Aust must lead way against shark fin trade

CONSERVATIONISTS are calling on Australia to take a stand to protect several shark species threatened by the multi-million dollar shark fin trade to Asia, especially China. The call comes as delegates of 178 nations meet on Sunday at the United...

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Myanmar media clampdown criticised

MEDIA groups in Myanmar (Burma) have reacted with dismay over a proposed law to regulate the press that has raised fears the government could be rolling back on promises to loosen its grip on the long-shackled industry. The printing and publishing...

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Flooding prompts Lockyer Valley alert

AN emergency alert has been issued for the Lockyer Valley region, west of Brisbane, with residents told to evacuate if needed. The Lockyer Valley regional council issued the alert on Saturday night. The council has advised that flooding is...

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Two dead, three critical in road crashes

TWO people are dead and three are fighting for their lives following separate crashes in NSW. A woman in her 20s died during a single-car crash near Dorrigo in northern NSW just before 2pm (AEDT) on Saturday. The driver, a woman in her late...

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Pistorius was an avid gun collector

IN his Olympic year, Oscar Pistorius steadily became an avid firearms collector, joining a gun-collecting club and purchasing a collection of firearms that included a .500 Magnum pistol dubbed by its manufacturer as "the most powerful production revolver...

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Cardinals look to elect new pope

Swiss Guards shut the giant wooden doors of Benedict XVI's temporary residence, the Castel Gandolfo. Source: AAP CATHOLIC cardinals from around the world began preparing for a conclave to elect a new pope, a day after Benedict XVI became the...

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WA bushfire still a threat to lives, homes

HOMES in Perth's semi-rural northeast remain under threat as more than 200 firefighters battle a bushfire raging through the difficult terrain. They've made good progress tackling the blaze near Shady Hills in Bullsbrook, and with the exception...

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Gonski appointed to SingTel board

FUTURE Fund chairman David Gonski has been appointed to the board of Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel). SingTel is the parent of Australian telco Optus. The announcement of the appointment of the prominent Sydney-based businessman and...

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Prof welcomes overturned murder conviction

A 30-YEAR-OLD murder conviction has been overturned by Western Australia's Court of Appeal on the back of Nobel Prize-winning ulcer research by Perth-based scientist Barry Marshall. Chris von Deutschburg was a teenager in 1983 when convicted of...

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US sailors jailed for Okinawa rape

TWO US sailors who raped a Japanese woman in Okinawa last October were jailed on Friday for a crime that reignited long-smouldering anger against the American military in Japan. The Naha District Court in Okinawa said Seaman Christopher Browning,...

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Slovenia government falls

Slovenian PM Janez Jansa's year-old centre-right government has fallen in a no-confidence motion. Source: AAP SLOVENIAN Prime Minister Janez Jansa's year-old centre-right government has fallen in a no-confidence motion following weeks of political...

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Ex-cyclone Rusty causes Pilbara flooding

Tropical Cyclone Rusty has put new areas on red alert as it moves inland from WA's Pilbara coast. Source: AAP THE remnants of tropical cyclone Rusty are causing major flooding in the Pilbara catchment areas and river levels are expected to...

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Spain's Bankia posts $A24.57bn loss

Bailed-out Spanish banking giant Bankia suffered a loss of $A24.57 billion in 2012. Source: AAP BAILED-OUT Spanish banking giant Bankia suffered a loss of 19 billion euros ($A24.57 billion) in 2012, it said in an earnings statement. Bankia,...

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Bangladesh Islamist sentenced to death

A SPECIAL Bangladeshi court sentenced a senior Islamist opposition official to death for crimes including murder, rape and religious persecution during the 1971 liberation war against Pakistan. Delwar Hossain Sayedee, the vice-president of the...

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Spain's recession deepens

SPAIN'S economy sank deeper into recession in the fourth quarter of last year as high unemployment and biting austerity measures prompted households to slash spending, official data showed Thursday. The eurozone's fourth largest economy shrank...

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EU hammers Jerusalem settlement policy

ISRAEL'S construction in east Jerusalem is a deliberate strategy to prevent the city from becoming capital of two states, an internal EU report has found. In its Jerusalem Report 2012, a copy of which was seen by AFP, the European Union said Jewish...

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Australians deserve info on Zygier: Carr

FOREIGN Minister Bob Carr says he still doesn't know what Melbourne man and suspected Mossad spy Ben Zygier was doing in Israel. Senator Carr is waiting for a report from his department about its handling of the Zygier case. The minister says...

