Single parents to protest over payments

WELFARE advocates are planning to protest around Australia next month over the government's cuts to single parent benefits. From January 1, single parents have not been eligible for the Parenting payment once their youngest child has turned...

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Savile's victims set to seek damages

AROUND 50 victims of sexual abuse by Jimmy Savile are set to seek damages from the late broadcaster's estate and from organisations including the BBC and Britain's health service, their lawyer said. A report by British police on Friday said...

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Beijing pollution at dangerous levels

DENSE fog has enveloped swathes of east and central China, with pollution levels in Beijing reaching dangerous levels for a second day and residents advised to stay indoors, state media reports. The municipal environment warning centre issued...

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Judi Dench 'sorry' over Bond's Oscar snub

VETERAN British actress Judi Dench has spoken of her disappointment that the latest James Bond film Skyfall did not feature more prominently in the latest round of Oscar nominations. The 23rd outing of 007 in a 50-year franchise opened in Britain...

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France hunts Kurd killers amid feud claim

POLICE are hunting down the assassins of three Kurdish activists shot dead in Paris even as Turkey said an internal feud in the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) was most likely behind the slayings. Judicial sources say the three female...

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Catherine 'delighted' with first portrait

THE first official portrait of Prince William's wife, Catherine, has been unveiled in London, with the Duchess giving the work a royal thumbs up. Catherine, 31, attended the National Portrait Gallery on Friday where artist Paul Emsley's work was...

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US trade deficit balloons in November

THE US trade deficit widened sharply in November, posting its highest level in seven months amid a jump in consumer-goods imports, according to Department of Commerce data. The US trade deficit expanded to $US48.7 billion ($A46.16 billion),...

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Honda axes 800 British jobs on weak demand

HONDA has announced it intends to cut 800 jobs this year at its Swindon plant in Britain owing to weakening demand for its vehicles in Europe. "Honda Motor Europe has today announced changes to its UK car manufacturing operation to ensure the...

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Cabinet push for dole rise: report

THERE'S growing support within federal cabinet for the Gillard government to increase dole payments in this year's budget. The Weekend Australian reports that the government has begun modelling a number of measures to help people who are receiving...

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ArcelorMittal wants to raise $3.5 bn

TOP global steel producer ArcelorMittal says it plans an offer of stock and subordinated notes to raise $US3.5 billion ($A3.35 billion) to reduce its massive debt that has worried investors. "ArcelorMittal intends to use the net proceeds from...

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Walkies morsels prove poisonous for pooch

SCAVENGING canines have been left bleary-eyed after inadvertently feasting on cannabis while on walkies in northwest England. Patch was one of several dogs "poisoned" after tucking in to a package left on a walking track in greater Manchester,...

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Berlusconi blasts 'feminist, commo' judges

MILAN court officials have defended the impartiality of their judges after ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi blamed "feminist, communist" magistrates for a 200,000 euros ($A251,193) a day divorce settlement. Berlusconi made the accusation in an interview...

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Berlin museum spotlights Scorsese

A BERLIN museum is to open what it calls the first exhibition worldwide dedicated to the work of veteran US filmmaker Martin Scorsese, who has opened his vast archive for the show. Featuring relics such as Robert De Niro's shirt drenched in...

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Tymoshenko in 'disobedience campaign'

JAILED Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko has launched a "campaign of civil disobedience" and spent the night in a shower of her hospital, a prison official says. On Tuesday, Tymoshenko who has been sentenced to seven years in jail...

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British flag raised in Belfast

THE British flag has been hoisted over Belfast's City Hall for the first time since the decision not to fly it permanently sparked riots in Northern Ireland. On a sixth consecutive night of violence in the British province, protesters pelted police...

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Islamists strengthened in Egypt reshuffle

THE Muslim Brotherhood has strengthened its position in the Egyptian government following the latest government reshuffle, which saw members secure three more portfolios, media reports say. The ministries of transport, domestic development and...

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UK far-right leader jailed over passport

THE leader of the far-right English Defence League (EDL) has been jailed for 10 months by a British court for using a friend's passport to travel to the United States. Stephen Lennon, 30, whose group opposes what it calls the "Islamisation"...

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Army 'bombs' left in hire car

SYDNEY'S domestic airport was partially shut down after fake bombs hidden in a returned hire car's glove box went undiscovered during an elite military exercise. According to an investigation report obtained by Fairfax, the mistake sparked a...

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Suspected US drone found off Philippines

PHILIPPINE navy officials say a suspected American drone has been found floating in the ocean, prompting them to deploy a ship with ordnance experts after fishermen reported the object may have been a bomb. The three-metre orange BQM-74e drone...

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US stocks open lower as earnings loom

US stocks have opened lower as profit taking and caution ahead of the looming earnings season took hold in the wake of the bullish week that opened the new year on the markets. Five minutes into trade on Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average...

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Mum kills son who 'failed to learn Koran'

A MOTHER convicted of beating her seven-year-old son to death for failing to learn the Koran by heart has been jailed in Britain for a minimum of 17 years. Sara Ege, a 33-year-old mathematics graduate from India, battered her son Yaseen with a...

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US considers broad gun sales restrictions

THE administration of President Barack Obama is considering a broad array of measures to curb the nation's gun violence, including more than just a reinstatement of a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition, The Washington Post reports....

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Assad speech 'beyond hypocritical': UK

BRITAIN has denounced President Bashar al-Assad's speech calling for a conference of national dialogue to end the Syrian conflict as "beyond hypocritical". Foreign Secretary William Hague said Assad's first speech to the nation since June was...

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Egypt cabinet reshuffle ahead of IMF talks

EGYPT'S President Mohamed Morsi has reshuffled his cabinet amid a serious economic crisis and ahead of talks with the International Monetary Fund for a $US4.8 billion ($A4.6 billion) loan. Ten new ministers have been sworn into office, including...

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Cameron says wants to be UK PM until 2020

DAVID Cameron says he wants to serve as British prime minister until at least 2020 to oversee a range of reforms including a renegotiation of Britain's relationship with Europe. In a raft of interviews ahead of a mid-term review of the progress...

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Syrian opposition rejects Assad plan

THE opposition Syrian National Coalition rejects a reconciliation plan outlined by President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, spokesman Walid al-Bunni has told AFP by phone. "We said at the founding of the National Coalition that we want a political...

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Doctors say Mandela has 'recovered'

NELSON Mandela has "recovered" from recent surgery and a lung infection for which the 94-year-old spent nearly three weeks in hospital, the South African presidency says, citing his doctors. He "has recovered from his surgical procedure and...

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