Indian gang-rape victim cremated

India has been engulfed by an outpouring of grief as the body of a gang-rape victim arrived home. Source: AAP THE victim of a gang-rape which triggered an outpouring of grief and anger across India has been cremated at a private ceremony in...

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19 Shi'ites killed in Pakistan bus blast

A CAR bomb attack on buses carrying Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims to Iran has killed 19 people and wounded 25 in Pakistan's insurgency-hit southwest, officials say. The remotely-triggered bomb hit a convoy of three buses in Mastung district on Sunday...

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National road toll rises to 29

THE death of a pedestrian killed after being hit by two separate cars in Tasmania has taken the holiday road toll to 29. The 21-year-old man was standing on the Tasman Highway when he was struck by a ute at Cambridge, east of Hobart, at about...

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Fukushima an 'unprecedented challenge'

THE clean-up at Fukushima after its tsunami-sparked nuclear meltdowns is unlike anything humanity has ever tried, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says. "The massive work toward decommissioning is an unprecedented challenge in human history,"...

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30 people rescued after WA shark sighting

SURF lifesavers have rescued 30 people stranded on a rock off the Perth coast after reports of a six-metre great white shark lurking in the area. Surf Life Saving WA said Twilight Beach in Esperance was closed between 11.15am and 12.30pm (WST)...

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India gang-rape victim has brain injury

Doctors in Singapore are battling to save the life of the student gang-raped on a bus in India. Source: AAP AN Indian gang-rape victim is "struggling against the odds" to survive after suffering a heart attack and brain injuries, as medics...

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Coast holiday traffic clears after 35km jam

CONGESTION on the Bruce Highway heading towards the Sunshine Coast has been cleared. 5.22pm: Cars travelling from Murrumba Downs to Beerburrum had been travelling at just 30km an hour with traffic banked up for 35kms. Kym Cartwright from...

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Myki only ticket in Melbourne from weekend

Melbourne's public transport system will only accept the myki smartcard from Saturday. Source: AAP AFTER Friday, myki will be the only ticket in town. Melbourne's public transport ticket Metcard will be relegated to the history books to...

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Coast holiday traffic clears after 35km jam

CONGESTION on the Bruce Highway heading towards the Sunshine Coast has been cleared. 5.22pm: Cars travelling from Murrumba Downs to Beerburrum had been travelling at just 30km an hour with traffic banked up for 35kms. Kym Cartwright from...

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Myki only ticket in Melbourne from weekend

Melbourne's public transport system will only accept the myki smartcard from Saturday. Source: AAP AFTER Friday, myki will be the only ticket in town. Melbourne's public transport ticket Metcard will be relegated to the history books to...

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Xmas Day storms blamed for 3 deaths in US

TORNADOES across the US south and brutal winds, have knocked down countless trees, blown the roofs off homes and left many Christmas celebrations in the dark. Holiday travellers in the nation's much colder midsection battled treacherous driving...

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Manila fires spark riots

ANGRY residents beat a man to death and threw rocks at firefighters after a shantytown fire left thousands of people homeless and another Christmas Day blaze in the Philippine capital left seven people dead. A resident was beaten to death by...

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US killer ambushes firefighters

A US ex-convict set a house and car ablaze, and shot dead two firefighters before killing himself. Source: AAP A FORMER convict set a house and car ablaze in his lakeside New York state neighbourhood to lure firefighters, then began shooting...

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Myanmar plane crash kills child, rider

A PASSENGER jet has crash-landed near an airport in northeastern Myanmar (Burma), killing an 11-year-old passenger and a motorcyclist on the ground. The W-9011 aircraft with 71 people on board crashed on Tuesday while attempting an emergency...

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Floods dampen Christmas spirit in UK

The River Wye floods surrounding lowlands near Ross-on-Wye. Picture: AFP PHOTO/Paul Ellis Source: AFP HUNDREDS of UK homes and businesses have been swamped by floods, from the southern-most parts of Cornwall to the Highlands of Scotland. ...

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Cooler change in NSW for Christmas Day

SYDNEYSIDERS can expect to wake up to cooler weather on Christmas Day as a southerly change moves in bringing gusty winds and the chance of showers. The Bureau of Meteorology predicts a maximum temperature of 23 for the city and 24 in the western...

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