Kerry presses China over N Korea crisis

US Secretary of State John Kerry says North Korea's rhetoric is "unacceptable by any standards." Source: AAP THE world is facing a "critical time", top US diplomat John Kerry has told China's President Xi Jinping, citing tensions on the Korean...

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Pell appointed to Pope advisory group

VATICAN CITY/SYDNEY April 13 AP/AAP - Archbishop of Sydney George Pell has been appointed by Pope Francis to a permanent advisory group to help him run the Catholic Church and study a reform of the Vatican bureaucracy. Cardinal Pell is one of...

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Snorkeller dies at Sydney beach

A snorkeller has died after getting into difficulty at Maroubra Beach, police say. Source: AAP A SNORKELLER has died after getting into difficulty at Maroubra Beach. The man was at snorkelling at the beach on Saturday afternoon and had...

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Suu Kyi arrives in Japan after 27 years

MYANMAR'S (Burma's) democracy hero Aung San Suu Kyi has arrived in Japan, her first visit to the country where she spent time as a university researcher nearly three decades ago. A group of well-wishers including Burmese gathered at Tokyo's...

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Bird flu hits nest farm in Vietnam

Thousands of swifts at a southern Vietnam farm have died of H5N1 bird flu virus, reports say. Source: AAP NEARLY 5000 swifts, whose nests are collected for sale as a luxury health food, have died in southern Vietnam after contracting the...

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European stocks drop before Cyprus talks

EUROPE'S main stock markets fell in cautious trading ahead of eurozone talks that will seek to finalise the Cyprus bailout, and before key US banking results, dealers said. In late morning deals, London's FTSE 100 index of top companies dipped...

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Kerry hits out as N Korea threatens Japan

The United States has played down a report that North Korea has a nuclear-armed missile. Source: AAP US Secretary of State John Kerry is demanding North Korea abandon an expected missile launch as the communist state threatens a nuclear strike...

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Five die after asylum-seeker boat sinks

A GROUP of 14 asylum seekers has been rescued by fishermen in Indonesia after their boat sank in the Sunda Strait on its way to Australia, but at least five others are believed to have drowned. There are also fresh details about the unfolding...

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Woodside tipped to shelve Browse project

WOODSIDE Petroleum is remaining tight-lipped on rumours that it is about to shelve its controversial $40 billion Browse liquefied natural gas project. The energy giant has reportedly told the federal and West Australian governments that its Browse...

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China bird flu death toll hits 10

More than 2000 poultry birds have been culled in China in response to the new strain of bird flu. Source: AAP THE death toll from H7N9 bird flu in China has reached 10 with another victim in Shanghai, as cities banned people from raising chickens...

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NSW truckie arrested for dealing speed

Police have arrested a truckie who allegedly sold methylamphetamine to other drivers around NSW. Source: AAP A TRUCKIE who allegedly supplied speed to other drivers in NSW is behind bars following a police investigation into the supply of...

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Aussie cars in global recall over airbags

Millions of Japanese cars are being recalled worldwide because of possible problems with airbags. Source: AAP MORE than 10,000 cars sold in Australia are included in a global recall of more than three million vehicles produced by four major...

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Polish woman kept three babies in freezer

PROSECUTORS in northern Poland are questioning a woman suspected of killing her three newborn boys whose bodies were found in the family's freezer. Police spokesman Slawomir Nojman said that the woman, identified as 41-year-old Lucyna D from...

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Cruise giant fined for fatal crash

ITALY'S Costa Crociere, the biggest cruise operator in Europe, has accepted limited responsibility for the Costa Concordia disaster in which 32 people died. A court ruled the company will have to pay a fine of one million euros ($A1.26 million)...

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WTO cuts 2013 global trade growth forecast

GLOBAL commerce is set to grow by 3.3 per cent this year, the World Trade Organisation says, as persistent gloom in Europe saw it cut a previous forecast of 4.5 per cent. It's the second time the WTO has reined in its figures for 2013, after initially...

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China targets bird flu rumours

CHINA has detained at least a dozen people for spreading false rumours about bird flu, police statements have shown, with authorities seeking to control "panic" as the number of cases rose to 33. There have been nine deaths since China announced...

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Moly Mines & Hanlong talk board numbers

Moly Mines independent directors understood to be target of Hanlong-engineered board spill. Source: AAP MOLY Mines says its directors are in discussions with majority shareholder Hanlong Mining regarding the future composition and structure...

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Woman denied abortion in Ireland

Ireland has opened an inquest into the death of an Indian woman allegedly denied a termination. Source: AAP A SENIOR midwife told an Indian woman her baby could not be terminated as she miscarried in an Irish hospital because "it's a Catholic...

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Queen and Thatcher businesslike

THE Queen will honour Baroness Thatcher, her longest serving prime minister, and attend the funeral of the woman who changed the face of modern British politics. She will take her seat in St Paul's Cathedral with the Duke of Edinburgh by her side...

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Asian mostly markets up on China data

ASIAN markets have mostly risen, boosted by positive inflation data from China, but Tokyo's winning streak ended on profit-taking as the yen edged up after hitting multi-year lows. Wall Street also provided a strong lead ahead of the January-March...

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Qld cosmetic doctors under spotlight

QUEENSLAND'S independent health watchdog has ordered 14 cosmetic surgical and medical practitioners to lift their game in the interest of patient safety. A Health Quality and Complaints Commissions (HQCC) report released on Monday says there...

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UN inspectors ready to go to Syria

A UN inspection team is in Cyprus and ready to deploy to nearby Syria to probe the alleged use of chemical weapons in the conflict, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said. "I can announce today that an advance team is now in Cyprus for the final...

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Holden wrong to axe SA jobs: Weatherill

South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill is in "serious talks" with Holden on a breach of agreement. Source: AAP SOUTH Australian Premier Jay Weatherill will have "serious talks" with Holden about a breach of agreement and says it's wrong...

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Buy local car policy is needed: Vic oppn

GOVERNMENTS across Australia should buy their car fleets locally to support an industry that benefits the broader national economy, the Victorian opposition says. Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews was responding to news Holden would shed 100...

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Emigration from crisis-hit Italy rises

EMIGRATION from Italy has risen by nearly a third last year to 79,000, with a growing number of young people choosing to leave the crisis-hit country, Italian media reports, citing official data. The number of Italian citizens registering as foreign...

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UK fire death house to be demolished

THE house where Mick Philpott killed his six children by torching the property as they slept will be demolished, British councillors have promised. The charred shell of 18 Victory Road, in Derby, has been standing boarded-up and empty since the...

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China's president wants trip to Tassie

CHINA'S new president Xi Jinping has told Prime Minister Julia Gillard that a visit to Tasmania would be a priority for his next trip to Australia. Ms Gillard held her first official meeting with President Xi on Sunday, on the sidelines of the...

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US delays missile test over Korean crisis

THE US has delayed an intercontinental ballistic missile test to avoid stoking tensions with North Korea, as fears escalated that weeks of angry rhetoric could erupt into conflict on the Korean peninsula. The Pentagon's disclosure it would reschedule...

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