Beijing air pollution hazardous

AIR pollution levels in China's notoriously dirty capital have hit dangerous levels, with cloudy skies blocking out visibility and warnings issued for people to remain indoors. Local authorities have warned the severe pollution is likely to...

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NSW man dies during surf rescue

A MAN who tried to rescue four young people from the surf got into trouble himself and died. Emergency crews rushed to Patonga, on the NSW Central Coast, about 2.30pm on Saturday. The four young people, including children, were visiting from...

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Clashes 'near Damascus' after rebel gain

Syrian Rebels have taken control of a strategic airbase in north-western Syria, a watchdog says. Source: AAP SYRIAN activists say the outskirts of the capital Damascus have been rocked by clashes a day after rebels seized a key regime airbase...

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Bahrain opens probe into labor camp fire

OFFICIALS have opened an investigation into the cause of fire that killed 13 people in a labour camp in Bahrain. The official Bahrain News Agency says the public prosecutor's office is leading the probe into Friday's blaze in the capital Manama....

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Malian troops, French, reclaim ground

French soldiers have come to the aid of the Mali government against al-Qaeda-linked militants. Source: AAP MALIAN troops, backed by French aircraft, have reclaimed the central town of Kona from Islamist rebels within hours of a French intervention...

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Nastassja Kinski shocked by sister's abuse

ACTRESS Nastassja Kinski says she's proud of her half-sister Pola for coming forward with allegations that she had been repeatedly raped by their father, the late German film icon Klaus Kinski. Pola Kinski, 60, said in a magazine interview ahead...

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One Child policy creates risk-aversion

China's "One Child" policy has created a generation that is less trusting and are more risk-averse. Source: AAP CHINA'S controversial "One Child" policy produces grown-ups who lack entrepreneurial drive and the willingness to take risks, an...

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Hong Kong stocks close 0.39% lower

HONG Kong shares fell 0.39 per cent on profit-taking on Friday after the previous session's gains, with dealers unmoved by data showing Chinese inflation coming in below target in 2012. The benchmark Hang Seng Index eased 90.24 points to 23,264.07...

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China landslide kills 22, dozens buried

A LANDSLIDE in southwestern China has killed at least 22 people, including seven from one family, with some two dozen others trapped, local authorities say. The landslide on Friday buried 16 homes in the village of Gaopo in the southern province...

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Fears for Pakistan as blasts kill 125

A series of bombings have killed 115 people across Pakistan, including 81 who died in Quetta. Source: AAP EXTREMIST bomb attacks killed 125 people in one of Pakistan's deadliest days for years, raising concerns about rising violence in the...

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New 'Karachi' probe opened against Sarkozy

France's ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy is to be investigated over accusations of a breach of secrecy. Source: AAP FRENCH judges have authorised a fresh probe against ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy as part of the so-called "Karachi affair," a...

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Three Kurdish activists shot dead in Paris

THREE Kurdish women, said to include a founding member of the outlawed Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK), were shot dead in Paris in what France's interior minister dubbed an "assassination". The women were found in the early hours with gunshot wounds...

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Fire and rain hammer NZ's South Island

AT least four houses have been destroyed on the southern outskirts of Christchurch as a grass fire, fanned by strong winds, tore through hedgerows, nurseries, farm buildings and a chicken farm. Despite heavy rain around most of the South Island...

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NSW police hunt 'armed and dangerous' man

POLICE are hunting a fugitive they believe is armed and dangerous in the state's west. A search is underway for Peter James Rowley, 35, who is on the run after he evaded police about 3pm on Thursday by fleeing into bush off the Castlereagh Highway,...

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Two Swiss trains collide, 17 injured

TWO passenger trains collided at a train station in northern Switzerland during morning rush hour on Thursday, injuring at least 17 people. "At least 17 people have been injured. Nine have been hospitalised," Anja Schudela, a local police spokeswoman...

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NSW bikie associate charged with assault

A Nomads bike associate has been charged with assault after an alleged attack at a Sydney nightclub. Source: AAP AN associate of the Nomads outlaw motorcycle club has been charged with assault over an incident at a Potts Point nightclub....

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Wallan grassfire deliberately lit: Vic CFA

The CFA says a grassfire at Wallan, about 60km north of Melbourne, was probably deliberately lit. Source: AAP A GRASSFIRE in the Victorian town of Wallan was probably deliberately lit, the Country Fire Authority (CFA) says. The five-hectare...

