UK man loses Longley murder appeal

A YOUNG British man found guilty of murdering his aspiring New Zealand model girlfriend has lost his appeal against conviction. Wealthy jeweller's son Elliot Turner, now 21, from Bournemouth was present in the dock at the Court of Appeal in London...

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Shooting zone needed in NSW parks: union

THE Australian Workers Union (AWU) is urging the NSW government to enforce a 10-kilometre shooting exclusion zone around the homes of employees who live and work in the state's national parks. Recreational hunters will be allowed to hunt in...

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US stocks open mixed

US stocks are mixed in opening trade after Tuesday's one per cent-plus gains, with trade tempered by Apple's fall in profits and a poor read on durable goods orders in March. Five minutes into trade on Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average...

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Two days of Iraq violence claims 118 lives

TWO days of violence in Iraq have killed 118 people, 99 of them in clashes and attacks involving security forces, protesters and their supporters, officials say. The violence also wounded 245 people, 194 of them in protest-related unrest, they...

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S Africa's Tutu in hospital for infection

PEACE icon Desmond Tutu has checked into a South African hospital for non-surgical treatment and tests related to an ongoing infection. "Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has checked into a Cape Town hospital for the treatment of a persistent...

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Flash floods kill 11 in north Afghanistan

ELEVEN people are confirmed dead and three are missing after flash floods swept through part of northern Afghanistan, damaging almost a thousand homes. The floods on Tuesday hit the Kishindih, Sholgara and Nahri Shai districts of Balkh province,...

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Russia nabs gunman suspected of killing 6

A GUNMAN suspected of shooting six people dead in the western Russian city of Belgorod has been captured after a massive manhunt last more than 24 hours, police say. Convicted criminal Sergei Pomazun, 31, was shown on television pinned down by...

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