Two dead after shooting at US hotel

A US man shot a woman then took his own life at a hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip, sending frightened patrons fleeing. The shootings happened at about 8.30pm on Friday near the high-rise Excalibur hotel's front entrance, Las Vegas Metro Police...

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Man in coma after scrap yard fire

A man is in coma with severe burns after an explosion caused a fire at a Sydney metal yard. Source: AAP A MAN has been burned across 20 per cent of his body in a fire at a scrap metal yard in southwest Sydney. The 26-year-old was operating...

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Three boats intercepted in past 24 hours

Three boats carrying more than 200 people have been intercepted off the Australian coast. Source: AAP THREE boats carrying a total of 214 people have been intercepted off Australia's north-east coast since Friday. The boats were carrying...

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Carr offers Sri Lanka $34m education aid

FOREIGN Minister Bob Carr has announced millions of dollars in aid to boost educational opportunities in Sri Lanka, hoping it will help stem the flow of illegal immigrants from the island. Carr told reporters in Colombo that $A34.35 million...

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Gunmen kill Nigeria politician: police

Gunmen on a motorcycle have shot dead a prominent lawmaker in northern Nigeria, police say. Source: AAP GUNMEN on a motorcycle have shot dead a prominent lawmaker in northern Nigeria, police say, in the latest in a series of such attacks...

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Two dead after shooting at US hotel

A US man shot a woman then took his own life at a hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip, sending frightened patrons fleeing. The shootings happened at about 8.30pm on Friday near the high-rise Excalibur hotel's front entrance, Las Vegas Metro Police...

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Man in coma after scrap yard fire

A man is in coma with severe burns after an explosion caused a fire at a Sydney metal yard. Source: AAP A MAN has been burned across 20 per cent of his body in a fire at a scrap metal yard in southwest Sydney. The 26-year-old was operating...

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Three boats intercepted in past 24 hours

Three boats carrying more than 200 people have been intercepted off the Australian coast. Source: AAP THREE boats carrying a total of 214 people have been intercepted off Australia's north-east coast since Friday. The boats were carrying...

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Carr offers Sri Lanka $34m education aid

FOREIGN Minister Bob Carr has announced millions of dollars in aid to boost educational opportunities in Sri Lanka, hoping it will help stem the flow of illegal immigrants from the island. Carr told reporters in Colombo that $A34.35 million...

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Gunmen kill Nigeria politician: police

Gunmen on a motorcycle have shot dead a prominent lawmaker in northern Nigeria, police say. Source: AAP GUNMEN on a motorcycle have shot dead a prominent lawmaker in northern Nigeria, police say, in the latest in a series of such attacks...

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Vic water usage up as restrictions ease

VICTORIANS made a splash as water restrictions were lifted, with the state's usage going up for the first time in five years, official figures show. The Essential Services Commission's (ESC) annual report, released on Friday, showed the average...

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Scrap metal yard on fire in Sydney's west

A LARGE fire has broken out at a scrap metal yard in sydney's west. A fire and rescue spokesman said six firefighting crews were sent to the scrap yard in Greenacre just after 6.30pm (AEDT) on Friday. The fire will burn for a long time time,...

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Strike likely at Fremantle port

A PLANNED strike at the busy Port of Fremantle appears likely unless there's a breakthrough over the weekend, the operator says. The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) has threatened six days of industrial action, starting at 5.30am (WST) on Monday...

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Russia develops new long-range missile

RUSSIA is developing a new intercontinental ballistic missile, the military has announced, in an apparent attempt to remind the United States of Moscow's rocket capacities. Revealing the existence of the project for the first time, rocket forces...

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Hong Kong stocks end 0.71% higher

HONG Kong shares have risen 0.71 per cent to a 16-month high following another improvement in Chinese manufacturing activity and on hopes for fresh policies to boost the mainland economy. The benchmark Hang Seng Index on Friday added 160.40 points...

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Japan scrambles jets in disputed airspace

JAPAN scrambled eight fighter jets after a Chinese state-owned plane breached its airspace for the first time, over islands at the centre of a dispute between Tokyo and Beijing. It was the first incursion by a Chinese state aircraft into Japanese...

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Ex-Thai PM Abhisit charged with murder

Ex-Thai premier Abhisit Vejjajiva is set to be charged over the deaths of 90 protesters in 2010. Source: AAP FORMER Thai prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has been charged with murder, his party says, over a civilian's death during a crackdown...

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New party? Ask my wife, Palmer says

Billionaire Clive Palmer says only his wife knows whether he'll found his own political party. Source: AAP MINING magnate Clive Palmer says only his wife knows whether he'll found his own political party. Mr Palmer suggested more than...

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European stocks steady at open

EUROPE'S main stock markets have steadied in initial deals, as investors digested new Federal Reserve monetary easing measures and a long-awaited EU deal to create a single bank supervisor. London's FTSE 100 index of top companies on Thursday...

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Rock stars shine at Sandy benefit concert

Bruce Springsteen was among the headliners at a NY concert to raise money for the victims of Sandy. Source: AAP ROCK music royalty, including the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Pink Floyd's Roger Waters and Paul McCartney, have joined in...

