Labor's Nicole Manison wins Wanguri

NICOLE Manison has won an overwhelming victory for Labor in the Northern Territory by-election for the seat of Wanguri. Final figures for Saturday, released by the Northern Territory Electoral Commission, show Manison leads with 69.7 per cent...

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Show with Pistorius' girlfriend to go on

A TV show featuring the murdered girlfriend (pic) of Oscar Pistorius will still be broadcast. Source: AAP BLONDE cover girl Reeva Steenkamp will appear in a pre-recorded celebrity reality TV show in South Africa, two days after she was shot...

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Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew in hospital

FORMER Singapore prime minister Lee Kuan Yew is recovering in hospital after suffering from an irregular heartbeat, the government said on Saturday. Lee, 89, will remain at Singapore General Hospital for a few days, said a statement issued by...

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Deadly hepatitis E outbreak hits S Sudan

THE United Nations says an outbreak of hepatitis E has killed 111 refugees in camps in South Sudan since July. UN refugee agency spokesman Adrian Edwards says the influx of people to the camps from neighbouring Sudan is believed to be one of...

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Sobbing Pistorius could face life sentence

Olympic amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius (C) has been charged with the murder of his girlfriend. Source: AAP A SOBBING Oscar Pistorius has been formally charged with the Valentine's Day murder of his model girlfriend. The 26-year-old Paralympian...

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150 killed in clashes for Syria airport

ACTIVISTS say some 150 rebels and government troops have been killed in fierce fighting for control of the international airport in the northern city of Aleppo and a major military air base nearby. The director of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory...

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Sea Shepherd activists 'confront whalers'

ANTI-WHALING group Sea Shepherd says Japanese whalers have harpooned a large minke in Australian Antarctic waters. The group says the Yushin Maru No 2 harpooned the whale shortly before 6pm (AEDT) inside Australia's Antarctic Territory, some 92...

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Pistorius charged with killing girlfriend

Olympian Oscar Pistorius has reportedly shot his girlfriend dead after mistaking her for a burglar. Source: AAP SOUTH African Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius has been arrested after his model girlfriend was shot dead at his home. According...

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Fallen firefighter wanted to become a vet

KATIE Peters loved animals and dreamed of becoming a vet after finishing her summertime job as a firefighter. Ms Peters, 19, died alongside 34-year-old Corryong man Steven Kadar as the two Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) firefighters...

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No point to more Iran talks: nuke agency

THE International Nuclear Energy Agency (IAEA) sees no point in continuing its talks with Iran at this point, after the two sides failed to reach common ground on Tehran's suspected nuclear weapons program. "We will work hard now to try and...

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Torvill and Dean admit romantic past

OLYMPIC champion ice skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean have admitted to a romantic past. After decades of denying any affair, the pair who won gold at the 1984 Games, have changed their story during an interview with British TV host...

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NATO airstrike kills civilians: politician

A NATO airstrike has hit two houses, killing nine Afghan civilians and four insurgents in an eastern province near the Pakistani border, a local politician says. The attack occurred during a joint NATO-Afghan operation in the Shigal district of...

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Six journalists held in new hacking probe

BRITISH police have arrested six current or former journalists in a new probe into alleged phone hacking at Rupert Murdoch's defunct News of the World tabloid. Investigators had identified a "further suspected conspiracy" by staff at the paper...

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Hillsborough inquest coroner appointed

A CORONER have been appointed to the fresh inquest into the deaths of the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster in England, and pledged to open the inquiry as soon as possible. A new inquest into the deaths of the Liverpool supporters at Sheffield...

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Victim contracts SARS-like virus in UK

A BRITISH resident has been diagnosed with a potentially fatal SARS-like virus which they are believed to have caught from a family member, in the 11th confirmed case worldwide. Britain's Health Protection Agency said on Wednesday the person...

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Iran calls for end to all nuclear arms

SANCTIONS-HIT Iran has called for the destruction of all atomic weapons in the world after North Korea announced that it had staged its most powerful nuclear test yet. "We need to come to the point where no country has any nuclear weapons and...

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Man missing after Sydney speedboat crash

POLICE and emergency services continue to search for a man in the Georges River after a speedboat crash southwest Sydney. Emergency services were called to a boat ramp off River Road at Revesby just before 4pm (AEDT) on Tuesday after two men...

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Uganda deports British gay play producer

UGANDA has deported a British theatre producer who last year staged a play about homosexuality, which is illegal in Uganda, the British High Commission said. David Cecil was arrested in September on charges of disobeying orders to cancel the staging...

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Queen tops Britain's female power list

SHE has no formal political role, but Queen Elizabeth II has been named Britain's most powerful woman by a BBC radio program. The monarch topped the list of 100 female figures announced on Tuesday on Woman's Hour. Home Secretary Theresa May...

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French anti-fraud teams search meat firms

Retailers have pulled frozen meals from shelves following a scandal over horsemeat sold as beef. Source: AAP FRENCH anti-fraud agents have searched two firms at the centre of a scandal over horsemeat disguised as beef in ready-to-eat frozen...

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Pope Benedict is diehard traditionalist

POPE Benedict XVI, who has announced his intention to resign this month, will be remembered as a staunch defender of Roman Catholic orthodoxy, a diehard traditionalist and a lightning rod for controversy. The German intellectual succeeded the...

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Rebels seize Syria's largest dam: watchdog

REBELS have seized control of the largest dam in Syria, a vital barrier along the Euphrates River in the northern province of Raqa, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says. "The rebels took control of the dam, which is still in operation....

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Government must close MRRT loophole: Evans

THE federal government must close a loophole in the mining tax that allows states to gouge the tax's revenue by raising royalties, a former federal minister says. In response to an audience question on Q&A on Monday, Senator Chris Evans...

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Opera House turns red for Chinese New Year

THE Sydney Opera House has turned red to mark the start of Chinese New Year and recognise the contribution of Chinese Australians to the state. The iconic building turned from white to red when NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell and consul general...

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Second suicide bombing rocks northern Mali

The northern Malian city of Gao has been shaken by a large explosion, Malian military sources say. Source: AAP NORTHERN Mali's largest city was rocked by its second suicide bombing in two days, a soldier said on Sunday, as Islamist rebels continued...

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Man tried to kill with arrow: NSW police

A MAN has been charged with attempted murder after he allegedly attacked two men - firing a bow and arrow at one - on the NSW Mid North Coast. A 42-year-old man was caring for his 93-year-old grandfather at a property at Aldavilla, Kempsey on...

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Woman sells cigarettes at Sydney market

A WOMAN has been charged with selling cigarettes, with an estimated total value of $65,000, at a market stall in western Sydney. Detectives visited the Blacktown Markets on Cricketers Arms Road on Sunday morning and will allege they were offered...

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