Three Korean doctors slain in Nigeria

THREE South Korean doctors have been killed in a knife attack in northeastern Nigeria, police say. Men armed with knives slit the throats of the three Korean doctors in a pre-dawn attack in the town of Potiskum, police said, in the latest such...

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Aussie parents stressed over cash: report

AUSTRALIANS are struggling to put money aside, while households are feeling less comfortable after having spent their carbon tax compensation allowances, a survey has found. Single parents and couples with children are suffering the most anxiety...

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Over 100 slain in South Sudan cattle raid

MORE than 100 people including women and children have been killed in a cattle raid by heavily-armed rebels in South Sudan's troubled Jonglei state, the governor says. The people of Walgak in Akobo County were migrating north to the wetlands...

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Chinese 'ping pong diplomacy' figure dies

ZHUANG Zedong, a key figure in 1971's groundbreaking "ping pong diplomacy" between China and the United States, has died, China's official Xinhua News Agency reports. Zhuang was 72 and had struggled with cancer since 2008. A three-time world...

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Britain rules out 'panic' EU meat ban

BRITAIN'S food minister has ruled out imposing a ban on importing meat from EU countries due to the horsemeat scandal unless there is a threat to human health. Owen Paterson dismissed the idea of slapping an immediate ban on such imports but warned...

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Mali troops, rebels battle in Gao

A GUN battle between Malian soldiers and suspected Islamist rebels has erupted in the streets of Gao, the largest city in northern Mali, which has been rocked by suicide bombings each of the past two days. The two groups were trading gunfire...

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Foodmaker to sue supplier over horsemeat

FROZEN food producer Findus Nordic says it will sue French firm Comigel and its suppliers after horsemeat was found in its beef lasagnes. "This is a breach of contract and fraud," the head of Findus Nordic, Jari Latvanen, said in a statement...

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Five dead in cruise ship accident in Spain

SPANISH officials say five people have been killed and three injured when a lifeboat fell into the sea off a cruise ship that was tied up at the port of Santa Cruz in the Canary Islands. Citing the islands' Emergency and Security Co-ordination...

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