Violence kills 12 Pakistan security forces

AT least 12 Pakistani security personnel have been killed in clashes and a landmine explosion in the two regions of the country most troubled by insurgents, officials say. In the northwestern tribal belt, officials said dozens of militants attacked...

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Assad may run for 2014 election

SYRIA'S President Bashar al-Assad may defy calls to step down and stand for election in 2014, an official says, as his army pounded rebel zones with shells and air strikes, killing dozens. In a bloody day for Syria as it marked 22 months since...

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US stocks open lower on weak German data

US stocks have opened lower following a disappointing German report on growth. Five minutes into the trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 40.97 points (0.3 per cent) to 13,465.35. The broad-based S&P 500 lost 6.22 points (0.4...

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New Dan Brown novel 'Inferno' out in May

A NEW Dan Brown novel is coming in May, and the subject is Dante. Doubleday announced on Tuesday that Brown's book is called Inferno, named for Dante's epic journey in verse. Brown again will feature Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon, the protagonist...

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Alleged KGB spy couple in German trial

A MARRIED couple accused of spying for the Russian secret services for more than 20 years have gone on trial in Germany in one of the biggest espionage court cases since the Cold War. The pair, identified only by codenames Andreas and Heidrun...

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Guardian makes Aussie expansion official

BRITISH daily newspaper The Guardian has announced its intention to launch a digital edition in Australia. Due to start up this year, the operation aims to capitalise on an existing substantial Australian readership, launch editor Katharine Viner...

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West Bank teen killed by Israeli fire

ISRAELI troops have shot dead a Palestinian teenager near the separation barrier in the northern West Bank, Palestinian medical and security sources say. Samir Ahmed Awad, 17, died after being hit by three bullets during an incident which took...

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Somali journalist arrested over rape story

POLICE in Somalia have arrested a journalist who wrote a story about a woman who said she was raped by government security forces, prompting an outcry from groups supporting human rights and media freedom. Human Rights Watch is demanding the...

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