Heavily armed Islamists attack in Cairo

RESIDENTS of Cairo's Manial neighbourhood are recovering from a bloody night of clashes with armed supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood who killed at least seven people and left dozens injured, they've told AFP. The violence erupted when residents...

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Pakistan train accident kills 14: official

AT least 14 people, including two children, were killed when a train collided with a packed motorcycle rickshaw in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, officials say. The passenger train travelling from the country's financial hub Karachi to...

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Iraq bombings kill five

A suicide attacker and a car bombing have killed at least 19 people in separate attacks in Iraq. Source: AAP BOMBINGS north of Baghdad have killed five people, including a police officer, a day after attacks across the country left 23 dead....

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Mandela reflects on his death in video

NEARLY 15 years ago Nelson Mandela was unperturbed by his own death, telling a dying teenager that he had lived his life to the full. The video dating from 1998, broadcast by American news channel CBS on Thursday as Mandela remained in critically...

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Pope John XXIII to be made saint

POPE Francis gave the go-ahead on Friday for his late predecessor John Paul II to be made saint by the end of the year and granted a rare exception for John XXIII to be canonised at the same time. The Vatican said Francis gave his widely expected...

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Egypt public prosecutor says he's quitting

EGYPT'S controversial public prosecutor Abdel Meguid Mahmud says he is to resign, days after being reinstated, citing possible conflicts of interest in future prosecutions. A longtime prosecutor under former dictator Hosni Mubarak, Mahmud had...

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Egypt seeks arrest of Brotherhood leaders

THE authorities in Egypt have issued an arrest warrant for the Muslim Brotherhood's supreme leader Mohammed Badie and his first deputy Khairat El-Shater, a judicial source says. The two are wanted on charges of inciting the killing Sunday of...

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Female Afghan police officer shot dead

GUNMEN have shot dead one of the most high-profile female police officers in Afghanistan, underlining the threat to women who take on public roles in the country. Lieutenant Islam Bibi was a well-known face of female advancement but admitted...

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Man dead, two in hospital after Qld crash

THREE children have escaped serious injury from a two vehicle crash in central Queensland that left a man dead and two others in hospital. The man died at the scene on Thursday night at Avondale, northwest of Bundaberg, where the three children...

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Group finds carcinogen in Pepsi products

AN environmental group says that the caramel colouring used in Pepsi still contains a worrisome level of a carcinogen, even after the drink maker said it would change its formula. In March, Pepsi and Coca-Cola both said they would adjust their...

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Brazil leader demands referendum

BRAZIL'S Congress has received a request from President Dilma Rousseff to hold a referendum on political reform in response to the worst social unrest in 20 years. The move, widely supported by the public, came after three weeks of protests...

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Egypt's ElBaradei and Coptic Pope meet

CAIRO July 3 AP - A senior opposition figure says pro-reform leader Mohamed ElBaradei, the top Muslim cleric of Al-Azhar Mosque and the Coptic pope are meeting the army chief to discuss a political road map for Egypt. The Wednesday meeting takes...

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Two more quit Morsi government

A FOREIGN ministry official says two spokesmen for President Mohammed Morsi have quit in the latest defections from his embattled administration as protesters and the military challenge his authority. The official says career diplomats Omar...

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China probes baby formula makers on prices

China has launched an investigation into alleged price fixing by foreign baby formula makers. Source: AAP CHINA has launched an investigation into alleged price-fixing by several mainly foreign baby formula makers, state media said. China's...

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Carr praises US efforts in Middle East

Bob Carr (R) has praised US efforts to bring Israel and Palestine back to the negotiating table. Source: AAP FOREIGN Minister Bob Carr has praised efforts by US Secretary of State John Kerry to bring Israel and Palestine back to the negotiating...

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Hollande says no talks with US

EU leaders have angrily demanded answers from the US over a report that America bugged EU offices. Source: AAP FRENCH President Francois Hollande says Europe would not hold any negotiations with the United States until it is sure spying on...

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Rights groups calls for borders to open

Human Rights Watch says Turkey, Jordan and Iraq must open their borders to Syrian refugees Source: AAP TURKEY, Jordan and Iraq must fully reopen their border crossings to allow thousands of Syrians fleeing their country's war to seek refuge,...

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Huge fire at British recycling plant

Hundreds of firefighters are battling a massive blaze at a recycling plant in central England. Source: AAP MORE than 200 firefighters are battling a major blaze at a British recycling plant after 100,000 tonnes of paper and plastic caught...

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Putin signs 'anti-gay propaganda' ban

RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a controversial bill punishing people for homosexual "propaganda", according to an official publication. The law introduces fines of up to 5000 rubles ($A168.87) for citizens who disseminate...

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Somali forces arrest Islamist leader

SOMALI security forces have arrested veteran Islamist leader Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys. The former Somali army colonel was detained after he flew in to Mogadishu for talks with government officials. "There was a big argument that turned into...

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Snowden handover impermissible: Russian MP

A TOP Russian politician has declared it was "morally impermissible" to hand over to the United States fugitive intelligence leaker Edward Snowdon, who remains in a political limbo at a Moscow airport. Snowden, the 30-year-old former contractor...

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