Peace envoy urges 'real' change in Syria

INTERNATIONAL peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi has called for "real change" and a transitional government in Syria but the armed opposition has swiftly retorted that it cannot include President Bashar al-Assad or his top lieutenants. The envoy unveiled...

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US stocks slip as 'fiscal cliff' looms

US stocks have edged lower as the deadline for the White House and Republican lawmakers to reach a deal to avert the looming "fiscal cliff" crisis creeps closer. In the first five minutes of trade on Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average...

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Egypt's Morsi to visit Germany

EGYPTIAN President Mohamed Morsi is to visit Germany on January 30, the official news agency MENA reported, quoting a presidential spokesman. Mr Morsi is to make the trip at the invitation of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the spokesman, Yasser...

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Militants kill two police, 21 missing

GOVERNMENT officials say dozens of militants armed with rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons attacked two tribal police posts in northwest Pakistan, killing two policemen. Twenty-one other policemen are missing and presumed kidnapped....

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Missing man found safe in Brisbane

A 71-YEAR-OLD man has been found safe and well after going missing in southeast Brisbane, police say. The man, who suffers from a medical condition, was last seen leaving a store in Stones Corner on Thursday afternoon.He was located safe and well...

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Pony back with circus after Xmas kidnap

A TINY pony is back at its Austrian circus home more than a week after apparently being kidnapped by a woman who wanted to give her sick daughter a Christmas surprise. Fridolin the pony, who is only about 60 centimetres tall, went missing from...

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Man charged over Qld bomb hoax

A 55-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with making a bomb hoax to a Burleigh Heads shopping centre. The Burleigh Heads man was charged following investigations into a telephone call received at a West Burleigh Road shopping centre on Thursday morning,...

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More readers turning to e-books

US readers are increasingly opting for digital books instead of ink-and-paper editions, according to a Pew Research Centre study. The share of US adults reading electronic books rose to 23 per cent in November from 16 per cent the same time...

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