'Serious differences' in fiscal stand-off:

THE White House and politicians have yet to reach a deal on averting a looming fiscal crisis, with the top Republican in Congress warning on Wednesday that "serious differences" remain on how to further reduce the debt. "We don't have an agreement...

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NKoreans hail rocket launch; UN condemns

NORTH Koreans have danced in the streets to celebrate the country's first satellite in space, as world leaders in Washington, Seoul and Tokyo condemn the successful rocket launch. The UN Security Council is meeting to discuss the launch, which...

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Hey Dad! star Hughes to land in Sydney

ACTOR Robert Hughes will arrive in Sydney within hours to answer child sex abuse allegations dating back to the 1980s, when he was a Hey Dad! television star. Hughes, 64, boarded Qantas flight QF2 at London's Heathrow Airport bound for Sydney...

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Over 2 million Afghans at risk this winter

MORE than 2 million Afghans are at risk from cold, disease and malnutrition this winter as an international appeal for funds to help one of the world's poorest countries has fallen drastically short of its goal, the United Nations and several humanitarian...

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Pope hits 1m mark as he tweets

POPE Benedict XVI has hit the one million Twitter follower mark as he sent his first tweet from his new account, blessing his online fans and urging them to listen to Christ. In perhaps the most drawn out Twitter launch ever, the 85-year-old Benedict...

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German parliament allows circumcision

GERMANY'S parliament has passed a law to allow religious circumcision, clarifying the legal situation after a court said the rite amounted to grievous bodily harm in a ruling that caused international uproar. Members of the Bundestag or lower...

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Mali gets new PM

MALI'S interim president has named a replacement prime minister after soldiers behind a coup earlier this year forced out his predecessor and placed him under house arrest, provoking international condemnation. The political turmoil has deepened...

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