Outback NSW swelters, Sydney gets relief

A cool change has swept across Sydney earlier than expected, with temperatures dropping. Source: AAP SIX people have been treated for heat exposure across NSW, as temperatures push above 45C in some parts of the state. NSW Ambulance said...

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French forces fight Mali Islamists

French soldiers have come to the aid of the Mali government against al-Qaeda-linked militants. Source: AAP FRENCH soldiers have launched an operation to help the government of Mali defeat al-Qaeda-linked militants who captured more ground this...

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Soldier jailed over fatal motorcycle crash

A SOLDIER in the Australian army has been jailed for 15 months after causing the death of a woman in a motorcycle accident on the Perth foreshore. Giles Nelson Graham, 24, had been drinking before he took Carli Rustand on a motorcycle ride on...

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NBN Co exceeds Dec 2012 work target

NBN Co boss Mike Quigley says construction on the broadband network will continue to increase. Source: AAP THE pace of construction on the government's $37.4 billion broadband network will continue to ramp up after exceeding its 2012 year-end...

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China trade rebounds in sign of recovery

CHINA'S trade growth rebounded strongly in December in a positive sign for the recovery of the world's second-largest economy. Export growth more than quadrupled from the previous month to 14.1 per cent while imports - which failed to grow at...

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AIG refuses to join lawsuit against govt

THE board of giant insurer AIG has decided not to join a private shareholder lawsuit against the US government over the $US182 billion ($A174 billion) rescue of the insurer in 2008. The lawsuit filed by Starr International, which is controlled...

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Bushfire near NSW power station contained

A BUSHFIRE near one of the largest coal-fired power stations in Australia has been brought under control. The fire was spotted some time after midday (AEDT), about one to two kilometres from the Bayswater power station near Muswellbrook, in...

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Wallan locals wait out fire at Vic pub

WALLAN residents are sitting in the pub, waiting, as a fast-moving grassfire burns in the town of 12,000 people north of Melbourne. The CFA issued an emergency warning about 1.45pm (AEDT), advising a small blaze had broken out at Taylors Lane....

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NT resort guests woken to fire threat

A BUSHFIRE in central Australia has forced a major resort to evacuate guests to a safe area for several hours. Guests at the Kings Canyon Resort, about 300km southwest of Alice Springs, had their sleep cut short after a small bushfire threatened...

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WA lucky to avoid bushfires so far

WESTERN Australia has been lucky to so far avoid the disastrous bushfires burning in the rest of the country, according to state's emergency service. As New South Wales, South Australia and Tasmania all swelter and battle major blazes, Perth...

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Seven killed in Nigeria robberies

Armed robbers terrorising northwest Nigeria have killed at least seven people, officials say. Source: AAP SUSPECTED armed robbers terrorising northwest Nigeria have raided three villages, killing at least seven people and wounding seven more,...

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Brisbane store robbed twice in one night

THIEVES bashed a supermarket cleaner with a metal bar and tied him and and two others up during a frightening robbery southeast of Brisbane. Within hours of an earlier, unrelated break-in at the same store, a second set of thieves forced the...

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Central Africa rebels capture more towns

CENTRAL African Republic rebels have captured two more towns overnight, just days before talks are due to open on the crisis in the impoverished country, an official says. "The rebels took two towns near Bambari", a town already under the control...

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Naomi Watts honoured in Palm Springs

NAOMI Watts has been honoured at the 2013 Palm Springs International Film Festvial. Watts was presented with the Desert Palm Achievement Award for Acting at the festival's gala night in Palm Springs, California, on Saturday night. The British-born,...

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