Khodorkovsky starts life as a free man

Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky has arrived in Germany after being freed from a Russian prison. Source: AAP RUSSIA'S most famous prisoner, Kremlin critic and former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, has begun life as a free man in Germany...

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Gay couples wed in Utah after ruling

A US judge has struck down Utah's same-sex marriage ban in a decision that marks a drastic shift towards gay marriage in a conservative state where the Mormon church has long been against it. Friday's decision set off an immediate frenzy as...

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Gunman had botched vasectomy: Neighbours

AUTHORITIES in the US are trying to determine whether a Northern California man's anger over complications he suffered from a 2010 surgery prompted him to go on a shooting rampage at a Nevada urologist's office, killing one doctor and critically wounding...

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NSW Police retrieve abseiler's body

An abseiler has fallen to his death and a woman has been lifted to safety in the Blue Mountains. Source: AAP A MAN who fell to his death from a Blue Mountains cliff was reportedly trying to save his girlfriend after she became tangled in...

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Attacks across Iraq leave 13 people dead

A STRING of attacks across Iraq has killed 13 people, including a senior military commander and four soldiers who died during a raid on an al-Qaeda hideout. Police officials said army Major General Mohammed al-Karawi and the four troops were killed...

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Milky Way to be mapped in 3D

The European Space Agency has launched a project set to provide the mapping of the Milky Way. Source: AAP THE European Space Agency has launched a project set to provide the first realistic three-dimensional mapping of the Milky Way. ...

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Former judge to head new Vic parole board

FORMER Victorian Supreme Court justice Bill Gillard QC will be the first full-time chair of the state's parole board. Mr Gillard will head the new-look Adult Parole Board and is joined by community representatives Rudolph Kirby, Glenda Frost,...

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Woman killed in three car Vic crash

A THREE-CAR smash in southern Victoria has killed a woman and injured a man. Three cars collided and a motorcyclist skidded off the road on Phillip Island Road at San Remo on Friday afternoon. Police say a woman aged in her 50s died, while...

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NSW police officer nabbed drink-driving

A NSW police officer has been charged with high-range drink-driving. The male officer, attached to Sydney's Central Metropolitan Region Command, was issued with a court attendance notice on Thursday for driving with a high-range PCA. The man...

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Investigators probe UK theatre collapse

At least 88 people were injured when the ceiling collapsed during a show at London's Apollo Theatre. Source: AAP INVESTIGATORS are seeking to establish why the ceiling of a packed London theatre collapsed, injuring 76 people and coating terrified...

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DuluxGroup sees modest growth in 2014

Shares in paint supplier DuluxGroup have risen after the company forecast modest growth for 2014. Source: AAP SHARES in paint, glue and garden goods supplier DuluxGroup have risen after the company forecast modest growth for 2014. Managing...

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Conditions at Nauru horrendous: senator

Greens' Sarah Hanson-Young says conditions for children being held at Nauru are "heart wrenching". Source: AAP THE living conditions for children at the Nauru detention camp are "heart wrenching", Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young says. ...

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'Jihadists in Syria torturing prisoners'

PRISONERS held by an al-Qaeda-linked rebel group that controls large areas of northern Syria have been subjected to systematic torture and summary executions, Amnesty International says. The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) runs a string...

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Thai protesters on the march again

THOUSANDS of anti-government protesters have resumed their marching in Bangkok, demanding that caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra step down to make way for a government free of nepotism and corruption. The demonstrators, led by former...

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Korean man's body believed to be in grave

A South Korean man has gone missing after reportedly trying to exchange $15,000 into Korean won. Police will dig up a shallow grave in Brisbane as they search for a missing South Korean man. Source: AAP MIN Tae Kim...

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Companies given time to respond to ICAC

The ICAC has recommended two NSW mining licences that were corruptly approved should be cancelled. Source: AAP NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell has given the holders of corruptly-approved mining licences linked to former Labor powerbroker Eddie...

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Court to rule on bail for alleged bikies

FIVE alleged outlaw motorcycle gang associates jailed for meeting in a Sunshine Coast hinterland pub should learn on Thursday whether they will spend Christmas behind bars. The alleged Rebels associates applied for bail in the Brisbane Magistrates...

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Bega pulls out of cheese takeover battle

Bega Cheese has pulled out of the three-way battle for control of Warrnambool Cheese and Butter. Source: AAP BEGA Cheese has pulled out of the three-way battle for control of Warrnambool Cheese and Butter. The other Australian player in...

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Almost 190 Cootes truck join NSW registry

AFTER months of pressure over a fatal tanker crash, almost 200 Cootes trucks will now need to comply with NSW standards. NSW Roads Minister Duncan Gay said on Wednesday that Cootes' parent company McAleese Group had voluntarily removed its vehicles...

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Costello made acting Future Fund chair

Former federal treasurer Peter Costello will take over as acting chair of the Future Fund. Source: AAP THE federal government has appointed Peter Costello acting chair of the Future Fund. The investment fund, which meets federal public...

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Qld lifts pokies ban on big notes

Poker machines in Queensland's pubs, clubs and casinos will now accept notes bigger than $20. Source: AAP INCREASING the value of notes Queensland's poker machines can accept is a bad move that will escalate problem gambling, critics say. ...

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Eight more dead in Bangladesh riots

10 people have been killed in Bangladesh's violence over the execution of an Islamist party leader. Source: AAP EIGHT more deaths were reported in Bangladesh in intensified riots and protests sparked by the execution of a top Islamist leader,...

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Red-suited revellers hit NY bars

The costumed New York pub crawl known as SantaCon has seen thousands of Santa's partying in bars. Source: AAP SANTA Claus came to town despite snow and widespread criticism of the costumed New York pub crawl known as SantaCon. New York...

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Aussie held over alleged arson in Thailand

A 47-YEAR-OLD Australian man has been arrested by Thai police and faces charges of assault and arson after clashing with the manager of a motorbike rental company in southern Thailand. Kent Wesley Farrar, from Victoria, was detained on Friday...

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Police assaulted at NSW soccer game

A POLICEMAN had to use "defensive strikes" to force a man to release his grip on his groin during a brawl at a Newcastle A-League soccer match. Another police officer was punched in the head by another man in the melee, which saw a spectator...

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