Syria internet 'restored' after blackout

SYRIA'S internet appears to have been restored after a two-day blackout, residents and state media say. The blackout was blamed by state media on a technical fault, but activists and a watchdog accused the regime of deliberating cutting the...

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Nine feared dead in Italy cargo ship crash

NINE people are feared dead after a container ship crashed in Italy's busiest port of Genoa, bringing down a 50-metre control tower in an accident that revived memories of last year's Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster. The Jolly Nero ploughed...

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Union to deliver NBN asbestos report

FEDERAL Communications Minister Stephen Conroy and companies rolling out the $37.4 billion national broadband network (NBN) in Tasmania will receive a report on asbestos issues with the project's construction on Thursday. Communications, Electrical...

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US kidnap victim arrives at family home

US kidnap victim Amanda Berry has arrived at her sister's house for an emotional reunion with her family a decade after she became one of three local women to be kidnapped. Television images of the rear of the home showed someone carrying a small...

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Unemployment to remain steady

THE unemployment rate is expected to have been steady in April although is likely to rise over the next six months. The Australian Bureau of Statistics will release its labour force figures for April on Thursday. An AAP survey of 14 economists...

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Jordan summons Israel envoy over mufti

JORDAN has summoned Israeli Ambassador Daniel Nevo after MPs unanimously demanded the government expel him following Israel's detention of the mufti of Jerusalem, state media has reported. Interior Minister Hussein Majali, who is acting foreign...

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US raises concerns over Malaysia poll

THE White House has called on Malaysia to address "concerns" about an election which drew opposition claims of fraud but nevertheless congratulated the governing party's winning candidate. "We note concerns regarding reported irregularities...

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S.Korea leader proposes peace park

SOUTH Korea's president has proposed an international park on the tense border with North Korea as part of a region-wide peace initiative to put an end to constant cycles of crisis. In an address to a joint meeting of the US Congress, President...

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