Beagle-boxer-basset wins ugly dog comp

A HUGE-HEADED, duck-footed mix of beagle, boxer and basset hound was the upset winner at the 25th annual World's Ugliest Dog Contest. Walle, a four-year-old mutt from Chico, California who was entered at the last minute, was judged most unsightly...

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US man held for threatening to kill Kerr

A US man has been arrested after allegedly threatening to kill Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr. Source: AAP A US man has been arrested after allegedly threatening to kill Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr. Steven C Swanson from East...

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Man armed with gun causes emergency in Qld

A 31-YEAR-OLD man who allegedly carried a replica gun has been charged in relation to causing an emergency in an Ipswich suburb, southwest of Brisbane. Police declared an emergency situation at Redbank Plains early on Saturday morning. People...

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NSW cuts offender supervision: oppn

THE NSW government has cut almost $6 million and more than 70 jobs from a program designed to monitor violent offenders like Terrence Leary, the opposition says. Leary allegedly stabbed and tried to rape a woman at a Sydney bus stop on Wednesday...

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Nicaragua chopper crash kills top brass

SENIOR members of Nicaragua's air force have been killed when a helicopter they were flying in crashed near Lake Managua. Ten people died in Thursday's crash, including air force chief of staff Colonel Manuel Lopez, the head of air force counterintelligence,...

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Woman sought over Sydney bus racist abuse

NSW police are seeking a woman caught on video launching a racist tirade and hurling obscenities against a schoolboy on a Sydney bus. The woman is captured verbally abusing an Asian student in a viral YouTube video after he refused her demand...

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SA premier back same sex bill

SOUTH Australian Premier Jay Weatherill wants his state to be a trailblazer in passing same sex marriage laws. Mr Weatherill has pledged to support legislation brought before state parliament, arguing its time has come. "South Australia has led...

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Tibetan nun dies after self-immolation

A TIBETAN nun who last week set fire to herself in protest at Chinese rule has died, a US-based broadcaster and rights group say. The woman set herself ablaze on June 11 near Nyitso monastery, the scene of similar protests, in Daofu country of...

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ANZ should keep jobs in Australia: union

Victoria's opposition says ANZ owes it to its workers to reveal the future of call-centre jobs. Source: AAP THE ANZ bank can afford to keep every job in Australia and should provide certainty for the 600 Melbourne call centre workers whose...

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Afghan politician escapes suicide blast

A PROMINENT Afghan politician has escaped a suicide attack in Kabul, aides said, on the day that the handover of security from NATO to Afghan forces was to be announced. But at least three civilians were killed and several were injured during...

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'Tweet' to feature in Aussie dictionary

IN a further sign technology is changing the way we speak, the social networking term "tweet" has entered the Oxford English Dictionary for the first time. Tweet will also debut in Australia's printed Macquarie Dictionary later this year. Oxford...

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Elephant tramples girl to death in Nepal

AN elephant has trampled a 12-year-old girl to death after dragging her away from her home in a remote region of southeastern Nepal, police say. Three members of the girl's family managed to flee when the elephant stormed into their rural home...

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