immoral", after public complaints. The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) wrote to broadcasters...

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French mayor under fire over Roma remark

FRANCE'S interior minister has called for a lawmaker to be "severely punished" after a journalist recorded him allegedly saying that Hitler may not have killed enough Roma. Gilles Bourdouleix, a lawmaker and mayor of the western town of Cholet,...

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Sinai attacks kill two Egyptian soldiers

GUNMEN have killed two Egyptian soldiers and a policeman in three separate attacks in the restive Sinai peninsula bordering Israel, security and medical sources say. In the town of El-Arish on Sunday unidentified assailants shot dead one soldier...

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Rebels kill 21 Soldiers In Colombia

AT least 17 soldiers have been killed in an ambush staged by FARC rebels in Colombia's Arauca province bordering Venezuela, media reports say. Four other soldiers died in fighting with the guerrilla group in the southern province of Caqueta,...

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Shots fired at NSW Central Coast house

SHOTS have been fired into a house on the NSW Central Coast and an improvised explosive device has been left near a car on the property, police say. It's believed two shots were fired from a car, hitting the garage door of the house at Ettalong...

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Six injured in Mexico oil pipeline blast

AN oil pipeline has exploded in a rural area in central Mexico, igniting a huge blaze in which six people were injured, the state oil company says. Petroleos de Mexico said on its Twitter account that Sunday's blast appeared to have been caused...

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Fire damages Paris office of Femen

A PRE-DAWN fire has damaged the Paris office of the radical topless feminist group Femen in what police are treating as an accident. But the group called it a "disturbing coincidence", noting that the Paris branch, headquartered in a working-class...

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