US condemns Ankara embassy bombing

The US has condemned the suicide bombing outside its Ankara embassy, calling it an "act of terror". Source: AAP THE White House has condemned a suicide bombing outside the US embassy in Ankara as a "terrorist attack", but said it did not...

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High-level security talks begin in Germany

High-level officials have begun security talks in Germany with Syria, Mali and Iran on the agenda. Source: AAP HIGH-LEVEL officials, diplomats, ministers and top military brass have kicked off three days of talks at the Munich Security Conference...

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Taliban attack on Pakistan checkpost

Suicide bombers have attacked a military checkpost in Pakistan, killing 8 people, officials say. Source: AAP SUICIDE bombers attacked a military checkpost in Pakistan's troubled northwest, killing six soldiers and two civilians, officials...

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Suicide bomber hits US embassy in Turkey

A guard has died after a suicide bomber attacked the US embassy in the Turkish capital, police say. Source: AAP A SUICIDE bomber suspected to be a militant from an outlawed leftwing group blew himself up at the US embassy in Ankara, killing...

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Suicide bomber hits US embassy in Turkey

A guard has died after a suicide bomber attacked the US embassy in the Turkish capital, police say. Source: AAP A SUICIDE bomber suspected to be a militant from an outlawed leftwing group blew himself up at the US embassy in Ankara, killing...

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US condemns Ankara embassy bombing

The US has condemned the suicide bombing outside its Ankara embassy, calling it an "act of terror". Source: AAP THE White House has condemned a suicide bombing outside the US embassy in Ankara as a "terrorist attack", but said it did not...

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Taliban attack on Pakistan checkpost

Suicide bombers have attacked a military checkpost in Pakistan, killing 8 people, officials say. Source: AAP SUICIDE bombers attacked a military checkpost in Pakistan's troubled northwest, killing six soldiers and two civilians, officials...

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High-level security talks begin in Germany

High-level officials have begun security talks in Germany with Syria, Mali and Iran on the agenda. Source: AAP HIGH-LEVEL officials, diplomats, ministers and top military brass have kicked off three days of talks at the Munich Security Conference...

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Qld's beef capital counting flood cost

AS the Fitzroy River peaked on Friday in the beef capital of Australia, cattle farmers upstream were counting the cost as water levels gradually receded. Beef cattle producers - already battling an outbreak of Bovine Johne's Disease - are now...

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Govt moves to protect reef heritage status

THE federal government is beefing up protection of the Great Barrier Reef to prevent the United Nations from stripping it of its world heritage status. But that's failed to please green groups, which protested in most Australian capital cities...

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Huge crowds mourn Cambodia's beloved king

Cambodians have gathered for the start of a lavish funeral for revered former king Norodom Sihanouk. Source: AAP A SEA of mourners filled the streets of the Cambodian capital Friday for a lavish funeral for revered former king Norodom Sihanouk,...

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Panasonic posts $A6.5bn loss

PANASONIC said it lost about $US6.77 billion ($A6.52 billion) in the nine months to December and was on track to lose a whopping $A8 billion. The struggling electronics giant's nine-month net loss, revealed on Friday, nearly doubled its year earlier...

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Deutsche Bank loses 2.15bn euros in Q4

DEUTSCHE Bank is reporting a 2.15 billion-euro ($A2.82 billion) loss for the fourth quarter because of asset writedowns and lawsuit expenses. The bank wrote off the value of investments and businesses it owns as it reshapes its business to meet...

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ANA's nine-month net profit surges

JAPAN'S All Nippon Airways (ANA) says net profit in the nine months to December soared 54.6 per cent and said it would keep its annual profit forecast, despite its Dreamliner woes. Net profit came to Y52 billion ($A549.89 million) on solid business...

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ERA says uranium sector remains challening

ERA says the uranium market remains challenging, after the miner widened its annual net loss to $219 million amid declining world prices for the commodity for most of the year. This compared with a net loss of $154 million for the year to December...

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Hastie creditors vote to liquidate

CREDITORS of collapsed engineering conglomerate Hastie Group have unanimously voted for all 42 of the company's subsidiaries to be placed into liquidation. Liquidator PPB Advisory said the creditors voted at a number of meetings across the country...

