Man charged with murder after body found in reserve
A 26-year-old man has been charged with murder after a woman's body was found in a bush reserve on the NSW south coast this morning.
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Koran burning would be Al Qaeda 'recruitment bonanza'
US President Barack Obama warned a Florida church's plan to burn Korans would bolster Al Qaeda as the church at the centre of the storm defied a growing chorus of global outrage.
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Abducted UK journalist freed in Pakistan
A British-Pakistani journalist abducted by suspected Islamist militants in Pakistan's ethnic Pashtun tribal areas in March has been freed, the British High Commission said.
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UK watchdog fines Goldman Sachs $29m
A British watchdog has hit Wall Street bank Goldman Sachs with a fine of 17.5 million pounds ($29 million) for information failures tied to US fraud charges.
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15 killed, dozens hurt in Russian market bombing
At least 15 people were killed and another 77 wounded in an apparent suicide bombing outside a crowded central market in the Russian Caucasus city of Vladikavkaz.
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Vitamin B could delay onset of Alzheimer's: study
Large daily doses of B vitamins could delay, or even halt, the onset of Alzheimer's disease, a study suggests.
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Ex-scout leader facing child sex abuse charges
A 62-year-old former scout leader from South Australia is expected to face court over a series of child sex abuse cases between the early 1980s and the early 1990s.
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Jamaican it up: boffin quits over Cool Runnings tale
New Zealand's top military scientist has quit after allegations that his resume falsely claimed he was an ex-Marine and an Olympic bobsledder who raced against Jamaica's Cool Runnings team.
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Look to the future, not the cameras: Gillard
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has told her Labor colleagues there will be a serious review of the party's direction in light of the federal election result.
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Same-sex adoption bill passes NSW Parliament
A bill to give same-sex couples the right to adopt in New South Wales is set to become law.
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Quake strikes off Chile coast
A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of central Chile on Thursday, the US Geological Survey reported.
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RSPCA in strife over Animal Rescue
The RSPCA has been told to review its agreement with reality TV program Animal Rescue following an inquiry into a koala raid
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Men in court over python, lizard theft
A Melbourne court has heard of the bizarre details of the theft of a python and sand lizard from a pet shop.
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Tributes for officer who made 'ultimate sacrifice'
Police around the country are mourning the death of a NSW constable who was shot and killed in a drug raid in Sydney.
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Inquiry told pilot error caused Air India crash
Pilot error was to blame for a passenger plane crash in southern India in May that claimed 158 lives, an official investigation has heard.
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Miners withdraw bid for QR coal network
A consortium of mining companies is not going ahead with its bid to buy the Queensland Rail (QR) coal network.
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Dozens arrested in drug raids
Police have raided scores of properties across south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales in a crackdown on drug trafficking.
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Shares rise, NAB jumps on AXA defeat
A rise on Wall Street overnight and a strong surge by NAB have both helped boost local stocks by almost 1 per cent.
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Friendly fire may have killed Manila hostages
Philippines officials investigating the handling of a deadly siege in Manila last month have admitted police may have accidentally shot some of the hostages.
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Fires rage across drought-ravaged Brazil
Much of Brazil is under a state of emergency as more than 1,000 bushfires continue to burn across the country.
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