Syria denies use of cluster bombs

THE Syrian army has denied using cluster munitions and said it did not possess the weapon in its arsenal, in a statement published by state news agency SANA. "Some news outlets that are complicit in the bloodletting in Syria have been publishing...

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EU adopts new sanctions against Iran

EUROPEAN Union foreign ministers have adopted tough new financial and trade sanctions against Iran aimed at forcing a breakthrough in stalled talks on Tehran's contested nuclear program. The new package of sanctions targets EU dealings with Iran's...

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Thousands of Aust kids going hungry: SFFA

THOUSANDS of Australian children are suffering from hunger, health organisations have warned as they mark World Food Day on Tuesday. The Sydney Food Fairness Alliance (SFFA) has urged the NSW government to do more to help. "If we don't acknowledge...

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Wounded Pakistani girl lands in UK

A PAKISTANI teen shot in the head by the Taliban for promoting girls' education and criticising militants has arrived in Britain, where she is to get specialised care. The attack on 14-year-old Malala Yousufzai a week ago horrified people across...

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South African strike talks stall

EFFORTS to end a rash of gold mine strikes that have strangled South African production have run into deadlock with no further talks planned, leaving tens of thousands of workers facing the threat of dismissal. Mine owners and union officials...

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Iraq attacks kill at least 10

A SPATE of shootings and bombings targeting Iraqi security forces north of Baghdad has killed at least 10 people, while a prisoner on death row has escaped from police custody south of the capital. The attacks, which killed five policemen and...

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Candidate's son sorry for Obama remark

A REPUBLICAN Senate candidate's campaign says his son apologises for suggesting voters should send US President Barack Obama back to Kenya. Jason Thompson, the son of the former Wisconsin governor Tommy Thompson, was caught on camera Sunday making...

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