Stuntman-director Hal Needham dies

HAL Needham, a top Hollywood stuntman who turned to directing rousing action films including Smokey and the Bandit and The Cannonball Run, has died aged 82. His business managers told the Los Angeles Times that Needham died on Friday in Los...

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US citizen drowns off Tasmania

A UNITED States citizen has drowned while diving off Tasmania. The woman was diving off the Tinderbox Marine Reserve south of Hobart when she was reported missing at about 1.15pm (AEDT) on Saturday. Her diving companions located her a short...

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Large shark bites diver's fin off WA

Claims a bit over the odds A SPORTS betting club claiming a 1350 per cent profit during in eight months has been promoted with a deceased US economist's comments. Man dies after running from police A MAN has fallen to his death after fleeing...

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Roadside bombing kills 6 Afghan soldiers

A ROADSIDE bombing has killed six Afghan soldiers in the country's west, a military spokesman says. Najibullha Najibi said on Friday that the six died when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in the western Herat province's Adraskan district...

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Security giant Serco chief resigns

CHRISTOPHER Hyman, the chief executive of security giant Serco, which is facing an investigation after the British government was overcharged millions of pounds for electronically tagging criminals, has resigned, the company has announced. News+...

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Aust publisher battles for Myanmar paper

STAFF members of the Yangon-based "Myanmar Times" newspaper house have appealed to a Myanmar court against a bid by the local partner to liquidate the company, overseen by Australian publisher, Ross Dunkley. Dunkley, 55, is fighting to stave off...

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NSW bushfire crisis refuses to let up

The RFS Commissioner became emotional as he spoke of the firefighter pilot who was killed in NSW. Source: AAP A FIREFIGHTING pilot has become the second fatality of the NSW bushfire crisis as the biggest blaze in the state edged closer to homes....

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Mackenzie backs BHP's green credentials

Andrew Mackenzie has defended BHP's environmental credentials in the face of criticism. Source: AAP BHP Billiton boss Andrew Mackenzie has defended the resource giant's environmental credentials in the face of criticism from a former chairman...

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Don't play politics with RBA, Wong says

THE opposition has accused Treasurer Joe Hockey of playing politics with the Reserve Bank of Australia, while a former RBA board member says the treasurer's predecessor, Wayne Swan, is guilty of economic vandalism. News+ Oops! Please register...

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Environment Dept to slash 150 jobs

THE Environment Department will slash 150 jobs before Christmas and more may go as part of the Abbott government's plan to shed 12,000 public sector jobs. Staff were sent a notice on Wednesday telling them that as a result of the department's...

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Robber artist wins richest Aust art prize

A PAINTER jailed for holding up a convenience store has won Australia's richest art prize. Nigel Milsom was awarded the $150,000 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize for his work, Uncle Paddy, in Sydney on Wednesday. As Milsom is serving a prison...

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Caterpillar 3Q earnings tumble 44 per cent

CATERPILLAR says its third-quarter earnings plunged 44 per cent, and the construction equipment maker cut its 2013 forecast again, partly because of weaker mining equipment sales. News+ Oops! Please register or log in to continue. (It's quick,...

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Midsection of plane recovered in Laos

INVESTIGATORS in Laos say they have retrieved the midsection of a Lao Airlines passenger plane that crashed into the Mekong River a week ago, killing all 49 people on board, including six Australians. The turboprop plane crashed last Wednesday...

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Aung San Suu Kyi collects rights prize

FREEDOM of thought is yet to become the birthright of every Myanmar citizen, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has said as she collected a European Union democracy prize awarded 23 years ago when she was under house arrest. News+ Oops! Please...

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China defends record at UN rights inquiry

CHINA has defended its human rights record to the UN, insisting it has undertaken sweeping reforms as Tibetan activists say more must be done to hold Beijing to account. China's special envoy Wu Hailong told the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday...

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Gorbachev skips meeting for treatment

From: AAP October 21, 2013 10:14PM FORMER Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has skipped an annual meeting of Nobel Peace...

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Third Degree burnt on X Factor

AUSTRALIA is still to anoint a reality show band with viewers casting aside Third Degree on The X Factor. The mixed band, consisting of Kelebek, Jacinta Gulisano and Jordan Rodrigues who all auditioned as solo artists, were put together after...

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Explosion on Russian bus kills 5

AN explosion on a passenger bus in the southern Russian city of Volgograd has killed at least five people and injured 17, officials say. Irina Gogolyeva, a spokeswoman for the Emergency Situations Ministry, says the cause of the blast has not yet...

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Sydney airport delays after plane mishap

THERE are flight delays at Sydney Airport after a United Airlines plane had problems during take-off. The aircraft had "some issues" taking off late Sunday afternoon, forcing it to turn back, a spokeswoman for Sydney airport told AAP. Fairfax...

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Chopper brags about four murders

CAREER criminal Mark Chopper Read has confessed murdering four people, including missing Queensland bikie boss Sidney Michael Collins, in the last interview before his own death. His first kill, he claimed, was as a teenager. Read made the admissions...

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