Measles alert in Brisbane and Mount Isa

RESIDENTS of Brisbane and Mount Isa could have been exposed to measles when a traveller returned from abroad with the disease, Queensland health officials say. The traveller returned home from Asia on January 2 while still infectious with measles...

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French army raid in Somalia leaves 19 dead

TWO French soldiers and 17 militants have been killed in a failed bid to free a French hostage held by Islamists in southern Somalia since 2009, French's defence minister says. The overnight operation was launched by France's elite DGSE secret...

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Boy, 13, drives father's Merc to Germany

A 13-YEAR-OLD boy has run away from his adoptive parents in Italy, driving his father's Mercedes 1000 kilometres towards his native Poland before being stopped in Germany. The boy - a go-kart enthusiast - managed to pass motorway toll booths...

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Two NSW boys charged with lighting fire

TWO juveniles have been charged over the starting a grass fire on the side of the M5 motorway in Sydney's southwest. Police say they spotted the boys, aged 12 and 17, near the fire off the M5 at Eagle Vale about 2.30pm Friday. The boys were...

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3000-year-old tombs unearthed in Egypt

EGYPT'S Antiquities Minister says Italian archaeologists have unearthed tombs over 3000 years old in the ancient city of Luxor. Mohammed Ibrahim says the discovery was made beneath the mortuary temple of King Amenhotep II, seventh Pharaoh of...

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France hit recession in Q4: central bank

THE French central bank repeated on Thursday its estimate that France fell into a mild recession at the end of 2012, putting contraction of the economy at 0.1 per cent in the fourth quarter after equivalent estimated shrinkage in the third quarter....

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British interest rates on hold at 0.5%

THE Bank of England (BoE) has kept its key interest rate at a record low of 0.50 per cent. The bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) remained in "wait and see" mode again this month, maintaining its quantitative easing (QE) program at STG375...

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UN: At least 52 mn domestic workers

AT least 52.6 million people worldwide are employed as domestic workers, most of them women without adequate legal protection, the UN's labour agency says in its first global snapshot of the often invisible workforce that cares for other people's...

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China press campaign swells with new rally

PROTESTERS mounted a second day of rallies calling for press freedom in China on Tuesday, as social media users and celebrities backed a campaign which will be a test for the nation's new leaders. Scores of people, some carrying mourning flowers,...

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Asian markets fall after US losses

ASIAN markets were mostly lower on Tuesday following losses in New York as dealers took profits from recent advances while also seeking fresh catalysts. Tokyo was also weighed by a rise in the yen, which has suffered heavy selling in recent weeks,...

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Workers injured in Syrian camp in Jordan

HUMANITARIAN workers distributing aid to Syrian refugees in northern Jordan after destructive rains have been injured in a "stampede", officials say. "Refugees started to push each other as they ran towards the aid workers. They hurled stones...

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Aceh ban on women straddling motorbikes

AUTHORITIES in Indonesia's Aceh province are pressing ahead with a proposed law that would ban female passengers from straddling motorbikes despite reported opposition from the central government. Aceh introduced a version of Shariah, or Islamic...

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Obama to nominate Brennan as CIA director

US President Barack Obama will nominate White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan as CIA director, an administration official says. "Brennan has the full trust and confidence of the president," the official, who spoke on condition of...

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Egypt army foils bid to attack church

THE Egyptian army has foiled a bid to attack a Coptic church in the Rafah border town with Gaza as the minority Christian community begins celebrating its Christmas, MENA news agency reports. "Army units foiled an attack against the Rafah church...

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Assad outlines new Syria peace plan

SYRIAN President Bashar Assad has outlined a new peace initiative that includes a national reconciliation conference and a new government and constitution but has demanded regional and Western countries stop funding and arming rebels first. Assad...

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Shots fired in Sydney's southwest

AN investigation is under way after shots were fired in Sydney's southwest on Sunday. Police were called to Clunes Lane, Canterbury, about 2.15pm (AEDT) on Sunday after a resident reported hearing gun shots. At the scene, officers were told...

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Suspected body in bag washes up in WA

POLICE in Western Australia are investigating the discovery of what appears to be human remains stuffed into a plastic bag that washed up on a beach on Rottnest Island. The grim discovery was made on late on Sunday afternoon at Porpoise Bay,...

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