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Fires cause $1m in NSW stock losses

BUSHFIRES caused $1 million in stock losses in NSW before the heatwave threat spread north and brought a temporary easing of furnace conditions. Authorities breathed a sigh of relief as the gravest day of fire threat in the state's history passed...

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Cat shot with arrow in WA

A YOUNG boy has found the body of a cat which had been shot with an arrow in the garden of his home at Bunbury in Western Australia. The cat was taken to a local veterinary surgery for treatment but was found to be dead on arrival. According...

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Turkey agrees on PKK peace plan: reports

THE Turkish government and jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan have agreed on a roadmap to end a three-decade-old insurgency that has claimed tens of thousands of lives, media reports say. The deal was reached during a new round of talks...

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Depardieu fails to appear in Paris court

GERARD Depardieu, embroiled in a high-profile tax row that saw the French actor take Russian nationality and angrily vow to quit France, has failed to turn up in a Paris court to face drunk-driving charges. The 64-year-old Cyrano de Bergerac,...

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US gay marriage bans before court in March

The US Supreme Court will hear arguments on March 26 and 26 on the sensitive topic of gay marriage. Source: AAP THE US Supreme Court will hear arguments on March 26 and 27 on the sensitive topic of gay marriage, one of the thorniest social...

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Eurozone unemployment hits record 11.8%

THE unemployment rate across the troubled eurozone rose to a record 11.8 per cent in November, European Union data showed on Tuesday. Up from 11.7 per cent in October, the number of people out of work in the 17-state currency area, home to some...

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12 Kurdish rebels killed in Turkey: report

TURKISH troops have killed 12 Kurdish rebels in fighting in southeast Turkey, state television says. Tuesday's fighting came despite talks between government officials and the rebels' imprisoned leader, Abdullah Ocalan, aimed at ending the 28-year-old...

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Hong Kong stocks close 0.94% lower

HONG Kong shares ended 0.94 per cent lower Tuesday, pulled down by profit-taking and falls in Chinese insurers, in line with losses on bourses across the region and on Wall Street. The benchmark Hang Seng Index fell 218.56 points to 23,111.19...

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Paradise burns in Dunalley blaze

DUNALLEY'S afternoon sky turned black. Moments later, Tony Disipio's personal "Camelot" was a paradise lost. The landscape gardener lost his home and most of his possessions when a bushfire tore through the Tasman Peninsula on Friday, leaving...

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Hong Kong stocks end flat on profit-taking

HONG Kong shares ended flat on Monday, with positive US jobs data offset by profit-taking after the index hit a 19-month high last week. The benchmark Hang Seng Index dipped 1.34 points to close at 23,329.75 on turnover of HK$81.28 billion. However...

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Barnett declines two more election debates

The WA premier (pic) has refused to hold two extra debates before the state election. Source: AAP WEST Australian Premier Colin Barnett has knocked back a challenge from Opposition leader Mark McGowan for three televised debates in the lead...

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Police arrest man after police shooting

A 24-YEAR-OLD Footscray man has been arrested after a police shooting early on Monday morning in which two officers shot at a stolen car that was speeding towards them. The drama occurred at 12.40am (AEDT) in Maribyrnong, in the inner west,...

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Indian rape case - judge closes trial

The father of the gang-rape victim has revealed his daughter's identity to a British newspaper. Source: AAP AN Indian magistrate has ruled to exclude the media from pre-trial hearings or the trial of the five men accused of raping and killing...

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Depardieu gets Russian passport

French actor Gerard Depardieu has received a Russian passport and met with President Vladimir Putin. Source: AAP FRENCH actor Gerard Depardieu has received a Russian passport and met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Putin's spokesman...

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Kuwait jails opposition tweeter

A KUWAITI court has sentenced an opposition youth to two years in jail for writing tweets deemed offensive to the ruler of the oil-rich Gulf state, a rights activist says. Rashed al-Enezi, who was in the courtroom to hear the sentence, was immediately...

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Marysville feels for Dunalley

THE residents of Marysville are feeling for people in Dunalley, the picturesque fishing village almost wiped off the map in the Tasman Peninsula bushfires. Marysville Chamber of Commerce president David Stirling told AAP that he and other town...

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Violence in Syria rages ahead of speech

FIGHTING between Syrian rebels and government forces raged across the country hours before President Bashar Assad is expected to address the nation in his first public appearance in two months, activists say. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory...

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Suicide attacks at Afghan tribal meeting

TWO suicide bombers struck a meeting of community leaders in a southern Afghan town near the border with Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least four people and wounding 15, police said. One gunman on foot opened fire on guards at the entrance of...

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