Domestic violence tracking set for WA

SERIOUS domestic violence offenders in Western Australia will almost certainly find themselves being monitored electronically, with both main political parties pushing the plan. If WA Labor wins the March 9 election, Opposition Leader Mark McGowan...

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Behemoth storm dumps snow on US northeast

Airlines are grounding their planes in New York City in response to an intensifying blizzard. Source: AAP A BEHEMOTH storm packing hurricane-force winds and blizzard conditions has swept through the US Northeast, dumping more than half a metre...

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Khartoum-backed militia 'kill 17 people'

KHARTOUM-BACKED militia in Sudan's South Kordofan state have killed 17 civilians, rebels say. They accused the group of ethnic South Sudanese of ambushing a civilian lorry on Friday at Abu Nuwara, about 80km from the border with South Sudan's...

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Elderly woman dies in scooter accident

AN elderly woman has died after her scooter collided with a car in southwest NSW. The 81-year-old woman was riding her scooter in Lavington when she collided with a sedan at an intersection and was thrown onto the road about 8.20am (AEDT) on...

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Gunmen kill 9 at two Nigeria polio clinics

GUNMEN have attacked two polio clinics in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, killing nine people before fleeing, police and residents say. "Nine people were killed in two separate attacks by gunmen on (motorised) tricycles when they attacked...

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Bomb kills 10 people in northwest Pakistan

A BOMB planted near a market in northwestern Pakistan has killed 10 people and wounded 23 others, in the latest in an uptick in attacks in recent months, government officials say. The blast occurred in Kalaya, the main town in the Orakzai tribal...

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Armed robbers caught on NSW coast

TWO men accused of embarking on a two-week-long armed robbery spree in northern NSW have been caught in a motel just days after their latest robbery. The two men, aged 24 and 34, were arrested at a motel in Adamstown on Thursday after they allegedly...

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Iran seeks Syria govt, opposition talks

IRANIAN President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and rebels trying to unseat his regime to negotiate an end to the country's nearly two-year-old conflict. "We are seeking to halt fighting and violence raging...

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Explosion at Yemen weapons depot kills 10

A YEMENI military official says an explosion at a military weapons depot in northern Yemen has killed 10 civilians and soldiers. The blast took place in the city of Abss, some 170 kilometres north of Sanaa, the official said. Among the dead...

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Germany takes steps to curtail risky banks

THE German government has agreed on a draft law that paves the way for criminal prosecutions for bankers who take excessive risks. The bill, to be put before Parliament this year, also requires banks to separate retail activity from proprietary...

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Japan's Mazda swings back to profit

JAPANESE car giant Mazda says it has swung back to profit in the nine months to December and has boosted its full-year earnings forecast. Japan's fifth-biggest vehicle maker logged a net profit of Y25.6 billion ($A264.09 million) for the April-December...

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Rain, floods kill 25 in Pakistan

HEAVY rain in northwestern Pakistan has killed at least 25 people and injured more than 50, emergency officials say. Collapsing structures in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province caused most of the casualties. Three soldiers were still missing after...

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Nurse likens Nauru to concentration camp

A VETERAN nurse has likened conditions in the asylum seeker detention centre on Nauru to a concentration camp. Marianne Evers worked at the centre for three weeks late last year and says the conditions were completely appalling. "I actually...

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Japan protests over naval radar action

TOKYO has lodged a protest with Beijing after a Chinese warship directed radar against a Japanese military vessel near a group of disputed islets in the East China Sea. Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera said the Chinese ship's fire-control radar...

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Asian markets mostly lower on Europe fears

AN Asian rally has been brought to a juddering halt by political concerns in Spain and Italy. The euro also slumped as Spain's prime minister was forced to deny corruption claims and former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi vowed to throw a spanner...

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Cremation of Cambodia's Sihanouk begins

THE mourning period for Cambodia's late King Norodom Sihanouk has culminated with an elaborate cremation ceremony led by his widow and his son, the current monarch. King Norodom Sihamoni and Sihanouk's widow Monique wore traditional white mourning...

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Shot Pakistani girl appears on video

A PAKISTANI girl shot by the Taliban has made a video statement, saying she is recovering. Speaking clearly but with a slight stiffness in her upper lip, 15-year-old Malala Yousefzai says she is "getting better, day by day". The video statement...

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Indian activists protest against rape law

SCORES of demonstrators are demanding that the Indian government repeal a new sexual violence law the cabinet hurriedly passed and replace it with a more comprehensive measure. Activists said the law, passed by the Cabinet on Friday and signed...

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Students boost learning via fast broadband

STUDENTS produce higher quality work with access to high-speed broadband as part of their schooling, a new report says. The report, 21st Century Teaching Strategies for a Highly Connected World, drew on the experiences of 60 teachers at three...

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UNHCR slams conditions on Manus Island

THE UN refugee agency has slammed the federal government's immigration detention centre in Papua New Guinea and has called for the transfer of children to be suspended. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says it has found...

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Thai cop arrested with 20 elephant tusks

A THAI policeman has been arrested after he was caught trying to smuggle 20 elephant tusks, officials say. The haul was discovered when the suspect - in plain clothes but driving a police van - was stopped at a checkpoint in the southern province...

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