Man arrested in NSW over New York death

A FUGITIVE accused of beating to death a New York store owner and robbing him of $US32,000 has been captured in Australia after NSW police secretly took samples of his DNA from glasses and cigarettes. Abakar Gadiyev, 32, was arrested on Thursday...

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Vic rally seeks end to offshore processing

MORE than 200 people have gathered at a rally in Melbourne, calling for an end to offshore detention. Refugee activists chanted "Close Manus, close Nauru, let the refugees in" during Saturday's protest at the State Library of Victoria. The...

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Calls for more Korean family reunions

SOUTH Korea's president has proposed the rival Koreas hold reunions of Korean War-divided families on a regular basis, saying time is running out for the elderly separated by hostilities and politics. South Korea has made similar proposals in...

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Vic pilot unharmed after plane flips

A PILOT has escaped unharmed after his plane flipped over while he was making an emergency landing in a Victorian paddock. After encountering difficulties the male pilot of the light plane sought permission to land in a paddock in Lethbridge,...

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Johnston queries $50b defence budget

Defence Minister David Johnston says claims of a $50 billion defence budget in are not credible. Source: AAP AS much as he might like it to be true, Defence Minister David Johnston is sceptical about a seeing a $50 billion defence budget...

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Smokey Vic town safe, but no comparison

Victoria is asking holiday home owners to open their homes to Morwell residents affected by smoke. Source: AAP THE coalmine fire that's been blanketing Morwell in thick smoke for three weeks has no comparison, Victoria's top health officer...

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Explosion before body found in fire ground

BOMB squad officers have been drafted in to investigate after locals reported hearing an explosion before the discovery of a body amid burnt-out scrubland in suburban Perth. Police launched an investigation after human remains were found amid...

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Downer EDI settles legal claims

POTENTIAL legal action against engineering firm Downer EDI has been settled before it reached the courts. Litigation funder Bentham IMF said a conditional settlement had been reached in its claims against the company, related to Downer EDI's...

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Govt finds backing for Qantas changes

Possible changes to the Qantas Sale Act have prompted fears that jobs will go overseas. Source: AAP THE federal government has found support for allowing Qantas to be majority foreign-owned the day before the airline reveals a loss and job...

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Ex-RailCorp exec told to burn documents

Former RailCorp executive Joseph Camilleri was told to burn documents by his daughter. Source: AAP THE gambling-addict daughter of a former RailCorp executive told her father to "burn, burn, burn" documents in her room after a raid by investigators,...

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Missouri executes another prisoner

A MISSOURI inmate has been executed for abducting, raping and killing a Kansas City teenager nearly 25 years ago. Michael Taylor was lethally injected just after midnight on Wednesday. He was the fourth Missouri prisoner executed by the state...

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Tap-and-go to higher Vic crime rate

Victoria's crime rate has risen with drugs, family violence and deceptions among the causes. Source: AAP TAP-AND-GO technology is helping make credit card fraud the fastest growing area of crime in Victoria. Drugs and family violence also...

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