Thousands rally against Slovenia austerity

THOUSANDS of people are protesting against salary cuts and other austerity measures in Slovenia, a struggling eurozone member that is in danger of needing an international bailout. Saturday's rally in Ljubljana was organised by several workers...

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Thousands turn out for Albania king burial

THOUSANDS of Albanians have turned out to pay their respects to the late self-proclaimed king Zog I, whose remains are to be reburied with state honours after they were returned from France where he died in exile in 1961. "King Zog is an illustrious...

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Indian Hindu leader Bal Thackeray dies

FIREBRAND Indian politician Bal Thackeray, who founded the right-wing Hindu party Shiv Sena, has died after suffering a cardiac arrest. Thackeray, 86, has "breathed his last", his physician Jalil Parkar told a huge crowd assembled outside the...

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China premier to visit Cambodia, Thailand

CHINESE Premier Wen Jiabao will take part in a Southeast Asian meeting in Cambodia from Sunday that will include President Barack Obama and regional leaders, which comes as China is locked in territorial disputes with its neighbours. Foreign...

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Petraeus arrives for hearing

EX-CIA director David Petraeus has arrived at the US Capitol for highly-anticipated, closed-door congressional hearings on the September 11 assault on the US mission in Benghazi, Libya. The decorated general, making his first appearance since...

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India wants probe into woman's death

NEW Delhi has demanded a "transparent" probe into the death of an Indian women in Ireland after doctors there allegedly refused to terminate her pregnancy even though she was miscarrying. New Delhi cranked up the pressure on Dublin over the...

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Palestinians rally to mark 'independence'

PALESTINIANS rallied across the West Bank, a day before the 24th anniversary of the Palestine Liberation Organisation's independence declaration. Thousands of Palestinians were taking place in demonstrations blocking roads near the West Bank...

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Israel ministry proposes 'toppling' Abbas

ISRAEL'S foreign ministry has proposed in a policy paper "toppling" Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas if a Palestinian bid for state observer status at the United Nations is approved later this month. "Toppling Abu Mazen's (Abbas's) regime would...

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Stock markets drop as Europe strikes

EUROPEAN stock markets have slid as workers across indebted eurozone nations took part in coordinated general strikes in protest at their governments' deep austerity programs. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index on Wednesday dropped 0.66 per cent...

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Clinton backs Aust-India naval exercises

UNITED States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has applauded the federal government's strategic white paper on Asian policy and welcomed Australian-Indian naval vessel exercises in the future. Mrs Clinton is in Perth for the AUSMIN meeting...

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Prestige captain 'checked' oil tanker

TEN years to the day after the Prestige tanker sent an SOS heralding one of Europe's worst oil spills, the 77-year-old Greek captain has testified at a trial in Spain that his vessel had passed the required checks. The ill-fated tanker's skipper,...

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Missing woman found at Anglesea

A WERRIBEE woman who has been missing for a week has been found safe and well at Anglesea on Victoria's southwest coast. Police say 45-year-old Sandra Pevitt was found by family members at the Great Ocean Road holiday resort town around 7.30pm...

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European stocks, euro hold steady

EUROPEAN stock markets and the euro have steadied with the focus on EU talks concerning Greek debt, after a mixed batch of Asian economic data and amid strains over the outlook for the United States. The benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies...

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Radical preacher Abu Qatada wins appeal

MUSLIM radical preacher Abu Qatada has won his appeal against deportation from Britain to Jordan to face terrorism charges. The decision represents a setback to the British government. Home Office officials say they strongly disagree with the...

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Japan's Olympus records first-half profit

OLYMPUS says it has swung back into the black in the first half of its fiscal year, a boost for the camera and medical equipment maker as it looks to move on from an embarrassing accounting scandal. The company said on Monday its $US100 million...

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Iraq executes 10, including Egyptian

IRAQI authorities have executed 10 men, bringing to 129 the number of people put to death this year in defiance of international calls for a halt to Baghdad's use of capital punishment. The mass executions are the first in around a month in...

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Israel fires warning shots into Syria

ISRAELI troops have fired warning shots into Syria, in what public radio says is the first Israeli fire directed at the military in the Golan Heights area since the 1973 war. "A short while ago, a mortar shell hit an IDF post in the Golan Heights...

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Venice flooded as 200 evacuated in Tuscany

FLOODWATERS have drenched most of the tourist destination of Venice and led to the evacuation of 200 people in Tuscany, as bad weather hit northern Italy at the weekend, authorities say. In Venice itself, heavy rains and winds from the south...

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