Scientists turn eyes toward Europa

US astronomers looking for life in the solar system believe that Europa, one of the moons of Jupiter, is much more promising than desert-covered Mars, which is currently the focus of the US government's attention. Europa, which has an ocean, is...

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Pope considered resignation in August

POPE Benedict XVI said last August his strength was diminishing and "not much more" could be expected from him as pontiff, according to a German journalist who interviewed him for a 2010 book in which Benedict said popes should in some circumstances...

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Bird flu forces ducks to the slaughter

ABOUT 14,000 ducks at a German farm are being slaughtered following a bird flu outbreak. A federal laboratory confirmed Friday the H5N1 virus was detected at the farm near Seelow, east of Berlin - the first such finding in Germany in more than...

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Sea Shepherd activists 'confront whalers'

ANTI-WHALING group Sea Shepherd says Japanese whalers have harpooned a large minke in Australian Antarctic waters. The group says the Yushin Maru No 2 harpooned the whale shortly before 6pm (AEDT) inside Australia's Antarctic Territory, some 92...

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Oscar Pistorius appears in court

Olympic amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius (C) has been charged with the murder of his girlfriend. Source: AAP A SOBBING Oscar Pistorius has been formally charged with the Valentine's Day murder of his model girlfriend. The 26-year-old Paralympian...

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Pope makes one of his last appointments

POPE Benedict XVI has signed off on one of the last major appointments of his papacy, approving a German lawyer to head the Vatican's embattled bank. Ernst Von Freyberg has solid financial and Catholic credentials as a member of the Sovereign...

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NZ dollar gains from positive surveys

THE New Zealand dollar rose against the British pound, touching a post-float high, after Bank of England Governor Mervyn King said economic growth is likely to remain weak even as inflation stays above the central bank's target. The kiwi dollar...

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Man sets himself alight at Rome airport

AN immigrant from Ivory Coast has set himself on fire at Rome airport after receiving a deportation order, sparking panic among passengers in the busy terminal. A police officer quickly put out the flames with a fire extinguisher but the man...

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NT law would keep sex offenders in jail

NORTHERN Territorians convicted of the most "horrendous" sex offences could be jailed indefinitely under proposed laws. The Serious Sex Offenders Act 2013, introduced in the NT parliament on Thursday, would enable the Supreme Court to order...

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EU says US deal is a 'game-changer'

AN EU-US free trade agreement to be negotiated shortly is a global "game-changer" which will boost growth and provide much-needed jobs, European Commission head Jose Manuel Barroso says. An accord setting up the largest free trade bloc in the world...

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Nothing to fear from me, says Geert Wilder

CONTROVERSIAL rightwing anti-Islamic Dutch politician Geert Wilders says Australia has nothing to fear from him when he visits the country starting next week. Mr Wilders, speaking on the ABC's Lateline on Wednesday, said he was on a global jihad...

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Two firefighters killed at Victorian fire

TWO firefighters, a man in his 30s and a young woman in her late teens, have died after a tree fell on their vehicle as they battled a large bushfire in a remote part of Victoria's alpine region. Police believe the pair were in their emergency...

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Queen tops Britain's female power list

SHE has no formal political role, but Queen Elizabeth II has been named Britain's most powerful woman by a BBC radio program. The monarch topped the list of 100 female figures announced on Tuesday on Woman's Hour. Home Secretary Theresa May...

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Dutch pull frozen food on horsemeat fears

DUTCH supermarkets have became the latest European shops to remove frozen meals from their shelves amid fears they may contain horsemeat disguised as beef. "Plus supermarkets have withdrawn frozen lasagne of the Primafrost brand from shelves...

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Rebels overrun Syria military airport

REBELS have seized a military airport in Syria's northern province of Alepp, capturing for the first time a fleet of deployable warplanes including MiG fighter jets, a watchdog says. During their operation to take over the Al-Jarrah aiport, rebels...

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Pope was considering quitting for months

THE Pope's brother, Georg Ratzinger, says the pontiff had been advised by his doctor not to take any more transatlantic trips and had been considering stepping down for months. Pope Benedict XVI announced on Monday that he would resign on February...

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Woman sells cigarettes at Sydney market

A WOMAN has been charged with selling cigarettes, with an estimated total value of $65,000, at a market stall in western Sydney. Detectives visited the Blacktown Markets on Cricketers Arms Road on Sunday morning and will allege they were offered...

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French retailers withdraw horse products

SIX major French retailers have withdrawn foods provided by producers Findus and Comigel over fears they may contain horsemeat, the FCD retail association said on Sunday. Retailers Auchan, Casino, Carrefour, Cora, Monoprix and Picard have pulled...

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US must change before direct talks: Iran

PRESIDENT Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the United States must change its attitude if it wants to hold direct nuclear talks with Iran, as he hit out at Washington for imposing sanctions on Tehran. His comments, in a speech marking the 34th anniversary...

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