Families of US cinema dead to get compo

THE families of 12 people killed in July in a US movie cinema massacre will receive $US220,000 ($A213,976) each from a special relief fund created by private donations, the Denver Post reported. Five victims who suffered permanent brain damage...

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Ikea sorry for using East German prisoners

IKEA has admitted that political prisoners in communist East Germany were forced to make some of the Swedish home-furnishings giant's products in the 1980s and apologised. Ikea released a report by independent auditors Ernst & Young into allegations...

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Israel counts 800-plus Gaza airstrikes

ISRAEL'S military says it has struck more than 800 targets in the Gaza Strip as it expands a fierce air assault responding to rocket launches from the Palestinian territory. The military's count early on Saturday included 180 overnight airstrikes....

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China to focus on ASEAN economic ties

CHINESE Premier Wen Jiabao is to focus on economic co-operation at the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) meetings this week that will include US President Barack Obama. Vice Foreign Minister Fu Ying said on Saturday that China...

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IMF gives Australia big tick: Swan

Treasurer Wayne Swan says the IMF's growth forecast for Australia is a big tick for the economy. Source: AAP THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has given the Australian economy a "big tick" in a new assessment, Treasurer Wayne Swan says....

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Japan's parliament dissolved

Japan's PM Yoshihiko Noda has dissolved parliament paving the way for a December election. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Yoshihiko Noda has dissolved the lower house of Japan's parliament, paving the way for a general election likely to end...

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Hong Kong customs seize ivory

HONG Kong customs officers have seized a shipping container carrying more than a tonne of ivory worth around $US1.37 million ($A1.33 million), officials said. "569 pieces of ivory tusks, weighing about 1,330 kilogrammes" were seized on Thursday,...

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Heated debate ahead as Senate flies solo

HEATED debates on illegal logging, carbon tax, dental health and asylum seekers are expected as the Senate flies solo next week. Thirty bills, 29 from the government, nine of which are non-controversial, and one private member's bill from the...

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School funding laws to change in 2013

LABOR'S long-awaited school funding reform legislation will have to be changed in the new year after a funding agreement is signed. The federal government has come under fire for the legislation it plans to put to parliament in a fortnight, a...

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Japan wants improved relations with China

JAPAN says it wants to develop "mutually beneficial" relations with China's new leaders, as the two countries remain embroiled in a dispute over islands in the East China Sea. The sovereignty row is affecting the huge trade ties between the region's...

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Accused Sydney killer faces third trial

A SYDNEY jury has been told they must not draw any "adverse inference" from the fact a man accused of killing his gay lover is facing a third trial. Philip Wan Por Leung, 51, has pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter of 72-year-old Mario Guzzetti,...

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Baby had suspicious injuries: NSW inquest

THE mother of an eight-month-old baby girl who sustained "highly suspicious" and "traumatic" injuries while in the care of her nanny has wept during a Sydney inquest, telling the coroner she just wants to know what happened. Melissa Pagett told...

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Corby's year-end parole hopes dashed

Convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby's bid for early release from prison has been put on hold. Source: AAP INDONESIA has suspended parole applications by foreign prisoners, an official says, crushing the hopes of Australian drug trafficker...

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UN 'failed to protect' Sri Lanka civilians

THE United Nations failed to protect civilians in the 2009 close of Sri Lanka's civil war, says an internal review leaked to the BBC and New York Times. "Many senior UN staff simply did not perceive the prevention of killing of civilians as their...

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Toyota recalls 2.77 million vehicles

Toyota has recalled 2.77 million vehicles worldwide over steering shaft and water pump defects. Source: AAP TOYOTA Motor Corp says it's recalling 2.77 million vehicles across the world for a steering shaft defect that may result in faulty...

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Software mogul in hiding after murder

Software mogul John McAfee says he fears for his life if he hands himself in to Belize police. Source: AAP ANTI-VIRUS software pioneer John McAfee says he is moving every four hours to avoid Belizean police who want to question him about the...

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WA govt won't up payment to hostel victims

THE West Australian government has ruled out increasing an ex gratia compensation offer to a group of victims of sexual abuse at state-run hostels. Former Supreme Court justice Peter Blaxell handed down his report on the abuse in September and...

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Taser use by Qld police improving: report

A NEW report from Queensland's crime watchdog has found improvements in police use of Tasers but says some worrying practices persist. The Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) report found a decrease in the number of times police used Tasers,...

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Tokyo stocks end 0.18% lower

TOKYO stocks have closed 0.18 per cent lower as an early bargain-hunting rally fizzled and gave way to the stubbornly high yen and fears about a US budget deadlock. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Tuesday was down...

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Eric Clapton watch sells for $3.47 million

A PLATINUM wristwatch belonging to British guitarist Eric Clapton has sold for 3.4 million Swiss francs ($A3.47 million) in Geneva, auction house Christie's says. The "exceptionally rare" watch made by Patek Philippe in 1987 was snapped up by...

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Man charged over home invasion slashing

POLICE have laid more charges against a Brisbane man over a savage home invasion last month, in which an elderly woman's face was slashed open. The 72-year-old woman disturbed a burglar after he climbed through a window of her Manly home on...

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Oil Search PNG gas project costs blow out

The cost of a liquefied natural gas project in Papua New Guinea has increased to $A18.34 billion. Source: AAP OIL Search insists it will meet its funding share of the massive Papua New Guinea liquefied natural gas (PNG LNG) after costs blew...

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Man shot by police at Melbourne stadium

POLICE say they shot a man after he threatened an officer with a handgun during a confrontation in the car park of Melbourne's Etihad Stadium. The man, in his 30s, is being treated in the Royal Melbourne Hospital for gunshot wounds. Commander...

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Tokyo stocks close down 0.93%

TOKYO'S benchmark index has fallen 0.93 per cent on fears over a US budget standoff and worries about the slowing Japanese economy, while a strong yen also weighed on shares. The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Monday closed down...

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Spain bank halts evictions after suicide

The suicide of a ruined bank customer in Spain is the second in 15 days. Source: AAP A SPANISH savings bank has halted all home-owner evictions after a ruined client threw herself out a window to her death, unleashing anti-bank street protests....

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Two dead after strong Burma quake

A POWERFUL earthquake has struck Burma, reportedly leaving at least two dead and five missing, and sparking panic in the central city of Mandalay. "According to the information we have so far, two people died and three were injured because of...

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Denmark to scrap world's first fat tax

Denmark's government will scrap a fat tax it introduced a little over a year ago in a world first. Source: AAP DENMARK'S government will scrap a fat tax it introduced a little over a year ago in a world first. "The fat tax and the extension...

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Bid to highlight pregnancy depression

MORE needs to be done to spot and support women suffering with antenatal depression, according to British midwives. The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) said more attention needed to be paid to the condition, which is less known and talked about...

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