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Elderly brought out of digital dark ages

The NSW government and Telstra have partnered to bring technology education programs to seniors. Source: AAP MORE than 1.3 million seniors, including those in regional NSW, will get help to become familiar with computer and internet technology....

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Senator wants disaster insurance scheme

SA Independent Nick Xenophon will push for the introduction of a natural disaster insurance scheme. Source: AAP INDEPENDENT senator Nick Xenophon has called for the introduction of a federal natural disaster insurance scheme in the wake of...

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Bollywood star defends Muslim comments

BOLLYWOOD superstar Shah Rukh Khan insists he is "safe and happy" in India in a bid to end a controversy sparked by an article he wrote on being Muslim in the Hindu-majority country. The piece led Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik to...

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Wesfarmers sales up, record Xmas numbers

Wesfarmers lifted sales in all its retail businesses in the first half of the financial year. Source: AAP WESFARMERS lifted its first half sales across all retail divisions as customers flocked to its stores in record numbers over the Christmas...

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Gays who come out are less stressed: study

GAYS and lesbians who come out about their sexual orientation are less stressed than those who remain in the closet, and are often more relaxed than heterosexuals, according to a study. Researchers affiliated with the University of Montreal,...

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Too soon to assess flood damage to crops

WHILE it is too early to assess the impact flooding and storms in northern NSW and Queensland will have on the cost of food, consumers were not expected to be hit with massive price hikes. Bundaberg Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (BFVGA)...

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$A higher on business optimism

THE Australian dollar is slightly higher following an optimistic business survey. At 1700 AEDT on Tuesday, the Australian dollar was trading at 104.52 US cents, up from 104.49 US cents on Friday. Since 0700 AEDT, the local currency traded between...

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Django blitzes Aussie box office

Django Unchained has pulled in $3.802m on its opening weekend to top the Australian box office. Source: AAP DJANGO Unchained has toppled Ang Lee's Life of Pi from the top of the Australian box office, the latest Quentin Tarantino movie pulling...

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Mild weather reduces Vic bushfire threat

MILDER weather has allowed Victorian firefighters to strengthen bushfire containment lines, as Prime Minister Julia Gillard visited fire-affected towns in the state's east. A watch-and-act warning remains in place for a 1600-hectare fire burning...

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Bangladesh Islamists attack police

HUNDREDS of supporters of Bangladesh's main Islamist party have attacked police in a busy commercial district in the nation's capital. Dhaka Metropolitan police official Abul Hossain said the activists of the Jamaat-e-Islami party beat police...

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Two WA bushfires threatening homes

Homes and lives are under threat from two out of control bushfires burning in WA, authorities say. Source: AAP HOMES and lives are under threat from two bushfires burning in Western Australia. A watch and act alert has been issued for people...

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Winds and more rain roar towards Sydney

GALES and heavy rainfall will pound the NSW coast as far south as Sydney and the Illawarra region, possibly causing seawater flooding, forecasters say. Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Julie Evans said the heaviest rainfall from ex-cyclone Oswald...

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Severe weather warnings issued for NSW

A severe weather warning has been issued in northern NSW as ex-tropical cyclone Oswald moves south. Source: AAP AROUND 500 people have been isolated by flood waters in northern NSW, as people in the south of the state are told to prepare for...

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Brisbane expected to flood

FORECASTERS expect minor floods in the Brisbane and Bremer rivers, but Queensland premier Campbell Newman says it will be nothing like what happened in 2011. If current projections play out, 3600 residential properties will be affected in Brisbane,...

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Fire bears down on Boho, Victoria

A LARGE, fast moving out-of-control bushfire which has burnt out 750 hectares is heading towards the community of Boho, near Benalla in northeast Victoria. The CFA says the fire, which is travelling in a northeasterly direction, is creating...

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Bushfire bears down on Vic town of Boho

Rain has slowed the progress of two major bushfires burning in eastern Victoria. Source: AAP A LARGE, fast moving out-of-control bushfire which has burnt out 750 hectares is heading towards the community of Boho, near Benalla in northeast...

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