Workers missing in Cambodian dam collapse

A CHINESE-BUILT dam under construction in western Cambodia has partially collapsed, seriously injuring four workers and leaving another four missing and presumed drowned. Major Theang Leng, chief of police in the district where the hydroelectric...

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Sydney crane arm cleared almost a week on

A MAJOR inner Sydney traffic route is finally back in action, after a crane arm that caught fire and collapsed onto a major road last week was removed. The Transport Management centre says a crane jib that collapsed on Tuesday was finally removed...

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Homes destroyed, power cut in Vic storms

Several hundred homes have been damaged after severe thunderstorms swept through Victoria. Source: AAP HUNDREDS of homes are still without power and some have been rendered uninhabitable after severe thunderstorms that ripped through Victoria's...

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Boycott-hit voting begins in Kuwait

VOTING is under way in Kuwait to pick a new parliament that is certain to side with the ruling establishment after a widespread election boycott by opposition groups. The voting on Saturday is likely to expose deep divisions in the strategic...

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Daniel Morcombe's funeral set for Friday

Daniel Morcombe's parents are considering a funeral on the ninth anniversary of his disappearance. Source: AAP DANIEL Morcombe's family will finally lay their son to rest, nine years to the day after he went missing. Daniel's funeral will...

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Horror crash driver to get trial sequel

A MAN who was jailed for smashing his car into oncoming traffic and killing an elderly driver on the Sunshine Coast has won a retrial on appeal because he may have been asleep at the time. The Court of Appeal ruled Johnny George Kuruvinakunnel...

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Beach algae still causing red alert

More NSW beaches have been closed as red algal blooms are spotted along much of the state's coast. Source: AAP RED algal blooms are continuing to close beaches along the NSW coast, with sightings as far south as Bateman's Bay and as far north...

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Nasser talks about BHP CEO succession

BHP Billiton chairman Jac Nasser (R) has backed CEO Marius Kloppers (L) at its AGM. Source: AAP BHP Billiton chairman Jac Nasser has not guaranteed chief executive Marius Kloppers' job for any length of time as speculation continues about a...

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Dhaka fire factory managers arrested

Three factory managers have been arrested in Bangladesh over a blaze that killed 110 workers. Source: AAP BANGLADESH police have arrested three managers of a factory where a blaze killed 110 people, following claims they stopped workers from...

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Call for crane checks after UTS fire

Investigations are underway into a fire that caused a crane to fall onto a Sydney construction site. Source: AAP A CRANE that caught fire and toppled onto a Sydney university building has prompted union calls for city-wide engineering checks,...

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Bishop defends meeting with Blewitt

Deputy opposition leader Julie Bishop defended meeting with self-confessed fraudster Ralph Blewitt. Source: AAP DEPUTY opposition leader Julie Bishop has defended her decision to meet with one of the key figures in the Australian Workers' Union...

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Man shot dead in Punchbowl

Police are conducting and operation in Sydney's southwest after a man was shot multiple times. Source: AAP A MAN has been found dead in a house in southwestern Sydney and another man is in hospital after being found with gunshot wounds in the...

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Bangladesh factory fire under control

A fire in a nine-storey garment factory in Bangladesh has left at least 110 people dead. Source: AAP BANGLADESH firefighters quelled a new blaze at a garment factory on Monday as the country mourned the death of 110 workers in a weekend blaze...

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Sea of pink honours slain Vic woman

Murdered Victorian woman Sarah Cafferkey has been farewelled during a ceremony in her home town. Source: AAP FAMILY and friends of slain Victorian woman Sarah Cafferkey have shunned the traditional black funeral garb for pink in honour of the...

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