Crean would fight super shift: report

SIMON Crean has reportedly pledged to oppose any move by the federal government to tax earnings on superannuation accounts. The Australian reports the Labor backbencher has called on his government to explicitly rule out changes that would retrospectively...

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Karzai meets Qatar emir on Taliban office

AFGHAN President Hamid Karzai has held talks with the emir of Qatar during a visit to discuss opening a Taliban office in the Gulf state as a prelude to a possible peace deal with the militants. Karzai discussed "issues of mutual interest" with...

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Afghan kit removal to cost US $5bn

THE US operation to remove military hardware and vehicles from Afghanistan as troops withdraw after 12 years of war will cost between $US5 billion ($A4.8 billion) and $US6 billion, officials say. Among statistics released by the military about...

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Tanzanian building collapse toll hits 25

THE death toll from a building that collapsed in Tanzania's economic capital, Dar es Salaam, has reached 25, officials said, as hope faded of finding those missing two days after the accident. "Six bodies were found between Saturday night and...

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Egypt comedian bailed on insult complaints

EGYPTIAN satirist Bassem Youssef has been released on bail after nearly five hours of questioning over alleged insults to the president and religion, highlighting concerns over freedom of expression in post-revolt Egypt. Youssef, whose weekly...

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Five children under 10 die in France fire

FIVE children between the ages of two and 10 died when a fire ravaged their home in northern France while staying with their divorced father, who was seriously burned trying to save them. In Saint-Quentin, a town about 130km northeast of Paris,...

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US prosecutor murdered with wife

A TEXAS district attorney and his wife have been found dead in their home - the second murder of a US prosecutor in the same office in less than two months, sparking fears of a larger plot. In January, Kaufman County assistant district attorney...

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Chavez heir vows probe into leader's death

VENEZUELA'S acting president, Nicolas Maduro, says his mentor, Hugo Chavez, fought for his life "until the last second" and called for an inquiry into the leader's death. "Until the last second of his life he believed that he would live and he...

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