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Pro-Russia rebels shoot down Ukrainian military plane

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 11:29 PM PDT

Transport jet brought down by heavy machine gun fire as it approached Luhansk airport, says defence ministry Continue reading...






Tony Abbott planning to target carers' allowances, Labor claims

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 10:10 PM PDT

Those who care for the sick, disabled and elderly may be required to prepare for a return to work

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House burns and falls off cliff in Texas

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 10:00 PM PDT

Firefighters set home ablaze to collapse it into Lake Whitney below after it began toppling over crumbling cliff piece by piece

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Afghanistan goes to the polls in second round of presidential election

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 09:17 PM PDT

Peaceful start to vote that will decide whether Abdullah Abdullah or Ashraf Ghani takes over from Hamid Karzai

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Pu Zhiqiang: China arrests human rights defender

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 08:32 PM PDT

Government takes further steps to silence celebrated lawyer after locking him up for Tiananmen Square anniversary

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Thailand's junta lifts curfew

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 07:35 PM PDT

General says lack of violence means curfew no longer needed, but political protests and speaking out against coup still banned

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Queensland chief justice appointment described as throwback to corrupt era

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 07:31 PM PDT

Tim Carmody's rapid promotion to supreme court chief justice has angered the Queensland Council for Civil Liberties

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Tony Abbott meets US presidential prospect Jeb Bush

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 07:17 PM PDT

Prime minister speaks to the former Republican governor of Florida and brother of George W Bush in New York

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Jaywalkers targeted as Sydney police fine 495 pedestrians

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 06:22 PM PDT

The notices were the result of a police operation on Friday, targeting dangerous motorist and pedestrian behaviour

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Australia's superannuation scheme for low earners: the numbers

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 04:49 PM PDT

One in three will be worse off if low-income workers lose their payments from the super contribution scheme

Nationals and PUP under pressure to save super top-up: full story
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Nationals and Palmer party urged to keep low-income super scheme going

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 04:36 PM PDT

Rural and regional workers on low pay will be hit hardest if $500 payment is repealed, say industry superannuation funds

Australia's low-income super top-up: the numbers

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The bone collectors: a brutal chapter in Australia's past

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 04:01 PM PDT

The remains of hundreds of Aboriginal people, dug up from sacred ground and once displayed in museums all over the world, are now stored in a Canberra warehouse. When will they be given a national resting place? Continue reading...






Bowe Bergdahl at San Antonio medical facility after return to US soil

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 03:05 PM PDT

Soldier held five years by Taliban has not spoken to parents
Army: Bergdahl does not know of controversy over release

Joe Muto: Bergdahl is perfect villain for Fox propaganda machine

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Ohio rebels against Obama climate change agenda with energy bill

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 02:45 PM PDT

Governor John Kasich puts a two-year freeze on measures promoting wind and solar power and energy efficiency

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US and Iran join fight against Sunni jihadis of Isis in Iraq

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 02:00 PM PDT

President Obama contemplates air strikes against Sunni insurgents as Tehran sends top general to Baghdad Continue reading...

Utah judge says polygamous families should be evicted over unpaid fees

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 01:54 PM PDT

Members of Warren Jeff's polygamous sect on Utah-Arizona border reportedly withheld fees for seven years from trust

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Doubts remain in Egypt despite Sisi's action against sexual harassment

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 01:04 PM PDT

Sexual harassment has been criminalised, but there are fears about whether it will be enforced and if Sisi is the man to do so Continue reading...






Anti-Europe feeling began in the 80s

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 01:00 PM PDT

House GOP conservative Raul Labrador in long-shot leadership bid

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 12:39 PM PDT

Labrador unlikely to win but candidacy seems likely to be symbolic flag-waving for the chamber's restive conservatives

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$700,000 Texas home teetering on edge of cliff set on fire

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 12:37 PM PDT

Luxury home on verge of falling off cliff and into Lake Whitney, was deliberately set on fire by owners

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Israelis launch search around Hebron after three teenage settlers go missing

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 11:45 AM PDT

Palestinian group assumed to be responsible for the disappearance for three Jewish teenagers, one beliveed to be an American Continue reading...

Barack Obama: I will not send US troops into Iraq to fight Isis - video

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 11:33 AM PDT

US president Barack Obama is ruling out sending combat troops back into Iraq to quell the rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil). The Obama administration is pondering both military and diplomatic efforts to halt the jihadist army's advance through northern Iraq. Obama says the crisis is a "wake up call" for Iraqi troops, and implored them to do everything to defend their cities Continue reading...

Obama to make first visit to Indian Reservation on North Dakota trip

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 11:25 AM PDT

President to visit Cannon Ball to show commitment to 'upholding our strong and crucial nation-to-nation relationship'

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Obama issues ultimatum to Iraqi leaders over US military action

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 11:22 AM PDT

Decision on strikes to be made 'in the days ahead' but president says Iraq must commit to resolving sectarian differences

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