Crime novelist Elmore Leonard dies at 87

ELMORE Leonard, a former adman who later in life became one of America's foremost crime writers, has died. He was 87. His researcher, Gregg Sutter, says Elmore passed away on Tuesday morning from complications from a stroke. Leonard's books...

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UK man sold fake bomb detectors

A BRITISH businessman convicted of making and exporting fake bomb detectors has been jailed for seven years. Gary Bolton sold the homemade plastic devices to international clients for up to 10,000 pounds ($A17,300) each, claiming they could...

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UK goat-sex man banned from farms

A MAN has been banned from all farms where animals are kept after admitting having sexual intercourse with a goat. Robert Newman, 23, will be sentenced next month after pleading guilty at North West Wiltshire Magistrates' Court in Chippenham...

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Smugglers try to overwhelm PNG boat plan

PEOPLE smugglers are trying to overwhelm Australia's hardline asylum seeker settlement deal with Papua New Guinea, Immigration Minister Tony Burke says. "In the last few days, some of the smuggling operations have tried to put together a bit...

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Nine charged in UK hacking probe

A SENIOR Sun journalist, a former Daily Mirror journalist, a police officer and a prison officer are among nine people to be charged as part of an ongoing probe into British media wrongdoing. Graham Dudman, former managing editor of The Sun; John...

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Six killed in attacks in northern Iraq

SIX people have been killed in attacks in Iraq, as gunmen defy massive government operations to stem the violence. Security forces have mounted some of the biggest operations targeting militants since the 2011 withdrawal of American troops,...

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Indian teenager killed in kite-flying row

BUS-ted! Driver texts on freeway A BUS driver who was filmed repeatedly sending text messages while driving at 100km/h on the freeway has been stood down. SEE THE VIDEO Lawyers to test PNG solution A LEGAL challenge to the plan to send...

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Coalition won't privatise the ABC: Hockey

AN Abbott-led government won't privatise the ABC but might cut funding "if there's waste", Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey says. "The ABC is not for sale ... I can guarantee that," he told ABC television's Q&A program on Monday. "Believe it...

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I don't believe in austerity cuts: Hockey

SHADOW Treasurer Joe Hockey insists he doesn't believe in austerity-style cuts but admits the coalition is looking at "all other areas" outside of defence, health and medical research for savings. Mr Hockey made the comments on Monday in an...

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Coalition won't increase GST: Hockey

SHADOW Treasurer Joe Hockey says any changes to the GST would have to be taken to an election. "People have to have the right to vote on something as contentious as that," he told ABC television's Q&A program on Monday. "We want to have...

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Hostage drama forces Merkel to scrap rally

A MAN claiming to be carrying a gun is holding hostages in the town hall of a German city where Chancellor Angela Merkel had been due to give a campaign rally later in the day. While the Merkel event was cancelled, police negotiated with the...

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Greece says privatisations go on, despite

GREECE will stick to its programme of privatisations, a key part of bailout conditions, despite the sacking of the head of the privatisation fund, a government official says. Rescue conditions laid down by the International Monetary Fund and...

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Katter launches campaign at Qld pub

FEDERAL MP Bob Katter says he's always loved power and would be happy to be the Kingmaker at this year's federal election. The member for Kennedy and Katter's Australian Party leader launched his campaign at a pub in far north Queensland on...

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Syrian army kills jihadist emir

FIERCE fighting is raging in Latakia province on Syria's coastline, as the army pushes an advance and killed a jihadist leader, a monitoring group says. The regime deployed massive reinforcements to fight rebels in Latakia, which has strategic...

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Call for action as young adults get fatter

MORE young adults are getting fat than other age groups, according to a study that has tracked 11,000 Australians for 12 years. But the AusDiab study shows Australians in general are failing to make the lifestyle changes necessary to beat obesity,...

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Hand transplant man doing well 2 years on

IT has taken months of gruelling rehabilitation and daily doses of strong drugs, but Australia's only double hand transplant recipient is doing well after two years. "I have full feeling," says Peter Walsh, 67, a plumber from regional Victoria....

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CBA tops business satisfaction ratings

THE Commonwealth Bank has pulled ahead of its big bank rivals when it comes to business customer satisfaction, while ANZ continues to languish at the back of the pack. CBA scored an average customer satisfaction rating of 7.5 out of 10 among...

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McCain wants Egypt aid cut after killings

US politicians are calling for military aid to be cut after Egypt's security forces killed hundreds of supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi in a four-day "massacre". US Senator John McCain, who called for suspending the $US1.3 billion...

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