Apartment blocks evacuated in east Sydney

ABOUT 60 people have been evacuated from two apartment blocks in Sydney's east after a fire broke out at an electrical substation. The apartment blocks in Maroubra have been evacuated as a precaution after the adjoining substation caught fire....

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14 Sri Lankan asylum seekers sent home

A MAN making his second bid for asylum was among 14 asylum seekers sent home after allegedly hijacking a ship off the coast of Sri Lanka, the federal government says. Speaking in Sydney, Immigration Minister Chris Bowen said the 14 asylum seekers...

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Hajj pilgrims stone devil for second day

HUNDREDS of thousands of Muslim pilgrims from all over the world, grouped by nationality, stoned the devil in Saudi Arabia's Mina valley on Saturday, as the Hajj reached its final stages. Security forces were heavily deployed in the stoning area...

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Woman dies after her car rolls on highway

A WOMAN has died after the car she was in rolled on the Bruce Highway in central Queensland. Police said the accident occurred at Clairview about 3.40pm (AEDT) on Saturday and that no other vehicles were involved. They said two passengers in...

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Death toll tops 100 in Burma ethnic strife

THE death toll from recent ethnic violence in Burma's western state of Rakhine has surpassed 100, an official says, as the government warned that the strife risks harming the country's reputation as it seeks to install democratic rule. Rakhine...

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Malala's family join her in Britain

The family of 15-year-old Pakistani shooting victim Malala Yousafzai have visited her in hospital. Source: AAP THE family of Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban, have visited her in hospital after...

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FedEx to open $US100m Shanghai cargo hub

Global delivery company FedEx announced plans to open a new $A97.24 million cargo hub in Shanghai. Source: AAP GLOBAL delivery company FedEx has announced plans to open a $US100 million ($A97.24 million) air cargo hub in China's commercial...

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Anglo-American CEO to step down

CYNTHIA Carroll will step down as chief executive of mining company Anglo American Plc after almost six years in the job, the company has announced. Carroll, who is to leave the company as soon as a successor is found, made no reference to reports...

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Snowdon pledges top care for soldiers

DEFENCE Personnel Minister Warren Snowdon says "irresponsible" opposition claims that soldiers wounded in Afghanistan are at risk of receiving substandard care are creating confusion. Opposition defence spokesman David Johnston says soldiers...

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Sharp Corp. shares tumble

SHARP Corp. shares have tumbled after a report the struggling consumer electronics giant lost 400 billion yen ($A4.85 billion) in the first six months of its fiscal year. The Japanese company's expected shortfall, reported in the Nikkei business...

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Albany bushfire investigation imminent

AN investigation into a bush blaze near Albany that left a firefighter with life-threatening burns is set to begin within a week. The bushfire at Two Peoples Bay began on October 12 and was fully extinguished five days later. A 45-year-old firefighter...

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ACT poll too close to call

THE ACT election photo-finish is still too close to call and the final makeup of the 17-member Legislative Assembly is little clearer. As the count continues, Labor and the Liberals keep swapping positions as recipients of the most first-preference...

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Asian markets lower on Wall Street tumbles

ASIAN markets are mixed as the effect of big Wall Street losses - sparked by weak reports and forecasts from top US companies - was offset by an improvement in Chinese manufacturing. However, selling was also given impetus by concerns over Spain...

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Breast cancer risk higher in south

WOMEN who live south of Coffs Harbour or below 30 degrees latitude in Australia have almost double the risk of breast cancer than those in the north, a study shows. The Westmead Breast Cancer Institute study, to be presented at a Sydney conference...

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NT police accused over man's death

A FAMILY in the Northern Territory are claiming police mistreatment caused the death of an Aboriginal man after he left a lock-up. Doris Lewis, the sister of Eric Lewis, said her brother died early in the morning on September 23, soon after being...

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Business tax group fails on corporate tax

THE business tax working group's failure to settle on a way of cutting the company tax rate to help the economy shows Labor's tax reform is in chaos, shadow treasurer Joe Hockey says. The group says a cut of two to three percentage points to the...

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Taiwan hospital fire may have been arson

TAIWAN police have arrested a person on suspicion of starting a fire in a hospital in the island's south that killed at least 12 people and injured 60, reports say. The person was believed to be a patient in the hospital catering mainly to bedridden...

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Sydney Uni attracts bigger donations

THE University of Sydney has enjoyed a significant rise in philanthropic donations over the past four years - the latest of which is a $20 million whopper. In 2011 alone donations worth more than $79 million poured into the university's coffers...

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China reshuffles top military officers

CHINA has named a new air force chief and reshuffled other top military positions ahead of next month's appointment of new Communist Party leaders, state media reports. The newly named air force head, former deputy chief of staff Ma Xiaotian,...

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China slams US presidential candidates

BEIJING has urged the US presidential candidates to refrain from inflaming tensions with China after President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney vowed to get tough with the Asian giant. Both men vowed to be firm on China at their final presidential...

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Aussie troops wear new combat uniform

NEW Australian-made MultiCam combat uniforms with a distinctly Australian design are on their way to Afghanistan. Defence Materiel Minister Jason Clare said local production of this uniform was under way and the first troops to wear them would...

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Cocaine found in baby formula tins

SOME drug dealers clearly think the Sydney cocaine trade is child's play. But the game is up for one such alleged drug pedlar - after police discovered 2.4 kilograms of cocaine stuffed inside tins of baby formula. They made the surprising find...

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Air regulator not proud of Norfolk report

AUSTRALIA'S transport safety watchdog chief says he's not proud of a three-year investigation into the ditching of a medical flight near Norfolk Island. Captain Dominic James ditched the Westwind jet carrying six people on a Careflight mission...

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Guinea-Bissau blames Portugal for coup bid

THE government of Guinea-Bissau claims it thwarted a coup bid at the weekend after a deadly raid on an army barracks, accusing Portugal of being behind the attack. Gunmen staged a raid before dawn on Sunday on the barracks of an elite army unit...

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Taliban deny their bombs kill most

THE Taliban has dismissed a UN report that roadside bombs are causing most civilian casualties in Afghanistan as "Western propaganda". Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid claimed on Sunday the insurgents only use the weapons to target foreign...

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6 % growth for Bangladesh: World Bank

THE World Bank says Bangladesh's economy is faring well despite the global economic crisis and should grow about 6 per cent in the 2012-2013 fiscal year as long as a stable political situation prevails before the next national elections. Published...

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Dangerous NSW bushfire under control

A BUSHFIRE that was threatening a small community southwest of Sydney has been controlled, firefighters say. But a severe thunderstorm has sparked a dozen bush and grass fires in NSW's far west, and another out of control blaze has begun near...

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Nepalese minister quits over bribe charges

AN official says the Nepalese prime minister has asked his labor minister to resign for allegedly seeking bribes for registering private companies offering jobs abroad. Such companies are mushrooming in Nepal with thousands of younger Nepalese...

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