Storms black out 50,000 Qld properties

A SERIES of severe storms, accompanied by 90km/h winds and lightning strikes, have swept through southeast Queensland, cutting off power to thousands of homes and businesses. The State Emergency Service responded to up to 100 calls for help,...

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Zygier gave up names of informants: report

THE man known as Prisoner X - Melbourne-born former Mossad agent Ben Zygier - was outfoxed trying to turn a Hezbollah representative into a double agent and unwittingly became one himself, handing over the names of two valuable informants in Lebanon,...

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Spain paper retracts Merkel Hitler column

SPANISH newspaper El Pais has retracted a column that compared German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Adolf Hitler and apologised for its "inappropriate" content after sparking an indignant internet outcry. In the column, published on the paper's...

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Cyprus in last-ditch bailout talks

CYPRUS President Nicos Anastasiades has entered emergency talks with the island's international creditors seeking to avert bankruptcy in a crisis that is again threatening the stability of the wider eurozone. The clock is ticking for the tiny...

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Brit in India 'shouted for help for hour'

A BRITISH woman who jumped from a hotel balcony in India fearing a sexual assault says she shouted for help for more than an hour before she fled. Jessica Davies, 31, from London, says she barricaded the door of her hotel room in Agra with furniture...

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Storms black out 50,000 Qld properties

A SERIES of severe storms, accompanied by 90km/h winds and lightning strikes, have swept through southeast Queensland, cutting off power to thousands of homes and businesses. The State Emergency Service responded to up to 100 calls for help,...

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ADF should plan for climate change: report

EDS: Not for use before 0001 AEDT Monday, March 25 CANBERRA, March 25 AAP - The Australian Defence Force needs to plan now to deal with the impacts of climate change on security in the region, a report from a think-tank says. The Australian Strategic...

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Shark attack hero wins bravery award

That was the only thought Trevor Ronald Burns had when he saw a woman being attacked by a Great White Shark. He never expected to be awarded for his bravery. The Brisbane man was holidaying in Perth with his family in October 2010 when they took part...

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ADF should plan for climate change: report

EDS: Not for use before 0001 AEDT Monday, March 25 CANBERRA, March 25 AAP - The Australian Defence Force needs to plan now to deal with the impacts of climate change on security in the region, a report from a think-tank says. The Australian Strategic...

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Shark attack hero wins bravery award

That was the only thought Trevor Ronald Burns had when he saw a woman being attacked by a Great White Shark. He never expected to be awarded for his bravery. The Brisbane man was holidaying in Perth with his family in October 2010 when they took part...

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Zygier gave up names of informants: report

THE man known as Prisoner X - Melbourne-born former Mossad agent Ben Zygier - was outfoxed trying to turn a Hezbollah representative into a double agent and unwittingly became one himself, handing over the names of two valuable informants in Lebanon,...

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Cyprus in last-ditch bailout talks

CYPRUS President Nicos Anastasiades has entered emergency talks with the island's international creditors seeking to avert bankruptcy in a crisis that is again threatening the stability of the wider eurozone. The clock is ticking for the tiny...

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Brit in India 'shouted for help for hour'

A BRITISH woman who jumped from a hotel balcony in India fearing a sexual assault says she shouted for help for more than an hour before she fled. Jessica Davies, 31, from London, says she barricaded the door of her hotel room in Agra with furniture...

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Spain paper retracts Merkel Hitler column

SPANISH newspaper El Pais has retracted a column that compared German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Adolf Hitler and apologised for its "inappropriate" content after sparking an indignant internet outcry. In the column, published on the paper's...

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French gay marriage foes stage protest

TENS of thousands opposed to French legislation allowing gay marriage have protested on a route leading to the Champs Elysees after police banned them marching on the famed Paris avenue. The hugely controversial bill to legalise same-sex marriage...

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French gay marriage foes stage protest

TENS of thousands opposed to French legislation allowing gay marriage have protested on a route leading to the Champs Elysees after police banned them marching on the famed Paris avenue. The hugely controversial bill to legalise same-sex marriage...

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