'Butcher of Bega' released from jail

A former NSW doctor has successfully appealed his jail sentence for mutilating a woman's genitals. Source: AAP FORMER NSW doctor Graeme Reeves has been released from Long Bay jail after he successfully appealed an 18-month increase to his...

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Gambler rewards honest US cabbie with $10K

A US gambler who left behind $US300,000 in a cab has handed over $US10,000 to the honest driver. Source: AAP A POKER player who left $US300,000 ($A338,275) in the back seat of a Las Vegas taxi made good on his promise this week, handing over...

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China one-child policy change approved

CHINA'S top legislature has sanctioned the ruling Communist Party's decision to allow couples to have a second child if one parent is an only child. It's the first major easing in three decades of the restrictive national birth planning policy....

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Searchers for tramper find body

A BODY has been recovered from the bottom of a 100-metre cliff in Nelson Lakes National Park in New Zealand by searchers looking for British tramper Andrew Wyatt. The body is yet to be formally identified, police say. The body was below the...

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Gold Coast adventurer reaches South Pole

A GOLD Coast adventurer taking a pink "boob-sled" across Antarctica has made it to the South Pole. Dr Geoff Wilson reached the milestone on Friday, leaving him with 1100km to go in his quest to become the first Aussie - and third person - to...

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Sydney woman charged with attempted murder

Police have charged a woman with attempted murder after a man was stabbed in Sydney's west. Source: AAP A WOMAN who allegedly stabbed a man numerous times on Christmas Eve at a granny flat in Sydney's west has been charged with attempted...

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No laughing matter as scary clowns strike

UK clowns are up in arms about impostors who are tarnishing their name by scaring people in public places. The copycat craze - believed to have been started by a man known on Facebook as the Northampton Clown - involves people dressing as the...

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US migrant stats 'can't be produced fast'

US prosecutors say they can't meet demands to deliver documents about thousands of immigrants. Source: AAP US prosecutors say they can't meet a judge's demands that they quickly deliver documents about thousands of immigrants who've been detained...

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Indon remembers 170,000 tsunami victims

FLAGS are flying at half-mast and locals have gathered at mass graves as Indonesia's Aceh province marks nine years since it was ravaged by a tsunami that killed 170,000 people. The province on the northern tip of Sumatra island bore the brunt...

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Stocks to watch at close on Tuesday

STOCKS to watch on the Australian stock exchange at close on Tuesday: PPX - PAPERLINX - up 0.1 of a cent, or 2.3 per cent, at 4.4 cents Paper merchant and packaging supplier PaperlinX will cut 75 jobs in Germany and 65 in the United Kingdom...

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Vic shoppers battle last-minute crowds

LEGO and Barbie have been selling for more than 100 years between them but are still among the most sought-after Christmas gifts in Victoria this festive season. Shoppers leaving it late had to battle big crowds throughout the state, with around...

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Alleged Hells Angel charged over drug haul

AN alleged Hells Angels bikie has been charged after a police raid uncovered crystal methylamphetamine with a street value of $42,000. Police also seized $1190 in cash and a small amount of cannabis during the search of a home at Brassall, in...

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NZ shares rally with 'bargain-hunting'

NEW Zealand shares have rallied as offshore investors saw value in a market that has lagged global peers in recent days. The NZX 50 Index rose 41.444 points, or 0.9 per cent, to 4722.635 on Monday. Within the index, 33 stocks rose, 11 fell and...

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Stocks to watch at close on Monday

STOCKS to watch on the Australian stock exchange at close on Monday: AIO - ASCIANO - up 3.00 cents, or 0.53 per cent, at $5.70 TOL - TOLL HOLDINGS - up 5.00 cents, or 0.91 per cent, at $5.57 Transport group Toll will provide Asciano with at...

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Goodman Fielder sells biscuits business

FOOD producer Goodman Fielder is selling its biscuits business in Australia to Green's Foods, generating proceeds of $17 million. But the company will record a non-cash impairment of between $50 million and $55 million in its half year accounts...

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Iraqi general among 24 killed in attack

Twenty-four Iraqi military personnel have been killed in an attack in western Iraq. Source: AAP TWENTY-FOUR Iraqi military personnel, including a senior commander, have been killed in an attack in western Iraq, according to police. A...

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Hot air balloon lands in Melbourne carpark

THE pilot of a hot air balloon has been praised for his emergency landing in a Melbourne carpark without any of the 10 people aboard being injured. The balloon came down in the carpark of an apartment building in the inner suburb of Balaclava...

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Man critical after CBD assault

Police would like to speak to this man in relation to a serious assault in Brisbane's CBD early Sunday morning. Source: Supplied Police would like to speak to this man in relation to a serious assault in Brisbane's CBD early Sunday morning....

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