Liberal lead narrows in McEwen

The margin is tightening in the nation's closest election race in the Victorian seat of McEwen. Source: AAP THE margin is tightening in the nation's closest election race in the Victorian seat of McEwen. Liberal challenger Donna Petrovich...

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Police end Mexico City plaza occupation

Police have raided Mexico City's historic centre to remove striking teachers from Zocalo plaza. Source: AAP RIOT police have swept thousands of striking teachers out of the heart of Mexico City. The authorities used tear gas, flash grenades...

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Singer Joan Regan dies aged 85

BRITISH singer Joan Regan has died in London aged 85, the BBC reports. Regan had chart hits in the late 50s and early 60s with records including Ricochet, May You Always and If I Give My Heart To You and also had her own BBC TV series Be My...

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Qld prison stand-off ends peacefully

A 10-HOUR prison stand-off that began when two inmates scaled the roof of a Brisbane jail has ended peacefully. A spokesman for Queensland corrective services said two men who climbed onto the roof of the Brisbane Correctional Centre at Wacol...

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Bomber attacks funeral in Iraq

OFFICIALS in Iraq say a suicide bomber has attacked a funeral for members of an ethnic minority in the country, killing 11 people. Police say a suicide bomber set off an explosive belt inside a funeral held by members of Shabak minority near...

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Strauss-Kahn to be Serbia's adviser

FORMER International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who faces aggravated pimping charges in France, will serve as an economic adviser for Serbia's top officials, the Balkan country's deputy prime minister says. Aleksandar Vucic...

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Divisive Indian politician to run in 2014

INDIA'S main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has named Narendra Modi, one of the country's most divisive politicians, as its prime-ministerial candidate for the 2014 elections. Modi, 62, who heads the BJP government in the western state...

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World worst child porn suspect in custody

A MAN described by the FBI as being the largest facilitator of child porn on the planet has been remanded in custody after being refused bail for a second time. Eric Eoin Marques is wanted in the United Stated on four charges linked to website...

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Woman charged with Blue Mountains murder

A WOMAN has been charged with murder after the death of a woman in the Blue Mountains. Shortly after midday (AEST) on Friday, paramedics were called to a house at Medlow Bath after reports a woman was in cardiac arrest. Police say the 58-year-old...

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NZ internet troll faces assault sentencing

A TEENAGE internet troll is due to be sentenced for assaulting an Australian television journalist during an interview in New Zealand. Tristan Barker, son of former Split Enz drummer Michael Barker, will be sentenced in Rotorua District Court...

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Man stabbed during Sydney robbery

TWO men have been robbed and one stabbed on a busy west Sydney street. A man turned up with stab wounds to a medical centre on Haldon Street, the main shopping strip in Lakemba, on Thursday night. He was taken to St George Hospital but his...

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Obama congratulates Abbott and thanks Rudd

US President Barack Obama may have given Tony Abbott a congratulations call, but he didn't forget his fallen mate Kevin Rudd. The White House released details on Thursday of the president's call with Australian prime minister-elect Abbott, detailing...

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Deloitte buys Aussie firms for domination

EDS: Embargoed until 0100 AEST, September 12. BRISBANE, Sept 12 AAP - Multinational professional services giant Deloitte is buying up Australian software design companies in a bid to become the world's biggest business technology provider. The...

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US marks September 11 anniversary

FAMILIES of the victims of the worst terror attack in US history have gathered to mark their 12th anniversary with a moment of silence and the reading of names. The September 11, 2001 attacks in New York City and Washington killed almost 3000...

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UN Syria report expected Monday

A REPORT by UN inspectors investigating a chemical weapons attack in Syria could be released shortly, Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn says. "According to my information, the inspectors' report will come next Monday," Asselborn told...

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Blood and horror on the Black Cat track

Tour leader Christina King. In the background is the jungle area where the horror unfolded. (Digitally altered image) Source: Supplied IT was supposed to be an exhilarating trek across some of Papua New Gunea's most unforgiving terrain to visit...

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Amy Winehouse celebrated in London

IN the month she would have turned 30, Amy Winehouse is being celebrated in the London neighbourhood that was her physical and spiritual home. The diva got her start amid the pubs and music clubs of Camden, and died of accidental alcohol poisoning...

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Housing key to retail recovery: Deloitte

THE performance of the Australian housing sector will play a key role in any recovery in consumer spending and retail sales growth, an independent economic forecaster says. Deloitte Access Economics believes the election of a majority government...

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Le Vell cleared in UK child sex case

ENGLISH soap star Michael Le Vell has been cleared of child sex abuse charges and walked from court a free man. The 48-year-old actor, known as playing a mechanic on Coronation Street, maintained his innocence throughout and was acquitted on...

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Mourners urged to don colour for Tweddle

A FUNERAL service for Gary Tweddle, who died after going missing in the NSW bush, will be held in Sydney's northwest. Mr Tweddle's body was recovered in the Blue Mountains last week by police. The 23-year-old went missing from a work conference...

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