Iran downplays Ahmadinejad shoe attack

IRAN'S foreign ministry has downplayed an incident in Cairo in which a protester tried to throw a shoe at President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, saying it did not indicate Egypt's official stance towards Tehran. "What is important to us is the behaviour...

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Five dead as Solomons quake sparks tsunami

A MAJOR 8.0 magnitude earthquake has jolted the Solomon Islands, with small tsunami waves buffeting Pacific coasts, leaving at least five people dead and dozens of homes damaged or destroyed. A quake-generated wave of just under one metre reached...

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Jobless rate tipped to rise

THE Australian jobs market is expected to have started the year on a weak note, with not enough jobs created to offset population growth. An AAP survey of 15 economists, shows the unemployment rate to rise 5.5 per cent in January, from 5.4 per...

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Glenn Miller trombonist Paul Tanner dies

PAUL Tanner, a trombonist with the Glenn Miller Orchestra who later played a space-age instrument on the Beach Boys hit Good Vibrations, has died at 95. His stepson, Douglas Darnell, says Tanner died of pneumonia on Tuesday at an assisted living...

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Vic firefighters brace for hot weather

FIREFIGHTERS are ramping up their resources in key hotspots across Victoria in preparation for the continued spell of hot weather and strong winds this week. A total fire ban has been declared for Thursday in the six districts. Northern Country,...

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Four dead in attacks on Iraq security

ATTACKS targeting security forces across Iraq have left three policemen and an army officer dead, officials say, amid a spike in unrest as the country grapples with a political crisis. Two policemen were shot dead and three others were wounded...

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Woman business chief gets plum cabinet job

PRESIDENT Barack Obama will seek to add another woman to his cabinet by picking business executive Sally Jewell to head the vast Interior Department, a White House official says. Obama has been criticised for naming middle-aged white men to...

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US Post to end Saturday letter service

THE US Postal Service (USPS) has announced that it will halt letter delivery services on Saturday in an attempt to reduce costs that left it $US15.9 billion ($A15.36 billion) in the red in 2012. USPS chief Tom Donahoe, the US postmaster general,...

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