Taliban urges Malala to join a madrassa

A SENIOR Pakistani Taliban commander has written to Malala Yousafzai, the teenage activist shot by militants, accusing her of "smearing" them and urging her to return home and join a madrassa. Gunmen from the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) shot...

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iPhone sales 'stalling' as rivals gain

APPLE'S iPhone sales are sputtering as rival smartphone makers ramp up their offerings, a market research firm says. The survey by IHS iSuppli said smartphones are still going strong around the world, but that Apple is lagging. "Apple's iPhone...

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JK Rowling's crime debut reprinted

JK Rowling's publishers have reprinted 140,000 copies of her crime debut to meet demand after it emerged she had secretly written the novel under a false name. The Harry Potter author was outed as the writer of The Cuckoo's Calling at the weekend,...

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European stocks close higher

EUROPEAN stock markets closed higher on Wednesday, with London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares up 0.24 per cent to end at 6,571.93 points. Frankfurt's DAX 30 gained 0.65 per cent to 8,254.72 points and in Paris the CAC 40 rose 0.55 per cent to...

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Mandela makes dramatic progress: daughter

Calls for Oils to reunite AUSTRALIAN rock band Midnight Oil has been offered up to $210,000 per show to reunite and play music festivals in the United States. Karl storms out of Today PASSIONATE "Queenslander" Karl Stefanovic stormed off...

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Castro pleads not guilty to new charges

A US man accused of holding three woman captive in his home for a decade has pleaded not guilty to hundreds of new charges, as his lawyers sought a plea deal that would skirt the death penalty. News+ Oops! Please register or log in to continue....

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Extrovert teens 'happier adults': study

YOUNG adults who are more extrovert or more emotionally stable lead happier and healthier lives than their more introverted or less emotionally stable peers, a British study has discovered. News+ Oops! Please register or log in to continue. (It's...

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ArcelorMittal scraps India steel plant

THE world's largest steel maker ArcelorMittal has scrapped plans to build a steel plant in eastern India due to delays in acquiring land. The announcement on Wednesday comes a day after South Korean steel giant Posco scrapped a $US5.3 billion...

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