Merkel raises rights questions with Putin

THE German and Russian leaders have sparred over human rights questions during a summit in Moscow, as companies from the two powers signed major business deals. German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticised Russia's jailing of three female members...

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Four killed, 17 hurt in US train crash

AT least four people have died and 17 were injured when a freight train crashed into a parade float carrying wounded US war veterans in the West Texas city of Midland. The crash happened at a rail crossing as a truck carrying the float was on...

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Greens want new EIS for Olympic Dam

THE Greens say BHP Billiton must be made to prepare a new environmental impact statement (EIS) after indicating new technologies may be used to expand the Olympic Dam Mine in South Australia. The company had environmental approvals from both...

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Qld CMC can intervene in police discipline

A WATERSHED legal ruling has given Queensland's crime watchdog the authority to intervene if it considers police have not been properly punished by internal discipline. The Court of Appeal in Brisbane on Friday upheld an appeal by the Crime...

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What the royals nearly ate in New Zealand

THE Duchess of Cornwall's taste buds were tempted by an unusual snack in a small New Zealand town - a curly deep fried potato. The vegetable is usually sliced or chopped before being cooked but this spud was ingeniously cut into a spiral and...

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High security as India firebrand falls ill

Bal Thackeray, the founder of right-wing Indian Hindu party Shiv Sena, is reportedly critically ill. Source: AAP MUMBAI police have stepped as firebrand politician Bal Thackeray was reported in a "very critical" condition at his home in the...

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Body found floating on NSW south coast

THE body of an 82-year-old man has been found floating face-down near a tinny on the NSW south coast in what police are describing as "a boating tragedy". The man's body was found at about 6.15am (AEDT) on Wednesday near an eight-foot tinny...

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Nuclear might be an option: Ferguson

Energy Minister Martin Ferguson says Australia may have to debate the merits of nuclear power. Source: AAP AUSTRALIA will have to seriously consider nuclear power as an option if there is no breakthrough on baseload clean energy, Energy Minister...

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Murder accused tried to get a gun: court

A WOMAN accused of murdering her lesbian lover's partner told a friend, "He will kill me or I will kill him," a Sydney jury has heard. Tanya Louise Lane also asked another friend if he could get her a gun, the Supreme Court in Sydney was told...

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$A drifts lower on quiet day

THE Australian dollar has followed major currencies lower in a quiet day of trading. At 1700 AEDT on Tuesday, the currency was trading at 104.07 US cents, down from 104.17 cents on Monday. Easy Forex senior currency dealer Francisco Solar said...

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NZ shares rise towards five-year high

NEW Zealand shares rose, nudging the NZX 50 Index back toward the five-year high charted last month, as Australian interest drove Xero to a record and Fletcher Building gained after agreeing to buy a laminated panels business in India. The NZX...

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Coalition would support sex abuse inquiry

THE coalition would support a wide-ranging royal commission into the sexual abuse of children, federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says. But he says such an investigation should not be limited to one institution. Federal Labor backbenchers,...

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Victims testify about Afghan massacre

STORIES of the massacre came one by one over a live video link from Afghanistan into a military courtroom outside Seattle: torched bodies, a son finding his wounded father, boys cowering behind a curtain while others screamed "We are children! We...

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More than 100 firefighters battle SA blaze

Fire crews in SA have issued an emergency warning about a serious scrub fire burning out of control. Source: AAP MORE than 100 firefighters and three aerial water bombers are battling an out-of-control bushfire near Port Lincoln in South...

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