Pakistan suicide attack toll passes 50

Twin suicide attacks have rocked a busy marketplace in Pakistan, killing at least 41 people. Source: AAP THE death toll from twin suicide attacks at a busy marketplace in northwest Pakistan has risen to 51, officials say. The Friday attacks...

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Lorde replaces Frank Ocean at Splendour

Splendour in the Grass have asked NZ Lorde to jump in after headlining act Frank Ocean pulled out. Source: AAP NEW Zealand teenager Lorde has been handed the break of her life after promoters of Splendour in the Grass asked her to step in...

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Korean veteran remembers mate's snoring

Fifteen Australian war veterans who fought in Korea have returned to mark the 60th anniversary. Source: AAP RETURNING to Korea 60 years after fighting in the war has stirred up unexpected memories for Bill Monaghan. During the Korean War,...

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Albo calls for patience on poll date

The Deputy Prime Minister has called for people to be patient about the federal poll date. Source: AAP DEPUTY Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says no one in the Rudd government has a "rush to the polls mentality" but it will be before or...

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Abducted NSW baby handed in to police

A Sydney man who threatened his ex-girlfriend and abducted his eight-month-old remains on the run. Source: AAP MISSING baby Zhaiden Mifsud has been handed in to a Sydney police station after his father abducted him at knifepoint. Police...

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Talks on joint Korean industrial park fail

Talks between North and South Korea on reopening their joint industrial estate at Kaesong failed. Source: AAP NORTH Korea has blasted South Korea's "arrogant" attitude after talks on salvaging the jointly-run Kaesong industrial zone collapsed,...

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Workers blockade Vic pier over sackings

ABOUT 100 dock workers and supporters are blockading the Spirit of Tasmania in Melbourne to protest against staff sackings. The protesters are stopping freight trucks loading cargo onto the Spirit of Tasmania, which is due to depart Melbourne's...

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Video claims to show plastic iPhone

A YOUTUBE video claims to show the prototype for a plastic, low-cost iPhone obtained by a Melbourne blogger. The six-minute video shows a rounded white plastic shell which resembles the iPhone 3 and is slightly thicker and wider than the iPhone...

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Unilever first-half net profit rises 13%

UNILEVER, the maker of products including Lipton tea, Ben & Jerry's ice cream and Axe deodorants, says its first-half net profit for 2013 rose 13 per cent compared with the same period last year to 2.7 billion euros ($A3.92 billion), despite tough...

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Thomson lawyer seeks damages from Labor

The lawyer for federal MP Craig Thomson (pic) claims NSW Labor promised him$35,000 in legal fees. Source: AAP THE lawyer for federal MP Craig Thomson is seeking $35,000 in legal fees he claims NSW Labor promised him. Lawyer Chris McArdle...

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Chinese man kills toddler in parking row

A CHINESE man threw a two-year-old girl to the ground, killing her, after her mother apparently refused to make way for him to park his car, state media reports. The man, identified only by his surname Han, wanted to park by a bus stop in Beijing...

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NSW sells Delta power stations for $160m

THE NSW government has sold off two power stations to one of Australia's biggest energy companies, stoking fears the state is moving towards full electricity privatisation. EnergyAustralia has bought Mt Piper and Wallerawang power stations from...

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Qld fears TB epidemic from PNG

Queensland's health minister says the state is wearing a big bill to treat sick Papua New Guineans. Source: AAP PAPUA New Guineans are being turned away from the Torres Strait Islands over fears they're spreading a deadly disease, which has...

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Natural gas well off US coast catches fire

A FEDERAL official has confirmed that a fire has broken out on a blown-out Gulf of Mexico gas well. Eileen Angelico of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement confirmed that the evacuated rig caught fire late on Tuesday. There were...

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Tokyo stocks end 0.32% lower

TOKYO shares have closed 0.32 per cent lower after US stocks ended mixed in a market that traders said looked overheated. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index on Wednesday fell 47.23 points to 14,731.28, while the Topix index of all first-section shares...

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Atlas Iron targets production increase

ATLAS Iron increased shipping volumes 16 per cent during the June quarter and expects to lift production further this financial year. The Perth-based miner says it shipped 2.2 million tonnes of iron ore during the June quarter, up 16 per cent...

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Rudd clearing the decks after caucus meet

Labor caucus members are gathering in Sydney to discuss the new hardline stance on asylum seekers. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has crossed another item off his pre-election to do list after caucus endorsed internal reforms before...

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No heart in PNG plan, says Tassie bishop

A SENIOR Anglican bishop who told the prime minister "Jesus weeps" over the PNG asylum seeker plan says Australia has lost its heart. The bishop of Tasmania, John Harrower, took to Twitter to compare Australia with biblical Jerusalem - wealthy...

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Bodies of three women found in US

Searchers rummaging through vacant houses in Ohio where three bodies were found may find more. Source: AAP THE bodies of three women wrapped in plastic bags have been discovered in a midwestern US suburb and the search is on for more victims,...

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Assault on Iraq jails kills at least 12

GUNMEN attacked two Iraqi jails in a bid to free prisoners, killing at least 12 security force members in fierce clashes that raged all night, officials say. The co-ordinated attacks on the prisons of Taji, north of Baghdad, and Abu Ghraib, west...

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