US man has been found years being abducted

A boy who was abducted 19 years ago has been found living in Minnesota under a different name. Source: AAP A MAN who was abducted his paternal grandparents 19 years ago when he was five years old has been found living in Minnesota under a different...

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Iran nuclear talks date set: official

World powers will meet Iranian representatives to discuss the disputed nuclear program in Istanbul. Source: AAP WORLD powers will meet Iranian top representatives to discuss the Islamic state's disputed nuclear program in Istanbul at the...

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Pole embedded in teenager's head

A metal pole has been embedded in a teenager's head during a row at a Sydney birthday party. Source: AAP A SYDNEY teenager is fighting for his life after a metal pole was embedded in his head during a birthday party brawl. Police and...

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Vic lawyer welcomes commission focus

A LAWYER who will represent scores of Ballarat sexual assault victims at the royal commission has welcomed the focus on organisational abuse, saying it can devastate entire generations. Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Friday announced the terms...

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Japan unveils $215bn stimulus package

The Japanese cabinet has approved fresh stimulus spending of more than $A215 billion. Source: AAP JAPAN'S new government has unveiled a massive $US226.5 billion ($A214.68 billion) stimulus plan in the latest bid to boost the world's number...

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Macklin 'very sorry' for dole comments

THE minister who said she'd be able to live on the dole has now apologised, admitting her remarks were insensitive. Amid growing calls for unemployment benefit Newstart to be boosted, Community Services Minister Jenny Macklin was asked at a New...

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NSW priest to face court over child abuse

A CATHOLIC priest will face court charged with indecently assaulting two teenage boys at a school in the NSW Hunter region in the 1960s. Police on Thursday served court attendance notices on the 83-year-old Glenbrook man's legal representatives...

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Man refused bail over Sydney stabbing

A MAN accused of stabbing another man 11 times in Sydney's west has been refused bail, with a court hearing that CCTV footage showed him chasing his alleged victim. Nasher Kahwaji, 27, has been charged with causing wounding and grievous bodily...

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Greens wrong on Whitehaven hoax: Joyce

LIBERAL National Party Senator Barnaby Joyce has slammed the Greens' endorsement of the Whitehaven Coal hoax and criticised the prime minister for staying silent on the issue. Senator Joyce says it was wrong for Greens Leader Christine Milne...

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NSW priest to face court over child abuse

A CATHOLIC priest will face court charged with indecently assaulting two teenage boys at a school in the NSW Hunter region in the 1960s. Police on Thursday served court attendance notices on the 83-year-old Glenbrook man's legal representatives...

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Man refused bail over Sydney stabbing

A MAN accused of stabbing another man 11 times in Sydney's west has been refused bail, with a court hearing that CCTV footage showed him chasing his alleged victim. Nasher Kahwaji, 27, has been charged with causing wounding and grievous bodily...

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Greens wrong on Whitehaven hoax: Joyce

LIBERAL National Party Senator Barnaby Joyce has slammed the Greens' endorsement of the Whitehaven Coal hoax and criticised the prime minister for staying silent on the issue. Senator Joyce says it was wrong for Greens Leader Christine Milne...

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Alumina shares rise on partner result

SHARES in Australian company Alumina shot up after aluminium giant and joint venture partner Alcoa beat sales expectations and forecast a rise in demand in 2013. Alcoa kicked off the US earnings season posting net income of $US242 million ($A231.5...

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Experts slam Truss' CO2 emissions claims

ENVIRONMENTAL experts have shot down acting Opposition Leader Warren Truss' claim current bushfires are emitting more carbon dioxide than coal-fired power stations. "Indeed I guess there'll be more CO2 emissions from these fires than there will...

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Christchurch homes asbestos a 'landmine'

PLASTERBOARD will be used to encase potentially deadly asbestos in more than 4000 earthquake-damaged Christchurch homes due for repair. Canterbury District Health Board medical officer of health Alistair Humphrey says the Earthquake Commission...

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Vic bushfire still out of control

A LARGE bushfire in Victoria's southwest is expected to continue burning out of control through Wednesday as the state positions firefighters near the border to help NSW in its fire battle. A blaze at Kentbruck has burnt though 9000 hectares,...

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Constitutional fight looms over Chavez

A CONSTITUTIONAL fight over ailing President Hugo Chavez's status intensified with the government planning a massive show of support in the streets on the day he is supposed to be sworn in to a new term. Information Minister Ernesto Villegas said...

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Sorry Possums, Dame Edna says goodbye

DAME Edna Everage is probably the most popular and gifted woman in the world today. That is of course according to the fictitious character's official biography on her website. With an illustrious career that began in 1955, the housewife from...

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$A stays higher after US jobs figures

THE Australian dollar is almost a third of a US cent higher after rallying during the offshore session on Friday night on the back of a solid US jobs report. At 1700 AEDT on Monday, the local unit was trading at 104.72 US cents, up from 104.43...

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Peter Slipper to face charges

Former speaker Peter Slipper has been summonsed to face three charges in a Canberra court. Source: AAP FORMER speaker Peter Slipper will face three charges in court after being summonsed by police who investigated allegations of travel fraud....

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Abbas orders use of 'State of Palestine'

The Palestinian president has ordered work to begin on new ID cards reading "State of Palestine". Source: AAP PALESTINIAN president Mahmoud Abbas has given orders for work to begin on new passports, ID cards, driver's licences and stamps...

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Haiti officials renew Duvalier's passport

Haiti officials have reissued the expired passport of former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier. Source: AAP PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Jan 5 AP - Haitian officials have renewed the diplomatic passport of former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier, his...

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Oldest living US woman dies at 114

A 114-year-old woman who was the oldest living US citizen has died, her daughters say. Source: AAP A 114-YEAR-OLD South Carolina woman who was the oldest living US citizen has died, two of her daughters say. Mamie Rearden of Edgefield,...

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Search for bodies begins in Tas fires

Bushfires in southern Tasmania may have claimed a number of lives, police say. Source: AAP AUTHORITIES will begin searching for bodies amid fears lives may have been lost in bushfires that have ravaged southern Tasmania. More than 100 buildings...

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