Iran sacks police chief over blogger's death

TEHRAN'S cyber police chief has been sacked for negligence in events leading to the death in custody of an Iranian blogger, Iran's police said on its website. Colonel Saeed Shokrian "was removed from his post due to negligence and lax supervision...

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Congo rebels begin Goma pullout

REBELS started to retreat from Congo's eastern provincial capital after an attempt to garner ammunition at the airport failed and their original pullout was postponed, a UN official said. Trucks full of M23 rebels drove along the road that leads...

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Avalanche kills 12 Pakistanis in Kashmir

RESCUERS have pulled out nine more corpses, including five belonging to soldiers, from a mass of mud and snow that struck a remote part of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, taking the overnight death toll to 12, a military statement says. Bodies...

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German parliament approves Greek debt deal

GERMAN MPs have overwhelmingly backed a deal aimed at trimming Greece's debt load and keeping the country financially afloat but the country's finance minister insisted it would be irresponsible to raise hopes of more radical debt forgiveness soon....

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Clashes at airport, internet still cut

FIERCE clashes raged throughout the night near Damascus airport, with a shell slamming into a bus carrying airport workers, as Internet and phone links in Syria remained cut for a second straight day. Delegates from more than 60 countries, meanwhile,...

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Elderly couple shocked as car hits home

AN elderly couple has escaped unharmed after a 4WD slammed into the front of their northside Brisbane home tonight. Bricks and chunks of plaster littered Colin and Wilhelmina Lee's bedroom - only metres from where the couple was watching TV....

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European stocks rebound on US optimism

EUROPEAN stocks have rallied, mirroring gains elsewhere, on optimism over talks aimed at avoiding a so-called fiscal cliff in the United States, and after upbeat unemployment data in Germany. In late morning deals on Thursday, London's benchmark...

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Suicide bomber hits Pakistani warlord

A SUICIDE bomber attacked a prominent Pakistani militant commander in the country's northwest who is believed to have a nonaggression pact with the army, wounding him and killing seven people, officials said. The bomber attacked militant Maulvi...

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Children take lion cub to school

MOST primary school classes get a goldfish to keep, a hamster or a turtle if they're lucky - but children from one village in southern Russia got to play with a lion cub. Children in the Rostov region found the 5-month old cub on the steppe...

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Spanish bank reform advances, Bankia cuts

SPAIN has pushed forward with a major overhaul of the country's stricken banking sector after Brussels approved EU-funded restructuring plans, and with nationalised Bankia saying it will slash 6000 jobs and is set for a huge loss. Meanwhile the...

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Nokia litigates against Blackberry-maker

FINNISH mobile giant Nokia says it has filed lawsuits in the US, Britain and Canada against Blackberry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) claiming it has breached patent agreements. In the suit filed on Monday in a California court, seen by AFP,...

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Iran will enrich uranium 'with force'

IRAN said it will pursue "with force" the sensitive work of enriching uranium, which lies at the heart of the international community's concerns over its atomic drive. The remarks, by Iran's nuclear chief, come ahead of a meeting in Vienna of...

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Health monitor keeps eye on fat pets

WORRIED the family dog is too chubby? Japanese information technology giant Fujitsu says it may have the solution with a new health management service that lets owners keep a close eye on their pet's exercise regimen through a pedometer attached...

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Casablanca piano up for auction

THE piano used for the song As Times Goes By in the classic 1942 film Casablanca is getting another turn at fame. The instrument is going up for sale at Sotheby's in New York on Dec. 14, and the auction house estimates it'll fetch up to $US1.2...

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Turnbull has free AWU advice for Gillard

FORMER opposition leader and lawyer Malcolm Turnbull has some advice for Prime Minister Julia Gillard to clear up questions about her involvement with the Australian Workers' Union. Ms Gillard held a second marathon press conference on Monday...

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Bills tying carbon price to EU passed

A PACKAGE of bills that tie Australia's carbon pricing mechanism to the European Union emissions trading scheme and dumps a $15 floor price have cleared parliament. The seven bills passed the Senate, without amendments, by 34 votes to 28 on Monday...

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Berlusconi talked politics at parties

FORMER Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi liked to talk about politics and economics with female invitees to his so-called bunga bunga dinner parties, a court in Milan heard on Monday. Over the past weeks, showgirls and Berlusconi associates...

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Video shown of Breivik parking van bomb

NORWAY'S public broadcaster has shown for the first time video footage of right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik parking his van bomb that killed eight people in Oslo in July 2011. Captured by video surveillance cameras, the images show...

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Sarkozy's party battles to save itself

FORMER President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative party is holding emergency meetings to try to figure out who's in charge, after a disputed election for its new leader that could reshape French politics. After a decade at the helm of one of the...

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Fire destroys Liverpool townhouse

A FIRE that destroyed a Liverpool townhouse is being investigated. About 9.30pm on Sunday fire crews were called to Alderson Avenue, where the townhouse was totally engulfed. The blaze was extinguished and no one was injured. A fire service...

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Egypt Islamists call mass show of support

Egypt's top judges have denounced President Mohamed Morsi for granting himself sweeping new powers. Source: AAP EGYPT'S powerful Muslim Brotherhood has called nationwide demonstrations in support of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi in his showdown...

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