Work keeps confined Assange sane: dad

JULIAN Assange cannot even look out of the windows of the Ecuadorean embassy in London, but his confinement has not dampened his work ethic, his father says. "The conditions are physically harsh," Assange's biological father John Shipton says....

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Aust firms need to learn China's rules: PM

Prime Minister Julia Gillard's starts her first full day of talks at the Boao Forum for Asia. Source: AAP AUSTRALIANS doing business in China will be offered training in how to play by its rules and avoid jail under a new program. At least...

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Pacific Hwy cleared after earlier crash

TRAFFIC has cleared along the Pacific Motorway into the city following a break-down and a two car nose-to-tail crash at Greenslopes earlier today. Amelia De Vita from the Australian Traffic Network said the scene was long cleared and traffic...

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Thousands crammed on as trains run again

Thousands of commuters crammed into trains after earlier delays when all trains northbound were stopped. Picture: Jono Searle Source: The Courier-Mail TRAINS have resumed after signalling faults crippled the northbound train network for around...

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SAfrica pulls troops from Central Africa

SOUTH Africa has decided to pull its troops out of the Central African Republic because the deal under which they were deployed has become void with a fall of government. "We have taken a decision to withdraw our soldiers," President Jacob Zuma...

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Slain NSW central coast couple named

POLICE have released the names of a couple who died in their home on the NSW central coast a week ago, as the man accused of killing them awaits a court appearance. The bodies of Paul Edward Breen, 54, and his partner, Felicia Crawford, 45,...

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Fannie Mae reports record 2012 earnings

US mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae has posted record annual net income of $A16.5 billion. Source: AAP US mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae has posted record annual net income of $US17.2 billion ($A16.5 billion) for 2012, compared with a...

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Eddie Murphy refused Mel B visa form:court

AMERICAN actor Eddie Murphy refused to sign a visa consent form allowing his child with Spice Girl Melanie Brown to come to Australia, a Sydney court has heard. The Seven Network is battling in the Supreme Court to retain what it claims is an...

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GI Joe soldiers his way to box office No.1

ACTION stars are all the rage with film fans who marched into cinemas to see GI Joe: Retaliation, toppling the latest Bruce Willis film from the top of the Australian box office. The film, starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, made $3.865 million...

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India drops Italian envoy order

INDIA'S Supreme Court has cancelled an order passed last month during a diplomatic row with Italy, preventing its ambassador from leaving the country. The court imposed the restriction on ambassador Daniele Mancini after Rome failed to return...

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Tanzania building collapse toll hits 34

25 people have died in a building collapse in Tanzania, with hope fading of finding missing people. Source: AAP RESCUERS have pulled more bodies from the rubble of a building that collapsed in Tanzania's economic capital Dar es Salaam, bringing...

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Tokyo stocks close down 2.12%

TOKYO stocks closed down 2.12 per cent on Monday as the yen strengthened and after the Bank of Japan (BoJ) quarterly Tankan survey showed a only a modest uptick in business sentiment. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index shed 262.89 points to 12,135.02,...

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Kangaroo multilated in country Victoria

A KANGAROO has been mutilated and tied to a barbed wire fence in country Victoria. Police believe several offenders captured and killed the mature kangaroo near Hamptons Lane and Parkinsons Road in Napoleons on early Sunday morning. "The kangaroo...

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Vic national park slated for development

POINT Nepean could be among the first Victorian tourism developments in previously off-limits national parks. In a bid to cash in on the lucrative eco-tourism market, the state government has released rules which would allow development in some...

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