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Iran hails 'more realistic' nuclear talks

SATELLITE images show Iran's Arak heavy-water plan is operational, raising fears that it is trying to produce plutonium for a nuclear bomb, Britain's Daily Telegraph reports. The newspaper on Tuesday published images on its website which appear...

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Taliban suicide bomber targets Kabul army

Six people have been wounded in a suicide bomb attack on a Afghan military bus in Kabul. Source: AAP A TALIBAN suicide bomber has attacked a bus carrying Afghan army personnel in Kabul, wounding 10 people and highlighting a growing trend of...

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We were sidelined in compo leaflet: unions

UNIONS have been deliberately sidelined in new leaflets prepared by WorkCover NSW, the state's peak union body says. Unions NSW secretary Mark Lennon said it was concerning that a new fact sheet advising sick and injured workers on how to make...

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Govt urged to act after four Qld deaths

FOUR Aboriginal people suffering kidney disease have died in Townsville following cuts to health transport services for renal dialysis patients, the Senate has been told. The Newman state government slashed a taxi subsidies program in May last...

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Sembawang hints at new tilt for Macmahon

JILTED takeover suitor Sembawang has indicated it may make another tilt for Macmahon Holdings even though its construction arm is to be sold to Leighton Holdings. Macmahon's shareholders on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a deal to sell the company's...

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Missing Jayden to rejoin family

AN intellectually disabled boy who went missing with a mate in Sydney's southwest has been found safe and sound. Jayden Patterson, 13, and his 11-year-old friend prompted a major search when they skipped school at Warwick Farm on Monday morning....

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Gympie flood peak revised up

Gympie's expected flood peak has been revised up to 19 metres, placing extra businesses at risk. Source: AAP GYMPIE'S expected flood peak has been revised up by a metre, placing extra businesses and several homes in the southeast Queensland...

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Asylum seeker charged with sexual assault

A SRI Lankan asylum seeker has been charged with indecently assaulting a 20-year-old student at Macquarie University in the city's north. The 21-year-old was arrested on Tuesday over the alleged sexual assault at the university on February 21....

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Iran scoffs at Oscar-winning Argo

IRAN'S state TV has dismissed the Oscar-winning film Argo as an "advertisement for the CIA" and some Iranians called the award a political statement by America for its unflattering portrayal of the aftermath of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. And...

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China affirms goal of Taiwan unification

CHINESE leader Xi Jinping has reaffirmed China's desire to bring Taiwan under its control in a meeting with the honorary head of the island's ruling party. Xi's meeting on Monday with Nationalist Party honorary chairman Lien Chan was viewed...

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Qantas director quits amid Italian probe

QANTAS director Corinne Namblard has resigned from the airline's board after becoming caught up in an Italian corruption investigation. Ms Namblard denies any wrongdoing in relation to the investigation into the privatisation of Siena airport,...

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Hutchison loss widens as customers flee

HUTCHISON Telecommunications (Australia) has widened its full year loss to almost $400 million as nearly half a million customers abandoned its poorly performing joint venture network. However, the beleaguered telecommunications company expects...

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Israel, US successfully test anti-missile

A JOINT exercise with US forces has successfully tested the Arrow anti-missile system for the first time, Israel's Defence Ministry says. The system is meant to defend Israel from the threat of an Iranian strike. The ministry said Monday's...

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Centre-left are favourites as Italy votes

ITALIANS fed up with austerity went to the polls on Sunday in elections likely to be won by the centre-left, as Europe held its breath for signs of fresh instability in the eurozone's third largest economy. The elections are Italy's first since...

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WA nurses accept 14 per cent pay rise

NURSES have accepted an in-principle offer of a 14 per cent pay increase over three years from the West Australian government, putting an end to bed closures and further strike action. But under the agreement, there will be no changes to their...

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Iraqi president communicating after stroke

A DOCTOR who oversees Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's medical care says the president is able to speak and understand people around him as he recovers from a stroke he suffered over two months ago. In an interview on Sunday Dr Najmaldin Karim...

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Fire in Sydney store suspicious: police

POLICE say a fire in a home decorator store in Sydney's northwest was deliberately lit and are urging witnesses who may have seen suspicious activity to contact them. Emergency services were called to Victoria Avenue in Castle Hill at about...

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'Sex stimulant' found in Pistorius home

A SUBSTANCE found in star athlete Oscar Pistorius' home during a search by police investigating the killing of his girlfriend is a herbal sexual stimulant, a South African newspaper reported. The prosecution said during Pistorius' bail hearing...

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