Pair charged over NSW stabbing murder

A YOUNG man and woman have been charged over the stabbing murder of another young person in NSW's central west. Emergency crews were called to Warren Road, Gilgandra, about 3am (AEST) on Saturday following reports a man had been stabbed. The...

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Thistlethwaite snags Peter Garrett's seat

LABOR senator Matt Thistlethwaite will soon be door-knocking after winning a resounding preselection vote for the NSW seat held by retiring federal MP Peter Garrett. The 40-year-old beat Randwick Mayor Tony Bowen on Saturday by a branch vote...

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Man detonates device at Beijing airport

A MAN in a wheelchair has ignited a home-made explosive device outside an arrivals exit at Beijing's international airport, state media reports, injuring himself but no others. The man, identified only as Chinese, was being treated, the state-run...

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Aust will never accept boat people: Rudd

THE first group of asylum seekers to be dealt with under Labor's new hardline approach to boat arrivals could be transferred to Papua New Guinea for processing and possible settlement within weeks. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd declared the policy...

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Oil prices ending week higher

OIL prices have advanced, building on the week's gains triggered by positive global economic data that boosts the outlook for crude demand. New York's main contract, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for delivery in August, rose 53 cents to $US108.57...

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US spy claims hit German relations: Merkel

Two-thirds of Germans are unhappy with the Merkel government's handling of claims of US spying. Source: AAP ALLEGATIONS of US spying in Germany and Europe have hit Berlin's relations with Washington, Chancellor Angela Merkel warns, as she attempts...

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Lebanon man's penis cut off by in-laws

THE irate family of a Lebanese Druze woman who married a Sunni man attacked her new husband, cutting off his penis and pulling out his teeth, local media report. Mass circulation An Nahar said Rabih, 39, and Roudaina, 20, met on Facebook and were...

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Mattel profit falls, Barbie sales slide

MATTEL'S second-quarter net income fell 24 per cent, pulled down by an impairment charge. The toymaker's revenue edged up but came in below expectations. In the April-to-June quarter, net income dropped to $US73.3 million ($A79.76 million),...

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Principal not guilty on arson charge

A JURY is deliberating on whether the former principal of a remote West Australian school committed two arson attacks at campuses he ran after finding him not guilty of starting one blaze. John Michael McHale, 50, pleaded guilty to 266 charges...

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Smith rejects Bishop's Indonesia boat call

DEFENCE Minister Stephen Smith has bagged coalition suggestions that Indonesia would accept a policy of towing back asylum seeker boats. Deputy leader of the opposition Julie Bishop made the assertion on ABC TV's Q&A program on Monday night,...

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Citigroup reports jump in earnings

US banking giant Citigroup has reported a 26.2 per cent jump in quarterly earnings. A strong performance from its securities and investment banking division helped offset the drag of lower mortgage originations. Excluding the effects of a prior-year...

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US shares slip after last week's big rally

US stocks have opened slightly lower after last week's strong gains as a disappointing June retail sales report kept buyers cautious. Ten minutes into trade on Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 1.58 (0.01 per cent) to 15,462.72....

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