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Vic building permits reviewed

Thousands of Victorian building permits issued between 2009 and 2011 will be reviewed. Source: AAP THOUSANDS of building permits will be reviewed in Victoria after the ombudsman found the regulator has compromised public safety by registering...

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Dickens' cheque on display in Canberra

A cheque written by literary great Charles Dickens has been acquired by the National Library. Source: AAP A CHEQUE sent by literary great Charles Dickens to help his sons find their feet in Australia has been acquired by the National Library...

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Leveson looks at civil law and bloggers

THE man who led a major inquiry into the British media says court judgments such as name suppressions should be enforced against individual internet users as well as major media companies, or else the rule of law will be weakened. Lord Justice...

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Fire crews battle ACT apartment blaze

FIRE has engulfed a Canberra apartment block forcing 20 residents to evacuate. A blaze broke out on the second floor of an apartment block in Wattle St, Lyneham at 7pm (AEDT). Fire crews extinguished the flames and stopped it from spreading....

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North Korea successfully launches rocket

South Korea's defence ministry says North Korea has gone ahead with its planned rocket launch. Source: AAP NORTH Korea has fired a long-range rocket days before the first anniversary of its former ruler's death, magnifying the threat posed...

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Indonesia captures burqa-wearing terrorist

A CONVICTED terrorist who escaped from jail by disguising himself in a burqa has been sent back to prison after an elite anti-terror squad arrested him on a bus on Indonesia's main island of Java, police say. Roki Aprisdianto was sentenced to...

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Mali PM's resignation 'not a coup'

Mali's PM has resigned after soldiers who led a recent coup burst into his home and arrested him. Source: AAP MALIAN Prime Minister Cheick Modibo Diarra's resignation after his arrest by soldiers is not a coup and a new premier will be named...

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Abbott defends abortion drug criticism

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has defended his position on the controversial abortion drug RU486. Source: AAP OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott has defended his position on the controversial abortion drug RU486 while he was a health minister in...

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Nelson Mandela has lung infection

SOUTH Africa's former President Nelson Mandela is suffering from a recurring lung infection and is responding to treatments, the nation's presidency says. The ailing Mandela, 94, has been in 1 Military Hospital near South Africa's capital, Pretoria,...

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Carr to visit Sri Lanka this week

Foreign Minister Bob Carr will travel to Sri Lanka this week for talks on people smuggling. Source: AAP FOREIGN Minister Bob Carr will travel to Sri Lanka on Friday to discuss trade ties, tourism and efforts to disrupt people smuggling. ...

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WA inmate burned in cell fire

AN inmate has been taken to hospital suffering from burns after a fire broke out in a cell at Perth's Hakea Prison. A Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA) spokesman says four other people were treated for smoke inhalation after the fire...

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Egypt's Morsi gives police powers to army

Egypt's opposition are calling for mass street protests against President Mohammed Morsi. Source: AAP PRESIDENT Mohammed Morsi has given Egypt's army powers of arrest and ordered it to "cooperate" with police until the results of a referendum...

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Man in 60s arrested for sex offences

BRITISH detectives investigating the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal have arrested a man in his 60s, police say. The man, from London, was held at 6.45am local time on Monday on suspicion of sexual offences. He was arrested as part of Operation...

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Jakarta, Canberra to ratify rescue pact

AUSTRALIA and Indonesia will sign an agreement on Tuesday that will boost cooperation in search and rescue operations involving asylum seekers. The agreement, mooted earlier in the year in the wake of a series of incidents in which hundreds...

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European stocks slip at open

EUROPE'S main stock markets have fallen at the start of trading, with Milan's FTSE Mib index slumping 2.31 per cent to 15,336 points after Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti announced his intention to resign. Elsewhere, London's benchmark FTSE...

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Royals prank spurs Austereo crisis meeting

2Day FM's presenters behind the prank call linked to a UK nurse's death are said to be "fragile". Source: AAP MEMBERS of the board of Southern Cross Austereo have met as the global condemnation continues over radio station 2Day FM's prank phone...

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Missing Vic fishermen found

TWO missing fishermen, who launched an air and sea search in Victoria's southeast, have been turned up safe and well. The Water Police, Airwing and the Coast Guard spent all of Sunday searching for the missing pair - a 33-year-old Yarram man and...

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Operation Unite nabs more than 1000 drunks

Police across Australia have had a busy weekend after a crackdown on alcohol-related violence. Source: AAP MORE than 1000 people have been arrested by police and hundreds more charged with a variety of offences during Operation Unite, a two-day...

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Foxtel to launch new movie service

Foxtel will launch a new simplified movie service for its subscribers from next year. Source: AAP FOXTEL will launch a new simplified movie service for its subscribers from next year. The new Movies & Premium Drama package will replace...

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Egypt opposition mulls Morsi concession

Egypt's opposition has called for daily street protests to continue against President Mohamed Morsi. Source: AAP EGYPT'S main opposition considered Sunday whether to maintain mass protests against President Mohamed Morsi after the Islamist...

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